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2026 Softball Summer Roster

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17 Darien McDonough

  • Position Outfield
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool La Salle Academy
  • Hometown Lincoln, R.I.

Biography

2026 Season
  • Appeared and started in 45 games 
  • Named first-team all-conference
  • Ranked No. 35 in the nation with 0.33 doubles per game 
  • Ranked eighth in the America East in batting (.361), seventh in slugging percentage (.563) and seventh in OPS (.989)
  • Was third in the conference in doubles (15), fourth in RBI (30) and tied for ninth with four home runs 
  • Turned in 15 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI performances
  • Reeled off a nine-game hitting streak from March 8-April 4
  • Batted .375 (5-for-14) at the season-opening South Carolina Tournament (Feb. 6-8)
  • Finished 5-for-14 (.357) with a home run and two RBI at the Auburn Invitational (Feb. 13-15)
  • Tied the Binghamton program record with three doubles against Colgate (March 8)
  • Went 6-for-8 (.750) with four doubles, five runs scored and three RBI in the doubleheader against Maine (March 29)
  • Hit a team-best .545 (6-for-11) with a grand slam and five RBI in the series against UAlbany (April 3-4)
  • Batted .400 (4-for-10) with a home run and two RBI in the series at Maine (April 18-19)
  • Hit .375 (6-for-16) and drove in three runs during the America East Tournament (May 6-9)


Before Binghamton
  • Appeared in 97 games with 69 starts during her career at Boston College
  • Led the Eagles with a .413 on-base percentage in 2023
  • Earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in management and leadership

Before College
  • A three-time All-Rhode Island State selection at La Salle Academy
  • Named to the PFG All-America East Team in 2021
  • Ranked No. 88 in the 2021 class by FloSoftball and No. 42 by Extra Inning Softball 
  • Her travel ball team was the Rhode Island Thunder

Personal
  • Parents are Elisa and Brian McDonough
  • Current working towards her Master's in Social Work (MSW)
  • Her mother ran track at Rhode Island and is in the school’s Hall of Fame
  • Her grandpa James played football and baseball and ran track at Rhode Island

CAREER HIGHS
Runs: 3, vs. Maine (3-29-26) and vs. Bryant (4-12-26)
Hits: 4, vs. Maine (3-29-26)
Doubles: 3, vs. Colgate (3-8-26) - ties school record 
RBI: 4, vs. UAlbany (4-4-26)
Longest Hitting Streak: 9 games (March 8-April 4, 2026)

MISCELLANEOUS
Multiple-Hit Games:15
Multiple-RBI Games: 9
Grand Slams: 1, vs. UAlbany (4-4-26)



HONORS
AE All-Conference (1): 2026 (2nd Team)

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2026Graduate Student

    Outfield
    5'6"
    17
  • 17

    2027Graduate Student

    Outfield
    5'6"
    17
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