Gianna (Gia) Muto '19 Recruiting Profile

My name is Gianna Muto; I am entering my junior year at the Aquinas Institute, a parochial high school in Rochester,  NY.   My softball goal is to be the starting catcher on my college team; while I receive my degree.  

I started playing softball at 10, when I was chosen to play for one of the local travel teams.  When I started out, my first coach set the level of play bar high for all of us; playing almost 100 games that year.   Playing time was not given, it had to to earned.  I did not start out as an everyday player, but before the end of the season I was in the starting line-up every game, playing left field.  

That first year of softball taught me perseverance , the benefit of working hard and the development of  a mental toughness to push myself out of my area of comfort to reach my goals.  More importantly, it allowed me to develop friendships with both teammates and players on rival teams that continue to this day.

This foundation has allowed me to continually excel as a player and feed my passion for Softball.  I enjoy practicing hard and working with my coaches and teammates to continuously improve.  Over the last four years, my coaches and teammates have relied on me as a leader on the field and off.  I believe in leading by example in terms of practicing and playing at a high level and by working with with my teammates and coaches to continuously raise each others level of play.  

When I am not playing softball or focusing on my academics,  I like to try other sports, such as boxing and volleyball, and volunteer, through church to serve meals during Thanksgiving, rake leaves for the elderly, etc.  I especially enjoy working with children as a camp counselor at the YMCA.

Thank you for taking the time to read my profile.