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  Danielle Carpenter
Danielle Carpenter
Player Profile
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Mt. Laurel, N.J

High School:
Lenape Regional

Height:
5-7

Position:
Outfield

Bats/Throws:
L/L

On Carpenter: A lefty batter in the lineup with an exceptional arm in the outfield … made a successful transition from the pitcher’s circle to earn a starting position in left midway through last season … benefits from the ability to read the ball well off the bat … had two surgical procedures on her thyroid in the off-season and is projected to start in left field when fully recovered … was tremendous at the plate during the fall season.

As a Junior in 2001: Posted a .212 batting average and a .957 fielding percentage in her first full-time season at the plate and in the outfield … strung together a six-game hit streak from April 29-May 5, going 7-for-17 (.412) during that span … went 3-for-4 with a RBI against Towson (April 25) … drove in a career-high two runs in the first game of a doubleheader against George Mason (April 14) … belted an RBI-triple and scored a run in an ACC game vs. Virginia (April 22) … smacked a double against Florida State in the ACC Tournament (May 11) … contributed sacrifice flies against Florida A&M at the Florida Atlantic-Worth Invitational (Feb. 23) and George Mason … recorded impressive performances as a starting pitcher as well, compiling a 5-1 record and 0.66 ERA … struck out a season-high four batters in complete-game victories over No. 18 South Carolina at the USF-Holiday Inn Invitational (Feb. 17) and Florida A&M (Feb. 25) … also went the distance in a win against Oklahoma State at the Speedline Invitational (March 10) and at Morgan State (March 28) … named to the 2000-01 ACC and Maryland Intercollegiate Athletics Scholar-Athlete honor rolls.

As a Sophomore in 2000: Registered a 2.19 ERA, 20 appearances, 13 starts, nine complete games and 89.1 innings pitched … ERA ranks as eighth best single-season average in school history … led pitching staff in assists (15) and fielding percentage (.938) … posted a 1.00 ERA in two appearances at the ACC Tournament, recording her first career save vs. Georgia Tech (April 30) and helping Maryland to advance to the semifinal game … posted a 1.60 ERA in three appearances and a combined 13.1 innings of work against NCAA tournament participant Florida State … struck out a season-high six batters in Maryland’s 8-3 win over Coastal Carolina (March 25) at the Buzz Classic … amassed a 3-1 record with 18 strikeouts and a 1.21 ERA between her Coastal Carolina victory to a win over Long Island (April 7) … allowed zero earned runs and fanned four to help the Terps complete a doubleheader victory of Morgan State (March 30) … contributed to a shutout sweep of George Mason (April 20), coming on in relief to retire 12 straight batters and get the win in the second game of the doubleheader … made seven plate appearances and recorded a sacrifice hit … named to the Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll for the 1999-2000 academic year.

As a Freshman in 1999: Maryland's third starter who compiled a 6-1 record … complete game victories came against Tennessee-Martin (Feb. 26), Florida A&M (March 6) and Campbell (March 26) … struck out a career-high 11 batters and allowed only three hits against Tennessee-Martin … won a career-high three consecutive starts twice during the season … defeated Temple (Feb. 20), Tennessee-Martin and Florida A&M in consecutive starts during the first half of the season, and Campbell (March 26), Canisius (March 28) and UMBC (March 31) in consecutive starts during the second half of the season … only loss of the season came against College World Series participant, Arizona, in her first career outing (Feb. 13).

Before Maryland: A graduate of Lenape Regional High School in 1998 … earned four varsity letters in softball and one in soccer … four-time MVP in softball … named All-South Jersey, all-county, all-area and all-conference all four years … was named the Burlington County Player of the Year in 1997 … team captain in 1997 and 1998.

Personal: Born Jan. 8, 1981 … Danielle is the daughter of Gail and Bob Carpenter … has one younger brother … plans to become a teacher … majoring in math and education.


Carpenter at the plate…
Year	G-GS	Avg.	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB
2000	22-3	.000	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0
2001	41-38	.212	99	4	21	1	1	0	9	0-0
2002	33-25	.282	71	9	20	5	0	1	10	0-0
Totals	96-66	.232	177	13	41	6	1	1	19	0-0

Carpenter on the mound… Year W-L ERA G-GS CG IP H R ER BB SO 1999 6-1 3.37 12-10 4 52.0 54 32 25 20 37 2000 5-8 2.19 20-13 9 89.1 87 46 28 21 32 2001 5-1 0.66 8-8 4 32.0 25 10 3 12 12 Totals 16-10 2.26 40-31 17 173.1 166 88 56 53 81

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