2011: Played and started in 45 games at shortstop…Batted .299 (32-for-107) with five doubles and four homers…Scored 14 runs on the year and drove in 18…Scored a season-high three runs and had a season-high three hits against NC Central on April 7…Drove in a season-high four runs against Western Carolina on April 22…Hit a walk-off homer on April 23 against Western Carolina in a 7-6 come-from-behind win for the Phoenix…Earned SoCon Player of the Week honors on April 25…Was a preseason all-league selection.
2010: Made 58 starts on the year…Helped Elon to a school record 38 wins en route to the SoCon Tournament title and an NCAA Regional appearance…Batted .243 with eight doubles and five home runs…Finished the season with 31 RBI and 18 runs scored…Finished with a .466 slugging percentage and .319 on-base percentage…Picked up a pair of stolen bases and finished the season with 11 walks.
2009: Started 45 of 46 games for the Phoenix…Drove in eight runs on 10 hits…Tallied 76 putouts and 90 assists as the starting shortstop…Had two RBI against UNC Greensboro…Reached on a walk nine times.
High School: Helped Caravel Academy claim a pair of state championships as well as a pair of state runner-up finishes…Served as the team captain for three years…Earned first-team all-state accolades following her junior and senior seasons…Started at shortstop at the high school level since she was in eighth grade…Earned the Golden Glove Award as an eighth grader and the Coach’s Award as a freshman…Was an honorable mention all-state pick as a freshman…Did not play her sophomore year due to a season-ending ankle injury…Played for the Pennsbury Gems Gold travel team and served as the team captain…Was a four-year member of Caravel’s basketball team…Member of the field hockey team as an eighth grader…Member of the Sportsmanship Committee throughout her prep career.
Personal: Full name is Danielle Ann Lafferty…Daughter of Jerry and Nancy Lafferty...Born on February 22, 1989…Nickname is DL…Majoring in sport and event management.
I attribute the success of the season to…: My coaches and my teammates.
Favorite movie: A Walk to Remember
Most embarrasing moment on the softball field: Tripping and falling face first in the dirt after my cleat got hooked in my other shoe.
Surprising fact: I am a clean freak and could sleep for days.
Biggest influence: My parents and Pop-Pop because they show me how to be strong in difficult situations and they always know what to say when I need advice.
Words to live by: “Live every day like it’s your last.”
