Dana Chavez

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Photo by: Inertia Sports Media/Dave Eggen

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-1
Class:
Senior
High School:
Los Altos H.S.
Hometown:
Hacienda Heights, Calif.

2018: Started 27 games and appeared in 43, splitting starts between left field (25) and designated player (two) … hit .235 (19 for 81) with five doubles and a triple … drove in 14 runs and scored 21 … worked 10 walks and was 2 for 3 in stolen bases … did not commit an error on the season, converting all 46 of her chances (45 putouts) … had five two-hit performances and three multi-RBI games, including a three-RBI contest against Central Michigan (3/7) … converted six putouts on Senior Day (5/1).

2017: Started six games and appeared in 24 … hit .200 (8 for 40) with a triple, four runs scored and four RBI … worked two walks … recorded 16 putouts, one assist and one error for a .944 fielding percentage … drove in three in her season debut against South Carolina State with her lone multi-hit and multi-RBI games of the year … had the game-winning, walk-off hit in game one, and threw out the potential game-tying run in game two of a doubleheader against Western Illinois (5/6).

2016: Started 13 games and made 34 appearances for the season, splitting time at all three outfield spots … hit .160 (8 for 50) for the season and .190 (4 for 21) in conference play … scored 13 runs and had three RBI for the year with.160 slugging and.222 on-base percentages … worked four walks and struck out just seven times for the year while going 2 for 2 on stolen base attempts … in the field had a 1.000 fielding percentage with 10 putouts and two assists ... had a three-game hitting streak (had a two-RBI game at Western Illinois (3/25) … scored three runs versus Holy Cross (3/7) where she also had a stolen base.

2015: Played in 44 games as a freshman with 34 starts, mostly in the outfield ... recorded 15 hits with a triple, seven RBI and 17 runs scored ... also walked seven times and got hit by a pitch twice ... hit a two RBI triple in a win over Montana (3/14) ... went 2 for 4 with a pair of runs scored in the league-opening win at IUPUI (3/21) ... went a perfect 2 for 2 with an RBI and a run scored vs. Mount Marty (4/24).

Before SDSU: Four-year varsity letterwinner ... earned a First Team All-League selection in her sophomore through senior seasons ... also earned Los Altos High School Rookie of the Year honors in 2010-11 and best offensive player honors in 2011-12 and 2012-13 ... earned the Hacienda 5 Award, given to the five of the best student-athletes in the Hacienda League ... earned All-League academic team honors in both her junior and senior seasons and scholar athlete accolades as a junior ... also played volleyball in high school ... played club ball with Firecrackers Pasco 18U.

Personal: Born July 16, 1996 in Pasadena, Calif. … daughter of Laura Diego and Jerry Chavez … has three siblings, Roxanne (sister), Bailey (sister) and Timothy (brother) … majoring in advertising with a marketing minor.