Danielle Gibson Whorton

Danielle Gibson Whorton
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
SpouseMallie Whorton (m. 2021)
Sport
CountryUSA
SportSoftball
College teamArizona State Sun Devils (2018)
Arkansas Razorbacks (2019–2022)
TeamBlaze

Danielle Gibson Whorton is an American professional softball player for the Blaze of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She played college softball at Arizona State and Arkansas.

Early life

Gibson attended Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California.[1]

Playing career

Gibson began her college softball career at Arizona State, where she played for one year, before transferring to Arkansas.[2][3][4][5]

While playing for Arizona State in 2018, Gibson helped the Sun Devils 20 the 2018 Women's College World Series, where they lost to Oklahoma, 2–0. On February 23, 2019, while playing for Arkansas in a game against SIU Edwardsville, Gibson became the second person in NCAA history to hit for a "home run cycle;" hitting a solo home run, a two-run home run, a three-run home run and a grand slam in the same game.[6][7][8][9][10]

Personal life

Gibson married Mallie Whorton in the summer of 2021.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Former MV softball standout, Danielle Gibson, belts HR cycle for Arkansas". Valley News. March 8, 2019. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Metcalfe, Jeff (May 17, 2018). "Danielle Gibson overcomes knee issue to become freshman star for ASU softball". The Arizona Republic. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Bell, Andrew (April 17, 2018). "It's a family affair for ASU softball's Danielle Gibson". The State Press. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Sievers, Chez (October 31, 2018). "Giselle Juarez & Danielle Gibson Will Transfer From Arizona State". FloSoftball. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  5. ^ Holt, Bob (February 25, 2019). "Back, back, back, back: UA softball player hits for home-run cycle". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  6. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (February 25, 2019). "For Arkansas's Danielle Gibson, hitting for home run cycle was as easy as 1-2-3-4". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 26, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Schuster, Blake (February 24, 2019). "Arkansas' Danielle Gibson becomes second player to hit for 'home run' cycle". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  8. ^ Barnes, Katie (April 5, 2019). "Why Danielle Gibson's home run cycle was even wilder than you thought". ESPN. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  9. ^ "Arkansas' Gibson makes history at plate". Southwest Times Record. February 27, 2019. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  10. ^ Butler, Alex (February 25, 2019). "Arkansas softball star Danielle Gibson hits home run cycle". United Press International. Archived from the original on April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  11. ^ "Danielle Gibson Whorton". theausl.com. Retrieved June 14, 2025.


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