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2014 Softball Roster

Andy Schlichting
Cos Lindstrom-Furutani

13 Dani Sandel

  • Position Right Field
  • Height 5-7
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Omaha, Neb.
  • High School Westside H.S.
  • Prev School Wayne State (Neb.) College

Biography

2014: Started all 50 games in the outfield ... led Metro State to the RMAC tournament championship and the NCAA tournament ... batted .345 with 48 runs scored, 26 RBIs, 17 doubles, three home runs and three triples ... struck out 19 times and had 17 walks ... stole eight bases in 10 attempts ... batted 57-for-165 ... had 18 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games ... led Metro State to a win over No. 17 Angelo State on Feb. 16, going 2-for-4 with a home run ... hit a home run and went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBIs in Game 1 against Colorado Mesa on Feb. 22 and ripped two doubles in Game 2 ... went 3-for-4 in Game 2 against Chadron State on Feb. 28 ... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored against Western New Mexico on March 15 ... had another three-hit game against UC-Colorado Springs on April 6 and again on April 19 in Game 1 against Colorado Mines ... drove in four runs and went 2-for-3 with a triple against Chadron State on May 2 in the RMAC tournament ... went 4-for-4 with three runs, two doubles and an RBI against Adams State on May 3 ... batted .423 with seven runs, seven RBIs, four doubles, three steals and a triple in seven games at the RMAC tournament ... went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs and two RBIs against Texas Woman’s on May 9 in the first round of the NCAA tournament ... went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a double against Midwestern State (Texas) on May 10 in her final collegiate game ... batted 4-for-8 with four RBIs, three runs, two doubles and a home run in three games at the NCAA tournament.

2013: Started all 45 games in center field ... batted .309 with 46 hits in 149 at bats ... scored 31 runs and drove in 24 ... had seven doubles and two home runs ... stole nine bases in 11 attempts ... recorded nine multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI games ... ranked fourth in the conference with eight sacrifice bunts in RMAC games and led the team with 10 overall for the season ... opened the season by going 2-for-5 with three runs and a double against Adams State on Feb. 1 ... went 4-for-4 with four runs scored on Feb. 8 against Western Oregon ... went 4-for-6 with three runs, two RBIs and a double against Montana State-Billings on Feb. 9 ... hit a home run and had two hits in three at bats at UC-Colorado Springs in Game Two on March 8 ... also hit a home run against Fort Lewis on April 7 ... went 4-for-4 in Game Two at New Mexico Highlands on April 20 ... ended the season on a seven-game hitting streak.

Before Metro State: Played two seasons at Wayne State College in Wayne, Neb. ... led the Wildcats in nearly every offensive category as a sophomore, batting .374 with 37 runs scored, 30 RBIs, 13 doubles, six home runs and three triples ... stole five bases in six attempts ... struck out just 16 times in 163 at bats ... batted .333 with 22 runs scored and 16 RBIs as a freshman in 2011.

High School: 2010 graduate of Westside High School ... four-year starter ... coached by Kevin Dunn ... named to the Nebraska All-Star team ... led WHS to four district championships and four state tournament appearances ... also lettered in basketball and soccer.

Personal: Born Danielle Lea Sandel on April 28, 1992 ... daughter of Stuart and Janice Sandel ... has an older brother, Derek ... majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.

2013 Game-By-Game Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2013Junior

    Center Field
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2014Senior

    Right Field
    5'7"
    13