2017 Softball Roster
Chandler Dare
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Senior
- Bat/Throw:
- L/R
- Hometown:
- Tuscaloosa, Ala.
- High School:
- American Christian Academy
2017
Has started 59 games in the outfield ... hit an RBI single in the opening-day win over Towson (Feb. 10) ... earned a hit in each of the last two games at Louisiana (Feb. 18-19) ... had a hit and a stolen base against North Florida (Feb. 22) ... went 3-4 against Texas Tech (Feb. 25), including a game-ending two run double ... went 2-3 against UCF (Feb. 26) ... named to the Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament team ... went 2-4 with a triple and a run scored at UAB (Feb. 28) ... went 2-2 including an RBI single in the win against Drake (March 3) ... went 1-3 with a run scored against Loyola (March 7) ... went 3-5 with three runs scored and two RBIs in game two against Arkansas (March 12), scoring the game-tying run in the seventh before hitting a walk-off home run in the ninth ... hit a walk-off RBI single to defeat Winthrop, 1-0 (March 15) ... drove in a run and scored in the 5-0 win over Lipscomb (April 5) ... was 2-3 with a run scored in game one against LSU (April 7) ... scored the go-ahead run in the eventual 4-2 victory over the Tigers in the series rubber match (April 9) ... hit an RBI single against Southern Miss (April 19) ... earned a hit and drew a walk in each game against Washington (April 21-22) ... had two hits and a run scored against Samford (April 25) ... went 2-3 in the series opener against Auburn (May 5) ... was 2-3 with a run scored against Ole Miss at the SEC Tournament (May 13) ... earned a hit in all three games at the NCAA Regional, scoring the game-winning run in the weekend finale against Minnesota (May 21) ... scored a run in the game one win over Florida in the NCAA Super Regional round (May 25).
2016
Started 60 games in the outfield and at second base ... led the team with 68 hits, finishing the year with a .382 batting average ... had 18 multi-hit games and 10 games with at least two RBIs ... earned a hit in each game on opening day, going 1-3 against Fordham (Feb. 12) and 1-2 against UCF (Feb. 12) ... drove in at least one run in three of her four at-bats against Liberty, including a two-run triple to end the game in the sixth inning ... hit a second-inning solo home run at UAB (Feb. 16) ... knocked in a pair of doubles, driving in two runs against Mercer (Feb. 20) ... went 3-4 against Georgia State (Feb. 20) ... hit a two-run double in the second inning against Maryland (Feb. 21) ... scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh in Alabama's comeback victory over Arizona (Feb. 26) ... scored twice, drew two walks and swiped two stolen bases in the second game against the Wildcats (Feb. 27) ... went 3-4 in game two against LSU (March 12) ... was 2-3 with two runs scored against Grand Canyon (March 18) ... knocked in a career-high for hits in five at-bats against DePaul (March 19), driving in three runs and scoring twice ... went 2-3 with a run scored and two stolen bases against Alcorn State (March 22) ... earned a hit in all three games against Missouri, including a 2-2 performance in game three (March 28), scoring three runs and driving in one ... posted three hits in the series at Florida, going 2-4 in game one (April 1) and 1-2 in game three (April 3), scoring a run ... went 2-4 with three RBIs against Mississippi Valley State (April 5), earning both hits and driving in all three runs in the first inning ... earned a hit and scored a run in all three games against Mississippi State ... went 3-3 in game two against the Bulldogs (April 9), driving in two runs and scoring twice ... drove in two runs on a second-inning single at Southern Miss (April 12) ... drove in four of the team's seven runs on a pair of two-run singles against Kentucky (April 23) ... posted a three-hit performance in the series opener at South Carolina (April 29) ... went 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored in game two against Georgia (May 7) ... went 2-3, including an RBI single, in the SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (May 11) ... hit an RBI double vs. Auburn at the SEC Tournament (May 13) ... posted multi-hit performances in both NCAA Regional games vs. Cal (May 21-22), driving in a combined four runs including an RBI double and triple ... went 2-3 in the Super Regional opener against Washington (May 27) ... hit an RBI single and later came around to score against LSU at the Women's College World Series (June 4).
