Hall of Fame
Patrick L. Daly, Jr. ‘99
Danville, Virginia
Played baseball at Ferrum from 1994-98 … NCAA Division III All-America first team honors from the American Baseball Coaches Association in 1998, batted .508 that season with 60 runs, 24 home runs and 73 RBI … listed as one of the "toughest to strikeout" among the NCAA Division III ranks with just 10 strikeouts in 1998 … won 1998 NCAA Division III statistical titles in home run average (0.75/gm), RBI average (2.28/gm), runs scored average (1.88/gm), and slugging percentage (1.210) … 1998 ABCA All-South Region first team, All-Dixie Conference first team, Virginia Sports Information Directors All-State first team … 1998 Dixie Conference Player of the Year and VaSID Small College Player of the Year … .399 career batting average with 180 runs scored, 47 doubles, two triples, 44 home runs, and 194 RBI … Ferrum went 113-41-1 during Daly’s four-year career, a 73% winning percentage … went on to play professional baseball with the Chillicothe paint in Ohio … Assistant Baseball Coach from 1999-2001 at G.W. Danville High School … assisted the Knights of Columbus Christmas for the Needy program, Danville … assisted with Boys & Girls Club Christmas for the Needy program, Danville … aided in fundraiser for chemotherapy treatments for a Danville area child with cancer … Board of Directors, Danville YMCA.
