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Jersey Number 11
Mac Danford
- Position:
- UTIL
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Grand Ridge, Fla.
- Previous School:
- Enterprise State CC
- High School:
- Sneads HS
- Pronunciation:
- R/R
Bio
2023: Was one of the most feared sluggers in the Ohio Valley Conference, becoming only the fourth third baseman in program history to receive All-OVC second team accolades (first since former MLB Draft pick Trey Karlen in 2010)…Started in all 44 of his games played, logging 33 starts at the hot corner, five at catcher, five in right field and one at designated hitter…Ranked sixth in the OVC in batting average (.347) and seventh in slugging percentage (.613)…Hit .414 in OVC play – good enough for third in the league – and also ranked in the OVC’s top-10 in doubles (nine, third), hits (36, sixth) and slugging percentage (.713) against league pitching…Laced 14 doubles, one triple, a team-best 10 home runs, 44 RBI’s and 26 runs scored…Hit a remarkable .386 (54-for-140) from March 18 on while cranking all 10 of his homers in his final 28 games…Tallied 15 extra-base hits and 23 RBI’s in 22 OVC games…Provided one of the season’s most dramatic moments with a walkoff single in the bottom of the ninth in the backend of the April 1 doubleheader against SIUE – his seventh hit of the twinbill…Accounted for 17 multi-hit games, including a team-high four 4-hit outings (against SIUE on April 1, Austin Peay on April 12, Morehead State on April 28 and at Lindenwood on May 5)…Chipped in 12 multi-RBI performances, including five games with at least four runs driven in…Career-high of five RBI’s came as part of a four-hit, two-homer day against Austin Peay on April 12…Also went deep twice on May 19 at Illinois and homered in three consecutive games from May 6 through May 9…Scored a career-best three runs on April 4 at Austin Peay and again on May 7 at Lindenwood…Had a nine-game hitting streak from April 28 through May 13 and also hit safely in eight consecutive games from March 18 until April 2…Hit a team-high .338 (44-for-130) against right-handed pitching and hit .372 (16-of-43) against southpaws…Hit .348 (31-for-89) with runners on base and .345 (29-of-84) with the bases empty…Also topped the squad with a .396 batting average (21-for-53) with runners in scoring position and 21 two-out RBI’s…Hit .352 (19-of-54) with two outs…Committed only three errors in 33 starts at third base…Was named OVC Player of the Week on April 17 and May 8, becoming the first player in school history to win that award twice during a single season…Was named to the OVC Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
BEFORE UTM: Had a remarkable 2022 offensive campaign at Enterprise State Community College, located in Enterprise, Ala….Received Alabama Community College Conference All-South and All-Southeast District accolades in 2022 as the slugger was one of four infielders to earn a spot on both squads…Combined for a .361 batting average, 27 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs, 46 RBI’s, 75 runs scored, 21 stolen bases (in 27 attempts), .452 on-base percentage, .600 slugging percentage in 87 career games under head coach Samuel “Bubba” Frichter at ESCC…Led the nation with seven triples while also ranking in the top-10 nationally in slugging percentage (.678, sixth), batting average (.388, ninth) and total bases (103, ninth) in 2022, also adding team-highs of 59 hits, 12 doubles, six home runs, 49 runs scored and 28 walks drawn…Accounted for 20 RBI’s, a .481 on-base percentage and 12 stolen bases (in 14 tries) while only striking out 16 times in 183 plate appearances…Generated 19 multi-hit games in 2022, including four-hit performances against Nunez on March 4 and at Wallace State-Selma on March 17, also hitting two triples, a double and scoring a season-best four runs in that contest)…Owned a 14-game hitting streak from March 26 through April 28 with seven multi-hit games during that span…Hit .414 with a .741 slugging percentage in 58 at-bats during the month of March…Drew multiple walks on seven separate occasions, including back-to-back games with three walks (Feb. 7 at Spring Hill, Feb. 9 at Gulf Coast State)…Stole three bases against Coastal Alabama-South on May 5…Ranked sixth in the country in doubles (15) in 2021, additionally accounting for team-highs in hits (42), home runs (two), RBI’s (26), runs scored (26), total bases (65), walks (19) and stolen bases (nine) during his first season in a Boll Weevil uniform…Produced a slash line of .328/.417/.508 with 11 multi-hit performances (including a trio of 3-hit games)…Ripped three doubles in three at-bats against Wallace-Dothan on March 7……Got off to a torrid start, posting a .379 batting average, .486 on-base percentage and .655 slugging percentage in 29 at-bats during the month of February…Was issued multiple walks in three different games…Swiped a pair of stolen bases at Coastal Alabama-East on April 10…Began his collegiate career at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla., where he was part of a Raider squad that started the 2020 campaign with an 18-5 record before the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Appeared in seven games for head coach Doug Martin, hitting one home run with three RBI’s, one run scored and a .500 slugging percentage in 10 at-bats…Prepped at Sneads High School, where he helped lead the Pirates to the Florida Class 1A state semifinals during his senior season after posting a 19-9 record…Hit .440 with six doubles, seven home runs and 29 RBI’s as a senior playing for head coach Andy Shelton…Was highlighted by Perfect Game as a 2019 Preseason All-American and a 2018 Preseason Underclass All-American…Also achieved a top-500 national rank by Perfect Game.
