Softball

In 2016 (Junior): Danielle appeared in 36 games, starting in 28 for the Golden Eagles...went 15-14 from the circle with 18 complete games, 5/1 shutouts, and three saves, tossing 168.2 innings on the year...finished eighth in the OVC with 15 wins, a 2.74 ERA, 227 strikeouts, and 168.2 innings pitched...her 227 strikeouts on the season ranked her second in the OVC and 17th in the NCAA..ranked second in the OVC in conference play with a 10-5 record, 1.46 ERA, 134 strikeouts, and 100 innings pitched...claimed adidas® OVC Pitcher of the Week honors on May 9 when she threw a four-hit complete game shutout in game one versus Eastern Kentucky and retired 10 batters at the dish while walking only one, and held the Colonels to a .167 batting average...named to the 2016 All-OVC second team...recorded a season-high 13 strikeouts on four different occasions...recorded a one-hit complete game shutout versus Liberty on Mar. 4 and a five-hit complete game shutout versus Bradley on Mar. 15.

In 2015 (Sophomore): Danielle appeared in 40 games, starting in 34 of them for the Golden Eagles…named Tech’s Outstanding Female Athlete of 2015…went 20-12 with 27 complete games, six shutouts, and three saves, tossing 225 2/3 innings on the year…became the first Golden Eagle since Holly Thomas back in 2012 to take home All-OVC First Team honors…finished second in the OVC with 20 wins, a 2.30 ERA, 283 strikeouts, and 225 2/3 innings pitched…283 strikeouts ranked 13^th in the nation…posted a 1.49 ERA with 134 strikeouts in 103 2/3 OVC innings…carried Tech to an OVC championship and trip to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years, being named OVC Tournament MVP as well as a spot on the All-Tournament Team…tossed all 27 innings in the OVC Tournament, posting a perfect 4-0 record with a 2.07 ERA and 41 strikeouts…set the single-game strikeout record with 16 against UT Martin on Mar. 22, surpassing the mark of current Tech head coach Bonnie Bynum…reset the strikeout record with 17 punch outs in a victory over Morehead State on May 2…also struck out 15 in a win over Eastern Illinois on Apr. 4, becoming the first pitcher in program history with at least three 15-strikeout games in a career and a season….registered 10 double-digit strikeout games…named adidas® Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Week on Mar. 16 after tossing 11 scoreless innings in a pair of shutout wins at Tennessee State on Mar. 14 and 15…collected the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory since 2007 with a complete-game over win against Chattanooga on May 16…went the distance, yielding two runs on seven hits with nine strikeouts in the OVC Championship Game against SIUE on May 9…tossed a complete game victory with 10 strikeouts in the OVC Tournament Semi Finals against Murray State on May 8…struck out nine and gave up just one run in a complete-game win against SIUE in the OVC Tournament on May 7…whiffed Colonels and gave up just one earned run in a complete-game victory against Eastern Kentucky in the OVC Tournament opener on May 6…recorded a shutout win against Austin Peay on Apr. 18…went a combined 10 2/3 innings without allowing an earned run, striking out 21 and giving up a combined five hits in a doubleheader at Eastern Illinois on Apr. 4…tossed a complete-game shutout, yielding just four hits against Belmont on Mar. 28…hurled a complete-game shutout, giving up five hits against Southeast Missouri on Mar. 21…pitched a complete game, allowing two runs and punching out 11 in a win against Radford on Mar. 8…struck out 12 in five innings as part of a complete-game shuout win over Northern Kentucky on Mar. 1…went a season-high eight innings with 10 strikeouts to lead Tech to an extra-inning victory over Georgia Southern on Feb. 14.

In 2014 (Freshman): Danielle served as the Golden Eagle ace as just a freshman, leading the team with 28 starts, 19 complete games, and 169.2 innings…named to the OVC All-Newcomer Team…posted a team best 15 wins, 2.89 ERA, four shutouts, one save, and 143 strikeouts…allowed only 156 hits in 169.2 innings of work…dominated in OVC play with a 10-2 record, 1.96 ERA, surrendering only 56 hits in 82 innings…closed out the regular season with eight consecutive conference wins, a streak that began with a complete-game shutout victory against Austin Peay on Apr. 6…struck out at least 10 batters on five separate occasions, including 13 in wins against Campbell on Feb. 22 and Morehead State on May 3, the fourth most in program history…came up huge in the OVC tournament in posting a 2-1 record with three complete games, giving up only four earned runs in 20 innings of playoff work…struck out 10 and gave up two earned in a complete-game victory in Tech’s dramatic comeback win against No. 1 Jacksonville State in the OVC Tournament on May 9…fanned seven and surrendered one earned run in a complete-game effort against UT Martin to push the Golden Eagles to an elimination game win in the OVC Tournament on May 8…came within four outs of a no-hitter in tossing her first complete-game shutout in a 1-0 win over Radford on Feb. 23…had a doubleheader to remember against in a Tech twin bill sweep over Southeast Missouri on Apr. 19, hurling a complete-game shutout victory in the opener, before earning her first collegiate save with 2.1 shutout innings in the second game…tossed a complete-game shutout, surrendering just two hits in a win over Tennessee State on Apr. 12.

High School: Danielle was a four-year varsity starter at Peotone High School as a pitcher…earned Team MVP honors as a senior…three-time All-Conference selection…three-time All-Area selection…earned All-State honors…selected to the Illinois All-State Super 60 team…named to the Herald News and Daily Journal All-Area teams…posted a career record of 54-11 with a 1.14 ERA…struck out 626 batters in her career…as a senior, went 19-3 with a 0.54 ERA, striking out 213 in 141 innings of work…notched 16 shutouts in her senior season.

Personal: Full name is Danielle Noel Liberatore…daughter of Daniel and Sheri Liberatore…birthday is December 16, 1994.

Academics: Danielle is majoring in sociology...named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll once...named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll twice.