Dani Walker

Year:
Sophomore
Pos.:
C
Hometown:
Deer Lodge, Mont.

2018 (senior season): Played in 20 of 55 games, getting 17 starts ... Started 13 games at catcher, four at designated player ... Batted .178 in 45 at-bats ... Had eight hits, including a double ... Scored five runs, drove in four ... Had a fielding percentage behind the plate of .989.

2017 (junior season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Played in 32 games ... Made 15 starts at catcher, 17 at designated player ... Batted .200 hitting mainly in the No. 7 spot in the lineup ... Had 16 hits, five going for extra bases ... Tied for sixth on the team with four doubles ... Drove in 12 runs, scored three ... Led team with seven sacrifices ... Batted .385 against left-handed pitching, .323 with runners in scoring position ... Had two multiple-hit games, four multiple-RBI games ... Went 4-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs scored in back-to-back home wins over Southern Utah ... Had a two-RBI single in Montana’s seven-run fourth inning in 9-5 Big Sky tournament championship-game win at Weber State ... Had a 1.000 fielding percentage.

2016 (sophomore season): Played in 23 games, getting 10 starts at catcher ... Went 8-2 as a starter ... Also appeared as a designated player, pinch hitter and pinch runner ... Picked off a pair of base runners to lead the Big Sky ... Batted .206 in 34 at-bats, with seven hits, seven runs scored and six RBIs ... Had two doubles ... Hit .500 with the bases loaded, .263 with runners on base ... Went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and three runs scored in 17-6 win over Illinois State ... Had a 1.000 fielding percentage.

2015 (freshman season): Played in 17 games, getting nine starts at catcher … Had two hits in 23 at-bats to hit .087 … Had a .214 on-base percentage … Two of three season RBIs came in 12-0 victory over Carroll … Finished with a .961 fielding percentage, with 41 putouts and eight assists.

Personal: A 2014 graduate of Powell County High ... The daughter of Kirk and Jody Walker ... Has a younger brother, Derek, and a younger sister, Darcy … An elementary education major.