Gigi Eykamp
R-So. - C - 5-5 - L/R
Yuma, Ariz./Cibola HS
Outlook: A true slapper and can hit left-handed ... Will see time behind the plate but also as the designated player ... Will be a great player to have at the top of the batting order.
2006: Played in nine games before suffering a season-ending injury ... Scored two runs while going 1-for-4 against Georgia State (2/11) ... Scored a run against Middle Tennessee and Siena (3/24) ... Named to A-Sun Academic Honor Roll.
2005: Walked twice, scored twice and singled against St. Francis (3/1) ... Went 1-for-2 with two runs scored against Purdue (3/4) ... Went a combined 6-for-7 with two doubles, an RBI and three runs scored in doubleheader against Savannah State (3/21) ... Scored four times and drove in a run against Savannah State (3/26) ... Drove in three runs with a pair of singles against Alabama A&M (4/6) ... Named to A-Sun Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Finished high school career with the most stolen bases ... Selected to all-region team all four years and was also selected All-Southwest region ... Received Head-Heart-Gut Award ... Played for Arizona Roadrunners Gold travel team.
Personal: Full name is Galetea Jean Eykamp ... Daughter of Phill Eykamp and Debbie Hogan ... Has four sisters, Shanna, Nicole, Elena and Becky, and two brothers, Clayton and Dillon ... Born on June 2, 1986, in Yuma, Ariz. ... Majoring in sports management.