Gianna DiLillo. Credit: OW Athletic Communications
Gianna DiLillo pitches and plays the outfield for the Old Westbury Panthers. “This will be my third season here at Old Westbury,” she said. Off the field DiLillo is a Criminology major working towards her Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies..
Gianna DiLillo has been playing softball since she was 7 years old. “I started on a little league team, to eventually playing on a travel team, and throughout middle school and high school,”
At John Glenn High School, DiLillo played on the varsity team for five years. She was a captain for four years. DiLillo earned All-League Honors once and All-Conference Honors three times. DiLillo transferred to Old Westbury from Farmingdale in 2021. At Farmingdale she played softball for one year before the COVID shutdown.
Arriving at Old Westbury, DeLillo came back swinging after COVID. The Panthers “were the best team when I first started. My first year playing at Old Westbury was the first time we made the playoffs in a really long time which was an awesome experience,” said DiLillo. “Just to see this team grow and just to see us grow even more, last year we made the playoffs again, we lost, but it was a really good game, and this year our team is working really hard.”
DiLillo up to bat. Credit: OW Athletic Communications
She is having a strong season. At the end of April, DiLillo had a batting average of .404 with 21 hits and 14 RBIs. She had four putouts against Hunter College on April 1 and batted in three runs against Yeshiva University on April 15.
Going into her third year, DiLillo had some helpful advice to incoming freshmen: “All I would say is just go with it and the most important thing when you’re playing is to have fun because these years aren’t going to last forever. But when you do have the opportunity, just give it your best, do whatever you can name for yourself. Everyday isn’t going to be good, there’s gonna be good and bad days, but that disappointment is going to help you strive for even more success for not only yourself, but also for the team.”
