FMU: 4-year returning starter....Taking advantage of the extra year of eligibility granted by the NCAA because of the covid pandemic....D2CCA All-Region Team (second team) 2023....Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team 2023....Conference Carolinas Winter/Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2023....Conference Carolinas All-Community Service Team 2022-23....Conference Carolinas Player of the Week (Feb. 27-Mar. 5, 2023)....Career Totals entering 2023: 164 games played, 43 doubles, 11 homers, 90 RBIs and a .306 batting average....Conference Carolinas Spring Academic All-Conference Team 2022....Conference Carolinas Player of the Week (March 21-27, 2022)....Started all 55 games in 2022....Set team record with 22 doubles (with 43 is only four shy of career record)....Second on the team in hitting in 2022....Ranked fourth nationally in doubles (22) and 19th in sac flies (5)....Conference Carolinas rankings: 1st in doubles (22), T-3rd in sac flies (5), 8th in hits (60), 10th in runs scored (44), T-11th in walks (24), 13th in RBIs (39), 17th in slugging (.586), T-19th in home runs (6), 24th in OPS (.1.000), and 25th in fielding percentage (.976)....14 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI games....Team MVP 2022 and 2021....Started all 32 games in 2021 in the outfield (23 in CF and 9 in LF)....Led team with nine extra-base hits....Shared team lead in RBIs (19), including 12 two-out RBIs....7 multi-hit games and 6 multi-RBI games....Batted .387 with runners in scoring position....Second on team with OPS of .874....Started all 27 contests in CF as a sophomore (2020)....Fifth on the team in runs scored and doubles....4 multi-hit games and 2 multi-RBI games....Two outfield assists....Very production freshman year (2019)...Started all 50 contests (31 games in RF, 18 in LF, and 1 at 2B)....8 multi-hit games and 6 multi-RBI games....Second among the team regulars with a .295 average....Fifth on the team in runs scored and RBIs....Posted a .797 OPS...Had school record-tying 5 hits in 12-9 win at Columbus State (4-13-19)....NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete 2022, 2023....Peach Belt Conference Presidential Honor Roll 2021....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2019 (fall), 2020 (spring, fall), 2021 (spring, fall), 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2022 (spring, fall), 2023 (spring).
PERSONAL:
- Born Danielle Leann Karacson in Bartow, FL
- Graduate of Bartow High School, where she played under the direction of coach Glenn Rutenbar
- Varsity letterwinner in four different sports (softball, cross country, weightlifting, and basketball) for the Yellow Jackets
- Nickname is Dani
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- Campus Activities/Academic Achievements: Â Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Society
- How you got your nickname: My family
- Major: Â Biology and Psychology
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Â A Doctor
- Favorite Superhero:Â Batman
- Favorite Athlete: Â Kevin Kiermaier
- Favorite Sports Team: Â Tampa Bay RaysÂ
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Entire Harry Potter series and Criminal Minds
- Favorite Food: Â Tacos or Steak
- Favorite Vacation Spot: Â Beach in the summer, mountains in the winter
- Favorite Musical Artist:Â 21 Savage
- Favorite Thing About FMU: Â The Griffin Athletic Complex and the campus
- Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Â Hanging out with my friends
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Â Get better everyday, get some dubs, and soak in all the ups and downs
- Why you first chose your sport: My parents put me in tee-ball and was hooked from then on
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Learning from failure; control the controllable
- Interesting Notes: Â Earned Varsity letters in four different sports; I can make a pretty good chicken noise
- Any Brush With Greatness?: Â Met Tim Tebow and Ray Lewis; From the same city as Tracy McGrady; Went to the same middle school as MLB All-Star Andrew McCutchen
