Destiny DeBerry

Position:
OF
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Thomasville, N.C.
High School:
Ledford

Career Honors:
» 2016-17 UNC Strength & Conditioning Iron Ram Award

2018 Honors:
» All-ACC Second Team

2018 (Junior): Started 32 games, playing in 46 • Hit .342 with 27 hits and two for extra bases to slug .380 • Scored 17 runs and drove in three • Struck out a mere six times in 79 at bats • Swiped 13 bases, including a single-game high of two vs. ECU (4/18) • Had a perfect fielding percentage, logging 37 outs and two assists from the outfield • Recorded a nine-game hitting streak from April 13 to 27 with seven multi-hit games throughout the year • Split time at outfield and pinch runner to start the season through the end of March before taking over in left field • Recorded her first hit of the season in the season opener against Butler (2/10) • Logged two multi-hit games in the third week of play at South Carolina (2/20) and vs. Liberty (2/22) • Hit a perfect 3-for-3 at Virginia (3/31) with her only triple of the year • Went 2-for-2 vs. Virginia Tech (4/6), scoring two runs • Stole home and went 2-for-3 against Georgia Tech (5/10) in the ACC Tournament.

2017 (Sophomore): Started all 61 games in the outfield, with 55 starts in center and six in left • Hit .217 (34-for-157) with two doubles, a triple, 12 walks, six sac bunts, nine RBIs and 24 runs scored • Second on the team with 19 stolen bases (in 22 attempts) to help UNC break its stolen bases record for the second straight season • Ranked seventh in the ACC in stolen bases and ninth in sac bunts • After just two seasons, already ranks eighth in career steals (52), on pace to break the all-time record of 102, and is sixth with a career .867 SB percentage • Made three outfield assists, including throwing a runner out at the plate against BC (4/15) • Posted a six-game hitting streak from Feb. 12-19 • Gave UNC back the lead with a two-out, two-run single in the fifth against NC State in the ACC Semifinals • Went 2-for-3 with a double, a stolen base and a run scored against No. 22 Arizona State at NCAA Regionals.

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2016 (Freshman): Appeared in 52 games as a true freshman, making 45 starts in left field (46 total starts) • Batted .317 with a triple, 12 walks, six sacrifice bunts and six RBIs on the season • Possesses exceptional speed, ranking third in the ACC and 24th in the nation with 33 stolen bases • Helped UNC break its single-season team stolen bases record and ranked fourth all-time in school history in steals • Ranked ninth in the ACC in sacrifice bunts • Won UNC's Hustle Award.

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Prep: 2014 West 3A State Player of the Year • 2014 Mid-Piedmont Conference Player of the Year • Four-time all-state • Four-time all-district • Four-time all-conference • A four-year starter for Ledford Senior High School, where she batted over .400 all four seasons with 92 career stolen bases • Led the Panthers to the 2012 Mid-Piedmont Conference Championship and the 2014 conference tournament title • Advanced to the fourth round of the state playoffs as a senior and to the third round in 2014 • Played travel ball for the Carolina Cobras and the Carolina Cardinals • Led her team to the 2013 ASA National Championship and a third-place national finish in 2015 • Won the ASA State Championship in 2013 and 2015 • Also ran cross country and track at Ledford, with whom she won four all-conference awards • Two-year member of the National Honor Society (2014, 2015) • Member of the Beta Club • Three-year member of the Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society.

Personal: Born Destiny Rhochelle DeBerry on April 18 • Daughter of Brian and Wendi Shirah • Has two older siblings, Erica and Austin • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Leadership Academy as a member of the Rising Stars program and serves as a CREED Mentor • Majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.