2023 Softball Roster | SEC Champions (x2) | College World Series
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Koutsoyanopulos, Giulia
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Jersey Number 27
Giulia Koutsoyanopulos
- Position:
- Outfielder/First Base
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-8
- B/T:
- R/L
- Hometown:
- Mission Viejo, Calif.
- High School:
- Capistrano Valley
Bio
CAREER HIGHS
- At Bats: 5 (2x), last vs. Alabama (5/25/2024)
- Runs: 3 vs. Texas State (3/5/22)
- Hits: 3 (2x), last vs. Northwestern (2/12/23)
- RBIs: 4 (5x), last vs Missouri (3/15/2024)
- Doubles: 2 vs. Sacramento State (2/16/22)
- Triples: 1 vs Howard (3/11/2024)
- Home Runs: 1 (7x), last at Auburn (3/30/2024)
- Stolen Bases: 1 (21x), last vs. Kentucky (05/04/2024)
- Walks: 3 vs. Appalachian State (3/4/23)
- Hit By Pitch: 1 (8x), last vs. Ohio State (3/9/2024)
- Hit Streak: 5 (2/11/23 - 2/18/23)
HONORS
2024 - SENIOR
- Appeared in 54 games with 53 starts during the 2024 season
- A defensive standout, she did not commit an error in 2024 - notching 357 putouts with 14 assists
- Hit .262 during her final collegiate season with 22 runs scored, three home runs and 16 RBIs
- Produced one hit with one walk in the SEC tournament against LSU (5/9)
- Went 3-for-8 in the final series against Kentucky (5/2-4)
- Collected three hits with one RBI and one run in the series victory against Alabama (4/26-28)
- Went 1-for-2 at the plate and helped contribute two runs against Belmont (4/23)
- Doubled and produced two runs on two hits against LSU (4/21)
- Blasted a Home Run and drove in two RBIs against Auburn (3/30)
- Opened the Missouri series with a grand slam to straightaway center field and finished the weekend with one hit, one run and four RBIs (3/15-17)
- Went 2-for-3 at the plate against Kennesaw State (2/14) and knocked a two-run home run in the fourth inning, her first of the season, finishing the night with three RBIs and one run scored.
- Notched two walks and a hit during game two against Baylor (2/9)
- Recorded one hit, one run, one RBI and one walk in the Lady Vols' season opening 15-0 take down of UT Arlington (2/8)
2023 - JUNIOR
- Scored two runs and added a RBI during win over Texas (5/27) to help advance the Lady Vols to the WCWS
- Recorded two hits and scored two runs in UT's 10-6 win over Florida (4/24)
- Notched three RBIs in Tennessee's 11-0 run-rule victory over Virginia Tech (4/11)
- Finished with a career-high tying four RBIs, including a three-run double in the fifth, as UT beat Texas A&M 9-2 (4/2)
- Recorded two RBIs in UT's 7-5 win over Alabama (3/26)
- Tallied four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning to help lift Tennessee past LSU 9-2 (3/19)
- Hit a go-ahead solo home run in UT's 6-1 win over Austin Peay (3/15)
- Recorded a two-run RBI single in the second inning to help lift Tennessee over Ole Miss 8-2 (3/10)
- Tallied three RBIs, including a two-run double in the first inning in Tennessee's 19-0 win over Tennessee Tech (3/8)
- Racked up a total of four RBIs, including a two-run shot over left in the Lady Vols 9-0 win over Jacksonville State (3/4)
- Hit an RBI single up in the middle in the Lady Vols 12-0 win over UIC (2/25)
- Notched an RBI single in Tennessee's 9-0 win against USF (2/24)
- Recorded an RBI single in the Lady Vols 5-1 win over Liberty (2/18)
- Registered two hits against Cal State Fullerton (2/18)
- Drove in two runs to help the Lady Vols win 8-0 against North Dakota State (2/17)
- Hit two, two-run doubles in UT's 11-0 win over Sacramento State (2/16)
- Recorded her first three hits as a Lady Vol in UT's 6-0 win over Northwestern (2/12)
2022 - SOPHOMORE (AT ARIZONA)
- Appeared in 53 games, starting 27 of them in the outfield
- Registered a career-best three hits and blasted a two-run homer against UNLV (3/12)
- Notched two hits and drove in a run against Loyola Chicago (3/6)
- Scored a career-best three runs against Texas State (3/5)
- Recorded two hits and scored a run against Southern Utah (2/11)
- Opened the season with a 2-for-2 performance, driving in three runs against Southern Utah (2/10)
2021 - FRESHMAN (AT ARIZONA)
- Saw action in 49 games
- Went 5-for-5 in stolen base attempts
- Recorded the first hit of her colligate career against New Mexico (2/20)
- Notched the first multi-hit game of her career, totaling two hits against Oregon State (3/27)
INTERNATIONAL
- In the summer of 2021, she made 14 appearances with Italian National Elite team in the European Championship, going 5-for-16 with five RBIs
- Was a member of the Italian National Team at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Recorded a hit against Australia in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
- Played on the Italian team that competed at the 2020 Australia Pacific Cup
- Her coach named her the MVP of the Australia Pacific Cup as she went 9-for-22 in the tournament
- Represented Italy in the 2019 U19 World Cup
HIGH SCHOOL/TRAVEL BALL
- Ranked as the #43 recruit in the country by Extra Inning Softball
- Competes for the Italian National Team
- A four-year letterwinner at Capistrano Valley High School under head coach Lindsay Cassidy, where she was a first baseman and a centerfielder
- A four-time all-conference performer, including a first-team selection in 2019-20
- Hit .542 as a senior with a 1.633 OPS and four home runs
- Named the Capistrano Valley High School Student-Athlete of the Year in 2019-20
- Played travel ball for the OC Batbusters and won the 2019 USA Elite Select WFP Championship, 2018 Boulder IDT Championship, 2017 WFP Championship, and 2015 National Championship (2015)
PERSONAL
- Her father Chris is from Athens, Greece and her mother Giuliana is from Trieste, Italy
- Has two older brothers (Aldo and John) and one older sister (Christina)
- Her brother Aldo is a professional baseball player in Italy
- Plans to major in English and hopes to become an English teacher and a softball coach
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.25.25)
Sunday, May 25
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.24.25)
Saturday, May 24
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Nebraska (5.23.25)
Friday, May 23
SB | Tennessee Postgame vs. Ohio State (5.18.25)
Sunday, May 18
