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Honors & Awards:
•Academic All-NSIC (2024)
•ABCA Central Region Second Team (2024)
•All-NSIC First Team (2024)
•NSIC Player of the Week (April 15, 2024)
•CCA Central Region Second Team (2023)
•NCBWA Central Region Honorable Mention (2023)
•All-NSIC First Team (2023)
•Academic All-NSIC (2023)
•Academic All-NSIC (2022)
2024: Academic All-NSIC ... ABCA All-Central Region second tem ... named All-NSIC first team ... closed career setting the program record for career hits with 241 ... set school record with 90 base hits ... batted a team-high .415 with 13 doubles, 11 home runs and 52 RBIs ... led team with 30 multi-hit games ... named NSIC Player of the Week on April 15.
2023: Academic All-NSIC ... named All-NSIC first team ... CCA All- Central Region second team ... NCBWA Central Region honorable mention ... named SMSU's Best Defensive Player ... tied school single-season record with 70 base hits ... led SMSU in batting average (.389), hits, doubles (12), total bases (111) and stolen bases (10) ... led the team with 26 multi-hit games ... hit two home runs and had four RBIs at UMary (4/17).
2022: Academic All-NSIC ... named to the NSIC All-Defensive Team ... named SMSU's Best Defensive Player ... ranked third in the team in batting at .338 starting in all 39 games played ... tied for team-high with eight doubles ... scored 24 runs and finished with 24 RBIs ... second on team with eight stolen bases ... tied for team-lead with 15 multi-hit games ... had five hits and three RBIs vs. Bethany Lutheran (3/9) ... also had four hits at Northern State (5/6).
2021: Played in 33 games with 32 starts ... batted .282 with three doubles and two home runs ... scored 20 runs with 13 RBIs ... belted first career home run vs. Concordia-St. Paul (4/2) ... had three hits vs. Minnesota State (4/6) ... also had three hits and scored three runs vs. Bemidji State (4/17) ... also hit home run vs. Sioux Falls (4/15).
High School: 2020 graduate of Pahrump Valley HS … played for coach Brian Hayes … led team in hits (55) and batting average (.487) as a junior and was named team offensive player of the year … also added 13 doubles and scored 46 runs … named Class 3A second team all-state … All-Southeast Region first team … named first-team all-league … helped lead team to 26 victories and a third place finish at Class 3A state tournament … career .402 average entering senior season in 97 games before final season was canceled … four-year letter winner.
Personal: Born June 26, 2002 ... son of Mark and Keele McDaniel ... physical education major.
