Danielle Watson

Danielle Watson pitches in the 6-1 win against North Carolina

Danielle Watson pitches in the series opener against Georgia Tech on Sunday.

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Danielle Watson pitches during game three of the series against Florida State at Ulmer Stadium.

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Danielle Watson pitches in the 10-9 win over Florida State

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Watson pitches in the 2-0 win against No. 3 Florida State

Danielle Watson pitches against Syracuse

Danielle Watson poses for a studio photo

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Danielle Watson pitches the ball against NC State

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Class:
Freshman
High School:
Penn
Hometown:
Osceola, Ind.

As a sophomore (2019): All-ACC Academic Team member... Led the pitching staff with 88 strikeouts in 161.0 innings... Posted a 3.83 ERA and a 12-15 record ... Tossed a complete game, giving up one run and scattering two hits in the NCAA regional win over No. 17/16 Northwestern (5/18)... Named ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week on April 9... Tied a career high with 11 strikeouts in the 7-2 win over Georgia Tech (4/21)... Tossed a complete game one-hit shutout in the 2-0 win over No. 3/3 Florida State (4/6)... Hit her first career home run at Western Kentucky (4/3)... Registerd a career-high 11 strikeouts against Syracuse (3/17)... Went 3-for-4 with her first career run and RBI - setting a career high for hits - in the 14-1 win over Michigan State (3/8), also picked up a complete game win with five strikeouts in the contest... Got the win against Missouri after scattering five hits and striking out five in 7.0 innings... Struck out eight and scattered three hits in a complete game win against Kansas (2/24)... Registered her first career hit with a double against Kansas (2/24)... Got the complete game win against No. 15/17 Michigan, striking out four and giving up one earned run while striking out four and scattering five hits in seven innings... Tossed a one-hit shutout with a career-high nine strikeouts in the 9-0 win over Cal State Fullerton (2/8)... Scattered two hits and struck out six in seven innings in the 1-0 loss to Northwestern (2/9).

As a freshman (2018): Made 36 appearances with 19 starts... Posted a 14-10 record and a 3.13 ERA with 105 strikeouts in 129.2 innings... Held opponents to a .224 batting average... Picked up the save against Marshall after retiring all six batters she faced in the final two innings... Notched her first shutout in the 15-0 win against UAB (3/1)... Selected College Sports Madness ACC Player of the Week and named to the NFCA honor roll on March 4 following her performance in the Red & Black Classic... Delivered a season-high eight strikeouts in the 4-1 win over Maryland (3/2)... Registered seven strikeouts against Northwestern (2/16)... Posted her first career win against UCF (2/9)... Got the win in the Cards’ 5-3 victory over North Florida (2/10)... Picked up the win against Illinois (2/11)... Named to ACC Academic Honor Roll.

High School/Travel Ball: Four-year letterwinner at Penn High School... Helped team to state runner-up finish in 2016 with no hitters in sectional and regional games… Three-time sectional and regional champion... Three-time all-state first team selection… Has registered 11 career no-hitters… Two-time Northern IN Conference MVP… Four-time all-conference selection… USA Today All-USA high school team selection… Premier Girls Fastpitch (PGF) All- American…Colorado Independence Day Tournament (IDT) and Triple Crown Tournament runner-up with travel team, Indiana Magic Gold… Earned academic all-state honors and was named to the NIC all-academic team.

Personal: Full name is Danielle Watson... Nickname is D… Birthdate is March 8, 1999... Daughter of Brent and Melissa Watson, Jackie and Brian Green …Major is middle school and secondary education…Post college ambition is to teach and coach softball at Penn High School… Wears No. 13 after being given that number as a freshman… Chose UofL because of the campus and facilities, as well as the athletic and academic opportunities available at the university… Greatest accomplishment so far is signing to play UofL… Favorite softball memory is finishing second at the Colorado IDT tournament after battling back eight games from the losers bracket… Most people don’t know that she is afraid of people in costumes… Hobbies include hanging with friends and eating.