2020 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 11
Danielle East
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Notre Dame HS
- Hometown:
- Van Nuys, Calif.
Bio
FRESNO STATE ACCOLADES
• 2018 All-MW First Team
Career Notes: Tied for fourth in program history with five career saves
2019 (Sophomore): Led the team with 38 pitching appearances while making 13 starts ... went 5-8 with four saves, a 3.66 ERA, and a .243 opposing batting average with 50 strikeouts over 99.1 innings pitched ... tied the single-season program record, tied or the MW lead, and tied for 29th in NCAA Div. I with four saves ... recorded three of her four saves in MW play with two at Utah State and one in the regular season finale vs. Boise State ... tied for the MW lead in appearances and led the league with 25 games in relief and 21 games finished ... ranked sixth in the MW with a .243 opposing batting average ... was 3-2 with four saves and a 2.73 ERA as a reliever, striking out 28 batter while issuing just 12 walks and holding opponents to a .208 opposing average in 43.2 innings pitched in relief ... did not allow an earned run in 18 appearances ... pitched in five shutouts with one complete-game shutout against UC Riverside ... did not allow a hit in eight appearances ... had multiple strikeouts in 11 games with a season-high six strikeouts over just 3.0 innings pitched at Utah State ... earned a save and allowed just one hit in 2.1 scoreless innings in two appearances against NCAA Tournament qualifier Boise State ... went 1-1 with two saves and a 2.29 ERA in 16 appearances (five starts) at home ... held opponents to 24-for-123 (.195) hitting with two outs ... went 16 consecutive appearances between losses (March 23-May 4) ... totaled 23 assists and six putouts with just one error defensively ... had a career-high four assists at San Diego State
2018 (Freshman): Led the team with 34 pitching appearances with 30 games started ... threw a team-high 163.1 innings overall and 90.1 innings in MW games ... an All-MW First Team selection as she went 17-12 with a 3.34 ERA overall and was 9-6 with a 2.87 ERA in MW play ... had the second best ERA among all starters in MW games ... led the MW with 155 total strikeouts and with 97 strikeouts in MW play ... no other MW pitcher had more than 77 strikeouts in league games ... broke the MW record for strikeouts by a freshman in conference play ... had 155 strikeouts to just 63 walks on the season ... held opponents to a .249 batting average in MW games ... ranked second in the MW in total wins and third in conference wins ... threw a 5-inning no-hitter at New Mexico in a 10-0 Fresno State win, recording all 15 outs on strikeouts ... believed to be the first no-hitter in program history in which every out was a strikeout as she did not allow a single ball put in play and the only NM baserunners came on one walk and one hit-by-pitch ... broke the program record for consecutive strikeouts as well as the 5-inning program record for strikeouts ... video of the final out of the no-hitter has been viewed over 80,000 times on twitter ... totaled 39 strikeouts over 18.2 innings in a three-start stretch March 25-31 ... had five double-digit strikeout games, all in MW play ... had more strikeouts than walks in 24 games ... threw an 8-inning shutout against Stanford for her first career win, allowing just seven singles and no walks ... had five total shutouts with four complete-game shutouts ... over five straight MW starts March 31-April 15 was 5-0 with a 0.25 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 27.2 innings, allowing just 13 hits and one earned run with a .137 opposing batting average ... named MW Pitcher of the Week twice, on Feb. 13 and April 3 ... held hitters to a .252 batting average with runners on base ... had one save in a 4-2 win over Saint Mary's ... won twice on Feb. 11, earning the win as the starter vs. Purdue and picking up the victory after pitching out of a bases-loaded, no out jam in relief against Notre Dame ... led the team's pitchers with four base runners caught stealing ... had 20 assists and six putouts with a .963 fielding percentage
High School: Pitched for two years at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif ... as a freshman and sophomore earned Female Athlete of the Year and Most Valuable Pitcher both years ... posted a 2.02 ERA as a freshman with 139 strikeouts and just 44 walks in 114.1 innings pitched ... had a 2.45 ERA and a .226 opposing batting average with 254 strikeouts in two high school seasons ... as a junior and senior was homeschooled and played for the So Cal Pumas club team ... also recruited by Florida, Georgia, Michigan State and UC Santa Barbara.
