Danielle Castleberry

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Photo by: Mitch Robinson

Photo by: Jen Jones

Photo by: Jen Jones

Photo by: Stephen Waldman

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Photo by: Mitch Robinson

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

Photo by: Alex Keller

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

Photo by: Alex Keller

Photo by: Mitch Robinson

AWARDS/RECOGNITIONS

SEASON-BY-SEASON
2020 (R-Jr.):

Started all 27 games for the Bears.
Led the team with a .369 batting average (31-for-84) and had a team best seven doubles.
Totaled 14 RBI on the season.
Had the fourth best batting average (.369) and on-base percentage (.448) in the SoCon.
Her seven doubles tied her for the most in the conference, while her 31 hits tied her for second.
Had a team-best 12 multi-hit games including one three-hit contest.
Had an eight-game hitting streak during the season.
Recorded four multi-hit RBI games.
Ranked second in the Southern Conference and 48th in the NCAA in hit by pitches per game (0.38).
Was hit by the most pitches (8) in the SoCon.
Also finished second in the league in hits (31) which ranked her 71st among all Division I players.
Ranked as the SoCon’s second toughest player and the NCAA’s 120th most difficult batter to strike out.
Went 2-for-3 with a two-base hit and her lone home run of the season against Tennessee Tech. Knocked in three runs against the Golden Eagles (Feb. 8)
Went 3-for-4 with a two-RBI single in a win over Akron (Feb. 14)
Earned SoCon Player of the Month honors for February, becoming the first Mercer player to earn such an honor since 2015.
Had her eight-game hitting streak from Feb. 16-28. Led the conference with 26 hits and recorded hits in 14 of Mercer’s 20 games.

2019 (R-So.):

Started in all 56 contests at second base for the Bears
Led the SoCon with a .376 batting average and with 64 hits on the season (six more than anyone else)
Posted the second-best on base percentage in the league with a .470
Drew 30 free bases (15 bases on balls and 15 hit by pitches) and ranked in the top 35 nationally by getting hit by a pitch 0.27 times per game
Ranked second on the team with a .471 slugging percentage and 80 total bases, while ranking third with 35 runs scored
Racked up 10 hits in the four-game Mercer Bears Classic tournament, including a career-high 4-for-4 performance with a double, homer and three RBI against Fordham
Tallied five hits in Mercer’s tripleheader at the SoCon Tournament en route to being named to the all-tourney team
Recorded multiple hits in a team-leading 17 games while driving in multiple runs in eight

2018 (So.):

2017 (Fr.):

Made 52 appearances on the season, garnering 51 starts for the Bears
Batted .244 on the season with 32 hits, including six extra-base knocks
Registered six multi-hit performances on the year, including a 2-for-3 performance against Samford in the SoCon Tournament
Had a career day against Belmont on March 19 with a career-best three hits, five RBIs and her first collegiate dinger
Ended the year with 98 putouts and 63 assists, finishing with a fielding percentage of .970

High School

Four-year letterwinner for coach Kelli Poff at Woodland High School
Four-time first team all-region selection and named team’s defensive player of the year as a freshman
Garnered offensive player of the year honors following her junior and senior campaigns
Earned all-state honorable mention recognition as a freshman and first team all-state accolades as a sophomore
Two-year member of the Georgia Impact travel ball team for coach Buster Bass, leading the team to a PGF National Championship title