Junior (2006)
Saw some action in the circle but played mostly as the designated player ... Made 14 appearances in the circle, getting the starting nod in three ... Posted a 2-0 record, tallied a save and combined for one shutout on the season ... Pitched in 31 and one-third innings, which was the third highest total on team ... Part of a USF pitching staff that finished the season ranked 15th in the nation in ERA (1.42) ... Played in 27 games as the DP ... Batted .400 (4-for-10) when she entered a game as a pinch hitter ... 2/10/06 vs. Western Kentucky - Tallied her first hit of the year - a home run over the left-field fence ... 2/10/06 vs. Jacksonville - Picked up her first save of the year coming into the game in the seventh inning and retiring three-straight batters ... 2/26/06 vs. Siena - Came in the game in relief and pitched two shutout innings ... Did not allow a hit or a run while in the circle ... 3/4/06 vs. Arizona - Tallied USF’s only hit in the game - a single to left field ... 3/9/06 vs. Boston University - Was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 in the game ... Knocked in two runs off a single ... 3/11/06 vs. LIU - Hit a walk-off double, scoring the winning run after coming up to bat in a pinch-hit situation in the bottom of the seventh inning with two outs ... 3/17/06 vs. George Mason - Picked up the win in a five-inning complete-game ... Scattered three hits while striking out three ... 3/24/06 vs. Troy - Hit the second-straight homer, hitting a solo shot right after Christie Chapman did the same ... 3/25/06 vs. Troy - Hit her second home run in as many days, blasting a two-run shot in the game ... 3/26/06 vs. Siena - Drove in two runs in the game, one off a bases-loaded walk and the other off a solo home run ... 4/9/06 vs. Providence (Game Two) - Hit a solo home run over the left-field fence, which gave USF a 1-0 lead at the time ... 4/15/06 vs. Louisville (Game Two) - Tallied a hit and scored a run in the game ... 5/28/06 vs. UCLA (NCAA Super Regional) - Came up to bat in a pinch-hit situation and knocked in the lone USF run off of a single to right field.
Sophomore (2005)
Pitched in 83 innings, finishing second on the team in work in the circle ... Held opposing teams batters to hit .218, the second-best total on the team ... Also contributed offensively, playing in 44 games as the designated player ... Finished third in slugging percentage (.472) and fifth in batting average (.299) ... Increased her home run total from one in 2004 to four in 2005 ... Tallied 12 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games ... Ended the season ranked the following in C-USA: fifth in ERA and runs allowed, tied for ninth in opposing batting average and games in relief ... 2/4/05 vs. Auburn - Got her first hit of the season and scored a run ... 2/4/05 vs. Kentucky - Tallied her first win of the season ... Pitched six innings, struck out two and only allowed one run ... 2/5/05 vs. Illinois State - Went 1-for-3 and recorded her first RBI of the season ... 2/11/05 vs. Notre Dame - Pitched a one hitter - had a no hitter going until the bottom of the seventh ... Pitched her first complete game of the season and only allowed two walks ... 2/12/05 vs. No. 19 Florida - Hit a two-run home run - her first homer of the season - cutting Florida's lead to two, 7-5 ... 2/13/05 vs. Coastal Carolina - Went 2-for-3, had three RBIs and hit her second homer of the season - another two-run shot ... Hit her first double of the season and drove in a run ... 2/19/05 vs. Jacksonville - Pitched a two-hitter, only allowing one run ... Struck out two and didn't allow a walk ... 2/26/05 vs. Temple - Was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 ... Came in the game in relief and pitched two innings, striking out two and only allowing one run ... 3/1/05 vs. Maine (Game 1) - Pitched a two-hit shutout ... Pitched all seven innings, tallying her second complete game of the year and her second shutout of the year ... Only allowed two walks, while striking out three ... 3/2/05 vs. St. Bonaventure (Game 1) - Got her second-straight win in two days ... Allowed four hits and two runs - none of which were earned ... Struck out five and only walked three ... 3/4/05 vs. Pittsburgh - Went 2-for-3 and drove in two runs ... 3/6/05 vs. Jacksonville - Picked up her first save of the year ... Came in the game with the tying run at the plate and closed out the seventh inning ... Tallied two hits, drove in a run and scored a run ... 3/8/05 vs. Temple - Hit an RBI double ... Went 2-for-4 ... 3/10/05 vs. Tennessee Tech - Played double duty, getting the start on the mound and batting ... Pitched five and two-thirds innings, striking out five while allowing only two runs ... Went 2-for-3, drove in two runs and scored a run ... Hit her first triple of the year ... 5/7/05 vs. Saint Louis (Game 1) - Went 2-for-4 and hit her ninth double of the year ... 5/7/05 vs. Saint Louis (Game 2) - Picked up her first win since March 12, pitching a complete game ... Only gave up one run on six hits in six innings of work while striking out five batters ... NCAA REGIONAL ... 5/20/05 vs. UCF - Was perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 ... Hit a first-pitch, two-run homer over the left-field fence ... 5/21/05 vs. Bethune-Cookman - Went 2-for-4 in the game ... Came in the game and pitched three and one-third innings, only giving up one hit ... 5/21/05 vs. UCF - Hit an RBI-single in the game.
Freshman (2004)
Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team ... Struck out 62 batters on the year, 14 looking ... Finished second on the team in strikeouts ... Pitched 103 innings, winning 12 games and only losing four ... Only allowed 59 runs in 103 innings ... Finished ninth in C-USA in runs allowed ... Hit her first home run as a Bull in a 4-0 win against UAB on April 17 ... Followed her first-career home run with a 3-0 no hitter in the second game of a doubleheader against UAB ... Batted .255 on the year ... Drove in 14 runs on the season ... Had 11 sacrifice bunts on the year, finishing second on the team ... Stole 11 bases in 12 attempts ... Got her first collegiate win, 4-2, against Arkansas on Feb. 6 ... Only allowed one run and four hits against Arkansas.
High School
Was a four-year letterwinner at East Bay High...Was named the Defensive Player of the Year in 2001 ... Named to the Second Team Western Conference (American Division) Infield in 2001 ... Received All-Hillsborough County Softball Honorable Mention in 2001 ... Named First Team All-Hillsborough County as a pitcher ... Named to the All-Suncoast First Team ... Was a second team all-state selection in 2002 ... Named to the Florida All-Star Team in 2003 ... Named the Gatorade Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003 ... Also was named East Bay High School MVP in 2002 and 2003 ... East Bay's team captain for the 2002 and 2003 seasons ... Made honor roll in 2003 ... Played club ball with the Tampa Bay Mustangs.
Personal
Full name is Danielle Marie Urbanik ... Born on Jan. 11, 1985, in Riverview, Fla. ... Daughter of Linda and Jim Urbanik ... Has a sister, Ashley, 19 ... Majoring in criminology and sociology.
