2026 Softball Roster
Roster
Giardina, Kayla

Jersey Number 33
Kayla Giardina
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Kenner, La.
- High School:
- Archbishop Chapelle High School
- Major:
- Psychology
Bio
High School: Giardina joins the Southern Miss pitching staff after as a decorated five-year letterwinner at Archbishop Chapelle High School....the Kenner, La. product recorded a school record of 800 career strikeouts...led school to first state championship win in program history in 2024 5A-Louisiana D1...named the 2024 All-Star game MVP...in the 2023 season, posted 244 strikeouts over 141 innings with five no-hitters, while also hitting 30 RBIs and three home runs on a .421 batting average...named First Team All-District in 2022 and 2023, and the 9-5A MVP/Player of the Year in 2023...selected to the Louisiana Softball Coaches Association 5A All-State Team, the Louisiana Sport Writers Association 5A All-State Team, and named as the All-Metro 2023 Outstanding Player...also has travel ball experience, playing for the LA Voodoo Barksdale Gold...was an Honor Roll student every year in high school and was on the All-Academic Athletic Team for softball.
Personal: Daughter of Jay and Kerri Giardina...born on September 8, 2006...father played college baseball at Delgado...majoring in psychology at USM.
Personal: Daughter of Jay and Kerri Giardina...born on September 8, 2006...father played college baseball at Delgado...majoring in psychology at USM.
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