11 - Dana Landers
Dana Landers
Height: 5-5
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Simpsonville, S.C.
Position: SS
Major: Undeclared
Bats/Throws: R/R
Last School: Mauldin HS

High School: A five-time letterwinner and starting shortstop for head coach Joseph Terry at Mauldin High School…Had a tremendous senior season…Hit .648 with 55 RBIs, 16 doubles, eight home runs and a 1.168 slugging percentage…Led Mauldin to the 4A District II title and into the semifinals of the 4A state playoffs…A 4A All-State selection…Also earned all-region and all-area honors…Named the South Carolina Statewide Player (Non-Pitcher) of the Year as a senior…A SCHSA All-Star selection…Helped lead the Mavericks to the 4A state championship as a junior in 2010…Hit .467 with 37 RBIs, 11 doubles and seven home runs en route to earning All-State and all-region honors…Earned the starting spot at shortstop as a freshman in 2007…Named the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player award…Also earned an all-region selection…Overall, earned five all-region honors…Led the Mavericks to four straight appearances in the 4A state tournament and four 4A Region II championships…A five-time all-region selection…Hit .423 as an eighth grader in 2007, .396 as freshman, and .494 as a sophomore…A team captain each of the last three years…Earned the team’s Most Valuable Offensive Player award five times…Led Mauldin to a 109-26 record in five seasons… Also played five years with the volleyball team at Mauldin…Earned the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player in 2009 and 2011 and the Maverick Award in 2008…A two-time all-region selection…Had a standout travel ball career with the Carolina Elite…Hit .455 as the Elite’s top hitter in 2011…Led the team to the ASA Nationals in 2011…Earned a spot on the Colorado Sparkler All-America Team in 2010…Played in the 16U Gold Nationals with the Gold Coast Hurricanes…Led the team to a ninth-place finish after hitting .469 in the tournament…Hit .451 as the Elite’s top hitter in 2010…Led the Elite to 157 wins in her career… A standout student with a 4.0 GPA…A member of the National Honor Society…Active in the community…Volunteered for Mauldin’s C.A.N. program for leadership and mentoring, the Hope Academy, Special Olympics, Miracle League Softball and on several church mission trips.