Honors: 2023 Big South All-Conference First Team, 2022 Big South Player of the Year, 2022 Big South All-Conference First Team, 2022 3x Big South Player of the Week, 2022 2x NFCA Top Performer, 2022 NFCA DI Southeast All-Region Third Team, 2020 1x Big South Freshman of the Week, 2021 Big South First Team All-Conference, 2021 Big South All-Tournament Team, 2021 Big South All-Freshman Team, 4x Big South Freshman of the Week, Big South Player of the Week
2023 (Senior): Appeared in 50 games, making 49 starts … Had 135 at-bats and 44 hits earning herself a .326 batting average … Had eight doubles and six homeruns … Had 31 RBI and 70 total bases … Scored 11 runs … Went 2-2 for stolen bases … Had a season-high three hits and two runs scored against Gardner-Webb (4/22/23) … Had a season-high four RBI against Campbell (5/11/23)
2022 (Junior): Started all 58 games in the 2022 season. She had 161 at-bats and 53 hits earning herself a .329 batting average. She had eight doubles and 15 home runs along with 16 runs and 62 RBI’s. She finished the season tied for the second all-time record for RBI in a season. Darnell helped Hawkins earn his 1000th career win with a walk-off home run against FIU. Against FIU she had two runs, two hits, and five RBI’s.
2021 (Sophomore): Started all 46 games in the 2021 season. She had 141 at-bats and 42 hits earning herself a .298 batting average. She had six doubles and 10 home runs along with 16 runs and 38 RBI’s. She finished the season with 262 putouts and a .993 fielding percentage.
2020 (COVID/Freshman): She started all 24 games in the 2020 season. She had 63 at bats and 23 hits earning herself a .365 batting average. She had six double and 1 home run along with 10 runs and 16 RBI’s. Darnell went 4 for 4 on stolen bases while having two putouts and finishing the season with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
