Dani Tyler
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Danielle M. "Dani" Tyler (born October 23, 1974) is an American, former collegiate right-handed softball player and Olympic champion, originally from River Forest, Illinois.[1] She played on the infield in several positions for the Drake Bulldogs in the Missouri Valley Conference, where she holds the school and ranks in the conference for career batting average records and was a three-time all-conference honoree.[2][3] She later joined and won a gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics with Team USA.[4]
Career[]
She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where she received a gold medal with the American team. Tyler collected three hits, scored a run with a triple and a double at the games.[5]
Tyler played softball at Drake University.
Statistics[]
Drake Bulldogs[]
| YEAR | G | AB | R | H | BA | RBI | HR | 3B | 2B | TB | SLG | BB | SO | SB | SBA |
| 1993 | 51 | 154 | 36 | 60 | .389 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 94 | .610% | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 56 | 190 | 36 | 73 | .384 | 50 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 123 | .647% | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 1995 | 52 | 168 | 33 | 69 | .410 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 94 | .559% | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| TOTALS | 159 | 512 | 105 | 202 | .394 | 115 | 21 | 5 | 36 | 311 | .607% | 32 | 27 | 4 | 4 |
External links[]
- LOTG presents the 1996 Olympic Softball Team on YouTube
- 1996 USA Olympic Softball Trial vs Oklahoma City on YouTube
References[]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dani Tyler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
- ^ "All-Time Records" (PDF). Godrakebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "MVC Softball Records" (PDF). Mvc-sports.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "Dani Tyler". Teamusa.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "1996 Olympic Games". Teamusa.org. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ "Final 1993 Women's Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
- ^ "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
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- 1974 births
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- Olympic softball players of the United States
- Softball players from Illinois
- Softball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in softball
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- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- People from River Forest, Illinois
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