2023 Baseball Roster
Jersey Number 21
Danny Doligale
- Position:
- OF
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Chicago, Ill.
- High School:
- Brother Rice
 University of Illinois Graduate |
 One-Time All-Big Ten |
Career Highs
- Hits: 4, 3x, last - vs. Nebraska, May 13, 2022
- Doubles: 2, 2x, last - at Southern Illinois, March 20, 2022
- Triples: 1, 4x, last - at Southern Miss, Feb. 26, 2023
- Home runs: 1, 8x, last - at Rutgers, May 12, 2023
- Total bases: 8, at Michigan State, March 25, 2022
- RBI: 3, 2x, last - vs. UT Martin, May 20, 2023
- Runs scored: 3, 5x, last - vs. Michigan, March 31, 2023
- Walks: 4 - at Ohio State, April 29, 2023
- Hit by pitch: 1, 12x, last - at Rutgers, May 13, 2023
- Sac fly: 1, at Coastal Carolina, March 11, 2023
- Sac bunts: 1, 9x, last - vs. UT Martin, May 18, 2023
- At bats: 6, 5x, last - vs. Eastern Illinois, April 18, 2023
- Stolen bases: 2, 2x last - at Bradley, April 27, 2022
- Field chances: 8, 2x, last - at Northwestern, April 8, 2023
- Putouts: 8, vs. Texas A&M, Feb 26, 2020
- Assists: 1, 7x, last - vs. UT Martin, May 18, 2023
Redshirt Sophomore - 2023
- Slashed .222/.385./.371/.756 in 46 games/starts...had five home runs and 20 RBI on the season.
- Went 1-for-3 with two runs, a home run, an RBI and two walks in the season opener vs. Youngstown State on Feb. 17.
- Collected two hits in each game against No. 6 Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Picked up a season-high three hits on April 1 vs. Michigan...had one home run and two RBI in the contest...matched on April 11 at Illinois State.
- Earned a career-high four walks on April 29 at Ohio State.
- Matched a career-high three RBI on May 20 vs. UT Martin...doubled and homered in the contest.
Sophomore - 2022
- All-Big Ten Third Team
- Slashed .340/.438/.467/.905 in 51 games
- Had 14 doubles, two triples and three home runs
- Drove in 22 runs and scored 51
- Went 18-for-19 in stolen base attempts; Ended the season with 17-straight successful stolen bases
- Had two double-digit hitting streaks; A 13-game from March 5-25 and a 10-game from April 30 - May 21
- Had three four-hit games on the season, setting his new career-high mark for hits on March 25 at Michigan State
- Had career-high three RBI on March 25 at Michigan State
Freshman - 2021
- Appeared in 14 games with 11 starts in left field
- .196/.302/.239 (9-46), 2 2B, 7 BB, 2 SB
- 14-game on-base streak from 2/29/20 - 3/19/21
Freshman - 2020 (COVID-19 Shortened)
- Played in 12 games with 11 starts in right field
- .316/.422/.395 (12-38), 3 RBIs, 6 BB, 6 SB
- Team-best and tied for fourth in the Big Ten with six stolen bases
- Third on the team with a .422 on-base percentage
- Season-highs in runs scored (3), RBI (2) and stolen bases (2) vs. Chicago State 3/3/20
High School
- Played for head coaches John McCarthy and Sean McBride at Brother Rice
- Three-year letterwinner
- No. 9 outfielder in Illinois by Prep Baseball Report
- Committed to Illinois in July 2018
- Chose Illinois over Bradley, Cincinnati, Minnesota, Xavier, and Wake Forest
Personal
- Born Sept. 1, 2000
- Son of Rich and Ann Doligale
- Two brothers, Matt and Brian
- Mother, Ann, attended the University of Illinois
- Plans to major in finance
- Chose Illinois because, "of the tradition of academic and athletic excellence, as well as the relationships I made with the recruits in my class and current players prior to committing to Illinois."
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