Boston College Athletics
2019 Baseball Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 2
Gian Martellini
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Johnston, R.I.
- High School:
- Bishop Hendricken
CAREER GAME HIGHS
At-Bats: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Runs: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Hits: 3 (2x) last vs. Villanova (2/25/17)
RBI: 5 at Duke (4/15/17)
Doubles: 1, 26x (Last: Maine, 5/15/18)
Triples: 1, 5x (Last: Quinnipiac, 4/11/18)
Home Runs: 1, 11x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
Walks: 3, at Virginia (3/18/18)
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Played in 47 games, including 42 starts behind the dish and three as the DH... hit .230 with a .330 on-base percentage and .374 slugging percentage... totaled 30 RBI and 19 runs with 15 extra-base hits... went 2-for-3 with a run and a walk in the season opener at Santa Clara (2/16)... doubled and went 2-for-5 against Rutgers (2/25) with two runs and two RBI... hit a two-run homer and picked up a sacrifice-fly in a three-RBI day at North Carolina State (3/10)... drove in three with a home run in a 2-for-5 game at Virginia (3/16)... walked three times with two RBI and went 1-for-3 at Virginia (3/18) with his third home run in five games... went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base at Clemson (3/30)... tripled and scored twice in a 3-for-6 effort against Pittsburgh (4/7)... hit a double in a 2-for-4 game with three RBI against Pittsburgh (4/8)... posted two RBI, a triple and went 2-for-3 vs. Quinnipiac (4/11)... hit a grand slam, went 2-for-2 and stole a base at Notre Dame (4/27)... picked up three RBI with a two-run double and a sac-fly against Maine (5/15)... went 2-for-4 at Miami (5/18).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Started 52 games, 43 behind the plate and nine as the designated hitter … led the Eagles with a .474 slugging percentage, 58 hits, 14 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 91 total bases … was second on the team with a .302 batting average and 35 RBIs, tied for second with 28 runs and was fourth with a .364 on-base percentage … third among BC hitters with 15 multiple-hit games and led the team with 10 multiple-RBI games … tallied at least one hit in 42 of the 52 games played and recorded back-to-back hitless games just once on the season … recorded a career-long, 14-game hit streak from April 18 to May 13, tallying 20 hits, including four doubles, a triple and two home runs, five runs, nine RBIs, 32 total bases, a sac fly and three walks … tied for a team-high four game-winning RBIs and scored the game-winning run twice … batted .313 with runners in scoring position … recorded a .305 batting clip in ACC action, second on the team … logged 32 hits, 14 runs, 12 extra-base hits, including eight doubles and three homers, 19 RBIs and 12 walks in conference play … tied for eighth in the league with five runners caught steal in conference action … made just one error in 307 chances for a .997 fielding percentage, tops among all every-day position players … caught eight runners stealing and picked off four … part of three double plays … tied for third in the ACC for pickoffs … went 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks in the regular-season finale victory against Notre Dame (5/20) … drove in two with two hits, including a double, and two runs in the game-two win against the Irish (5/19) … hit a solo home run and drove in two on a 2-for-4 day against Quinnipiac (5/13) … recorded two hits in seven straight games from April 30 to May 13 … led the Eagles at the plate in the three-game series at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/5-7), going 6-for-12 with two doubles, a solo home run and a walk … launched a three-run homer in the victory over Miami (4/30), driving in four on a 2-for-3 day with two runs, a walk and sac fly … recorded a hit in each game of the series sweep of NC State (4/22-23), doubling twice and tallying two RBIs … went 1-for-2 in the Beanpot Championship victory over Harvard at Fenway Park (4/19) … hit first career grand slam in the Eagles’ 15-6 victory at Duke (4/15), driving in a team season-high and career-high five runs and scoring twice … went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a sacrifice fly in first meeting against the Crimson (4/11) … tallied a hit in two of the three games against No. 4 North Carolina (4/8-9) with two runs, a double, triple and two walks … launched a solo home run at Virginia Tech (4/1) … hit a two-run shot in the victory against Massachusetts (3/29) … logged a hit in two of the three games against No. 6 Clemson (3/24-26) … doubled, walked and scored twice at Northeastern (3/21) … went 2-for-7 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the two games played at No. 1 Louisville (3/18-19) … had a hit in two of the three games at No. 2 Florida State (3/10-11), with a run, RBI, double and walk … went 2-for-3 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the win against Toledo (3/7) … drove in two and doubled against Georgetown (3/4) … went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI against Oklahoma (2/26) … tied a career high with a three-hit performance against Villanova (2/25), going 3-for-4 with a run, four RBIs, a double and a walk … led the Eagles at the 19 Ways Invitational in Norman, Okla., with six hits, three runs, a double, five RBIs and a .583 slugging percentage … started the season with a 2-for-4 night with a run and double at Bethune-Cookman (2/17) … earned Eagle of the Week accolades twice.