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SUMMER 2007
DiSalvatore helped the USA Softball Junior Women's National Team to gold at the ISF Junior Women's World Championships in June ... had five hits in 13 at-bats for a .385 average, scoring three runs and driving in three in six games ... also helped her ASA team, the OC Batbusters, to a runner-up finish at Gold Nationals in August, going 6-for-20 (.300) with three RBI.
COUNTRYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
DiSalvatore played four years of softball and volleyball at Countryside High School in Clearwater, Fla. ... earned first team all-conference, all-county and all-area honors each season ... was a two-time NFCA and EA Sports All-American ... named all-state four times, including first-team accolades as a junior and senior ... named All-Suncoast Area and County Softball Player of the Year as a senior ... was Team MVP and Cougars' Captain in 2006 and 2007 ... earned athletic scholar academic awards as a junior and senior ... inducted into the Countryside Hall of Fame ... helped CHS to state championship in her senior season.
PERSONAL
Born GiOnna Josephine DiSalvatore on Mar. 11, 1989 in Dunedin, Fla. ... parents are Johanna and Joseph DiSalvatore ... has one sister, Davionna ... favorite class is anatomy ... thing she likes the most about her sport is the thrill of winning ... lists her biggest athletic highlight as winning the gold medal with the U.S. Junior National Team ... admires UCLA volunteer assistant coach and Olympian Natasha Watley ... favorites include the television show "The Girls Next Door", actress Rachel McAdams, the "Halloween" movies and the New York Yankees ... undecided on a major.