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2018 Softball Roster

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11 Dani Renner

  • Position Catcher/Infielder
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown White Bear Lake, Minn.
  • High School White Bear Lake Area HS

Biography

2018 Summit League All-Tournament
2018, 2017 Summit League Honor Roll


2018 SEASON (SENIOR): Played in 21 games including 10 starts ... Hit .229 with three home runs and 12 runs batted in ... Scored five runs, issued seven walks and had a pair of doubles ... Hit .300 (3-10) as a pinch-hitter, finishing career 9 of 30 for .300 average in that role ... Named to Summit League all-tournament team after delivering pinch-hit three-run home run in 6-1 win over South Dakota State (5-12-18) in championship game and pinch-hit RBI single in 4-0 win over South Dakota State (5-11-18) ... Delivered key two-run double in 3-0 win over Western Illinois (5-5-18) in pinch hitting role ... Summit League Honor Roll.

2017 SEASON (JUNIOR): Played in 39 games including 33 starts ... Hit .207 with three home runs and 14 runs batted in ... Issued 13 walks, scored 11 runs and added a pair of doubles ... Had career best 10 fielding chances including nine putouts in 2-1 win at Georgia Tech (3-26-17) ... Went 2 for 3 with home run, RBI and two runs scored in 14-3 win over South Dakota (5-11-17) in Summit League tournament ... Summit League Honor Roll.

2016 SEASON (REDSHIRT):
Redshirt in the Bison softball program during her junior year.

2015 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Played in 13 games including six starts ... Batted .154 with two hits, two runs scored and a pair of runs batted in ... Had RBI in 6-5 win vs. 17th-ranked Washington (2-27-15) and Summit League championship game win vs. South Dakota (5-9-15) ... Issued eight walks including two at Illinois (3-17-15) and vs. Central Michigan (2-13-15).

2014 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 23 games including 13 starts ... Hit .205 with a pair of home runs and seven runs batted in ... Top pinch-hitter for NDSU, recording .333 average (3-for-9) ... Added six walks, four runs scored, three doubles, one sacrifice bunt and a stolen base ... Put together season-high 2-for-2 effort at the plate with home run, double and four RBI vs. Tennessee Tech (2-8-14).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year starter at shortop and catcher for White Bear Lake High School and head coach Kaity Wightman ..Hit .537 with nine home runs to lead White Bear Lake to a 16-8 record and the section finals ... Had an .820 slugging percentage and 1.388 on-base plus slugging percentage (OPS) ... Honorable mention on 2012 all-state team ... Two-time all-conference and St. Paul Pioneer Press All-Star team selection ... St. Paul East Metro Athena Award winner ... Three-year starter at forward/center for basketball team ... Two-time all-conference performer ... Member of White Bear Lake's basketball state runner-up team in 2010 and fourth place team in 2011 Academic all-state.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Steve and Denise Renner ... Has one brother, Shad, and one sister, Kyra ... College major is mechanical engineering.


THE RENNER FILE
Favorite Movie: Mamma Mia
Favorite Foods: Pretzels 
Favorite Singer: The Paper Kites
Favorite Holiday: Christmas 
Favorite Color: Purple 
Favorite Actress: Jennifer Lawrence 
Favorite TV Show:  Arrow, Flash, Supergirl (nearly every marvel show)
Favorite Song: Walk on Water - 30 Seconds to Mars
Favorite Book: Harry Potter
Favorite Athlete: Cat Osterman

DANI'S CAREER BESTS
Offense
At-Bats: 4 at Oklahoma, 5-19-17; 4 vs. South Dakota State, 4-29-17
Runs: 2 vs. South Dakota, 5-11-17; vs. Tennessee Tech, 2-8-14
Hits: 2 vs. 5 teams, last vs. South Dakota, 5-11-17
RBI: 4 vs. Tennessee Tech, 2-8-14
2B: 1 vs. 5 teams, last vs. Western Illinois, 5-5-18
3B: N/A
HR: 1 vs. 8 teams, last vs. South Dakota State, 5-12-18
BB: 3 at Georgia Tech, 3-25-17
HBP: 1 vs. 3 teams, last at Duke, 3-2-18
SH: 1 vs. 3 teams, last at Georgia Tech, 3-26-17
SF: 1 at Western Illinois, 4-22-17
SB: 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2-15-14

Fielding
Fielding Chances: 10 at Georgia Tech, 3-26-17
Putouts: 9 at Georgia Tech, 3-26-17
Assists: 1 at Georgia Tech, 3-26-17

Multi-Hit: 5 games (4, 2017 / 1, 2015)
Multi-Run: 2 games
Multi-RBI: 8 games (4, 2018 / 3, 2017 / 1, 2015)

Longest Hitting Streak: 4 games, 2018

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

    IF
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2015Sophomore

    IF
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2016Junior

    Catcher/Infielder
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2017Redshirt Junior

    Catcher/Infielder
    6'0"
    11
  • 11

    2018Senior

    Catcher/Infielder
    6'0"
    11