Grace Vesco - Softball - Saint Francis University Athletics

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P
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9 Grace Vesco

Position:

Pitcher
Height:

5-7
Class:

Graduate Student
High School:

North Canton Hoover
Hometown:

Uniontown, Ohio
Major:

R/R

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NFCA First Team All-Region (P), NEC Pitcher of the Year, First Team All-NEC (P) and NEC All-Tournament Team.
One-time NFCA Top Performer, four-time NEC Pitcher of the Week and 11-time NEC Prime Performer.
CSC Academic All-District.
Appeared in 31 games with 29 starts during her graduate season.
Had a 1.28 ERA with a 20-8 record, 17 complete games, eight shutouts, 201 strikeouts and a .127 batting average against in 174.1 innings pitched.
Set a single-season program record in strikeouts and ranked third in ERA and wins.
Led the NCAA Division I with 2.97 hits allowed per seven innings and ranked eighth in ERA.
She allowed just seven runs (five earned) in 79 innings pitched during conference play.
Allowed no runs on three hits with four walks and 10 strikeouts to earn the program’s second NCAA Tournament Regional win in program history vs. Siena (5/18).
Threw a one-hitter with two walks and seven strikeouts in the NEC Championship vs. CCSU (5/11).
Had a season-high 15 strikeouts in a nine-inning shutout victory over Merrimack (5/5).
Allowed one unearned run on two hits with one walk and 10 strikeouts at Wagner (4/27).
Allowed three runs (one earned) with eight strikeouts in 8.0 innings pitched at Penn State (4/23).
Had a seven-inning one-hitter with one walk and 12 strikeouts at FDU (4/20).
Threw a one-hitter with seven strikeouts vs. Sacred Heart (4/14).
Had 10 strikeouts and allowed one unearned run on two hits in seven innings at CCSU (4/6).
Threw 6.1 shutout innings and allowed one hit and two walks with eight strikeouts at Stonehill (3/22).
Allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits with three walks and five strikeouts vs. Penn State (2/23).
Had a complete seven-inning four-hit shutout with one walk and eight strikeouts at Wofford (2/18).
Earned an extra-inning win after she allowed wo runs (one earned) on one hit with no walks and eight strikeouts in her season debut at Charleston Southern (2/9).

First Team All-NEC (P) and CSC Academic All-District.
Two-time NFCA Top Performer, four-time NEC Pitcher of the Week and five-time NEC Prime Performer.
Appeared in 29 games with 25 starts during her senior season.
Had a 2.68 ERA with 13 wins, 17 complete games, four shutouts, 185 strikeouts and a .180 batting average against in 159.1 innings pitched.
Her strikeouts and batting average against led the NEC, while all other stats ranked top-five.
Her strikeouts ranked fourth in single-season program history.
Had back-to-back complete-game shutouts vs. Bucknell (4/25) and CCSU (4/22).
Recorded 13 strikeouts twice – vs. CCSU (4/21) and Fairleigh Dickinson (4/7).
Allowed one run on one hit with nine strikeouts vs. Stonehill (3/20).
Went 10 innings and allowed no runs on one hit with a season-high 14 strikeouts vs. George Mason (3/4).
Allowed one run on four hits with nine strikeouts in a complete-game win vs. Radford (2/26).
Made her season debut vs UIC (2/10).

NFCA Third Team All-Region, All-NEC First Team and NEC Tournament MVP.
Two-time NFCA Top Performer, three-time NEC Pitcher of the Week and four-time NEC Prime Performer.
Appeared in 29 games with 28 starts during her junior season.
Led Saint Francis and the NEC with a 2.03 ERA and ranked second in the conference with 162 strikeouts.
Added 16 wins, 18 complete games, five shutouts and one save in 155 innings pitched.
Her strikeouts ranked fourth in single-season program history.
Threw two no-hitters – against Central Connecticut (3/26) and Wagner (4/30).
Earned all-three wins in the NEC Tournament and had a 0.54 ERA, eight hits, three walks and 17 strikeouts in 16.2 innings pitched.
Had 11 strikeouts against Central Connecticut (3/26) and 10 against Sacred Heart (5/8).
Made her season debut against IUPUI (2/11).

NFCA DI National Freshman of the Year Top 15 List and NFCA All-Region First Team.
Unanimous NEC Pitcher of the Year, All-NEC First Team and NEC Tournament MVP.
Five-time NFCA Top Performer, one-time NEC Pitcher of the Month, four-time NEC Pitcher of the week and eight-time NEC Prime Performer.
Set a single-season prgram record with 196 strikeouts and 13 shutouts.
Ranked second in single-season program history with a 1.00 ERA and 22 wins.
ERA ranked fifth in the NCAA, her wins ranked 15th and her strikeouts ranked 31st.
Threw three no-hitters – against Buffalo (2/21), Bowling Green (3/6) and Sacred Heart in NEC Tournament (5/13).
Did not give up an earned run in 22 of her 31 appearances, including seven-straight appearances (5/5-13).
Struck out a career-high 13 batters against Wagner (3/27).
Reached the 10-strikeout plateau in five other appearances – against Buffalo (2/21), UIC (2/28), Central Connecticut (5/6), LIU (5/8) and Sacred Heart (5/13).
Made her season debut at Coastal Carolina (2/20).

One-time NEC Rookie of the Week.
Appeared in 14 games with 10 starts during her freshman season.
Season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Won three games and had 43 strikeouts in 60 innings.
Pitched a complete game victory with seven strikeouts against Rhode Island (2/28).
Pitched a complete game victory with one earned run against Howard (2/15).
Made her collegiate debut against Marshall (2/7).

Named All-Area and All-County for North Canton Hoover.
Pitched over 100 innings all-four years in high school and averaged nearly a strike out per inning and an earned run average under 2.00.
Hit .337 as a junior with three home runs and helped North Canton Hoover to an 18-8 record as a senior.
Played travel with the Ohio Outlaws.

Daughter of Cathy and Marty Vesco and has one sister, Sara.
Father Marty Vesco played baseball at Kent State.
Majoring in Occupational Therapy.

Q&A with Grace

Favorite car? Range Rover

Favorite book? The Hunger Games

Favorite singer? Emily Nunez

Favorite TV show? Greys Anatomy

Favorite movie? Peppermint

Favorite Disney movie? Monsters Inc.

If someone made a movie of your life would it be a drama, a comedy, a romantic-comedy, action film, or science fiction? Comedy

Favorite quote? The harder the battle, the sweeter the victory.

Favorite food? Pasta

Favorite superhero? Spiderman

Which superpower would you pick? Telekinesis

Favorite pro athlete? Francisco Lindor

Biggest superstition? I will never step on the white foul line

Biggest softball influence? My dad

One thing I would change about softball? Make professional softball to the level of Major League Baseball

If I were coach for a day? I would schedule a spring trip to Italy

Three people I would invite to dinner? Luke Combs, Lebron James, and my sister

Which historical figure would you like to be? Abe Lincoln

Which fictional character do you wish you could meet? N/A

If you had to pick a new name for yourself, what name would you pick for yourself? I wouldn’t change my name. I like the name Grace. My Nonna named me.

If I had a million dollars? I would travel the world, buy a car, and donate to charity.

My favorite thing about Saint Francis? The small campus and classroom size.

Favorite restaurant? Swensons (North Canton, OH)

Why did you choose Saint Francis? The Occupational Therapy program and softball

What are your goals for the upcoming season? To win the NEC Championship and become an overall better pitcher.

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