Gagliano a MaxPreps All-American

West Chicago, Ill. -- Rising senior all-state shortstop Marissa Gagliano has added yet another line to her impressive and growing resume as she has been named as a 2nd-team small-school All-American by MaxPreps, the highest profile high school web site in the country. The small school team includes schools with enrollments of fewer than 1,000 students.

Said MaxPreps about Gagliano: Gagliano has committed to Radford University. She hit .642 in the regular season to lead the Warriors to the Suburban Christian Conference Gold championship. In 19 regular season games, she recorded 43 hits in 73 plate appearances, including 3 doubles and a triple. She also scored 35 runs and stole 30 bases in 31 attempts. Defensively, she recorded an incredible .990 fielding percentage at shortstop with only one error in 97 total chances.

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MaxPreps selected a total of 60 players in each of three categories: All-American team, Medium Schools All-American team (1,000-2,000 enrollment), and Small Schools All-American Team (under 1,000 enrollment). The 11 Illinois players named to each of the three teams are as follows:

First Team All-American
Abby Ramirez, SR, IF, Trinity (River Forest, Ill.) - signed with Michigan
Maeve McGuire, SR, OF, Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill) - signed with Georgia

Medium Schools All-American Team (First Team)
Alexis Silkwood, SR, P, Marquette Catholic (Alton, Ill.) - Mississippi State

Small Schools All-American (First Team)
Jaelen Hull, SR, P, Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, Ill.) - Signed with Bradley University
Alee Rashenskas, SR, IF, Bishop McNamara (Kankakee, Ill.) - Signed with USMA at West Point
Shaye Harre, SR, IF, Nashville, Ill. - Signed with Southern Illinois

Small Schools All-American (Second Team)
Kaylee Childers, SR, P, Massac County (Metropolis, Ill.) - Signed with Lake Land College
Taylor Odom, SR, 1B, Goreville, Ill. - Signed with Murray State
Savannah Soppet, SR, IF, Beecher, Ill. - Signed with UIC
Marissa Gagliano, JR, IF, Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, Ill.) - Committed to Radford
Ashlee Kawall, SR, OF, Somonauk

Just this past weekend, Gagliano helped her Beverly Bandits 16U team (coached by Jenn Tyrrell) win one of the nation's most prestigious travel tournaments when her squad captured the Boulder (CO) Independence Day Tournament. The Bandits won the title game, 8-1, over the Tennessee Fury. Gagliano's travel team includes girls committed to schools such as LSU, Oregon, and South Carolina, among others.