Dani Garcielita

Position:
OF
Height:
5-2
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Whittier, Calif.
High School:
La Serna

2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 47 games as a sophomore, making 11 starts in the outfield • Used primarily as a pinch runner, with 17 runs and three stolen bases • Batted .214 with a double and two RBIs • Hit safely in the first three games of the season with a double, two runs and two RBIs • Went 1-for-3 with a run in back-to-back starts against Illinois.

2015 (Freshman): Appeared in 45 games, making 21 starts in the outfield over her first season at Carolina • Lightning quick, she was a menace on the base paths while scoring 18 runs and stealing three bases • Batted .190 with eight hits while bringing in one run.

Prep: Batted .387 her senior year for the Lancers, going for 43 hits with 18 RBIs • Tallied a .431 batting average as a junior with 44 hits, 24 RBIs and 28 runs • Ranked #92 in StudentSports.com’s Top 100 Seniors • Named to Division 3 All-California Interscholastic Federation first team in 2013 • Named to all-area team by the Whittier Daily News in 2012 • Named Del Rio League MVP in 2013, second team in 2012 and honorable mention in 2011 • Helped team to Del Rio League title three-straight years • Three-year starter at center • Named La Serna High Best All-Around Player in 2013 • Led the So Cal Firecrackers-Blanco to the 2011 PGF 16U national title, then finished third with Firecrackers-Araujo in 2012 • Finished second at the 2012 Colorado Fireworks and third at the 2011 Colorado Sparkler 16U • Honor roll student, member of the California Scholarship Federation and Los Serenos Bilingual Organization.

Personal: Plans to major in political science • Born September 16 in Bellflower, Calif. • Daughter of Mario and Kathleen Garcielita • Father Mario played football at Whittier College and mother Kathleen played softball also at Whittier • Mother Kathleen was inducted into the Whittier College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998 • Has one brother • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy as a member of the Rising Stars program.

Career Statistics
Year	GP	GS	Avg	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	OB%	SF	SH	SB	FLD%
2015	45	21	.190	42	18	8	1	0	0	1	9	.214	7	0	5	.306	0	2	3-5	.833
2016	47	11	.214	28	17	6	1	0	0	2	7	.250	0	0	2	.214	0	1	3-5	.750
TOTAL	92	32	.200	70	35	14	2	0	0	3	16	.229	7	0	7	.273	0	3	6-10	.808