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| Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Bay City, Mich.
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| High School
(Junior College):
Western (Delta CC)
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| Bats/Throws:
Left/Right
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| Height:
5-4
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| Position:
First Base
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College: 2004: Regarded as a natural hitter with potential to be one of the program's best . . . Swings a great bat with plenty of pop . . . Reads pitches exceptionally well and is a solid contact hitter . . . Expected to fill a designated player-type role and serve as the back-up at first base . . . Diligent worker . . . Has a great personality and is fun to be around.
2003: Participated in 20 games and started in 12 outings primarily as a designated player . . . GLIAC All-Academic Team selection . . . Led team in batting with a .378 average and clubed 17 base hits in 45 official plate appearances . . . Slugged five doubles and two home runs to go with nine RBIs . . . Posted six multi-hit game performances and had three multiple RBI game outings . . . Went 3-for-3 with two RBI vs. Southern-Illinois Edwardsville (3/8) at Saint Leo Invitational . . . Turned in a pair of 3-for-4 plate efforts vs. Lake Superior State (4/22) in the twinbill nightcap and against Northwood (5/2) in the GLIAC Tourney opener . . . Hit two doubles and a two-run homer for season-best three RBI vs. Lake Superior State (4/22) . . . Smacked a three-run home run against Lake Superior State (5/2) at the GLIAC Tournament in squad's season finale . . . Batted .583 (7-for-12) with four extra-base hits and seven RBIs in her final four contests . . . Had two hits each in back-to-back games vs. Dowling (3/15) and C.W. Post (3/15) at Florida Rebel Spring Tourney and was 4-for-7 (.571) in that two-game span . . . Notched season-high six putouts twice -- vs. Dowling and against Lake Superior State (5/2) . . . FSU Dean's Academic Award honoree.
2002: Redshirted.
2000-01: Played at Delta College in University Center, Mich . . . Coached by Lisa Hillman and Mike Wiltse . . . Achieved All-America and all-state accolades in 2001 . . . Two-time all-region and All-Eastern Michigan Conference selection . . . Member of 2001 district all-tournament team . . . Team's top hitter in both seasons . . . Received second-team All-America laurels in her initial collegiate campaign.
High School: A 1999 graduate of Bay City Western High School in Auburn, Mich . . . Coached by Bob Scheerer . . . Attained all-state recognition as a senior . . . Twice honored as team's offensive player of the year . . . Received all-district laurels twice . . . Recipient of squad's Scholar-Athlete Award as a junior . . . Selected WHS's Defensive Player of the Year in junior season . . . Four-year member of swimming team . . . National Honor Society member.
Personal: Daughter of Pete and Debbie Maxwell . . . Born 9/13/81 in Midland, Mich. . . . One of four children . . . One brother, Jed, played baseball at Northwood . . . Interests include swimming and traveling . . . Nickname is "Dani Max" . . . Major is applied biology.
The Maxwell Profile:
The thing I like most about Ferris State Softball: Getting to see my best friends everyday then hitting and throwing at them.
I can't live without: chocolate milk, ice cream, cookies and toilet paper
When I step on the field I think: Is my shirt tucked in properly?
My pregame ritual is: look around the field at my teammates, enjoy the moment and pregame intensity and then swallow my gum and prepare to do what it takes to get us a win
My role model: my parents because they work real hard so that I can be extremely spoiled
My best non-athletic talent is: breakin' it down, track-stretch style
Something unusual about me is that: I have a giant inflatable shark hanging from the celing in my bedroom which I received free from the elves on the cookie box
If I could change one thing about softball, I would: install people movers (like those in airports) on the base paths
My worst fear is: that my three-hole punch malfunctions therefore making all my binders useless
The motto I live by: a laugh is a smile that has exploded, like a firework!
My advice to youngsters: never run with scissors, unless they're safety scissors and even then only a light jog
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