2017
- 2017 Big South Honorable Mention All-Conference
- Big South Pitcher of the Week (March 27)
- D1 Softball Pitching HERO of the Week (March 31)
- Tied for fifth in the Big South in earned run average (3.00)
- Tied for fifth in the Big South in games started (24)
- Tied for seventh in the Big South in home runs (7)
- Ninth in the Big South in innings pitched (123.2)
- Ninth in the Big South in batters struck out (95)
- Tied for tenth in the Big South in wins (8)
- Tied for tenth in the Big South in sacrifice flies (2)
- Led team with 2.94 ERA on the season
- Posted a 8-11 overall record with one save
- Led team with 95 batters struck out
- Finished the season with eight complete games and one shutout
- Finished the season with 123.2 innings pitched
- Led team with 24 games started
- Surrendered 74 runs (52 earned)
- Had a 95:46 strikeout-to-walk ratio
- Opponents hit .280 against Gandara
- Recorded season-high and tied program-high 12 strikeouts on March 25 against Gardner-Webb
- Earned save on April 15 against Winthrop
- Five scoreless appearances in 2017
- Hit .226 from the plate with 30 hits in 133 at-bats
- Drove in 20 RBI while scoring 15 runs
- Finished the season with two doubles, one triple and seven home runs
- Finished the season with a .414 slugging percentage and a .309 on-base percentage
- Had five multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games
- Season-high nine game hitting streak from March 22 to April 4
- Season-high 14 game on-base streak from March 21 to April 12
- Homered on February 9 at Savannah State, February 11 vs. S.C. Upstate, March 9 vs. Toledo, March 18 vs. Liberty, April 2 at Presbyterian, April 4 vs. Alabama State and April 9 at Radford
- Played in 51 games, earning 50 starts as a redshirt junior
2016
- Redshirted due to injury
2015: 2015 Big South First Team All-Conference Designated Player...February 23 Big South The Crons Brand Pitcher of the Week...March 10 Big South The Crons Brand Pitcher of the Week...March 16 Big South The Crons Brand Pitcher of the Week...Top 10 in the Big South in Batting Average (.381, 6th), Earned Run Average (2.65, 3rd), Home Runs (16, 5th), RBI (49, 4th), Total Bases (102, 6th), On-Base Percentage (.474, 6th), Slugging Percentage (.810, 4th), Wins (14, 5th), Innings Pitched (134.2, 10th), Strikeouts (156, 4th), Saves (2, 4th), Games Started (23, 9th), Shutouts (3, 6th), Complete Games (12, 8th), Opponent Batting Average (.258, 6th)...NCAA Leaders in Earned Run Average (2.65, 121st), Strikeouts per Seven Innings (8.1, 37th), Walks Allowed per Seven Innings (1.98, 115th)...Played in all 43 games in her sophomore season before suffering a season-ending injury…Lined up at pitcher, first base, right field and designated player…Made 39 appearances inside the circle with 23 starts and 12 complete games...Finished the season with a 14-8 record and a team-best 2.65 ERA…Finished the season with three shutouts and a team-best two saves…Hurled 134.2 innings and finished the season with 156 strikeouts to 38 walks…Opponents hit .258 against Gandara…Second on the team with a .381 batting average with 48 hits in 126 at-bats…Second on the team with 16 home runs...Second on the team with 49 RBI…Tied for second on the team with six doubles…Tied for third on the team with 30 runs scored…Had a .474 on-base percentage and a .810 slugging percentage…Drew 22 walks and was hit by three pitches…Connected on three sacrifice flies and one sacrifice hit…Was a perfect 1-for-1 in stolen base attempts…Had a .921 fielding percentage with 57 putouts, 25 assists and seven errors…Played in 12 Big South games on the season…Had a 2-2 record with a 3.09 ERA …Made eight appearances inside the circle with seven starts and two complete games…Pitched 31.2 innings with a 36:12 strikeout to walk ratio…Opponents hit .227 against Gandara in Big South play…Had a .343 batting average with 12 hits in 35 at-bats…Second on the team with five home runs…Third on the team with 17 RBI…Scored nine runs…Had two doubles…Drew nine walks while getting hit by two pitches…Had a .500 on-base