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2021 Catamount Baseball Roster

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9 Daylan Nanny

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ind.
  • High School Plainfield HS

Biography

2021 (Junior*): Started all 49 games between first base and the outfield, making 36 starts at first, 12 in right field and once in centerfield … Hit .306 on the season with 59 hits including 14 doubles to rank second on the team, and four home runs … Drove in 44 RBI and scored 37 runs … Drew 27 walks and was hit by 12 pitches to bolster his .421 on-base percentage … Added eight stolen bases … Recorded 17 multiple-hit games and 12 multiple RBI outings … Reached base safely in 48 of WCU’s 49 games including the first 43-consecutive to start the season – the longest streak for a Catamount on record back to the early 2000s … Was a part of turning 34 double-plays from his position at first base, the second-most in the SoCon … Matched a career-high with three base hits six times during the season and recorded a season-best three RBI five times … Had a seven-game RBI streak from March 10 through March 26 including five-consecutive multi-RBI efforts … Tied his career-best with two doubles twice including two doubles against The Citadel (March 26) and at Wofford (April 3) … Blasted a three-run home run against Samford (May 28) in the SoCon Tournament.

2020 (Junior): Played in 15 games, all starts including 12 in the outfield and three at first base … Batted .211 (12-for-57) on the shortened season with four doubles and seven RBI while scoring 12 runs … Had three multi-hit games and two games with multiple RBI … Added seven walks and three HBPs for a .328 on-base percentage … Including the final five games of 2019 and the first 11 games of 2020, stretched his career-long reached base safely streak to 16-straight games … Doubled twice in two of the four games in the season-opening series against Chicago State to match his single-game career-high … Tallied a career-high three hits and scored a career-best four runs in the season-opener against Chicago State (Feb. 14) … Matched a career-high with two walks in game two of a doubleheader against Chicago State (Feb. 15) … Collected two hits in reaching base three times in the win over Kansas (March 1) … Season shortened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of spring sports in mid-March.

2019 (Sophomore): Played in 50 of the team’s 53 games with 50 starts, 42 coming in right field, seven at first base and one as the designated hitter … Batted .320 on the season with 66 hits including a team-best 19 doubles – tied for the second-most in the SoCon – with seven home runs … Drove in 31 runs while scoring 44 on the season … Finished with a team-best 24 multiple hit games with six multiple-RBI outings … Added 22 walks and seven HBPs to bolster a .403 on-base percentage … First hit at WCU was a double in the season-opener against Oakland (Feb. 15) … Belted a grand-slam home run in the third game against Oakland (Feb. 16) … Doubled twice in his first three-hit performance against Indiana State (Feb. 27) … Named Southern Conference Baseball Player of the Week on March 4 after going 9-for-21 (.429) with three doubles, two home runs, and six RBI … Enjoyed a 10-game hitting streak in late-April through early May that included five, multi-hit games … Hit 4-for-13 (.308) with three walks in the SoCon Baseball Championship.

Prior to Western Carolina: Transferred to WCU from Arizona Western prior to Fall 2018 ... In 57 games as a freshman at AWC, batted .347 with 11 doubles, a triple and a home run ... Drove in 34 runs including three sac flies, scoring 46 runs ... Drew 39 walks as a part of a .473 on-base percentage ... Stole five bases in six attempts; High School: Was honorable mention on the 2017 IHSBCA 4-A All-State team ... Finished his prep career with a .394 batting average, collecting a Plainfield High record 100 base hits and 50 RBI ... Posted a career .487 on-base percentage ... Hit .452 with a career-high 38 hits as a senior ... Originally committed to the University of Evansville in the fall of his senior year ... Played with the USSSA 14U National team in a tournament in Italy.

Personal: Is the son of Jennifer and Jamie Nanny.

Career Game Highs:

  • At Bats: 7, TOWSON (2/19/21)
  • Hits: 3, 11 times (MR: at Wofford-1, 4/3/21)
  • Runs: 4, CHICAGO STATE (2/14/20)
  • Doubles: 2, five times (MR: at Wofford-1, 4/3/21)
  • RBI: 4, OAKLAND-2 (2/16/19)
  • Walks: 3, KENNESAW STATE (3/10/21)
  • Hitting Streak: 17 games (3/12/21 - 4/17/21)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2019Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'11" 195 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2020Junior

    Outfielder
    5'11" 210 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Junior

    Outfielder
    5'11" 180 lbs
    9