Shippensburg University Athletics

2021 (Sophomore): Started all 36 games at third base, one of two players to start every game at the same position for the Raiders...batted .315 in 111 at-bats...led the team with 29 RBIs…ranked second on the team with six home runs…recorded four doubles and two triples...slugged .550...had a .376 on-base percentage…developed a .931 OPS was 266 points higher than his previous season best...also led the team with eight multi-RBI games and an on-base streak of 16 straight games…posted team single-game highs of three home runs, 12 total bases and four hits in his standout game at Mansfield.
 
2020 (Sophomore): Played in 17 games, making 16 starts, before the season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic…served as the team’s starting third baseman…collected seven hits, including home runs against Queens (N.Y.) and Le Moyne…finished with seven RBIs, including multiple RBIs in two games…had two multi-hit games.
 
2019 (Freshman): Appeared in 36 games and made 35 starts as a freshman infielder and designated hitter…batted .229 with seven extra-base hits, including three doubles and four home runs, along with 22 RBIs…scored 17 runs…had a season-long hitting streak of seven games…finished the Le Moyne series with six RBIs and seven hits…produced multiple RBIs in five games.
 
Crestwood High School: Achieved two varsity letters for the Comets, playing primarily as an infielder and utility player…played at the club level for the East Coast Sandhogs under coach Rick Clifford…earned Wyoming Valley Conference (WVC) Coaches’ All-Star team honors as a junior and senior…led Crestwood to back-to-back conference championships...led the Comets in batting average, extra-base hits and RBIs in junior and senior seasons…was the president of the math club and a member of the National Honor Society. 
 
About Darden: Full name is Justin Tyler Darden…is the son of Dave and Dawn Darden…double-majoring in management information systems (MIS) and supply chain management…has a brother, Matt.