2015
Made 39 starts over 59 appearances ... third on the team with a .347 batting average and 13 stolen bases ... hit a two-run double against No. 23 South Alabama (Feb. 5) in the seventh inning to help complete the 2-1 comeback victory ... went 2-3 and scored a pair of runs at Samford (Feb. 11) ... tallied a four-game hit streak, starting against Samford (Feb. 11) and running through the game vs. Cal Poly (Feb. 14) ... was named to the Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament team ... went 2-3 with an RBI against No. 5 Michigan (Feb. 20) ... hit her first career home run against James Madison (Feb. 21) as part of a 3-3 performance ... scored two runs and knocked in a pair of hits in the weekend finale against Lipscomb (Feb. 22) ... went 2-2 and scored the first run of the game in the series finale vs. Louisiana (March 1) ... hit a third inning double and eventually came around to score in game one vs. Georgia (March 14) ... hit an RBI double as part of a 2-3 performance vs. Georgia State (March 18) ... went 2-3 with an RBI single and a two-run double against MVSU (March 31) ... went 2-3 with two runs scored and an RBI against Southern Miss (April 1) ... hit a go-ahead two run single in the sixth inning of game three against Kentucky (April 5), giving Alabama the 2-0 win and the series victory ... drove in two runs on a fifth-inning triple at UAB (April 7) and later scored in the inning ... extended her hitting streak to a career best six games with a 2-3 performance vs. UAB (April 14), scoring twice while driving in a run ... earned a hit in each game of the series at Auburn (April 17-18) ... went 2-4 with a sixth-inning RBI single against Troy (April 21) ... earned a hit in every game of the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, including a 2-4 performance with an RBI in the finale against Washington (May 17) ... hit a two-run double as part of a 2-2 performance vs. Oregon in the Women's College World Series (May 30), accounting for both of the Tide's runs in the 2-1 victory.
2014
Made 52 appearances, primarily as a pinch-runner, with six starts in the outfield ... hit .333 over 24 at-bats with eight hits and six RBI ... went 7-10 in stolen bases ... made her first appearance against Kennesaw State (Feb. 7) as a pinch-runner ... made her first start against Northwestern State (Feb. 8), going 1-3 with her first hit and first stolen base ... scored two runs against Northwestern State (Feb. 8) and one against Troy (Feb. 9) ... went 3-4 against Tennessee State (Feb. 14), driving in two runs and also scoring ... scored as a pinch runner in both games against Houston at the Easton Crimson Classic ... scored as a pinch runner in both game one (March 7) and game two (March 8) against South Carolina ... went 1-3 against Mississippi Valley State (March 11) with a two-run triple and an RBI groundout ... scored in each game during the Ole Miss series ... swiped her fifth stolen base of the season in game two against the Rebels (March 15) ... delivered a pinch-hit RBI single in the sixth inning of game three at Ole Miss (March 16) ... scored in game three against Florida (March 23), laying down a sacrifice bunt but reaching on an error before coming around to score ... entered as a pinch-runner against South Alabama (April 2), immediately stealing second on the next pitch for her sixth stolen base of the season ... scored as a pinch runner in game two at Mississippi State (April 12) ... similarly scored as pinch runner in series opener at Missouri (May 1) ... started a game-ending double play as a defensive substitution in right field against USC Upstate (May 17) in the NCAA Regional round ... appeared as a defensive substitution in both games against Nebraska during the NCAA Super Regional round ... made three appearances at the Women's College World Series, as a defensive substitution
High School
Four-time all-state selection ... Tuscaloosa News "Softball's Best" selection all four seasons of her career while playing for American Christian Academy... career batting average leader for the state of Alabama at .669 (336-502) ,as the only player in state history with a career average over .600 ... also set career state records for runs (337) and consecutive times to reach base safely (18) ... posted three of the top four single-season batting averages in state history: .688 in 2013, .658 in 2011 and .645 in 2010 ... her 40 career triples ranked second in state history... earned five hits in one game, coming up one hit shy of tying that state record ... twice scored five runs in a single game, putting her second on yet another state single-game record list ... swiped 233 career stolen bases, ranking third in state history... struck out only three times in a single season, good for third-best in state history (min. 155 plate appearances) ... her 336 career hits ranked 11th in the state record book ... set the state record for single-season batting average in 2011, hitting .658 ... hit .619 in her junior season with 91 hits including five home runs, 14 doubles and 11 triples ... also was a six-time state champion at ACA in cross country and track and field ... two-time all-state selection in cross country and track and field ... set school records in the 100 meters, 200 meters, triple jump and the 400-meter relay team ... member of the National Honor Society, VISTA, BETA Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Tuscaloosa Four Runners.
Personal
Daughter of Austin and Marla Dare ... has two brothers, Parker and Davis ... earned a degree in public relations and is currently pursuing a masters in sport business management.
