2023 Softball Roster
Roster
Vargas Sandoval, Gizella

Jersey Number 23
Gizella Vargas Sandoval
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Arleta, CA
- High School:
- John F. Kennedy HS
Bio
CSUN - 2025 (Junior)
Appeared in 46 games and started in 38 of them…Batted a career best .297…Tallied one home run and 11 RBIs…Her home run came in the postseason versus UC San Diego (5/8) Walked 14 times, good enough for third on the team… Tallied nine different two hit games… Had an on-base percentage of .403… Got her first career stolen base versus Hawai’i (3/15)… Named to Spring Academic All-Big West team…
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
Vargas Sandoval appeared in 23 games with six starts on the season ... totaled seven hits, five RBI and two doubles to go with a .212 batting average ... did not commit an error in 27 chances ... drove in two runs vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/24/24) ... collected an RBI double vs. San Diego (3/8/24) ... named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
CSUN - 2023 (Freshman)
Ranked third on the team in home runs (3) ... drove in 15 runs, the fourth most on the club...hit .280 with eight runs scored ... recorded nine walks and two doubles ... went 3-for-3 with a home run in the season finale against San José State ... led team in putouts (177) and defensive chances (185) ... tied for team lead in double plays turned (8) with Sydney Freijanes.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School ... Chosen second team All-City as a junior … named to school honor roll as a freshman and as a sophomore ... CLUB EXPERIENCE: played travel ball for the Panthers Gold and played for the Junior Mexican National Team.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Inoscencio Vargas and Lilia Sandoval … a Philosophy major ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Christian Yelich, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Attack on Titan, You, Cobra Kai, La La Land, Mole, Artic Monkeys, Conan Grey, and Netflix.com … chose CSUN because she really loved the coaching staff, and it was close to home … says greatest sports moment so far is placing second at the WBSC in Colombia … says the best thing about being an athlete is being able to see all your hard work pay off … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is dealing with injuries … the most famous person she has met is Cody Bellinger … the person in history she would like to meet is Princess Diana … would like to switch places for one day with Queen Elizabeth … would like to have dinner with Ryan Reynolds and Post Malone … says the best advice she has been given is hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard … her advice to young people is be yourself … her greatest heroes are her parents, they are both hardworking and always strive to be better.
Appeared in 46 games and started in 38 of them…Batted a career best .297…Tallied one home run and 11 RBIs…Her home run came in the postseason versus UC San Diego (5/8) Walked 14 times, good enough for third on the team… Tallied nine different two hit games… Had an on-base percentage of .403… Got her first career stolen base versus Hawai’i (3/15)… Named to Spring Academic All-Big West team…
CSUN - 2024 (Sophomore)
Vargas Sandoval appeared in 23 games with six starts on the season ... totaled seven hits, five RBI and two doubles to go with a .212 batting average ... did not commit an error in 27 chances ... drove in two runs vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/24/24) ... collected an RBI double vs. San Diego (3/8/24) ... named an NFCA Scholar-Athlete.
CSUN - 2023 (Freshman)
Ranked third on the team in home runs (3) ... drove in 15 runs, the fourth most on the club...hit .280 with eight runs scored ... recorded nine walks and two doubles ... went 3-for-3 with a home run in the season finale against San José State ... led team in putouts (177) and defensive chances (185) ... tied for team lead in double plays turned (8) with Sydney Freijanes.
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2022 graduate of John F. Kennedy High School ... Chosen second team All-City as a junior … named to school honor roll as a freshman and as a sophomore ... CLUB EXPERIENCE: played travel ball for the Panthers Gold and played for the Junior Mexican National Team.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Inoscencio Vargas and Lilia Sandoval … a Philosophy major ... favorites include the Los Angeles Dodgers, Christian Yelich, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Attack on Titan, You, Cobra Kai, La La Land, Mole, Artic Monkeys, Conan Grey, and Netflix.com … chose CSUN because she really loved the coaching staff, and it was close to home … says greatest sports moment so far is placing second at the WBSC in Colombia … says the best thing about being an athlete is being able to see all your hard work pay off … says the toughest thing about being an athlete is dealing with injuries … the most famous person she has met is Cody Bellinger … the person in history she would like to meet is Princess Diana … would like to switch places for one day with Queen Elizabeth … would like to have dinner with Ryan Reynolds and Post Malone … says the best advice she has been given is hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard … her advice to young people is be yourself … her greatest heroes are her parents, they are both hardworking and always strive to be better.
Softball--CSUN vs. Hawai'i
Saturday, May 04
Softball-CSUN vs. UC Riverside
Saturday, April 13
Softball-CSUN vs. UCLA
Sunday, March 24
Softball-CSUN vs. Saint Mary's
Saturday, March 23