Dani Manko

Position:
OF
Height:
5-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Mission Viejo, Calif.
High School:
Tesoro

2010: Appeared in 60 games and made 49 starts in the outfield • Registered a .210 batting average with five RBI and seven stolen bases • Posted six doubles to rank second on the team • Registered two hits in an 11-0 win over Delaware Feb. 19 • Went 2-for-2 in a 3-1 win over Pacific March 6 • Scored a pair of runs in a 7-1 win over NC State May 14 in the first round of the 2010 ACC Tournament • Posted two three-game hit streaks on the season.

2009: As a sophomore, appeared in 53 games starting 17 at designated hitter and in the outfield • Tallied a .250 average registering eight hits in 32 at-bats • Recorded a .800 stealing percentage, safely stealing eight out of ten bags • Often used as a pitch-runner due to her speed • Went two-for-three against Auburn, scoring one run in a 6-5 loss.

2008: As a freshman, appeared in 58 games with three starts • Went 5 for 17 on the year for a .294 average • Tied for second on the team with 11 stolen bases on 15 attempts • Scored 26 runs ranking fourth on the team • Crossed the plate three times against NC Central on Feb. 9 • Swiped a pair of bases at Charlotte on April 9, while going 1 for 1 at the plate with two runs scored.

At Tesoro High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.: Played second base and outfield • Was a member of the Batbusters team that captured the 16U gold national championships • Was a member of the 2005 Pacific Coast League Chamionship with her high school team • Played summer ball with the SoCal Xplosion.

Personal: The daughter of Sharon and Jerry Manko • Born Danielle Ilana Manko on February 8, 1989, in Mexico City, Mexico.

More on Manko: Plans to major in exercise and sports science • Hobbies include the beach, traveling and eating • Her amazing parents have had the greatest influence on her athletic career • Favorite food is her father's chocolate chip pancakes • Favorite book is "Cosmo" • Lists "Secret Life of Bees" as her favorite movie and "Planet Earth" as her favorite TV show.

Manko's Career Statistics

Year	AVG	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	TB	RBI	SLG	BB	SO	SB-SA
2008	.294	58-3	17	26	5	1	0	0	6	3	.353	2	3	11-15
2009	.250	53-17	32	18	8	0	0	0	8	2	.250	4	2	8-10
2010	.210	60-49	105	19	22	6	0	0	28	5	.267	11	20	7-10
2011	.225	53-42	89	13	20	3	0	0	23	5	.258	6	20	3-4
Career	.226	224-111	243	76	55	10	0	0	65	15	.267	23	45	32-43