2015 Softball

11 Dana Landers

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Simpsonville, S.C.

Biography

Honors: 2014 A-Sun 2nd Team All-Conference. Ranks in the Top 10 in the A-Sun in batting average and hits...Moved into the Top 10 on Upstate’s Division I era career record lists for batting average, runs, hits, home runs, RBIs and slugging percentage…2014 A-Sun All-Academic Team and A-Sun Conference Scholar.…2013 A-Sun All-Academic Team and A-Sun Conference Scholar.…2012 A-Sun All-Academic Team.

2014: Earned A-Sun Second Team All-Conference honors...Played in and started all 55 games...Ranked fourth with a .351 batting average...Hit .373 against A-Sun competition… Hit .444 in the NCAA Tournament to lead the team during regionals...Posted 18 multi-hit and seven multi-RBI games… Finished the season ranking eighth in the A-Sun for batting average and seventh in hit.

2013: The starter at second base...Committed just one error on the season...Hit .311...Hit. 333 in A-Sun play...Made a tremendous diving catch in shallow center field in the top of the seventh of the A-Sun Tournament title game to help the Spartans win the championship...Posted nine multi-hit and eight multi-RBI games...Had the third longest streak of reaching base safely on the Spartans with 13 games.

2012: Gained valuable experience in the middle infield as a freshman…Improved as the season went along…Raised her average over 100 points from the start of March to the end of the season…Saw action in 29 games…Started six times at either shortstop or designated player.

High School/Travel Ball: A five-time letterwinner and starting shortstop for head coach Joseph Terry at Mauldin High School…A 4A All-State selection…Named the South Carolina Statewide Player (Non-Pitcher) of the Year as a senior…A SCHSA All-Star selection…Helped lead the Mavericks to the 4A state championship as a junior in 2010…Hit .467 with 37 RBIs, 11 doubles and seven home runs en route to earning All-State and all-region honors…Earned the starting spot at shortstop as a freshman in 2007…Overall, earned five all-region honors…Led the Mavericks to four straight appearances in the 4A state tournament and four 4A Region II championships…A five-time all-region selection…Earned the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player award five times…Led Mauldin to a 109-26 record in five seasons… Had a standout travel ball career with the Carolina Elite…Hit .455 as the Elite’s top hitter in 2011…Led the team to the ASA Nationals in 2011…Played in the 16U Gold Nationals with the Gold Coast Hurricanes…A standout student with a 4.0 GPA…A member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Oct. 5, 1992 in Bradenton, Fla… Daughter of Chuck and Lindy Landers…Has an older brother, Derek, and a younger sister, Lauren…Member of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee since 2011…Currently holds a Co-Vice President position… An Interdisciplinary Studies major with a minor in Journalism.

Hobbies and Favorites: Enjoys hiking, mountain biking, and sand volleyball…Favorite food is macaroni-and-cheese…Finding Nemo is her favorite movie…Likes to watch Game of Thrones…Favorite actors are Liam Neeson and Melissa McCarthy…Likes to listen to Beyoncé…Favorite season is fall…The Book Thief is her favorite book…Admires Evan Longoria.

Landers'' Career Stats
YearAvg.GP-GSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSB-ATT
2012.20829-624550002043-4
2013.31154-541512947806285127-10
2014.35155-5517140608073317275-6
Total.324138-115346741121601363224315-20

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Historical Player Information

  • 11

    2012Freshman

    SS
    5'5"
    11
  • 11

    2013Sophomore

    2B
    5'4"
    11
  • 11

    2014Junior

    2B
    5'4"
    11
  • 11

    2015Senior

    SS
    5'4"
    11