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Danielle Fletcher

Class: Sophomore Hometown: Moor Park, Calif. High School: Grace Brethren

Position: C B-T: R/R

2011: Started 37 games: 18 at designated player, 17 at catcher and two at third base ... posted a .257 average with seven doubles, a triple and five home runs ... boasted a .469 slugging percentage ... drove in 22 RBI, including three game winners ... scored 15 runs, including the game winner in Game 2 vs. IUPUI ... put together a four-game hit streak from Feb. 19 to Feb. 26, as well as two three-game streaks ... registered multiple hit in eight games, including three hit efforts on three occasions ... went 3-for-3 at the plate vs. Buffalo ... drew two walks and was hit by a pitch once ... laid down three sacrifices ... made good on 95 percent of defensive chances.

High School: A two-time all-league performer ... garnered second team all-Marmonte league honors as a sophomore at Moorpark High School, then added first team all-Frontier league accolades her junior season at Grace Brethren ... received most valuable player honors as a rookie and best offensive player accolades her sophomore year at Moorpark under coach Meghan Stotts ... earned scholastic student-athlete honors both seasons ... led Grace Brethren to a league title under coach Norma Skinner, while garnering all-league accolades and the team's Best Defensive Player honors after transfering as a junior ... posted a .750 batting average, including a California state record-tying 17 consecutive hits to start the year, as a senior ... named Ventura Country Student Athlete of the Year as a senior, while also picking up ESPN Star of the Week and Ventura Country Athlete of the Week honors ... attended the East/West game featuring the best of two counties and was named a small school All-State selection by Cal-Hi Sports, as well as team MVP as as senior ... received the Laureate Award with a 4.0 GPA and highest honors for holding above a 3.5 throughout high school ... played summer ball for the Pumas 18-Gold team which finished third at the ASA National Championship

Personal: Full name is Danielle Nicole Fletcher ... born March 20, 1992 ... parents are Robert and Lisa Fletcher ... has one brother, Robert, and two sisters, Daryl-Ann and Katie ... plans to major in psychology or business at Purdue.

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