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in 38 games, making 27 starts, 24 as the designated hitter and three as the catcher … recorded a .224 batting average with 24 hits, including three doubles, a triple and two home runs, 11 runs, 14 RBIs, seven walks and one sacrifice fly … made one error in 26 chances for a .962 fielding percentage … recorded five multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … registered a season-long, five-game hit streak from April 12 to April 22 … drove in four game-winning runs and scored three game-winning runs … tallied 10 hits, four runs, two RBIs and two walks in 19 games in ACC games … notched an RBI on a sac fly and tallied one of the Eagles’ 11 stolen bases – a program record – in the win at Northeastern (5/4) … doubled and scored in the series-clinching victory against Virginia Tech (5/1) … tallied one hit in each of the three-game series against the Hokies … went 2-for-5 with a run against Bryant (4/27) … turned in a 2-for-4 day with a run scored against No. 4 Louisville (4/22) … launched a solo home run in the 2016 Beanpot Championship against Northeastern (4/20) in Northborough, Mass. ... drove in two on first career triple at Notre Dame (4/17) … notched a hit in both games played against the Irish after tallying a pinch-hit single in the second game (4/16) … went 1-for-2 with an RBI and walk at Harvard (4/12) … notched a career-high three hits in five at bats with one run driven in at Massachusetts (3/30) … tallied a pinch-hit single at No. 19 Clemson (3/18) … went 2-for-2 with a double, run and hit by pitch against Central Michigan (3/8) … tied a then career high with three RBIs on a three-run double against Northwestern (3/5) … went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs against Chicago State (2/27) … launched the first home run of the season for the Eagles, a three-run shot against Northern Illinois (2/19).
BEFORE BC
Named the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 … earned all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … deemed a Louisville Slugger 2015 All-American and earned Perfect Game USA All-Northeast Region First Team as a senior … the Hawks won the state title 2012-14 … named Perfect Game USA All-America Preseason Underclassmen third team in 2014 and honorable mention in 2013 … member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey School of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the 2019 Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence Scholarship... Gian is one of Paul and Gina Martellini’s two children … has a younger sister, Alessandra … recipient of the Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
At-Bats: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Runs: 2 (7x) last vs. Notre Dame (5/20/17)
Hits: 3 (2x) last vs. Villanova (2/25/17)
RBI: 5 at Duke (4/15/17)
Doubles: 1, 26x (Last: Maine, 5/15/18)
Triples: 1, 5x (Last: Quinnipiac, 4/11/18)
Home Runs: 1, 11x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
Walks: 3, at Virginia (3/18/18)
Stolen Bases: 1, 2x (Last: at Notre Dame, 4/27/18)
AS A JUNIOR (2018)
Played in 47 games, including 42 starts behind the dish and three as the DH... hit .230 with a .330 on-base percentage and .374 slugging percentage... totaled 30 RBI and 19 runs with 15 extra-base hits... went 2-for-3 with a run and a walk in the season opener at Santa Clara (2/16)... doubled and went 2-for-5 against Rutgers (2/25) with two runs and two RBI... hit a two-run homer and picked up a sacrifice-fly in a three-RBI day at North Carolina State (3/10)... drove in three with a home run in a 2-for-5 game at Virginia (3/16)... walked three times with two RBI and went 1-for-3 at Virginia (3/18) with his third home run in five games... went 3-for-4 with a double and a stolen base at Clemson (3/30)... tripled and scored twice in a 3-for-6 effort against Pittsburgh (4/7)... hit a double in a 2-for-4 game with three RBI against Pittsburgh (4/8)... posted two RBI, a triple and went 2-for-3 vs. Quinnipiac (4/11)... hit a grand slam, went 2-for-2 and stole a base at Notre Dame (4/27)... picked up three RBI with a two-run double and a sac-fly against Maine (5/15)... went 2-for-4 at Miami (5/18).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017)
Started 52 games, 43 behind the plate and nine as the designated hitter … led the Eagles with a .474 slugging percentage, 58 hits, 14 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 91 total bases … was second on the team with a .302 batting average and 35 RBIs, tied for second with 28 runs and was fourth with a .364 on-base percentage … third among BC hitters with 15 multiple-hit games and led the team with 10 multiple-RBI games … tallied at least one hit in 42 of the 52 games played and recorded back-to-back hitless games just once on the season … recorded a career-long, 14-game hit streak from April 18 to May 13, tallying 20 hits, including four doubles, a triple and two home runs, five runs, nine RBIs, 32 total bases, a sac fly and three walks … tied for a team-high four game-winning RBIs and scored the game-winning run twice … batted .313 with runners in scoring position … recorded a .305 batting clip in ACC action, second on the team … logged 32 hits, 14 runs, 12 extra-base hits, including eight doubles and three homers, 19 RBIs and 12 walks in conference play … tied for eighth in the league with five