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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2019 Softball Roster

Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Robert Smith
Robert Smith
Robert Smith

5 Danielle Liermann

  • Position Third Base
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Simi Valley HS
  • Hometown Simi Valley, Calif.

Biography

2019 (Senior): Played  and started (23 third base, 20 designated player, 11 first base) 54 games … named Softball America Second-Team All-American … named Ohio Valley Conference All-OVC First Team … named National Fastpitch Coaches Association Central Region Third Team … set program single-season records for home runs (18), RBI (52) and total bases (128) … led OVC in home runs … ranked nationally in seven categories, home runs per game (16th), home runs (24th), total bases (35th), toughest to strike out (40th), RBI per game (43rd), slugging percentage (60th), hits (116th) … selected OVC Player of the Week twice … led team with 13 multiple RBI games (13), tied for team lead in multiple hit games (21) … had a career best 17-game reached base streak … set program single-game record with three home runs versus Radford (3/1) … finished her career as program’s all-time lead in career hits (228), doubles (45), home runs (49), RBI (175).

2018 (Junior): Played and started 56 games, including 54 starts at third base … named to All-OVC First Team for the second time in her career … named to the National Invitational Softball Championship All-Region Team … named OVC Player of the Week twice (3/4 and 4/2) to become only player in program history to earn the honor twice during the same season … led team in batting average (.343), hits (59), doubles (14), home runs (15), RBI (51), total bases (118), slugging percentage (.686), game-winning hits (9), multiple-hit games (16) and multiple RBI games (15) … home run, RBI and total base numbers are program single-season highs … tied for team lead with 17 two-out RBI … authored a career-best 18-game reached-base streak … set career single-game high in RBI (5) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2/26), while tying career single-game high for hits (4) vs. East Tennessee (3/11) … diving catch vs. Bradley (3/13) placed 10th on ESPN’s Top-10 Plays of the Day.

2017 (Sophomore): Appeared and started in 47 games, 46 coming at third base … sat out of first game of doubleheader vs. Evansville (4/5) ending streak of 79 consecutive starts at third base … led team in batting average (.322), hits (47), doubles (13), RBI (36), slugging percentage (.596), multiple-hit games (12) and multiple-RBI games (11) … doubles total tied for second-most in school single-season history, home runs totaled eighth most, RBI total tied for third highest and slugging percentage (.596) ninth best  … finished in the OVC Top 10 in sacrifice flies (tied-1st), doubles (tied-3rd), home runs (tied-7th) and slugging percentage (10th) … became just second player in school history to record 100-career hits in first two seasons with single in Game 1 vs. Tennessee State (4/26) … tied for team lead with four game-winning hits … had career single-game best four hits vs. Western Kentucky (2/26).

2016 (Freshman): Appeared and started in all 47 games, 44 coming at third base … became second APSU player to be named OVC Freshman of the Year … named to first-team All-OVC, first Gov freshman to be honored such since 2007 … led team in batting average (.361), hits (57), home runs (7), RBI (36), total bases (89), slugging percentage (.563), multi-hit games (18) and multi-RBI games (9) … 18 multi-hit games tie for the most by an APSU player since the 200 season … set APSU freshman records for hits, total bases and RBI … RBI (T/3rd), hits (6th), total bases (T/8th) and batting average (10th) ranked in program history’s single-season Top-10 … finished in the OVC Top-10 in batting average (5th), hits (8th), home runs (10th), RBI (T/4th), total bases (T/3rd), slugging percentage (T/7th), multi-hit games (T/3rd) and multi-RBI games (T/5th) … recorded a game-winning hit vs. Southeast Missouri (4/29).

High School: Played third base for coach Andy Silva at Simi Valley High School … helped lead Pioneers to the Coastal Canyon League title as senior … finished with a .442 batting average and a .597 slugging percentage … scored 18 runs and drove in 15 … totaled eight doubles, two triples and one home run … named to first-team All-Coastal Canyon League, All-California Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Team, Ventura County Star All-County first-team and Cal-Hi Sports third-team All-State.

Personal: Daughter of Chris and Robin Liermann … birthday is April 27 … has two brothers, Karl and Keith, and one sister Dalanie … graduated with a bachelor’s degree in general studies major with an education focus.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016Freshman

    Third Base/First Base
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2017Sophomore

    Third Base/First Base
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2018Junior

    Third Base/First Base
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2019Senior

    Third Base
    5'7"
    5