Dana Hathorn

2011-12 Gamecock Spotlight Video
2014 Dugout Club Interview

Hathorn’s 2011 Game-by-Game Statistics
Hathorn’s 2012 Game-by-Game Statistics
Hathorn’s 2013 Game-by-Game Statistics
Hathorn’s 2014 Game-by-Game Statistics

• 2014 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2013 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2013 SEC leader in HBPs
• 2012 SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
• 2010-11 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• SEC Freshman of the Week (March 8, 2011)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Set a South Carolina record with 46 hit-by-pitch taken in her four-year career … Holds ninth in career on-base percentage (.383), 13th in RBI (99) and 15th in runs per game (0.46) … Also tied for 11th in sacrifice flies (5) … Ranked third in career assists (302) and in fielding percentage (.968) for a Gamecock second baseman in the Southeastern Conference era (since 1997) … Fifth in assists per game (1.47) at second base at SC … A four-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member. 2014 (SENIOR): Drew 46 starts on the year, split between second base (33), designated player (9) and shortstop (4) … Led the Gamecocks in hit-by-pitches for the second-consecutive year, posting the second-highest mark in a season in history at SC (12) … Ranked 73rd in NCAA Division I in hit-by-pitches per game (0.23) … Her .981 fielding percentage at second ranks fifth in the single-season marks at Carolina … Went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the game-one win over Western Carolina (2/25) … Hit a three-run homer to help the Gamecocks take the final game and clinch the series in a win over No. 13/15 Texas A&M (3/15) … Posted a 2-for-4 day with two RBI against No. –/24 LSU (4/18) …Had hits in the first two games before walking twice in the final two against ranked Auburn to start May … Earned a spot on the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2013 (JUNIOR): Started all 59 games at second base batting third … Led the Gamecocks in on-base percentage (.463) and hit-by-pitches (25), the latter a new school record … Her 25 HBP’s led the Southeastern Conference and ranked ninth in NCAA Division I per game (0.42) … The .463 OBP ranked fifth in a single season at South Carolina … Her .352 batting average stood second on the team … Stole seven bases without being caught … Had an RBI in all four games in the Stetson Lead-Off Classic (2/8-10) … Recorded the first of her three-hit games with a double in the Buffalo win (2/16) … Drove in three with a double in the 2-for-3 outing versus Radford (2/24) … Also went 3-for-3 against Alabama State (3/2), scoring and driving in three runs in the win … Capped three-consecutive multi-hit games with a four-hit day against Coastal Carolina (4/10) … The second game, the finale against Kentucky (4/7), saw her go 2-for-2 with a homer and three RBI … Went 2-for-3 with a game-tying two-run blast in the first game at Auburn (4/19) … Her seventh-inning solo homer in the third game at Mississippi State (4/28) put the Gamecocks on top in the 5-4 win … In the first game of the NCAA Austin Regional, she went 3-for-4 with two runs scored against Houston (5/17) … Also went 2-for-3 with a double, a run and an RBI in the second win over the Cougars (5/18) … Named to the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2012 (SOPHOMORE): Started 54 of 55 games at second base … Stood third on the team in doubles (10) while leading the way with seven hit-by-pitches … Stood fifth in both runs (25) and RBI (24) … Hit .285 while tallying 47 hits, fourth-most on the squad … Posted 10 RBI in 14 chances with a runner at third and less than two outs, the best success rate on the team … Had four multi-hit games in her season-opening six-game hitting streak, including a 3-for-4 day against Western Kentucky (2/11) … Doubled in consecutive games against Cleveland State (2/12) and Providence (2/17) … Posted a pair of two-RBI doubles in the win over Winthrop (2/22) … Went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI at Charlotte (2/29) … Had two RBI and a double in a 2-for-4 day against Arkansas (3/10) … Drove in two runs and scored twice in the second game of the Longwood doubleheader (3/31) … Hit a go-ahead homer in the sixth of the final game of the year at Mississippi (5/6) … A member of the SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll. 2011 (FRESHMAN): Started 50 games for the Gamecocks, all at second base … Tied for the team lead with 28 RBI while standing second with 27 runs scored … Hit .280 with five doubles … Made just four errors while posting a .981 fielding percentage, ranking second on the team with 98 assists … Served as a pinch runner twice during the Palmetto State Showdown, scoring a run in her debut against Charleston Southern (2/11) … Started for the first time against Georgetown (2/18) and never came out of the lineup…Against the Hoyas, she went 3-for-3 with two runs, two RBI and two stolen bases … Starting with the game at Winthrop (3/2), she had a hit in nine of the next 10 games, including six two-hit games in the stretch … Four times in that period she drove in two runs while driving in three an additional time … Ended that span with a 2-for-3 performance with two runs and two stolen bases … Named SEC Freshman of the Week on March 8 for her exploits … Went 2-for-3 with her first career triple, two runs and three RBI in the win at Coastal Carolina (3/22) … That was the third game of her season-best six-game hitting streak … Posted her first career home run in a 3-for-4 outing in the first game at Arkansas (4/16) … Later stole two bases in the final game of the series against the Razorbacks (4/17) … Earned placement on the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL: Collected four softball letters from coach Steve Soubasis at Timber Creek High School … Three-time first-team all-state player, while making the second team her freshman year … first-team all-metro all four seasons … Twice named team MVP, as a sophomore and senior … Helped her team to district championships three-straight years … Hit .436 as a senior, tallying eight home runs, seven triples and four doubles … Increased her RBI total each year … Stole 47 bases during her four-year career … Also twice earned the defensive award after her freshman and junior years … Also earned a volleyball letter … Four-year member of the school’s honor roll … Played with the Clearwater Bombers travel team coached by Frank Archri. PERSONAL: Dana Nichole Hathorn was born to parents Jim and Kelly … Her dad played baseball at LSU while her grandfather Conley played basketball for the Tigers … Conley was an All-SEC player in 1938 and was honored on one of LSU’s All-Decade teams … Has two older siblings: sister Rachel and brother Jimmy … Chose South Carolina over Villanova, Jacksonville and North Florida … Lists steak and banana pudding as her favorite foods … Says Drew Brees is her favorite athlete … Graduated with a degree in social work.