Plimpton Adds Gianna Fazzolari to Softball Coaching Staff
8/18/2025 2:26:00 PM | Softball
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The University at Buffalo softball Head Coach Chelsea Plimpton announced the addition of Gianna Fazzolari (Newfane, N.Y.) to her coaching staff as an assistant coach.
Fazzolari attended Canisius University where she was a four-year starter for the Golden Griffins from 2021-24. The catcher played in 173 games with 170 starts where she racked up a .311 career batting average. She earned numerous honors including All-MAAC First Team recognition in 2022 and 2023 to go along with Second Team honors in 2024. Fazzolari was a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team honoree. In 2022, she helped Canisius win the MAAC Tournament with a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
In her career, she totaled 160 hits including 30 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs. Fazzolari ripped in 145 runs while scoring 75 runs. As a freshman in 2021 she finished the season with 27 RBIs, the most by a Canisius freshman since 2009.
Last season, Fazzolari served as an assistant coach at Canisius.
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Fazzolari attended Canisius University where she was a four-year starter for the Golden Griffins from 2021-24. The catcher played in 173 games with 170 starts where she racked up a .311 career batting average. She earned numerous honors including All-MAAC First Team recognition in 2022 and 2023 to go along with Second Team honors in 2024. Fazzolari was a three-time MAAC All-Academic Team honoree. In 2022, she helped Canisius win the MAAC Tournament with a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
In her career, she totaled 160 hits including 30 doubles, a triple and 30 home runs. Fazzolari ripped in 145 runs while scoring 75 runs. As a freshman in 2021 she finished the season with 27 RBIs, the most by a Canisius freshman since 2009.
Last season, Fazzolari served as an assistant coach at Canisius.
For all the latest on UB Softball, follow @UBBullssoftball on Twitter/X, @ubbullssoftball on Instagram and like the UB Softball Facebook page.
Click here for information on the Bulls Championship Fund and how you can help UB Athletics.
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