2017 Softball Roster
Roster
Danica Mercado
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Great Oak HS
- Hometown:
- Temecula, Calif.
USA NATIONAL TEAM
Played second base on the USA Softball Junior National Team along with fellow Duck LHP Cheridan Hawkins in the summer of 2013...Helped the United States to a silver medal finish at the ISF Junior Women's World Championships in Brampton, Ontario...Hit a solo home run in her first game with the junior national team in a 7-0 win over New Zealand to open the tournament...Ended up hitting .500 while playing in four of the team's nine games at the tournament...Scored six runs while driving in three runs with a double, triple and the home run.
AS A SENIOR | 2017
- Third Team NFCA All-American
- Academic All-District
- First Team All-Pac-12
- First Team All-Region
- NCAA All-Eugene Regional
Hit a career-high .358 for the Ducks with 55 runs scored, 12 doubles and 25 RBIs...Second in the Pac-12 with 25 stolen bases on 29 attempts...Homered in her final collegiate at-bat, a two-run shot against Oklahoma in the WCWS.
AS A JUNIOR | 2016
- Second Team Pac-12 All-Academic
Posted a .322 batting average and made 20 starts in 51 appearances...Scored 26 runs and drove in six...Hit a home run and recorded a .379 slugging percentage... Went 4-6 on stolen bases, and stole home in a doubleheader sweep of Portland State on Apr. 5...Finished with a .379 on-base percentage...Saw time on second base and in right field...Had a .921 fielding percentage and made 38 catches while tallying 14 outs.
AS REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE | 2015
- Second Team Pac-12 All-Academic
Appeared in 53 games with 48 starts while hitting .345...Scored 38 runs on 41 hits with 42 RBIs and had six doubles with four homers and a .496 slugging percentage...Went 8-for-9 on stolen bases and maintained a .455 on-base percentage...Had a homer and went 3-for-3 in a win over Nevada on Feb. 8...Homered and doubled in a win at Utah on Mar. 22...Scored and had a hit in each of Oregon's super regional games against NC State...Started both games at the Women's College World Series.
AS A SOPHOMORE | 2014
Redshirted her sophomore season after suffering a broken leg in preseason practices.
AS A FRESHMAN | 2013
Hit .211 in her first season with the Ducks while making 27 starts in 42 games played...Scored 17 runs while driving in five more..Drew four walks while going 3-of-6 on stolen bases.
HIGH SCHOOL
The four-year letterwinner at second base was an all-state pick in 2011 and an all-league choice from 2010-12...As a junior, she paced the team in hitting .522 (47 hits, five doubles, two triples and two home runs), and swiped 23 stolen bases...Likewise, as a sophomore she topped the squad in batting (.476 average, six doubles, three triples and two home runs) and stolen bases (16)...Her squad has won Southern Section and Southwestern League titles...was rated the No. 27 recruit in the nation in 2012 by ESPN.com, and sixth overall among infielders.
CLUB
Her So Cal Athletics club team won the 2011 18U Premier Girls Fastpitch tournament, and the 2010 ESPN Rise National Tournament...Earlier in her club career, her Victory USA club was the 2009 14U ASA National Champion, 2008 National Runner-up, and 2007 12U ASA National Champions.
PERSONAL
Parents are David and Jill...Has one younger sister, Mo, who plays softball at Arizona...Major is undeclared.
