FMU: Two-year returning letterwinner and part-time starter....Played in 34 contests with 21 starts (RF and DH) in 2015....Tallied three homers and 12 RBIs with a .338 on-base percentage....Successful first season....Appeared in 39 contests with 25 starts (14 behind the plate, 11 at DP)....Batted .231 with OPS of .614....Did not commit an error....Threw out 2 of 17 runners attempting to steal....A feisty spitfire of a player....Will work behind the plate....Has a consistant bat and some pop too....Willing to work and learn....NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 2016....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2015, 2016....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2013 (fall), 2014 (fall), 2015 (fall), 2016 (spring).
PERSONAL: Born Danielle Alyne Myers in Raleigh, N.C.....A graduate of West Johnston High School, where she played for coaches Wayne Collins, Warren Singleton, and Kelly Tudor....WJHS varsity co-captain as a sophomore, junior and senior....Helped lead West Johnston to a Final Four finish in the 4A division as a senior....McDonalds Player of the Week (four times: three softball, one volleyball)....As a junior, hit .485 with 10 home runs and a .614 on-base percentage....Threw out 85 percent of base runners attempting to steal....Two-time All-State and All-District....Three-time All-Conference performer....School's Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore....Earned her conference's Sportsmanship Award in 2010....Her travel team, JC Clippers, won the 2008 NSA Class A World Series....National Honor Society member....Nickname is Dee Dee.
PERSONAL FAVORITES: As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: veterinarian.... Favorite Athlete: Mike Trout....Favorite Sports Team: New York Yankees....Favorite Movie: Pitch Perfect....Favorite TV Show: Criminal Minds....Favorite Food: macaroni and cheese....Favorite Vacation Spot: beach....Celebrity Crush: Channing Tatum....Favorite Sport Other than Your Own: volleyball....Favorite Website (outside social media): wanelo....Favorite Social Media Site: Instagram....Twitter Handle: dani_alynnee017 ....Instagram Account: dani_alynnee ....Your Motivation Music: Anything I can dance to....Favorite Thing About FMU: athletic complex ....Favorite Off-Field Activity: fishing....Goals for Upcoming Season: asset on the field, be the spark plug for the team....Hobbies: fishing, swimming, four wheeling, riding horses....Interesting Notes: NCSCA All-State – two-time winner; All-District – two-time winner; All-Conference three-time winner; West Johnston High School co-captain varsity softball as a sophomore, junior and senior; helped lead West Johnston softball to final four finish in the 4A division as a senior; McDonalds Player of the Week – four-time winner (three softball, one volleyball); West Johnston Offensive Player of the Year as a sophomore; travel team JC Clippers won 2008 NSA Class A World Series; Great grandfather pitched at Wake Forest University....Brush With Greatness: Met Jenny Finch, Caitlyn Lowe, Megan Willis.
