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Virginia Commonwealth University

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Fall 2025 Baseball Roster

8 Dante DeFranco

  • Position Utility
  • Height / Weight 5-10 / 180
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hillsborough, N.C.
  • High School (Prev. School) Orange (Charlotte)
  • B/T R/R

Biography

2025/R-SENIOR (Charlotte)
  • Played in six games, starting two and collecting a pair of hits, two walks and an RBI
2024/R-JUNIOR (Charlotte)
  • American Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference
  • Played in 55 games while making 40 starts - both career highs
  • Set career highs in both batting average (.259), hits (37), runs scored (25), doubles (8), triples (3), home runs (1), and RBI (18)
  • Tied for the team lead with his three triples
  • Picked up his first hit of the season on opening day against Virginia Tech as a pinch hitter (Feb. 16)
  • Earned his first start of the season in the second game of the year (Feb. 17)
  • Drove in his first run of the year in the finale with the Hokies (Feb. 18)
  • Hit a double against UNCW (March 15)
  • Missed the cycle by just a home run with a three-hit game at Florida Atlantic (March 23)
  • Tripled in a run in Charlottes walk-off win over Memphis (April 20)
  • Hit his first career home run at Winthrop (April 23)
  • Drove in a pair of runs at UAB with a double and a single (April 27)
  • Had another multi-hit game against the Blazers in the very next game (April 28)
  • Had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs in Uptown against No. 4 Clemson (May 7)
  • Doubled in a run against UTSA in the first game of the American Athletic Conference Championship (May 21)
  • Had a pair of hits, including a triple, and drove in three in the AAC Tournament against Florida Atlantic (May 24)
2023/R-SOPHOMORE (Charlotte)
  • Played in 44 games and made 30 starts
  • Used as a utility player in both the infield and outfield
  • Batted .247 with 21 hits, six doubles, and nine RBI
  • Made his season debut as a defensive replacement in the season opener against Ball State (Feb. 17)
  • Earned his first career start against UNC Asheville and drove in three with a double in the win (Feb. 28)
  • Scored a run and stole a base at No. 11 Virginia Tech (March 5)
  • Worked his way back into the starting lineup for the first game against Old Dominion (March 10)
  • Started in the conference opener at Louisiana Tech (March 17)
  • Had a career day in the second game at LA Tech, going 5-5 with three RBI and a double, scoring two runs as well (March 18)
  • Drove in a pair in the series finale against Dallas Baptist (March 26)
  • Had a pair of doubles and scored twice against Radford (April 4)
  • Picked up a critical RBI with a double as part of a three-hit game to help the Niners knock off No. 7 Coastal Carolina on the road (May 2)
  • Doubled and scored a run against No. 9 South Carolina to help CLT complete its first season sweep of the Gamecocks (May 16)
  • Had a pair of hits against Middle Tennessee (May 18)
  • Had two more hits against Middle Tennessee in the Conference USA Semifinals (May 27)
  • Entered as a defensive replacement in the C-USA Championship game against No. 16 Dallas Baptist (May 28)
  • Saw action in the NCAA Regionals as a defensive dub against Lipscomb (June 3) and No. 16 Tennessee (June 4)
2022/R-FRESHMAN (Charlotte)
  • Saw action in 20 games off the bench, mostly as a defensive replacement
  • Ended the year with two hits, two runs scored, and one RBI
  • Made good on all four defensive chances that came his way throughout the season
  • Made his collegiate debut against West Virginia (Feb. 25)
  • Scored a run against Western Illinois (March 5)
  • Recorded his first hit at Marshall (April 29)
  • Picked up his first RBI with a single in against the Thundering Herd while also recording his first defensive assist (April 30)
2021/FRESHMAN (Charlotte)
  • Did not play, earned redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL
  • Played at Orange High School in Hillsborough
  • Helped the Panthers to 57 wins in his career
  • Earned All-Conference honors over his final three seasons
PERSONAL
  • Parents are Mike and Suzette
  • Has two sisters, Sydney and Gia along with one brother, Jake
  • Hobbies include playing basketball and golf, and was a former football player
  • Birthday is July 10th

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