Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1980 SS 5-3 127 R R Fr * Ty Ty, GA 1981 15 SS 5-3 120 R R So * Ty Ty, GA 1982 SS 5-3 127 R R Jr * Ty Ty, GA 1983 SS 5-3 120 R R Sr Ty Ty, GA
| Darby Cottle |
Full Name: Darby Cottle School: Tift County High School in Tifton, Georgia |
| FSU Career |
| Softball | |
Year No Pos Hgt Wgt B T Cl Ltr Hometown 1980 SS 5-3 127 R R Fr * Ty Ty, GA 1981 15 SS 5-3 120 R R So * Ty Ty, GA 1982 SS 5-3 127 R R Jr * Ty Ty, GA 1983 SS 5-3 120 R R Sr Ty Ty, GA |
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| Awards |
| Softball |
Year Award 1981 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women - All-American 1982 Assoc of Intercollegiate Ath for Women - All-American |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1988 |
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Darby Cottle made such an impact on Florida State softball from 1979 to 1982 that she is the only player to have her number retired. Cottle, who won the prestigious Broderick Award in 1982 as the
nation's finest softball player, led the Lady Seminoles to consecutive AIAW slow pitch national championships in 1981 and 1982. The Ty Ty, Georgia native was named All-American in both her junior and
senior years and also was selected to the All-Region and All-National teams.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Softball |
Batting Statistics YEAR AVG GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB ATT ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1980 .333 138 46 4 2 3 46 63 .457 .333 1981 .428 60 194 52 83 6 3 12 45 131 .675 4 4 .439 5 1982 .459 63 209 74 96 11 3 10 44 143 .684 11 1 .486 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tot .416 123 0 541 126 225 21 8 25 135 337 .623 15 0 5 0 .432 0 8 0 0 |
Fielding Statistics Year PO AST E FLD% DP ---------------------------- 1981 113 136 44 .850 1982 102 139 16 .938 ---------------------------- Tot 215 275 60 .891 0 |