2016 at Gardner-Webb: Made 16 appearances in the circle and had 14 starts … Hurled eight complete games and finished 6-7 with 3.94 ERA … Fanned 61 batters in 81.0 innings of work … Held opponents to a .260 batting average … Went the distance and allowed four hits in a 7-2 win over Hampton (2/20) … Followed with a complete-game shutout vs. Howard (2/26), allowing only three hits … Hurled a complete-game win vs. Canisius, scattering six hits in a 2-1 victory … Also picked up a complete-game win vs. Charleston Southern (4/2).
2015 at Gardner-Webb: Appared in 25 games and made 17 starts during her junior season…Started five games in left field, one in right field, and 11 as the designated hitter…Collected nine hits in 53 plate apperances…Had four doubles and three RBI as well as drew three walks…Went 2-3 with a run in the 6-2 victory over North Carolina Central…Went 2-4 with an RBI in the first game of a three-game series against Drexel.
2014 at Gardner-Webb: Appeared in 12 games and made eight appearances on the mound during her freshman season…Threw 13.2 innings on the season and had an ERA of 10.54 for the season…Threw a career-high 92 pitches in 4.1 innings of work in the season-opener against Charlotte…Threw 2.2 innings, walked two andstruck out two against Alabama A&M.
High School: Was a four-year letter award winner on the softball field at Topsail High School under head coach Steven White … Holds the Topsail High School record in career wins with 93 victories … Posted an overall career record of 93-12 during her four-year high school career, which included four no-hitters and one perfect game … Was a four-time All-State selection and a four-time All-Conference honoree … Was also a four-time All-County First-Team selection ... Named the NC 2A East Pitcher of the Year and the THS All-Around Player of the Year as a senior … Also named the Star News All-Area Player of the Year her senior season … Tabbed both the All-County Co-Player of the Year and the Topsail High Co-MVP her junior season … Also named the All-Area Player of the Year and the All-Conference Pitcher of the year as a junior in which she went 26-1 overall in the circle … Tabbed the Star News Player of the Week and Athlete of the Week during her junior season … Earned a spot on the All-District Team in both her junior and freshman seasons … Was named to the All-Region Team as a freshman … Named to both the 2013 & 2012 Beach Diamond Invitational All-Tournament Team … Pitched for the Region 2 PowerAde State Team as both a sophomore and freshman … Led her team to three conference championships and one co-conference championship … Also played for the Carolina Flames Club Team and head coach Kenny McManus.
Personal: Summer Lynne Darnell was born on September 18, 1995 in Asheville, N.C. … Daughter of Steve and Sheri Darnell … Has an older sibling named Sydney … Intends to major in Chemistry.
