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Utah Tech University Athletics

2026 Softball Roster

29 Gabi Giroux

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Smoky Hill HS
  • Hometown Centennial, Colo.

Biography

At Utah Tech 2025 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 43 games ... made 27 starts with 25 starts coming at shortstop and a pair at designated hitter ... hit .279 from the plate ... tallied 68 at-bats ... finished eighth on the club with 19 hits ... smacked five extra-base knocks adding three doubles, a triple and a home run ... ranked seventh on the team with 18 RBI ... scored 12 runs ... totaled 27 bases ...  notched a .397 slugging percentage and a .456 on-base percentage ... tied for fifth on the team drawing 15 walks with a season-leading pair vs. Cal Poly (March 1) ... tied for seventh in the WAC getting hit by seven pitches ... added one sacrifice hit, at Hawaii (Feb. 16) ... posted a fielding percentage of .990 tallying 96 assists and only one error ... tallied six multiple hit contests notching a season-high three base knocks vs. Tarleton State-2 (April 4) while adding an RBI and run scored ... added three multiple RBI games driving in a pair in all three contests ... registered a season-best three game hitting streak and a season-leading six game reached base streak ... totaled a season-high four at-bats in three contests ... scored a season-best two runs in a pair of games, vs. Southern University (Feb. 8) & at Abilene Christian (March 29) ... scored a run in 10 contests ... posted a hit in 12 games ... drove in an RBI in 15 contests ... hit her first career home run with a two-run homer at Abilene Christian (March 29) going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI, two runs scored and walk ... earned Academic All-WAC honors.

At Utah Tech 2024 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 41 games ... made 36 starts with 19 at shortstop, 11 at designated player and six at first base ... hit .179 from the plate ... totaled 14 hits adding a pair of doubles ... drove in six RBI ... scored six runs ... totaled 16 bases ... recorded a .205 slugging percentage and a .379 on-base percentage ... drew a team-leading 19 walks ... posted three multi-walk contests, including a season-high three against Idaho State (Feb. 22) ... hit by a team-high six pitches ... stole a pair of bases, vs. Lehigh (March 8) & at UC Santa Barbara (March 8) ... defensively, added 41 putouts and 28 assists with a .945 fielding percentage ... tallied four multi-hit games with a season-high two base knocks against Weber State (Feb. 23), Wisconsin-1 (March 1), Abilene Christian-2 (March 15) and California Baptist-2 (April 12) ... scored a season-best two runs while drawing a walk and being hit by a pitch in a 9-6 win over Abilene Christian (March 15) ... drove in an RBI in six different contests ... tallied his pair of doubles against Utah State (March 5) & at Tarleton State-1 (April 19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity letter winner at Smoky Hill High School (Aurora, Colo.)… First Team All-League and First Team All-State Academic selection… four-time First Team All-League selection… also earned All-State Academic honors… broke the school record for runs scored… ended her career with a batting average of .586 while slugging 1.069.
 
PERSONAL: Daughter of Lee and Gina Giroux… favorite book is The Hunger Games… favorite opponent to play against is her sister… goals include winning the WAC for a second time and making it deep into the postseason… loves scary movies and pickles… credits older sister, Izzy, as the biggest influence on her sports career… majoring in Biology with a biomedical emphasis, aspiring to one day travel the world and become a doctor… also recruited by Simon Fraser, Oklahoma Christian, Metropolitan State and Grand Canyon… played travel ball for Co Stars 18u Gold – Sakamoto and Co Next Level 18U Gold – Worth.
 
Why she chose Utah Tech: “I loved the warm weather, palm trees and the fact that I would still be close to my family. I also loved the team culture and Coach Simkins's close relationship with all the girls and the idea of attending a growing university so Utah Tech was perfect.”

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Historical Player Information

  • 29

    2024Freshman

    IF
    5'9"
    29
  • 29

    2025Sophomore

    IF
    5'9"
    29
  • 29

    2026Junior

    IF
    5'9"
    29