Each Thursday, the Batter’s Box blog will feature a Connecticut native, who is now playing in college.


Christina Gelardi
University of New Haven shortstop

The Derby native is enjoying a successful freshman campaign with the Chargers, who compete this weekend at the NCAA Division II East Region tournament, held on the UNH campus in West Haven.

Here are some of Gelardi's numbers from this season:

Batting avg. .333
Runs 39
RBI 27
Hits 46
Stolen bases 16


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