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2014 Softball Roster

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1 Daniella Rodarte

  • Position UTIL
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Mesquite, Texas
  • Highschool Mesquite

Biography

2012 All-Great West Conference Second Team

2014 (Senior):
One of five Huskies to start in all 50 games...hit .266 with 38 hits, three doubles, one triple, 14 RBI, and 24 runs scored...she had 11 multi-hit games...went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored against Southeastern Louisiana (3/23)...went 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI, and a run scored at Central Arkansas (4/17)...tied career high of three RBI at Prairie View A&M (4/9), where she went 2-for-4 with a run scored...had a season-high six-game hitting streak from April 23-May 3...hit .303 with 23 hits, two doubles, six RBI, and 13 runs scored in conference play...team captain...named to Southland Conference Spring Honor Roll...ranks second all-time in at-bats (616) and ninth in games played (195).

2013 (Junior): Appeared in and started in 38 games...hit .259 with 29 hits, 17 runs scored, four doubles, five triples, one home run, and 17 RBI...had six 2-hit games, including a span of three in four games...went 2-for-3 with two RBI, three runs scored, and a homer against Southern (2/17)...had two-RBI games against Texas Southern (2/27) and Prairie View A&M (4/23)...hit .254 with 18 hits, eight runs scored, two doubles, three triples, and five RBI in conference play...named to Southland Spring Honor Roll.

2012 (Sophomore): Started in all 49 games, hitting .290 at the plate, which was third-best...led the team with 47 hits and five triples...also recorded three doubles, 11 RBI and 17 runs scored....her .370 slugging percentage was third-highest on the team and her 12 sacrifice hits led the squad...went 2-for-2 in stolen bases...had four multiple-hit games in the first seven games of the season....finished with 12 multi-hit games...went 3-for-5 against Drake (2/24) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/25)...went 2-for-3 on two triples and two runs scored against Utah Valley (5/13).

2011 (Freshman): Played in 58 games with 57 starts...she hit .241 with two triples, which led the team...had 48 hits, seven doubles, one home run and 16 RBI...scored 30 runs...had a two-double, three-RBI game against Grambling State (2/27)...had a triple against Southern (2/25) and Sam Houston State (4/27), while hitting her first collegiate homer against South Dakota (3/27).

High School: Played volleyball and softball at Mesquite High School...in softball, her team were regional quarterfinal champions in 2008...she was a two-time Honorable Mention 12-5A and was named MHS Newcomer of the Year in 2007...was named First Team All-District 11-5A in 2009 and 2010 and was named MHS Defensive Player of the Year in 2009 and MHS MVP in 2010...she was named to the DFW All Star/TGCA West All Star...academic honors include Senior Leader, "Be the Change" Leader, All-District Academic 2007-10 and Junior Class Treasurer.

Personal: Majoring in kinesiology education...born July 10, 1992, in El Paso, Texas...daughter of Pablo and Claudia Rodarte...has one sister, Annalise...enjoys sports, shopping and listening to music.

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Historical Player Information

  • 1

    2011Freshman

    UTIL
    5'3"
    1
  • 1

    2012Sophomore

    UTIL
    5'3"
    1
  • 1

    2013Junior

    UTIL
    5'3"
    1
  • 1
    C

    2014Senior

    UTIL
    5'3"
    1
    C