Danielle Romanello Season 2021

Final bio

A clutch hitter ... Seems to get her hits in bunches ... Hit .261 (43-for-165) for her career with two home runs, 32 RBIs and 11 runs in 110 games (35 games started) … Batted .333 (20-for-60) as a pinch hitter.
 
SDSU Career Rankings (after the 2022 season): 5th in fielding percentage (.991)

HONORS
* SEC Freshman of the Week (April 11, 2018)
* Two-time Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2018-19)
* 2021 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete
* 2021 Mountain West Spring All-Academic Team
* 2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
* 2018 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll

SENIOR SEASON (2022)
Hit .257 (37-for-144) with five home runs, 26 RBIs and 15 runs, recording a .417 slugging percentage and a .349 on-base mark … Ended up setting career highs in games played (53), games started (50), at-bats (144), runs (15), hits (37), home runs (5), RBIs (26), total bases (60), slugging percentage (.417), stolen bases (2), putouts (323) and fielding assists (13) … Had 10 multi-hit games, six multi-RBI games and four multi-run contests … Had six go-ahead RBIs, two game-winning RBIs and two tying RBIs … Hit .258 (16-for-62) with six RBIs in Mountain West games … Homered twice and drove in four runs against Cal Poly on Feb. 13 … Was 2-for-4 with a home run and a double against UC Davis on Feb. 24 … Had four straight games with two hits apiece from April 20-May 1, going 8-for-11 (.727) with a home run, four RBIs, three runs and three walks over that stretch … Had two runs in back-to-back games at New Mexico (May 12-13) … Walked a combined five times in the series with the Lobos (May 12-14) … Came up with a grand slam to tie Cal State Fullerton at 5-5 in the NCAA Tempe Regional on May 21 and the Aztecs ended up winning, 8-5 … Followed with two hits and an RBI at No. 8/5 Arizona State on May 22.
 
JUNIOR SEASON (2021)
Batted .260 with three home runs, 16 RBIs, 14 runs and a team-high 21 walks for a .393 on-base percentage ... Was one of only two Aztecs to start all 44 games ... Recorded eight multi-hit games (T-3rd on team) and three multi-RBI games ... Had six games with multiple walks ... Had a season-high three hits with two RBIs, a double and a run against Saint Mary's on March 14 ... Logged a career-long six-game hitting streak from April 18-May 1 and a career-long seven game streak of reaching base safely from Feb. 26-March 9.

UNIV. OF FLORIDA (2018-19)
Spent two seasons at Florida from 2018-19 where the Gators went 105-29 (.784) ... Started 31 games and played in 79 for the Gators ... Over her two years with UF, batted .185 (24-for-130) with five home runs, 18 RBIs, 12 runs, five doubles and a triple, while owning a .354 slugging percentage and .270 on-base mark ... Was also perfect in the field in 28 chances ... As a sophomore in 2019, hit .186 (16-for-86) with four homers, 10 RBIs, nine runs, three doubles, a triple, eight walks and seven times hit by a pitch in 45 games (26 starts), posting a .384 slugging percentage and a .304 on-base percentage ... Saw action in 34 games with five starts for the Gators as a freshman in 2018, going 8-for-44 (.182) with two doubles and a home run along with eight RBIs and three runs scored ... Served primarily as a pinch hitter as she went to the plate 24 times off the bench ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on April 11, 2018 for her play against Alabama when she went 2-for-3 with a homer, double and three RBIs in a 3-2 win ... Other honors included the SEC Academic Honor Roll (2019) and SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2018), and a two-time Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2018-19).

CLUB - GOLD COAST HURRICANES
Played her club ball with the Gold Coast Hurricanes.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played her prep ball at Canterbury High School in St. Petersburg, Fla., where she was a four-time 2A first-team all-state selection (2013-16) ... Led CHS to three 2A state titles (2013-14, 2017) ... Also was the 2017 Miracle Sports Offensive Player of the Year, a multi-time All-American, the 2016 state player of the year, the 2013 state defensive player of the year and a 2017 Junior Olympic Cup all-star team selection ... Also was the 2016 Tampa Bay Times Pinellas County Player of the Year and a three-time first-team all-Tampa Bay pick ... Was the 2015 Florida Dairy Farmers Class 2A Player of the Year ... Posted six-year career marks of a .516 batting average with 39 home runs and 187 RBIs at CSH, while holding every statistical record in school history ... Also played basketball at CHS and ran cross country.
 
CAREER HIGHS
Runs: 2 - 7 times
Hits: 3 vs. Saint Mary’s, 3/14/21
RBIs: 4 - 3 times
Walks: 3 at New Mexico, 5/15/22
Stolen Bases: 1 - 2 times
Hitting Streak: 6 - April 18-May 1, 2021
Reached Base Streak: 7 - Feb. 26-March 9, 2021