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5 Gianni Royer

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Outfielder
  • Ht/Wt 5-10 / 175
  • B/T R/R
  • Hometown Lake Bluff, Ill.
  • High School Lake Forest

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS:
All-Patriot League Second Team (2025)
All-Academic Patriot League (2025)
Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2024)

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025:

  • Played and started in 53 games as outfielder
  • Batted .307 with an OBP of .387
  • Hammed 18 doubles, three triples, and three home runs, accumulating 40 RBIs
  • Stole 24 bases and totaled 40 runs
  • All-Patriot League Second Team
  • All-Academic Patriot League
  • Went 4/6 and 3/6 in back-to-back outings against VMI, scoring five times (3/8-3/9)
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2024:
  • Named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 46, starting in 41 as the team’s primary center fielder
  • Totaled 17 stolen bases
  • Had 24 RBI with seven doubles, a triple and four home runs
  • Hit a double with three RBI against William & Mary (2/18)
  • Hit a double with three RBI against Kansas State (2/23)
  • Hit a triple against Iona (3/17)
  • Hit two home runs and two RBI in win over Brown (3/19)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI against Bucknell (3/24)
  • Hit a double and two RBI against Navy (3/25)
  • Went 3-for-5 with a home run and two RBI against Merrimack (4/2)
BEFORE HOLY CROSS:
  • Played three seasons of varsity baseball as a center fielder and second baseman at Lake Forest under head coach Ray Delfava. 
  • Served as team captain his senior year.
  • Selected as Team MVP his junior and senior year.
  • Selected as All-Conference his junior and senior year.
  • Selected as 2023 North Suburban Conference Player of the Year, 2023 3A All-State team, and Academic All-Conference in 2022 and 2023.
  • Named to 2022 and 2023 All-Area Team by the News Sun Sports.
  • Helped team win regional championship his senior year. 
  • Set program record for career hits, career stolen bases, and career runs scored. 
  • Over his career, had a .446 batting average with 129 hits, 103 runs scored, 55 stolen bases. 
  • Played club for Hitters Baseball under head coach Tom Kelenic. 
  • Won Hitters High School Player of the Year and helped team win 2022 Kernels Foundation Championship Co-MVP.
  • Was a part of Scout Nation, the Student Athlete Leadership Team, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
PERSONAL:
  • Dad, Sean, played football at Valparaiso University. 
  • Brother, Rocco, plays baseball at Wittenberg University.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2024Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2025Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'10" 175 lbs
    5
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