runners caught steal in conference action … made just one error in 307 chances for a .997 fielding percentage, tops among all every-day position players … caught eight runners stealing and picked off four … part of three double plays … tied for third in the ACC for pickoffs … went 2-for-3 with two runs and two walks in the regular-season finale victory against Notre Dame (5/20) … drove in two with two hits, including a double, and two runs in the game-two win against the Irish (5/19) … hit a solo home run and drove in two on a 2-for-4 day against Quinnipiac (5/13) … recorded two hits in seven straight games from April 30 to May 13 … led the Eagles at the plate in the three-game series at No. 17 Wake Forest (5/5-7), going 6-for-12 with two doubles, a solo home run and a walk … launched a three-run homer in the victory over Miami (4/30), driving in four on a 2-for-3 day with two runs, a walk and sac fly … recorded a hit in each game of the series sweep of NC State (4/22-23), doubling twice and tallying two RBIs … went 1-for-2 in the Beanpot Championship victory over Harvard at Fenway Park (4/19) … hit first career grand slam in the Eagles’ 15-6 victory at Duke (4/15), driving in a team season-high and career-high five runs and scoring twice … went 1-for-3 with two runs, two RBIs and a sacrifice fly in first meeting against the Crimson (4/11) … tallied a hit in two of the three games against No. 4 North Carolina (4/8-9) with two runs, a double, triple and two walks … launched a solo home run at Virginia Tech (4/1) … hit a two-run shot in the victory against Massachusetts (3/29) … logged a hit in two of the three games against No. 6 Clemson (3/24-26) … doubled, walked and scored twice at Northeastern (3/21) … went 2-for-7 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the two games played at No. 1 Louisville (3/18-19) … had a hit in two of the three games at No. 2 Florida State (3/10-11), with a run, RBI, double and walk … went 2-for-3 with a run, two RBIs and a walk in the win against Toledo (3/7) … drove in two and doubled against Georgetown (3/4) … went 2-for-4 with a run and RBI against Oklahoma (2/26) … tied a career high with a three-hit performance against Villanova (2/25), going 3-for-4 with a run, four RBIs, a double and a walk … led the Eagles at the 19 Ways Invitational in Norman, Okla., with six hits, three runs, a double, five RBIs and a .583 slugging percentage … started the season with a 2-for-4 night with a run and double at Bethune-Cookman (2/17) … earned Eagle of the Week accolades twice.
AS A FRESHMAN (2016)
Played in 38 games, making 27 starts, 24 as the designated hitter and three as the catcher … recorded a .224 batting average with 24 hits, including three doubles, a triple and two home runs, 11 runs, 14 RBIs, seven walks and one sacrifice fly … made one error in 26 chances for a .962 fielding percentage … recorded five multiple-hit games and four multiple-RBI games … registered a season-long, five-game hit streak from April 12 to April 22 … drove in four game-winning runs and scored three game-winning runs … tallied 10 hits, four runs, two RBIs and two walks in 19 games in ACC games … notched an RBI on a sac fly and tallied one of the Eagles’ 11 stolen bases – a program record – in the win at Northeastern (5/4) … doubled and scored in the series-clinching victory against Virginia Tech (5/1) … tallied one hit in each of the three-game series against the Hokies … went 2-for-5 with a run against Bryant (4/27) … turned in a 2-for-4 day with a run scored against No. 4 Louisville (4/22) … launched a solo home run in the 2016 Beanpot Championship against Northeastern (4/20) in Northborough, Mass. ... drove in two on first career triple at Notre Dame (4/17) … notched a hit in both games played against the Irish after tallying a pinch-hit single in the second game (4/16) … went 1-for-2 with an RBI and walk at Harvard (4/12) … notched a career-high three hits in five at bats with one run driven in at Massachusetts (3/30) … tallied a pinch-hit single at No. 19 Clemson (3/18) … went 2-for-2 with a double, run and hit by pitch against Central Michigan (3/8) … tied a then career high with three RBIs on a three-run double against Northwestern (3/5) … went 2-for-4 with one run and two RBIs against Chicago State (2/27) … launched the first home run of the season for the Eagles, a three-run shot against Northern Illinois (2/19).
BEFORE BC
Named the Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year in 2014 and 2015 … earned all-state honors as a sophomore, junior and senior … deemed a Louisville Slugger 2015 All-American and earned Perfect Game USA All-Northeast Region First Team as a senior … the Hawks won the state title 2012-14 … named Perfect Game USA All-America Preseason Underclassmen third team in 2014 and honorable mention in 2013 … member of the honor roll.
PERSONAL
Enrolled as a communication major in the Morrissey School of Arts and Sciences … recipient of the 2019 Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence Scholarship... Gian is one of Paul and Gina Martellini’s two children … has a younger sister, Alessandra … recipient of the Al Morro Fund for Academic and Athletic Excellence.
Baseball Defeats No. 9 Virginia (March 27, 2026)
Friday, March 27
Baseball Defeats Merrimack (March 25, 2026)
Wednesday, March 25
Baseball Defeats No. 10 NC State (March 14, 2026)
Saturday, March 14
Baseball defeats UConn 26-19
Tuesday, March 10





























































