2017 Softball Roster
Roster
Dana Hendry
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Yorba Linda
- Hometown:
- Yorba Linda, Calif.
As a senior (2017): Saw action in 12 games, starting two at DP...drew a walk in four straight contests, including a walk in each contest against No. 19 Michigan (April 20, May 6-7)...registered an RBI to cushion the 6-5 comeback win over North Dakota State (March 19)...notched a hit, a run and a career-high two RBIs in first start of the season against Yale (March 17).
As a junior (2016): Saw action in 15 games, starting two...posted her first hit of the season against No. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 27)...ignited a three run inning by drawing a walk to lead of the top of the second against Morehead State to give RU the lead 3-2 in that frame (Feb. 20.)...made her first appearance of the season as a pinch hitter against No. 19 James Madison (Feb. 12).
As a sophomore (2015): Played in 12 games, starting five ... tied her career-high with three at-bats in the win at Santa Barbara (Feb. 14) ... notched a hit at Fresno State (Feb. 27) ... received the starting nod and returned the lead to RU for good with an RBI single in the win over Central Michigan (Mar. 14).
Prior to Rutgers: A four-year letter-winning catcher at Yorba Linda HS ... was named the team's Offensive Player of the Year and first team all-league in 2012 and earned second team all-league honors in 2013 ... played two years of club ball with the OC Elite and two years with the OC Dynasty ... qualified for the Principal's Honor Roll three times in her high school career.
Personal Info:Has a pair of Major League Baseball familial connections, as Nolan Ryan, Hall of Fame pitcher and owner of the Texas Rangers, is her great uncle ... Reid Ryan, president of the Houston Astros, is her cousin ... a psychology major with minor in criminology.