percentage and a .829 slugging percentage…Had one sacrifice hit…Had a .939 fielding percentage with 23 putouts, eight assists and two errors…Pitched at least five innings 15 times on the season…Seven innings six times…Season-high 10 strikeouts in back-to-back games on February 21 against N.C. A&T and February 22 against Tennessee Tech…Nine strikeouts on March 10 against Youngstown State and March 20 against Gardner-Webb…Won six straight games from February 28 – March 10…Won both games of the doubleheader against Youngstown State on March 10…Saves against Tennessee Tech and DePaul…11 multi-hit games on the season…Season-high three home runs, nine RBI and five runs scored on March 29 at Radford…Three hits on February 6 against UMBC…Five multi-run games…15 multi-RBI games…Reached base in the first 20 games to start the season…Had a nine game hitting streak to start the season…10 game hitting streak from February 21 – March 6…Homered in 13 games…First collegiate home run on February 8 against Ohio State…Fifth home run of the season on February 21 against N.C. A&T…10th home run of the season on March 7 against Iona…15th home run of the season on March 31 against Campbell…Recorded her only stolen base on March 10 against Youngstown State.
2014: 2014 Big South Tournament MVP…2014 Big South All-Tournament Team selection…2014 Big South All-Freshman Team selection…Top 10 in the Big South in Earned Run Average (2.25, 4th), Wins (11, 7th), Innings Pitched (161.2, 6th), Strikeouts (152, 3rd), Appearances (38, 3rd), Saves (2, 3rd), Shutouts (2, 8th), Complete Games (12, 7th), Opponent Batting Average (.231, 6th)...NCAA Leaders in Earned Run Average (2.49, 149th), Strikeouts (153, 108th), Strikeouts per Seven Innings (6.6, 113rd)...Second on the team with a with a 2.49 ERA on the year…The freshman ace led CSU in multiple categories including appearances, complete games, shutouts, saves, innings pitched and strikeouts…Tied for the team lead with 11 wins on the season…Led the Bucs with 40 appearances…12 complete games inside the circle…Two shutouts (Mar. 2 vs. Colgate, Apr. 18 at Gardner-Webb)…Two saves on the season…Second in the CSU single season record book with 153 strikeouts…Impressive Big South Tournament run culminating in Tournament MVP honors…Went 3-0 in the tournament with wins over Longwood (twice) and Coastal Carolina in the Championship…Picked up a save against Presbyterian…Hurled a three-hitter in the Championship Game against the Chanticleers to propel CSU to their first NCAA Tournament…Season-high nine strikeouts came on Apr. 18 at Gardner-Webb…Carried a no-hitter into the middle of the fourth on Mar. 8 at #3 UCLA…Carried a no-hitter into the fifth against Longwood on Mar. 15…15 games with five strikeouts or more…Fourth in the Big South rankings in ERA…Tied for sixth in the Big South in innings pitched…Seventh in the Big South in wins…Third in the Big South in strikeouts…Third in the Big South in appearances…Third in the Big South in saves…Seventh in the Big South in complete games…Sixth in the Big South in opponent batting average.
High School: Gandara comes to Charleston, S.C. by way of Hemet, Calif. where she played at Hemet High School under Coach Jeff Galloway and also took the ball in the circle as a pitcher for the T2 Courage travel team under Coach Linny Smith.
Among her career accomplishments include being named Rookie of the Year and First Team All-League as a freshman following a season where she had a 2.24 ERA in 78 innings with 78 strikeouts. In her sophomore season she improved her numbers with a 1.78 ERA in 189 innings with 241 strikeouts, while earning All-Tournament and First Team All-League honors, as well as an All-Tournament team selection. In 2012, she had her best season at the plate as well as on the mound with a .487 batting average and seven home runs, while recording a 0.74 ERA in 151 innings with 245 strikeouts. She has also been named the Governing Board Outstanding High School Athlete, as well as Athlete of the Month, a First Team All-CIF selection and Second Team All-State selection.
