Indiana State University Athletics

2017 - Earned Second Team All-MVC honors ... Provided the power out of the batting order his junior season, finishing with a team-best 17 home runs ... Started in 54 games for the Sycamores ... Finished with 58 hits in 199 at bats for a .291 batting average ... Finished with a .593 slugging percentage after collecting 25 extra-base hits including 7 doubles and a triple ... Drew 24 walks to finish with a .391 on-base percentage ... Fielded .956 on the season with 120 putouts and 31 assists. 

2016 - Started 41 games for the Sycamores his junior season… started in 10 games as designated hitter and 31 at first base…Finished the season with 165 at bats…Drove in 16 runs on 45 hits…Homered against Ball State (5/11) …Had 279 putouts on the year… Ended the season with a fielding percentage of .997.
 
2015 - Appeared in six games, making three starts… Recorded one RBI in a pinch-hit appearance against UL-Monroe (2/13).  Season ended after a knee injury against Youngstown State (3/8).
 
Prior to Indiana State - Played one season at Wabash Valley CC ... Scored 49 runs and hit for a .365 average ... Stole eight bases and hit six home runs... Also hit 13 doubles and drove in 53 runs... Academic All-American in 2014.
 
Prep - Played baseball all four years... 2012 South Indiana All-State Team... Three-time All-Big Eight Conference... Hit for a .337 career average... 14 home runs... 115 RBI...
 
Personal - Dane Benjamin Giesler was born February 8, 1993 in Jasper, Ind... Son of Jeff and Angie Giesler ... Majoring in recreational sport management.