UNC Wilmington Athletics

2023 Season: Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year who started all 50 games at pitcher and both corner infield positions ... also recognized as a CAA First-Teamer and NFCA Third-Team All-Region ... led Seahawks with .364 batting average along with four home runs and 28 RBI ... swiped three bases ... recorded two separate seven-game hitting streaks along with an eight-game hitting streak ... added 12 mult-hit games and team-high eight multi-RBI contests ... tossed a CAA-low 1.93 ERA in 72.2 inning in the circle ... went 6-5 in 17 appearances and 13 starts ... tossed two complete games and one shutout vs. Purdue Fort Wayne in first start of the season ... pitched at least five innings eight times ... fanned seven batters vs. North Carolina A&T.

2022 Season: Played in 41 games with 40 starts ... Led team with seven home runs and 29 RBI ... started the season with two home runs against Toledo, including a two-run walk-off home run ... paced team with a .347 batting average ... named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Week the first two weeks of the season (Feb. 15, Feb. 23) ... earned CAA All-Tournament honors ... had a multi-hit game in five of her first eight starts ...  produced a career-long nine-game hitting streak from Mar. 26 to Apr. 10 ... recorded three RBI in four games ...  pitched to a 1.48 ERA in 28.1 innings in the circle ... fired a five-inning shutout against Marist with six strikeouts and a walk ... went 2-for-2 with two RBI against St. Bonaventure ... hit 5-for-10 in three CAA tournament games, including a double vs. top-seeded Delaware, to help UNCW earn its first CAA championship ... recorded the first hit by a Seahawk in NCAA Tournament play

2021 Season: Second-Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection as a junior ... one of four players to start all 38 games ... made 21 appearances in the circle, which ranked sixth in the CAA ... second in the CAA with two saves ...  fourth in the conference with .391 batting average ... tied for fifth in the league with 10 doubles ... ranked 10th in the CAA with 31 runs batted in and 3.40 earned run average ... led Seahawks with 45 hits, including 16 extra-base hits ... ranked second on the team with 13 multi-hit games ... named CAA Player of the Week on Feb. 23 after leading Seahawks to weekend split against Georgia State ... went 3-for-6 at the plate with four runs batted in and three extra-base hits ... also recorded save in Seahawks' 5-4 victory after pitching perfect seventh inning against the Panthers ... drove in four runs and collected two hits against North Carolina A&T on Apr. 21 ... led Seahawks to series-opening win at Charleston on Apr. 17 with 3-for-4 effort, two runs scored and a triple ... drove in three runs against Furman on Mar. 21 in addition to scoring two runs ... scattered six hits over 6.0 innings without allowing a run against East Carolina to secure 1-0 victory on Apr. 7  ... earned first win of the season in the circle against Elon on Apr. 4 after giving up one run on two hits in 3.2 innings of relief. 

2020 Season: Started 20-of-22 games as a sophomore ... ranked second on the team with .333 batting average ... second in the CAA with eight home runs ... recorded three multi-hit games ... opened season by going 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored against Howard ... posted 3-for-3 effort with two home runs, three runs scored and five RBI against George Washington on Feb. 22 ... had three hits against George Washington wih a run scored and a run driven in ... led Seahawks to doubleheader sweep against Georgetown and Presbyterian on Mar. 6 with a two-run home run in each contest ... hit a home run in three straight games from Mar. 6-7 ... also made eight appearances in the circle and posted 6.13 earned run average with 2-6 record ... authored season-high five strikeouts in 6.0 innings against Presbyterian in 7-1 victory on Mar. 6 ... threw 3.1 innings of relief to earn victory over Robert Morris on Feb. 28 ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Honor Roll for fall and spring semesters.

2019 Season: Played in all 54 games as a freshman with 52 starts ... served as team's starting shortstop while also playing at second base and pitcher ... hit .280 with four home runs and 28 runs batted in ... also scored 23 runs whole stealing three bases ... tied for second on the team with seven multi-hit games ... also authored six multi-RBI affairs ... opened college career with 2-for-3 effort against UNCG with two doubles on Feb. 8 ... posted 3-for-4 showing against Rhode Island on Feb. 16 with a double and a run scored ... drove in three runs with a home run at Delaware in series opener on Apr. 19 ... tallied three hits in series finale against Hofstra with a double and a run scored ... also made 12 appearances in the circle, compiling a 7.98 earned run average in 33.1 innings ... tallied 23 strikeouts, including season-high six against Rhode Island on Feb. 17 ... recipient of CAA Commissioner's Academic Award for the fall and spring semesters.

At Moses Brown School: Four-year letter winner for the Quakers ... led Quakers to state championship as a senior in addition to state finals appearances in 2016 and 2017 seasons ... earned all-state recognition all four years, including First-Team honors as a junior and senior ... four-time all-division pick ... named to NFCA All-Region Second Team as a senior in addition to earning All-America Scholar Athlete distinction ... also played soccer for the Quakers. 

Personal: Full Name: Janel Elizabeth Gamache ... older sister, Olivia, completed her third season as the pitching coach at the University of Rhode Island in 2019-20 ... brother, Dan, plays professional baseball ... daughter of Jane and Dan Gamache ... born in Newport, R.I. ... majoring in Business Administration.

Janel Gamache | UNCW Softball All-Time Rankings at Time of Graduation

Category	Stat	Rank
Batting Average	.341	T-7th
Hits	199	T-4th
Runs	109	5th
RBI	137	4th
Home Runs	28	3rd
Doubles	44	T-2nd
Triples	9	5th
Walks	63	6th
Total Bases	345	9th
Sacrifice Flies	6	T-7th
Hit by Pitches	26	2nd
Slugging Percentage	.592	2nd
On-base Percentage	.425	3rd
At Bats	583	T-10th
K/7 Rate	4.72	9th
Saves	3	T-6th
Putouts	629	10th
Double Plays Turned	30	5th
Defensive Chances	923	9th

Janel Gamache in the News
For the team, for the game, for the win (The Seahawk Perch)
UNCW Softball's Swiss Army Knife Reflects on Career as Seahawk (WWAY-TV3)
Janel Gamache Brings Family Fire to UNCW (FloSoftball)