Black Hills State University Athletics

Darrell Hardcastle, Class of ’79, competed for the Yellow Jackets in baseball from 1975-79 and football in 1974, 1977-78. His achievements include:

• .433 batting average in 1975
• .378 batting average in 1977 (6th in the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference [SDIC])
• .439 batting average in 1979
• Fourth in batting average in SDIC play in 1979 with a .438
• All-SDIC in 1975, 1977, 1978, and 1979 as an outfielder
• All-District in 1975 , 1977, 1978, and 1979
• 7th in nation in stolen bases (27 steals out of 29 attempts) in 1978