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Jersey Number 8
Abby Darnley
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Buffalo HS
- Hometown:
- Eleanor, W.Va.
2026 (Senior)
GP/GS: 51/49 …Made 49 starts at catcher in final season with the Herd ... Threw out four runners stealing on 18 stolen base attempts (career-low) for total of 23 runners caught stealing throughout career, ranked 5th all-time in program history ... Had 25 hits, 19 RBI and five home runs, none bigger than go-ahead grand slam against South Alabama (Apr. 17) ... Named 2026 Emileigh Cooper Warrior Award recipient
2025 (Junior)
GP/GS: 52/50 …Again served as the primary catcher ... Threw out nine runners stealing, fifth-most in the SBC ... Had 207 putouts and 12 assists ... Took on a larger role offensively, hitting career-bests in average (.268), hits (37), doubles (7), with first six home runs of career ... Had eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests.
2024 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 47/39 …Took on a larger role for the Herd as a sophomore, serving as the primary catcher in 2024 ... Caught 10 runners stealing, 4th-most in the Sun Belt Conference ... Finished with 79 putouts, 13 assists, and just two errors ... Primarily in the flex, still had 59 at-bats with 14 hits (.237) with two doubles and nine RBI ... Collected multiple RBI in three games, including two against App State (Apr. 29)
2023 (Freshman)
GP/GS: 21/0 …Became a reliable option in key pinch-hitting roles for Marshall as a freshman in 2023, driving in five runs with four hits with a double ... Collected a key RBI against ULM on Apr. 8 with a two-out hit up the middle to put Marshall in front ... Had an additional go-ahead RBI against Morehead State on Apr. 12 ... Served an integral role in the bullpen.
High School: Attended Buffalo High School, played for coach Bill Rasnake...Named Class A Captain of the Year in 2021, batting .661...Repeated as Class A First Team member in 2022..Named Putnam Herald's Gamer of the Year in 2022...3x First Team All-Kanawha Valley...Also played basketball for Buffalo HS
Personal: Born Mar. 21, 2004 in Eleanor, W.Va … Daughter of Eric and Amanda Darnley … Has twin sister, Katie ... (UPDATED DEC. 2025) ... Accepted into WVU School of Dentistry, will attend in fall of 2026
GP/GS: 51/49 …Made 49 starts at catcher in final season with the Herd ... Threw out four runners stealing on 18 stolen base attempts (career-low) for total of 23 runners caught stealing throughout career, ranked 5th all-time in program history ... Had 25 hits, 19 RBI and five home runs, none bigger than go-ahead grand slam against South Alabama (Apr. 17) ... Named 2026 Emileigh Cooper Warrior Award recipient
2025 (Junior)
GP/GS: 52/50 …Again served as the primary catcher ... Threw out nine runners stealing, fifth-most in the SBC ... Had 207 putouts and 12 assists ... Took on a larger role offensively, hitting career-bests in average (.268), hits (37), doubles (7), with first six home runs of career ... Had eight multi-hit games and five multi-RBI contests.
2024 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 47/39 …Took on a larger role for the Herd as a sophomore, serving as the primary catcher in 2024 ... Caught 10 runners stealing, 4th-most in the Sun Belt Conference ... Finished with 79 putouts, 13 assists, and just two errors ... Primarily in the flex, still had 59 at-bats with 14 hits (.237) with two doubles and nine RBI ... Collected multiple RBI in three games, including two against App State (Apr. 29)
2023 (Freshman)
GP/GS: 21/0 …Became a reliable option in key pinch-hitting roles for Marshall as a freshman in 2023, driving in five runs with four hits with a double ... Collected a key RBI against ULM on Apr. 8 with a two-out hit up the middle to put Marshall in front ... Had an additional go-ahead RBI against Morehead State on Apr. 12 ... Served an integral role in the bullpen.
High School: Attended Buffalo High School, played for coach Bill Rasnake...Named Class A Captain of the Year in 2021, batting .661...Repeated as Class A First Team member in 2022..Named Putnam Herald's Gamer of the Year in 2022...3x First Team All-Kanawha Valley...Also played basketball for Buffalo HS
Personal: Born Mar. 21, 2004 in Eleanor, W.Va … Daughter of Eric and Amanda Darnley … Has twin sister, Katie ... (UPDATED DEC. 2025) ... Accepted into WVU School of Dentistry, will attend in fall of 2026
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