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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2026 Softball Roster

Michael Nance
Don Felice
Diego Zubieta-Soto
Don Felice
Michael Nance
Kat Hostetler

3 Dani Freer

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Upper Perkiomen
  • Hometown East Greenville, Pa.

Biography

2025 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Started 36 of 37 games played ... Knocked in a career high of 11 RBI, including three against Drexel (3/26) ... Set a new career-high with 14 hits, with a multi-hit game against Yale (3/15) ... Earned a career-high on-base percentage (.257), working a career-high five walks and leading the team with seven hit-by-pitches.

2024 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Made three starts in 18 appearances … Added a hit and scored a run in Penn’s 8-7 extra-inning win over Morgan State to begin the season (2/23) … Executed a sacrifice bunt to bring in Blake Landow from third in the Red and Blue’s 4-1 victory over Villanova (4/24) … Scored five runs.

2023 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Made 16 starts in 29 appearances … Had eight hits, five RBI, a home run, 10 runs scored, and a pair of walks … Went a career-best 3-for-4 in Penn’s 12-3 win at UMES (3/22) with two RBI and two runs scored for the first multi-hit game of her career … Hit first collegiate homer at FAU against Oakland (3/4).

High School: Played four years of varsity softball at Upper Perkiomen in Pennsburg, Pa. … Served as the team captain for her junior and senior seasons … Three-time Frontier Division champs … Posted a .400 career batting average, .440 on-base percentage, 85 total hits, 58 RBI, and seven home runs … First Team PAC (2022) … Second Team PAC (2019 & 2021) … First Team All-Area (2022) … All-Area Honorable Mention (2021) … Team MVP (2022) … Played club softball for Rock Gold Way (2020-22): Placed Third in USA Nationals (2021 & 2022), EC Bullets (2016-2020), Sting (2012-16) … Reeder Athlete Award/Scholarship … UPHS Senior Athletic Award.
 
Personal: Brother, Jesse, played football at Lycoming College (2012-14) … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.

Why Penn? I chose Penn because of the amazing coaching staff, the city life, and as the exceptional academic opportunity."

Career Highs
Hits: 3 (at UMES (3/22/23)
Runs: 2, two times (Last: at UMES (3/22/23)
RBI: 3 (at Drexel (3/26/25)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2023Freshman

    Infield
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2024Sophomore

    INF
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2025Junior

    INF
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2026Senior

    INF
    5'7"
    3