2009 Softball Roster
Roster
Danielle Bennefeld
- Position:
- C/IF
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Blue Springs HS
- Hometown:
- Blue Springs, Mo.
2011 -- Started all 54 games… finished with a .250 batting average, a .438 slugging percentage and a .347 on-base percentage… scored 28 runs and drove in 21… recorded 32 hits, including nine doubles and five homeruns… walked 15 times and stole 10 bases… named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League… finished with the fourth most home runs (5) and the eighth most runs (28) in UMKC single season history… ranks second in home runs (10), sixth in runs (66) ninth in doubles (19) and 11th in RBIs (43) in UMKC career history… recorded six multi-hit games, four multi-run games and eight multi-RBI games, including a 2-for-4 performance with four RBIs, two runs and a home run against Oakland (4/23)… also belted homeruns against Oakland (4/24), North Dakota (4/16 and 4/17) and Central Florida (2/25)… stole three bases in season opener against Jackson State (2/11).
2010 -- Played in 41 games with 35 starts recording a .234 batting average... scored 16 runs, with eight RBIs, four walks, three doubles, two home runs and a stolen base... notched a hit in five consecutive games from March 30 to April 3... finished 2-for-5 with an RBI at Texas Tech (2/20)... went 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBIs and a home run in 8-1 win over Southern Utah (4/16)... finished 2-for-2 with two runs, an RBI, a home run and a hit by pitch in 6-5 win over UNLV (4/20)... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.
2009 -- Batted .240 on the year in 48 games played, while starting 45... scored 22 runs off of 30 hits... led the Kangaroos with seven doubles and two triples... finished with three home runs and 14 RBIs... was walked eight times and stole six bases on eight attempts... recorded 153 putouts and 17 assists at first base... scored a career-high three runs and stole three bases at the Dakota’s Round Robin Tournament against South Dakota (4/10)... posted two singles at IUPUI (4/24) and recorded three RBIs at Oakland (3/29)... named to The Summit League Winter/Spring Academic all-League team.
High School -- Four-year letterwinner at Blue Springs High School... helped the Wildcats to conference titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007, as well as a third-place finish in the Missouri Class 4A State Tournament in 2007... named an honorable mention all-conference selection as a junior and senior.
Personal -- Born June 22, 1990... daughter of Lanny and Dana Bennefeld... majoring in electrical and computer engineering.
