Danae King

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Position:
Infield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Sunrise Mountain
Hometown:
Glendale, Ariz.

King's Ball State Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG

CAREER NOTES ENTERING 2018 SEASON
• Has drove in two game-winning RBI over her Ball State career
• Played in 57 of a possible 58 games over her Ball State career, earning 55 starts at first base
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: 4th in fielding percentage (.991), T-19th in home runs (7)
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts: 16th in putouts (307 in 2017)

2017 (Jr.): Earned first letter at Ball State … played in 57 games, earning 55 starts at first base … tied for second on the team with seven home runs, which places her in a tie for 19th in program history for career home runs … finished the season with a .224 batting average, including four doubles and seven home runs … tied for third on the team with 26 RBI, while scoring 16 runs … tallied a RBI single in her second at bat for the Cardinals, helping guide the team to a 5-2 victory in the season opener versus DePaul (Feb. 10) … her first Ball State home run was a two-run blast to give the Cardinals a 2-0 advantage at then-No. 11 Louisiana (Feb. 11) … her first of five multiple hit games came in the 17-2 (5) win over Drake (Feb. 17), when she tallied a pair of second inning singles, including a RBI hit in her second at bat of the inning … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a RBI single in the second inning of the 11-1 (6) win over Penn (March 3) … drove in a season-high four RBI in a 7-1 win over Butler (March 18), including driving in what stood to be the game-winning run with a three-run double in the first inning … reached base safely in 11 straight games starting with a 1-for-2 effort versus Brown (March 10) and ending after a 1-for-4 day at Indiana State (March 29) … had a season-best five game hitting streak during the run, while also tallying three home runs during the run (vs. Rutgers on March 11, in the second game at Buffalo on March 24 and at Buffalo on March 26) … drove in a pair of runs in Ball State’s 3-2 second game victory at Ohio (April 8) with a monster blast off the top of the roof of the Bobcats’ batting facility in left field … blasted three-run home runs in the second game victory over Toledo (April 22) and in the first game loss at Central Michigan (April 29) … finished the season with 307 putouts which is the 16th-best single season total in program history … added 12 assists and finished the season with a .991 fielding percentage … had a hand in turning nine double plays.

PHOENIX COLLEGE – 2016 (So.): Played in 65 games to helped guide the Bears to a fourth-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament … team finished the year with a 57-8-1 (.871) overall record and captured the ACCAC and NJCAA Division II Regional I championships … NFCA First Team All-American and NJCAA First Team All-American … NJCAA Marucci Elite Hitter Award … NJCAA Division II Softball National All-Tournament Team … All-Region and All-ACCAC First Team … lead the Bears with a .516 batting average and ranked second in the nation with 28 home runs … ranked sixth nationally with a 1.010 slugging percentage, while her 75 RBIs were 11th among all NJCAA Division II players … finished the season with a .574 on base percentage by adding 17 doubles and a triple to go along with 63 singles.

OLE MISS – 2015 (Fr.): Appeared in 12 games for the Rebels, primarily used as a pinch hitter and a defensive replacement … hit .300 as she went 3-for-10 with four runs scored, a double, a triple and three RBIs … made her first appearance at No. 16 Arizona State (Feb. 6) in the Kajikawa Classic … recorded her first hit in game one against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (March 11) and tallied an RBI … scored a season-high three runs with two RBIs in game two of the doubleheader against Pine Bluff … went 1-for-1 with a double and a walk in the second game against the Lady Lions … hit her first triple against No. 12 Georgia (April 11) in game two of the weekend series … went 1-for-1 with an RBI and a run scored in the contest.

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball at Sunrise Mountain High School for coach Jody Pruitt … helped guide the team to a 116-10 record over her career, including a 21-4 record her senior year … named all-state second team as a junior and senior … led the Mustangs with a .506 batting average and logged 16 doubles, two triples, two home runs, 39 RBIs and 33 runs scored as a senior … helped guide Sunrise Mountain to a state championship as a junior by producing a .505 batting average with 55 hits and 44 runs scored … tabbed first team all-division and all-section as a sophomore and junior … honorable mention all-state as a sophomore … Sunrise Mountain finished second in the state tournament her sophomore year where she held a .470 batting average and 55 hits ... helped lead her high school to the Arizona 4A-1 Region Champions … also lettered in badminton and volleyball at Sunrise Mountain.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Shawn and Jan King … born Jan. 25, 1997 in Glendale, Ariz. … full name is Danae Michelle King … majoring in education.

WHY I CHOSE BALL STATE: I had an immediate connection with the entire coaching staff and they made me feel very comfortable and answered every question I had about the softball program. Once I arrived on campus, I knew Ball State was the perfect fit for me. The campus is beautiful, the academic support is great and I am very excited to be a Cardinal.