Gillespie, the reigning NEC Player of the Year, opened the season on an eight-game hitting streak and finished the first month of the Blackbirds' schedule with a .483 batting average. The San Jose, CA native has tallied four doubles, has a team-high five runs scored and has a .583 on-base percentage. In the season-opener against St. John's, Gillespie went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored and has had two three-hit games already this season (against Florida Atlantic and Oklahoma State).