Saleyna Daniel

Position:
OF
Hometown:
Houston, TX
Class:
Senior
High School:
Stratford
B/T:
R/R

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2023 SEC Honor Roll

2025

Appeared in 39 games with 28 starts primarily as the designated player.
Batted .417 (10-for-24) with three doubles, two home runs, and six RBI over the first seven games of the season … recorded an RBI in six straight games.
Hit a solo home run against No. 6 Tennessee (2/9).
Went 2-for-4 with a home run at Houston (2/14).

2024 (Mississippi State)

Played in 12 games off the bench, pinch hitting eight times and batted .500 (4-for-8) on the year with a pair of RBIs
Drove in a run with a groundout against UAB (2/9)
Singled home a run as a pinch hitter against the Blazers (2/10)
Picked up a pinch-hit single against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13)
Drew a pinch-hit walk at Ole Miss (3/10)
Doubled off the bench at UAB (4/3)
Singled as a pinch hitter against Memphis (4/16)

2023 (Mississippi State)

Played in 39 games, starting 10 games between the outfield positions and designated player
Batted .209 (9-for-43) on the year
Was State's most-used substitute, coming off the bench 29 times
Scored as a pinch runner on Opening Day at Florida Atlantic (2/9)
Singled in a pinch hitting appearance against Loyola Chicago (2/10)
Served as a pinch hitter against Bethune-Cookman (2/10)
Played right field as a defensive replacement against Stony Brook (2/11)
Pinch ran and scored in the win against No. 10 Arizona (2/17)
Entered as a pinch runner and went 2-for-4 wit a walk-off home run in the 12th inning against Furman (2/25)
Drove in two runs against MVSU (2/28)
Collected RBI singles against Dartmouth (3/3) and Abilene Christian (3/3)
Came on as a defensive replacement in right field against Southeastern La. (3/9) and No. 1 Oklahoma (3/10)
Started at designated player against North Dakota St. (3/14)
Made a running catch into the fence in foul ground against Purdue (3/15) after coming on as a defensive replacement in right field
Came on as a defensive replacement in left field at No. 17 Georgia (3/29)
Walked twice and scored twice at ULM (3/29)
Started in left field against No. 10 Arkansas (3/31)
Started in center field and went 1-for-3 at the plate at No. 24 Texas A&M (4/9)
Pinch hit in all three games of the series against No. 16 Alabama (4/14-16) with a base hit
Played right field off the bench against Memphis (4/19)
Scored twice as a pinch runner in the series with No. 20 Kentucky (4/28-30)
Beat out a bunt single in the sixth-inning, game-tying rally at No. 17 Auburn (5/6)
Started in right field against Missouri (5/9) at the SEC Tournament.

2022 (Mississippi State)

Played in 50 games, making two starts
Batted .143 (2-for-14) on the year
State's second-most-used sub, coming off the bench 48 times
Pinch ran and scored in her Bulldog debut on Opening Day vs. Loyola Marymount (2/11)
Played left field off the bench vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/11) and vs. No. 3 UCLA (2/12)
Drew first career start at Loyola Marymount (2/13), playing left field
Scored as a pinch runner in Game 1 of the doubleheader against Alabama State (2/16)
Doubled as a pinch hitter in Game 2 against the Hornets
Pinch hit and remained in the game in right field against Southern Illinois (2/18)
Came on as a defensive replacement against Georgia Tech (2/19) and scored a run
Walked as a pinch hitter against Longwood (2/25) and scored
Started in left field and singled against Belmont (2/25)
Pinch ran, stole second and scored against Furman (3/4)
Remained in the game in left field and recorded an out
Came on as a defensive replacement against Alcorn State (3/6) and remained in the game to collect an RBI when she reached on an error
Played one inning in left field at No. 4 Florida (3/12)
Pinch ran against the Gators (3/14)
Scored with an acrobatic slide that was featured on D1 Softball's Plays of the Week against Ole Miss (3/20) after coming on as a pinch runner
Played right field in both games of the doubleheader against Samford (3/26)
Played right field as a sub in two games of the series at No. 13 Tennessee (4/1-3)
Scored twice as a pinch runner in the series against No. 24 Missouri (4/8-10)
Remained in the game in right field vs. UT Martin (4/20) after pinch running
Played right field as a sub twice in the series with No. 18 Auburn (4/22-24)
Played in right field in all three games at No. 11 Kentucky (4/30-5/1)
Made a catch in right field after pinch running against No. 19 LSU (5/7)
Played right field in both games of the SEC Tournament (5/11-12) as a defensive replacement
Pinch ran in all but one game of the Tallahassee Regional (5/20-22)
Came off the bench to play right field in both games of the Super Regional (5/27-28) against Arizona
Drew her first NCAA Tournament at-bat against the Wildcats (5/28).

High School

The No. 71 prospect in the class according to Extra Innings Softball and named the No. 12 outfielder in the country in 2019 by the outlet
Also ranked as the No. 23 outfielder in the class in 2020
Played at Stratford High School where her team won the district championship in 2020
Two-time First Team All-District selection and was named to the Second Team once
Earned all-state honors as a utility player in her senior year
Named District Offensive Player of the Year in 2019 and District MVP in 2020
Batted . 457 with 21 RBI as a freshman and hit .362 with seven home runs as a sophomore
Had a breakout junior season, batting .657 on the year with nine home runs and 19 RBI
Played travel ball with Bombers Gold Burgess and won the 2020 Ronald McDonald Championship with an undefeated weekend ... team also won the College Classic in 2020
Named to the PGF Nationals All-Tournament Team in 2018 after she posted a .511 batting average on the club circuit that season
Hit .398 with 20 RBI and five home runs for her travel team her sophomore year
Also played basketball and was in the marching band.