Marshall University Athletics
2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Briana Daiss
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- East Ridge High School
- Hometown:
- Clermont, FL.
Pronounced: Dice
2019 (Senior)
2019 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 54/37 … Appeared in 54 games with 37 starts – 22 at designated player, 12 in the outfield and three at third base … Finished career eighth all-time in program history with 26 home runs and 116 RBI … 16th all-time in total bases with 264 … Recorded 36 hits, scored 14 runs, 26 RBI, eight doubles, six home runs and bat .265 during senior campaign … Made season-debut in season-opener versus UC-Riverside and recorded a single and a sacrifice bunt … Drove in first run of the season with a pinch hit single against Cal Poly (Feb. 9) … Hit first home run of the year with a pinch hit against EKU (Feb. 15) … Hit two-run double versus UMass-Lowell (Feb. 22) to get Herd on the board in the sixth … Hit second home run of the year, drove in two runs and scored twice in win at Charleston Southern (Feb. 23), also recorded 100th career RBI with home run … 2-of-3 at the plate with two RBI in win at George Mason (March 10) … Drove in two runs in home game against No. 13 Kentucky (March 20) … Hit 2-run homer in game two win over UTSA (March 23) … Went 2-of-4 at the plate at No. 20 James Madison (March 27) … Came in as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning of game one at Southern Miss (March 30) and hit a three-run homer, stayed in the lineup as the DP and came back up to lead off the top of the seventh and hit a solo home run for first two-homer game of career and season-high four RBI … Recorded pinch hit RBI single in game three win over Louisiana Tech (April 20) … Drove in two runs coming off the bench in series at Middle Tennessee (April 27-28) … Recorded a base hit with a pinch hit in her final plate appearance at Dot Hicks Field against Florida Atlantic (May 5) on Senior Day … Went 2-of-3 with two doubles in game one of the NISC Lynchburg Regional against George Washington (May 16) … Hit her third double of the NISC, eighth of the year and 32nd of career (tied for 13th all-time at MU) in second matchup with George Washington (May 17) at the NISC.
2018 (Junior)
GP/GS: 44/40 … First 23 starts came at first base with final 17 starts at designated player … Stepped up offensively in Conference USA action hitting .313 with 20 hits, four home runs, four doubles and 16 RBI in 23 games … Finished season with 30 hits, 22 RBI, seven doubles and five home runs … Tied for 10th all-time in career home runs with 20 … 12th all-time with 93 RBI … Ninth-best career slugging percentage at .480 … Six games with two or more RBI … Hit first double of the season at USC Upstate (Feb. 23) … Finished 2-of-3 versus Kent State (Feb. 28) and then followed up with another 2-of-3 performance in next outing against George Washington (March 2) … Drove in a run at No. 20 South Carolina (March 4) … Recorded five hits in series at UAB and drove in a run in game two win (March 10-11) … Reached 100th career hit at Florida Atlantic (March 25) during season-high six game hitting streak … Hit first homers of the season with a three-run shot in game one versus FIU (March 30) and another three-run home run in series finale with FIU (March 31) … Hit towering two-run home run in game one win at UTSA (April 7), was third home run in five games … Smacked a laser three-run home run in game two win at WKU (April 21) … Hit fifth homer of the season and 20th career with a three-run shot off the scoreboard in left field at Pitt (April 28) … Recorded three hits, scored twice and drove in a run during Senior Day doubleheader against Middle Tennessee (May 6) … Had six games with 10 or more putouts while starting at first base … Helped turn nine double plays and ranks tied for eighth all-time with 19 career double plays.
2017 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 51/41 … Made 30 starts as the designated player and 11 starts at first base … Had six multi-RBI games … Finished the season with 33 hits, 15 runs, eight doubles, five home runs, 27 RBI and slugged .421 … Was 3-for-3 against South Carolina State (March 3) with one run and one RBI … Hit first home run of the season versus Presbyterian (March 3) … Drove in the game-tying run in the top of the seventh at Georgia Southern (March 4) and then scored on a two-run home run by Ali Burdette to take the lead and the eventual win … Drove in six runs on seven hits at the Eagle Classic (March 3-5) hosted by Georgia Southern … Belted a three-run homer at home against UTSA (March 11) … Drove in three runs including a two-run home run at Charlotte (March 18) off ace Haley Wiseman in the Herd’s game two win … Scored two runs in series sweeping win at Charlotte (March 19) … Had two RBI in game one win at Southern Miss (April 1) … 2-for-3 at the plate with one run scored in game one win versus Florida Atlantic (April 8) … Combined to go 3-for-6 in final home doubleheader against UAB (May 6) with two runs, three RBI, one double and one home run … Crushed a two-out, pinch hit, two-run home run in the fifth inning versus Illinois (May 20) at the NCAA Regionals in Lexington.
2016 (Freshman)
2016 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2016 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2016 Conference USA Player of the Week February 15th
2016 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2016 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 56/55 ... Began career with a bang ... Became the first player in program history to begin career with a walk-off home run in their very first collegiate at-bat ... Pinch hit in the bottom of the eighth vs. Alabama State (Feb. 14) with the score tied and a runner at first and belted the walk-off home run to right field ... Made first start the following game at Troy (Feb. 14) and followed up going 3-for-4 with two runs scored, five RBI, a double and her second home run as the go-ahead score in the top of the eighth ... Was named Conference USA Player of the Week for the Sunday performance ... Tied the Marshall freshman record with 10 home runs (Jazmine Valle - 2013) ... 10 Multi-RBI games including six games of 4 or more ... Drove in five runs three times ... Had five RBI vs. Hofstra (Feb. 20) and vs. UTEP (March 12) ... Walked three times in game two of the doubleheader vs. UTEP after recording five RBI in game one March 12 ... Led the Herd with 44 RBI (third best by a freshman in program history), three triples (tied for most by a freshman) and tied with nine doubles (tied for sixth best by a freshman) ... Blasted a grand slam vs. #15 Arizona at the BAMA Bash Feb. 26 ... Belted final home run of the season vs. Louisiana Tech in the second round of the Conference USA Tournament May 11 ... Ended no-hitter vs. #14 Tennessee with a triple to right field Feb. 27 ... Finished the season with 94 total bases good for third highest by a freshman in team history ... 10 Multi-hit games with season best three hits four times ... Recorded 253 putouts as the primary first baseman for the Herd including double digit putouts in four games.
High School: Attended East Ridge High School … Played travel ball for the Windermere Wildfire … Team won the 2015 18u ASA National Championship … Also lettered in Weight Lifting.
Personal: Born July 30, 1997 … Daughter of Christy and Shane Daiss … Younger brother Casey (15) attends Windermere Prep … Chose Marshall because, “I love the campus, coaching staff and teammates.” … Plans to major in Biology with the goal of becoming a Veterinarian.
