2020 Softball Roster

David Bernal

4 Delaney Heller

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • High School Castro Valley HS
  • Hometown Castro Valley, CA
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
  • WCC All-Academic Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
  • All-WCC honorable mention (2018)
  • WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll (2017)

SENIOR (2020)

  • Tied for 9th all-time in career appearances (94) and 3rd all-time for career saves (6)
  • Led the pitching staff in wins (9) and ERA (2.51)
  • ERA ranked fourth among all pitchers in the West Coast Conference
  • Struck out 77 batters on the year to lead all pitchers in the WCC
  • Threw a season high eight strike outs versus CSU Bakersfield (2/7) and Pittsburgh (2/8)

JUNIOR (2019)

  • Earned 11 wins on the season, leading the Toreros pitching staff
  • Recorded a team-best 3.96 ERA
  • Recorded a season-high in strikeouts (8) against Southern Utah (2/23/19)
  • Allowed no walks against BYU (4/26/19)

SOPHOMORE (2018) 

  • Registered a 10-8 record in the circle
  • Appeared in 40 games and made 12 starts
  • Registered 88 strikeouts and four saves in 122.1 innings pitched

FRESHMAN (2017)

  • Appeared in 24 games, making 10 starts
  • Went 4-4 with a 4.14 ERA in 69.1 innings pitched
  • Struck out 31 batters
  • Had one complete game shutout against Detroit Mercy (Mar. 8)
  • Pitched seven innings with no runs allowed San Jose State
  • Had a save against Detroit Mercy (Mar. 3) and against George Washington (Mar. 11)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
  • Attended Castro Valley High School where she earned three varsity letters under Coach Marie Gray
  • Was a three-time First Team All-League selection while helping her team win three straight WACC League Championships
  • Named WACC League MVP her junior year
  • Named Prep2Prep Junior Player of the Year
  • Had incredible ERA's all three years: 1.12 her sophomore year, 1.02 her junior year, and 0.78 her senior year
  • As tournament MVP, helped her team win the Antioch HASA Invitational Tournament her senior year
  • Helped her team win the Queen of the Mountain tournament while taking home MVP honors her junior year
  • Three-time NCS Scholar Athlete
  • Played club ball for the Valley Stompers
  • Helped them take second (2013) and third (2014) in Triple Crown
  • Helped team take second in 2015 Colorado Sparkler Mount Ebert Bracket
PERSONAL
  • Born August 6, 1998 in Castro Valley, Calif. to Karen and Shane Heller
  • Chose USD because it was her number one choice for a softball program and for the beautiful campus
  • Was also recrutied by Cal Poly
  • Enjoys skiing in the winter and hanging out with friends 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2017Freshman

    RHP
    5'9"
    4
  • 4

    2018Sophomore

    RHP
    5'9"
    4
  • 4

    2019Junior

    RHP
    5'9"
    4
  • 4

    2020Senior

    RHP
    5'9"
    4