2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Dani Edmands
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Northborough, MA
- High School:
- Algonquin Regional
- Position:
- C/IF
As a Senior in 2016:
- Appeared in all 57 games, including 54 starts (mostly at catcher)
- Batted .268 with two homers and 21 RBI
- Was 1-for-1 with two walks and a run scored in a 2-0 MAAC Tournament win over Canisius (5/11)
- Hit 2-for-4 with an RBI in a MAAC Tournament loss to Monmouth (5/13)
- Batted 3-for-7 with a homer, a double and two RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Saint Peter's (4/30)
- Was 3-for-7 with three RBI in a doubleheader sweep at Siena (4/16)
- Homered against Northern Kentucky (3/13)
As a Junior in 2015:
- Appeared in 38 games for the Bobcats, starting 35
- Batted .267 on the year (27-for-101)
- Recorded nine RBI, five doubles, two triples and a home run
- Ranked fourth on the team with an on base percentage of .351 and fifth on the squad with a slugging percentage of .386
- Against North Carolina Central on Mar. 22 she recorded a career high four hits in five at bats while adding a triple and two runs scored
- On Mar. 28 at home against Saint Peter’s, the junior catcher went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, two doubles and two runs scored
- Hit a home run in her second at bat of the season against Ohio on Feb. 13
As a Sophomore in 2014:
- Appeared in 41 games and hit .214 (24-for-112) with a .274 on-base percentage, 11 runs scored, six doubles, one home run, eight walks, and 14 RBI
- Over three games from March 15st to March 16th had three hits with three RBI
- From March 23rd to April 3rd had a seven game hit streak compiling seven hits, and three RBI
- On March 16th against Rutgers knocked in both of the runs for the Bobcats in a 8-2 loss
- On April 24th Edmands scored a crucial run in a 4-3 victory over Sacred Heart. Edmands would score the third run of the game for the Bobcats and give the Bobcats the lead that they would not lose for the rest of the game
- On April 26th in an 8-7 loss to Marist, Edmands powered the Bobcats with a two run blast inthe top of the fourth. The home run would be her only one of the season. Edmands would come up big in the top of the seventh knocking in the tying run on a single to keep the game alive. Eventually Quinnipiac would fall in extra innings.
As a Freshman in 2013:
- Appeared in 24 games and hit.208 (11-for-53) with a .311 on-base percentage, six runs scored, two doubles, one home run, six RBI, seven walks and two stolenbases
- Walked in three straight games to start her season between Feb. 23-24 against Marshall, UNC Greensboro and Drexel
- Tallied an RBI groundout on Feb. 23 against UNC Greensboro
- Tallied her first career hit on Mar. 1 against Loyola (IL), finishing 1-for-3 with a run scored
Had her best game of the season on Mar. 1 against Ill.-Chicago as she went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI and one run scored
- Stole a base on Mar. 2 against Providence
- Tallied her second multi-hit game in as many days on Mar. 2 against Loyola Marymount with a 2-for-3 game, one double and one run scored
- Went 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI and one walk against Colgate on Mar.16
- Finished an Apr. 10 game against Fairfield 1-for-2 withone run, one RBI and one walk
- Stole a base and singled on Apr. 16 against Fairfield
- Singled in back-to-back games on Apr. 20 against Fairleigh Dickinson
- Walked in back-to-backgames on May 2 against Manhattan.
Before Quinnipiac:
- Edmands joined Quinnipiac from Algonquin Regional High School in Massachusetts
- Received Most Valuable Player honors in her freshman and junior seasons
- After posting a.561 batting average as a junior, she won the Team Award, and was inducted into her high school’s 100 Hit Club
- Accumulated 132 career hits to help her win MVP fromher high school
- The Borough native was also selected Mid-Watch A All-Star all four years in high school, while being named a Top Ten Hitter in her high school league all four years as well
- She finished her senior season with the Super Team All-Star distinction and is a three-year honor roll student
Personal:
- Native of Northborough, Mass.
- Daughter of James and Deborah Edmands
- Has fourolder siblings in James, Heather, Kerri and Elizabeth
- Plans to major in health science
