2026 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 34
Marlie Giles
- Position:
- Catcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Bat/Throw:
- R/R
- Hometown:
- Clanton, Ala.
- High School:
- Chilton County HS
Accolades
- 2025 CSC Academic All-District
- 2025 Softball American Preseason Top 100 - #85
2025
- Has started 44Â games
- Had two hits and two RBIs in the win over Michigan State (Feb. 7)
- Was 3-for-4 with four RBIs vs. Ohio State (Feb. 15), including an RBI double and a three-run home run
- Went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs in the run-rule win over Furman (Feb. 28)
- Hit a two-run home run in the game one win over Louisiana (March 7)
- Was 3-for-3 with two runs scored in the series finale at LSU (April 6)
- Had seven hits across three games at South Carolina (May 1-3), including a pair of three-hit games while leading the team with four runs scored and four RBIs
2024
- Appeared in 40Â games, including 32Â starts
- Was 7-for-10 (.700) with five RBIs and three home runs at the Green & Gold Classic, with two of those homers coming in the weekend finale against UAB (Feb. 25)
- A fourth-inning solo home run proved the difference in the 1-0 shutout victory over Arizona (March 2)
- Was 2-for-2 with a double and RBI single in the game three win over Florida (March 11)
- Hit a solo home run in both games one and two at Kentucky (March 28-29)
- Returned from injury as a defensive replacement all three games of the Auburn series (May 2-4)
- Following the injury, took her first at-bats against LSU at the SEC Tournament (May 8), hitting an 11th-inning double
- Started two games in NCAA Regionals (May 18-19), earning three hits and scoring two runs
2023
- Appeared in 32Â games, including 18Â starts
- Earned a hit in her first collegiate at-bat against Georgia Southern (Feb. 10)
- Was 3-for-3 with two runs scored vs. Indiana (Feb. 18)
- Hit a game-ending three run home run against Indiana State (Feb. 25), capping the run-rule victory
- Slugged a pinch-hit home run against Tennessee at the Women's College World Series (June 1)
Prep/Club Highlights
- Attended Chilton County High School, played club softball with the Birmingham Thunderbolts
- Fourth-ranked catcher and 10th overall player in Extra Innings Fastpitch class rankings
- 2022 PGF All-American
- 2022 PGF 18U Premier National Champion
- 2021 First Team All-State
- 2021 Alabama North/South All-Star Game
- Chilton County High School softball MVP (2020-21)
Personal Information
- Born July 31, 2004
- Daughter of Johnny and Amanda Giles
- Siblings Maddie and Ryder Giles
- Biology major
NCAA Super Regional GM 2 Postgame: Coach Murphy
Saturday, May 24
NCAA Super Regional GM 1 Postgame: Coach Murphy & Kali Heivilin
Friday, May 23
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy, Jocelyn Briski & Audrey Vandagriff
Thursday, May 22
NCAA Super Regional Preview: Patrick Murphy
Wednesday, May 21