Personal: Majoring in communications
• 2018 All-MW First Team
Career Notes: Tied for fourth in program history with five career saves
2019 (Sophomore): Led the team with 38 pitching appearances while making 13 starts ... went 5-8 with four saves, a 3.66 ERA, and a .243 opposing batting average with 50 strikeouts over 99.1 innings pitched ... tied the single-season program record, tied or the MW lead, and tied for 29th in NCAA Div. I with four saves ... recorded three of her four saves in MW play with two at Utah State and one in the regular season finale vs. Boise State ... tied for the MW lead in appearances and led the league with 25 games in relief and 21 games finished ... ranked sixth in the MW with a .243 opposing batting average ... was 3-2 with four saves and a 2.73 ERA as a reliever, striking out 28 batter while issuing just 12 walks and holding opponents to a .208 opposing average in 43.2 innings pitched in relief ... did not allow an earned run in 18 appearances ... pitched in five shutouts with one complete-game shutout against UC Riverside ... did not allow a hit in eight appearances ... had multiple strikeouts in 11 games with a season-high six strikeouts over just 3.0 innings pitched at Utah State ... earned a save and allowed just one hit in 2.1 scoreless innings in two appearances against NCAA Tournament qualifier Boise State ... went 1-1 with two saves and a 2.29 ERA in 16 appearances (five starts) at home ... held opponents to 24-for-123 (.195) hitting with two outs ... went 16 consecutive appearances between losses (March 23-May 4) ... totaled 23 assists and six putouts with just one error defensively ... had a career-high four assists at San Diego State
2018 (Freshman): Led the team with 34 pitching appearances with 30 games started ... threw a team-high 163.1 innings overall and 90.1 innings in MW games ... an All-MW First Team selection as she went 17-12 with a 3.34 ERA overall and was 9-6 with a 2.87 ERA in MW play ... had the second best ERA among all starters in MW games ... led the MW with 155 total strikeouts and with 97 strikeouts in MW play ... no other MW pitcher had more than 77 strikeouts in league games ... broke the MW record for strikeouts by a freshman in conference play ... had 155 strikeouts to just 63 walks on the season ... held opponents to a .249 batting average in MW games ... ranked second in the MW in total wins and third in conference wins ... threw a 5-inning no-hitter at New Mexico in a 10-0 Fresno State win, recording all 15 outs on strikeouts ... believed to be the first no-hitter in program history in which every out was a strikeout as she did not allow a single ball put in play and the only NM baserunners came on one walk and one hit-by-pitch ... broke the program record for consecutive strikeouts as well as the 5-inning program record for strikeouts ... video of the final out of the no-hitter has been viewed over 80,000 times on twitter ... totaled 39 strikeouts over 18.2 innings in a three-start stretch March 25-31 ... had five double-digit strikeout games, all in MW play ... had more strikeouts than walks in 24 games ... threw an 8-inning shutout against Stanford for her first career win, allowing just seven singles and no walks ... had five total shutouts with four complete-game shutouts ... over five straight MW starts March 31-April 15 was 5-0 with a 0.25 ERA and 50 strikeouts in 27.2 innings, allowing just 13 hits and one earned run with a .137 opposing batting average ... named MW Pitcher of the Week twice, on Feb. 13 and April 3 ... held hitters to a .252 batting average with runners on base ... had one save in a 4-2 win over Saint Mary's ... won twice on Feb. 11, earning the win as the starter vs. Purdue and picking up the victory after pitching out of a bases-loaded, no out jam in relief against Notre Dame ... led the team's pitchers with four base runners caught stealing ... had 20 assists and six putouts with a .963 fielding percentage
High School: Pitched for two years at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, Calif ... as a freshman and sophomore earned Female Athlete of the Year and Most Valuable Pitcher both years ... posted a 2.02 ERA as a freshman with 139 strikeouts and just 44 walks in 114.1 innings pitched ... had a 2.45 ERA and a .226 opposing batting average with 254 strikeouts in two high school seasons ... as a junior and senior was homeschooled and played for the So Cal Pumas club team ... also recruited by Florida, Georgia, Michigan State and UC Santa Barbara.
Personal: Majoring in communications
