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NCAA's top hitter making most of extra year in Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE — Danielle Gibson had thoughts of last year being her final one as an Arkansas Razorback, but her call to return has turned out to be a great one for the 22-year-old and the Razorbacks softball team.

The redshirt senior from Murrieta, Calif., currently leads NCAA Division I with a .548 batting average and has “just been on another level” at the plate, according to University of Arkansas Coach Courtney Deifel.

“Wow is the word,” Deifel said. “She’s seeing the ball incredibly well. She knows exactly what she’s hunting. The adjustments she’s making, the intent in which she’s attacking her pitches.