Rutgers-Camden Athletics

After playing four different positions during her rookie season at Rutgers-Camden, Alana Gannon became the Scarlet Raptors’ starting third baseman as a sophomore. During her two seasons at Rutgers-Camden, Gannon has started 45 of her 62 games, while scoring 27 runs, driving home 25 runs and hitting .238 with three home runs.
 
Academics: Member of the Rutgers-Camden Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the 2024 Spring semester.
 
Softball 2025: Appeared in 34 games, starting 30…Led the team with 18 runs scored…Tied for first on the team with two home runs and one triple…Second on the team with 10 walks and tied for second with six doubles…Third on the team with 51 assists…Added 33 putouts and tied for first on the team with two double plays…Posted a .294 on-base percentage and a .367 slugging percentage…Worked three walks against SUNY-New Paltz (Feb. 28, Game 1)…Had a six-game hitting streak from March 27-April 1, going 7-for-19 (.368) with one double, a solo home run against New Jersey City (March 29, Game 2), five RBIs and four runs scored…Went 2-or-3 with two runs and one stolen base against the Milwaukee School of Engineering (March 19)…Went 2-for-4 with a double, one run and one RBI against Gwynedd Mercy (March 27, Game 1)…Highlighted an eight-run first inning against Rutgers-Newark (April 27, Game 2) with a grand slam, the Raptors’ first grand slam since one by Karlie Kennedy on April 10, 2021 against Montclair State…Collected three putouts on three occasions and had five games with four assists.
 
Softball 2024: Played in 28 games, starting 15, including eight as the designated player, three apiece at third base and shortstop, and one in right field…Earned New Jersey Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week, April 15…Finished sixth on the team with a .279 batting average…Led the team with five doubles and a .410 slugging percentage…Tied for the team lead with one home run…Finished fourth on the team with 11 RBIs…Scored nine runs…Had five walks to produce a .324 on-base percentage and a .734 OPS…Had two sacrifices flies to lead the team…Added one sacrifice…Notched nine putouts and eight assists…Collected three multiple-RBI games, with a high of three RBIs against Catholic (Game One, April 18), when he went 1-for-4 with one double…Had two RBIs in games against Stockton (Game One, April 16) and Neumann (Game Two, April 25)…Had her biggest game against Rutgers-Newark (Game Two, April 27), when she went 4-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI…Compiled a six-game hitting streak from April 23-27 (9-for-18, .500).
 
High School: Multi-sport athlete who earned a total of 13 varsity letters at Clayton High School…Captured four letters apiece for softball, soccer and serving as the wrestling team manager…Added one letter for indoor track…Playing for Softball Coach Joe Moore, earned All-Conference First Team honors as a sophomore and a senior and captured All-Conference Second Team during her junior year…Helped the Clippers capture two state softball championships during her sophomore and junior seasons…Her softball team won three sectional championships (sophomore, junior and senior seasons)…Played on Clayton’s conference championship soccer team during her senior season…Principal’s List…Honor Roll…National Honor Society…Student Council…Graduated in 2023.