Danyelle Eilers

Photo by: Will Becque

Position:
Catcher
Class:
Junior
High School:
Trico
Hometown:
Ava, Ill.
Prev School:
John A. Logan

2021 / JUNIOR

Appeared in 26 games, which included one start … tallied a hit, a walk, four stolen bases and six runs scored … made her first start as a Saluki against UIC (3/7) … recorded her first hit of the season and went 1-for-1 with a walk in SIU’s win over UIC (3/5) … stole a base and scored a run in Southern’s win over SEMO (3/16).

Sophomore Season (JALC)

Slashed .320/.404/.740 in 18 games before the season was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic … led the Vols in slugging percentage (.740) … eight of her 16 hits went for extra bases, which included a team-best three triples and five home runs … recorded five multi-hit games … went 3-for-4 with two triples in John A. Logan’s win over Rend Lake College (2/25) … hit a home run in three-straight games to open the 2020 season and hit .600 (6-for-10) during that stretch.

Freshman season (JALC)

Slashed .350/.398/.487 in 29 games as a freshman with five extra base hits and 27 runs batted in … tallied seven multi-hit games, which included four three-hit games … went 3-for-4 with a season-high five RBI in John A. Logan’s win over Frontier Comm. College (4/9) … hit her first career home run in JALC’s win over Southwestern Illinois (3/12).

High School

Three-time All-State honoree … helped Trico reach the state semifinals as a sophomore … the Pioneers also won the West Division of the Black Diamond Conference in each of her four seasons … was selected to play in the inaugural Southern Illinois Select All-Star Softball game … played her travel ball for the Illinois Force.