Delanie Wisz

Personal: Wisz works as an assistant softball coach at San Diego State. She is one of four children in her family. Her older sister, Stevie, played softball at UCLA from 2016-19 and helped the Bruins win an NCAA title as a senior. Wisz majored in psychology at UCLA. Her biggest athletic thrill is hitting a grand slam to earn a berth into PGF Nationals. She named UCLA softball coach Kelly Inouye-Perez as a person who has made a difference in her life. Wisz lists meeting Lauren Chamberlain at the 2019 NCAA Women’s College World Series as a moment when she felt starstruck. If she were not playing softball, she would be a real estate agent. As a child, she competed in basketball, volleyball, soccer, and cheerleading, along with participating in 4-H. Her hobbies include reading, exercising, and spending time with friends. Wisz has worn No. 97 since she was a bat girl for her older sister’s team and was given the number to wear. Her walk-up songs are “Gone” by Elevation Worship and “Ice Melts” by Drake.

2024 AUX Season: Wisz climbed four spots in league standings on the final day of the season and collected medalist honors for the first time in her Athletes Unlimited career. She secured third place on the final leaderboard with 1,288 points, including 890 win points and 318 stat points. Wisz tied with corner infielder Kelsey Stewart-Hunter and outfielder Bubba Nickles for the league lead with 540 inning win points. She registered a 7-5 game win record to earn a share of the league lead and was the recipient of the Defensive MVP award against Team Alo on June 16. Wisz closed the season with 100 or more leaderboard points in five of her final six outings and was a starter in all 12 games, batting .294 with 10 hits, including four home runs. She drove in six runs while scoring eight times and led the league by drawing 10 walks. Wisz earned MVP 1 honors and a season-high 200 leaderboard points against Team Clark on June 17 after belting a three-run home run in the first inning. She also notched 150 leaderboard points against Team Mazon on June 25 after hitting a two-run home run and had 150 points in the Series Three opener against Team Mazon with a 2-for-4 performance. Wisz started the season by hitting safely in six of her first seven games.

2023 Championship Season: During her first Championship season, Wisz accumulated 996 leaderboard points, including 720 win points. She was also named a member of the Athletes Unlimited Softball All-Defensive Team. Wisz started in all 15 games and fashioned a .229 batting average. She tallied 11 hits in 18 at-bats, including two doubles and two home runs, while driving in eight runs. Notably, she earned a pair of Game MVP commendations during Week Four. Wisz garnered MVP 3 distinction on August 18 against Team Davidson after going 2-for-3 with a double and a home run. She also collected MVP 2 accolades in a win over Team Urtez on August 19 after blasting a home run and driving in three runs. Additionally, she fashioned two-hit performances against Team Denham in the season opener and against Team Garcia on August 5. She amassed 100 or more leaderboard points six times, including a season-high 200 points against Team Davidson on August 18.

2023 AUX Season: Wisz secured 768 leaderboard points, earning a share of 23rd place in the inaugural Athletes Unlimited season. She accumulated 630 win points and 138 stat points. She started in 6 out of 9 games, hitting .304 with two home runs and four runs batted in. She also scored four runs. After recording just one hit in her first three appearances, Wisz finished the season strong with a hit in five of her final six games. Her first Athletes Unlimited home run came with a solo shot against Team Mulipola on June 14. On June 18, she had a 2-for-3 performance against Team Filler, including a home run.

Other Professional Experience: Wisz played for USSSA Pride during the 2022 campaign after being selected with the No. 8 overall pick in the Women’s Professional Fastpitch Draft. She batted .316 with seven home runs and 20 runs batted in over 76 at-bats. Additionally, she belted seven doubles while scoring a team-high 23 runs.

At UCLA: Wisz attended UCLA, where she played for three years after transferring from Loyola Marymount, where she played for two seasons. Over the course of her college career, she appeared in 251 games, compiled a .330 batting average, hit 57 home runs, and drove in 191 runs. Wisz led the Bruins to two NCAA College World Series appearances and was named to the 2022 Women's College World Series All-Tournament Team. During the 2022 season, she was a Second-Team All-America pick by the NFCA, Softball America, and D1 Softball, a two-time NFCA All-West Region First Team honoree, and was named to the All-Pac-12 Conference First Team as a fifth-year senior. She led the Bruins in batting average (.405), home runs (16), runs batted in (63), and slugging percentage (.767). Wisz had a .352 batting average over three seasons at UCLA with 35 home runs and 127 runs batted in. She also had a .984 career fielding percentage over 141 games. As a sophomore at Loyola Marymount, she was a Second-Team All-West Conference selection and led the team with nine home runs and 34 runs batted in. As a freshman, she was an Honorable Mention All-WCC selection, batting .333 with 13 home runs and a .637 slugging percentage.