Steph Denlinger

Senior | Harleysville/Souderton H.S.

	Position: First Base Height: 5-8 Throws: Left Bats: Left Major: Elementary Education Career Stats  |  2009 Stats
Career
2009	As A Senior: Denlinger capped her career with a monster season, batting .424 in 59 starts. She hit 23 home runs to break the NCAA Division II all-time career record for home runs with 79. She also broke the Division II record for walks with 159 after walking 36 times in 2009. Denlinger's home run total of 23 was one shy of tying the PSAC record, which she set in 2007. Denlinger was 73-for-172, scoring a new school record 71 runs. She drove in 64 runs and had 14 doubles. Honors: PSAC East Player of the Year All-PSAC East first team (1B) Daktronics National Player of the Year Daktronics All-Atlantic Region Player of the Year Daktronics All-Atlantic Region first team (1B) Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All Region first team (1B) Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II All American first team (1B) Fall 2008 Dean's List
2008	As A Junior: Denlinger batted .349 in 62 games, with 12 doubles, a triple and 16 homers. She had 55 RBIs and 53 runs scored. She was walked 46 times, which is second-most in KU history, behind her 2007 record of 51. Honors: All-PSAC East first team Daktronics Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region first team
2007	As A Sophomore: Denlinger set the school record for batting average with a .507. Denlinger also set the single-season PSAC record for home runs with 24. She finished with 73 hits, 15 doubles, 73 RBIs and 70 runs scored. The 73 RBIs also were a PSAC record. Her potent offense led to 51 walks, another PSAC record. Honors: PSAC East Player of the Year Daktronics Mid-Atlantic Region Player of the Year KU Female Player of the Year All-PSAC East first team NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team Daktronics Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team NFCA All-America first team Daktronics All-America first team
2006	As A Freshman: Denlinger took the PSAC by storm as a freshman, batting .356 in 51 starts. She smashed 16 home runs and had 42 RBIs. She also had 16 doubles and 40 runs scored en route to being named the PSAC East Rookie of the Year. Honors: PSAC East Rookie of the Year KU Rookie of the Year All-PSAC East first team NFCA Mid-Atlantic All-Region first team