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PERSONAL: Born on July 13, 2001...Son of Randy and Dee Dee Danford...Has three siblings, Ryne Danford, Deanne Berry and Leigh Chambers...Majoring in health and human performance.
BEFORE UTM: Had a remarkable 2022 offensive campaign at Enterprise State Community College, located in Enterprise, Ala….Received Alabama Community College Conference All-South and All-Southeast District accolades in 2022 as the slugger was one of four infielders to earn a spot on both squads…Combined for a .361 batting average, 27 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs, 46 RBI’s, 75 runs scored, 21 stolen bases (in 27 attempts), .452 on-base percentage, .600 slugging percentage in 87 career games under head coach Samuel “Bubba” Frichter at ESCC…Led the nation with seven triples while also ranking in the top-10 nationally in slugging percentage (.678, sixth), batting average (.388, ninth) and total bases (103, ninth) in 2022, also adding team-highs of 59 hits, 12 doubles, six home runs, 49 runs scored and 28 walks drawn…Accounted for 20 RBI’s, a .481 on-base percentage and 12 stolen bases (in 14 tries) while only striking out 16 times in 183 plate appearances…Generated 19 multi-hit games in 2022, including four-hit performances against Nunez on March 4 and at Wallace State-Selma on March 17, also hitting two triples, a double and scoring a season-best four runs in that contest)…Owned a 14-game hitting streak from March 26 through April 28 with seven multi-hit games during that span…Hit .414 with a .741 slugging percentage in 58 at-bats during the month of March…Drew multiple walks on seven separate occasions, including back-to-back games with three walks (Feb. 7 at Spring Hill, Feb. 9 at Gulf Coast State)…Stole three bases against Coastal Alabama-South on May 5…Ranked sixth in the country in doubles (15) in 2021, additionally accounting for team-highs in hits (42), home runs (two), RBI’s (26), runs scored (26), total bases (65), walks (19) and stolen bases (nine) during his first season in a Boll Weevil uniform…Produced a slash line of .328/.417/.508 with 11 multi-hit performances (including a trio of 3-hit games)…Ripped three doubles in three at-bats against Wallace-Dothan on March 7……Got off to a torrid start, posting a .379 batting average, .486 on-base percentage and .655 slugging percentage in 29 at-bats during the month of February…Was issued multiple walks in three different games…Swiped a pair of stolen bases at Coastal Alabama-East on April 10…Began his collegiate career at Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Fla., where he was part of a Raider squad that started the 2020 campaign with an 18-5 record before the season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic…Appeared in seven games for head coach Doug Martin, hitting one home run with three RBI’s, one run scored and a .500 slugging percentage in 10 at-bats…Prepped at Sneads High School, where he helped lead the Pirates to the Florida Class 1A state semifinals during his senior season after posting a 19-9 record…Hit .440 with six doubles, seven home runs and 29 RBI’s as a senior playing for head coach Andy Shelton…Was highlighted by Perfect Game as a 2019 Preseason All-American and a 2018 Preseason Underclass All-American…Also achieved a top-500 national rank by Perfect Game.
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PERSONAL: Born on July 13, 2001...Son of Randy and Dee Dee Danford...Has three siblings, Ryne Danford, Deanne Berry and Leigh Chambers...Majoring in health and human performance.
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