UC SANTA BARBARA
2022 Big West Academic All-Conference Team
2022
- Played in 26 games for the Guachos during the 2022 season
- Totaled 12 hits, 11 runs, two doubles, a triple, five home runs, and 13 RBI and 202 putouts (second on the team)
- Against No. 30 Cal. Poly (Apr. 29), Bloom went 2-for-4 with a home run, a triple, a walk, and three runs scored and plated the go-ahead run twice in the back-and-forth contest.
- Hit another homer the next night against No. 30 Cal. Poly (Apr. 30) and collected another RBI
- Went 2-for-3 against Dixie St. (May 15) with his fifth home run of the year and three total RBI.
2021
- Gianni Bloom made 47 appearances in the 2021 season, ending with a slash line of .247/.333/.329
- Went 2-for-3 against Oregon on Mar. 5 with a double and an RBI
- Against UC Irvine May 9, Bloom went 2-for-4 with 2 RBIs
- Helped manage the pitching staff to a 41-20 season record
2020
• Made 11 appearances, all starts, before the 2020 season ended in March.
• Batted .250 in his 36 at bats, collecting nine hits.
• In his second game as a Gaucho, a 1-0 Feb. 15 win at Sacramento State, went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles.
• Was 2-for-4 with an RBI in a Feb. 22 6-1 win over Abilene Christian.
• In all, had at least one hit in six games.
• Also had RBIs in games vs. Cal and Illinois-Chicago.
SIERRA COLLEGE
Played college ball at Sierra Junior College in the Big 8 Conference under coach Rob Willson … Earned Big 8 2018 Conference Championship title … Went to state elite 8 in 2018 and state playoffs 2019.
HIGH SCHOOL
Played at St. Mary’s College High School as a catcher … Earned four varsity letters under coach Casey Filson … Earned 2017 TCAL-Rock division league MVP and All-State small school … Won the TCAL-Rock league championship in 2017 … Had a .378 batting average, .526 OBP, 27 RBI, and 6 HR … Was high school valedictorian.
PERSONAL
Gianni Louis Bloom was born on September 8, 1999 in Oakland, California to parents Michele and Russell … Grew up in Richmond, California with older brother Marco (22) … Plans to major in Communication with a minor is Professional Writing at UCSB … Favorite sports teams are the Oakland A’s and the Golden State Warriors … Enjoys writing … Favorite novels are The Inner Game of Tennis, Relentless, and Think and Grow Rich … Lists Creed and Everybody Wants Some! as his favorite movies and Top Chef and MLB Tonight as his favorite TV shows … Listens to J. Cole, Iamsu!, Roddy Rich, and Prius Gang … Most memorable sports moment is going 3-5 with a home run and a double to win the league championship in high school.
