Presbyterian College

2025: Back in the Blue Hose rotation after sitting out the entirety of the previous year due to injury, Darby made 39 starts at the DP spot and appeared in 46 contests altogether...Accounted for 28 hits, four doubles, and a career-best five home runs (second on the club in that category)...Ended her second season of availability with a .246 average, 17 runs-batted-in, a .317 on-base ratio, and a .412 slugging percentage...Had two games with two longballs (Northern Kentucky and North Carolina A&T), touching a career-high nine bases in that game with the Bulldogs on the road...Submitted seven multi-hit efforts - all in non-conference action - hitting an impressive .391 over the first month of the season...Went 5-of-7 at the plate in a three-game stretch against Norfolk State, South Dakota, and Furman...Drove in two scores against five separate opponents, finishing the spring with nine extra-base connections.

2024: Did not see any game action on the year due to a preseason injury.

2023: Improved PC's offensive prowess when inserted into the order, hitting .323 in 31 at-bats while primarily playing the third base position...Gained 10 starting nods as a collegiate rookie, knocking 10 hits and four runs-batted-in alongside a .364 on-base percentage...Swung her first Blue Hose double on March 11 against Queens, part of a six-game hitting streak to open her college career...Batted .470 over the first month of the campaign in a smaller sample size, bringing in three scores out of the box against Western Carolina (Feb. 22) and Furman (March 7)...Collected a pair of multi-hit efforts on the calendar while scooping up a .719 OPS.

Prior to PC: Soared to a near-.400 hitting clip at nearby Dorman High School in Spartanburg, aiding the Cavaliers to a AAAAA District Championship appearance while also competing on the school's basketball team...Was a member of National Honor Society and Beta Club.

Personal: Hobbies include weightlifting, going to the beach, and spending time with friends...Father, Dru Darby, played football at Gardner-Webb University...Grandfather, James Smith, competed for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team...Uncle, Jay Smith, played golf at Coastal Carolina...Cousins, Kelly and Katie Smith, played golf at Coker College...Daughter of Shannon and Dru Darby...Majoring in Pre-Allied Health Sciences.