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University of North Florida Athletics

2014 Softball Roster

44 Danica Mandarano

  • Position Outfield
  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-7
  • Hometown Boca Raton, Fla.
  • High School Olympic Heights HS

Biography

SENIOR (2014)
UNF’s starting center fielder in all 49 games… led UNF in hits (45) and tied for second in runs scored (22)… recorded hits in 35 games… finished career on a 10-game hitting streak, tallying 13 hits in that span… blasted first career home run with a line-drive shot over right field in Game One of the series with Jacksonville (Apr. 5), tying the game at 3-3… tallied the game-winning run at Bethune-Cookman (Apr. 9) in the 12th inning... helped turn the game-ending double play at Bethune-Cookman (Apr. 9) in the bottom of the 12th to lift UNF to a 2-1 win… one of the toughest Ospreys to strikeout, recording 10 strikeouts in 162 at bats... Atlantic Sun Academic Honor Roll selection.

JUNIOR (2013)
Second-Team All-Atlantic Sun and Atlantic Sun Softball Academic All-Conference... started all 57 games in center field... led UNF in batting average (.345) and runs (35) and on base percentage (.426), and was one of two Ospreys with a team-best 57 hits on the season... finished tied for eighth in the Atlantic Sun in hits... ranked ninth and 10th in the Atlantic Sun in batting average and on base percentage, respectively... one of four Atlantic Sun players to hit over .400 in conference games... had four hitting streaks that last longer than five games... put together a 13-game hitting streak starting against Towson (Feb. 23) and continuing into Game Two at USC Upstate (Mar. 9)... registered 18 hits during that streak, including two hits in four-straight games... recorded 12 hits during a seven-game hitting streak (Apr. 17-Apr. 28) later in the season, getting two hits in five of those games... also had a pair of six-game hitting streaks (Mar. 23-Mar. 30; Apr. 6-14)... had 15 games with two hits... scored eight runs during a seven-game scoring streak (Apr. 6-17)... scored three runs in Game-Two against Northern Kentucky (Apr. 20)... made several spectacular plays in center field, including robbing a home run from Lipscomb in UNF’s first game of the Atlantic Sun Tournament (May 9)... Atlantic Sun All-Academic... Atlantic Sun Conference Scholar.

SOPHOMORE (2012)
One of three players to start in all 55 games... recorded a .294 batting average for the season, going 45-for-153... top Osprey batter against Atlantic Sun teams, hitting .265 (19-for-52) against conference opponents... tied with Kaley Brosky for most hits (45) and runs (25) in the season... began the season with an eight-game hitting streak, tallying nine hits during that span... recorded 11 multi-hit games... was 3-for-3 with two RBI in Game One at Kennesaw State ( Apr. 6)... part of a big seven-run eighth inning against Mount St. Mary’s (Mar. 4) at the first Osprey Invitational, recording an RBI and scoring a run... drove in the game-tying run in the fourth inning against both Delaware State (Mar. 11) and Boston University (Mar. 15)... scored the game-winning runs against Towson (Mar. 16) and ETSU (Apr. 13 – Game Two)... tallied the game-tying run in the sixth inning in Game One against Belmont (Apr. 1) and then scored during UNF’s big seven-run sixth inning in Game Two against the Bruins (Apr. 1)... one of two runs to score on a game-tying play in the seventh inning in Game One at Bethune-Cookman (Apr. 11)... notched UNF’s only run in Game One against then-No. 20/21 Florida State (May 1)... was 2-for-2 with the Ospreys’ lone run at Florida Gulf Coast (May 3)... Atlantic Sun Academic Honor Roll.
 
FRESHMAN (2011)
Played in 35 games, making 18 starts... hit .268... went 3-for-3 with two RBI in Game 1 against Florida Gulf Coast on Apr. 19... recorded two hits and two RBI in Game 1 versus Florida State on Apr. 13... scored six runs on the season... registered a double in Game 1 against Belmont (Apr. 8).
 
HIGH SCHOOL
Coached by David Keithley... started at pitcher each year, but also made appearances at first base, shortstop, catcher and outfield... also played volleyball from her freshman to junior year... member of the bowling team her senior year... graduated with honors...
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Stephen and Cynthia Mandarano... has one older brother, Michael, one older sister, Alyson, and one younger sister, Stephanie... born on Jan. 24... majoring in Health Administration.

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Historical Player Information

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    2011Freshman

    Outfield
    5'7"
    44
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    2012Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'7"
    44
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    2013Junior

    Outfield
    5'7"
    44
  • 44

    2014Senior

    Outfield
    5'7"
    44