Daniel prepped at Immaculata La Salle High School in Miami, Florida. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Economics and is currently working on a Master's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management.

Daniel started all 177 games of his career playing shortstop for the Badgers. In five years on the middle infield, he earned 243 putouts and 392 assists. Daniel averaged .312 at the plate with 191 hits over 613 at bats. He tallied up 33 doubles, 1 triple, and 12 home runs allowing him to score 143 runs and bat in 120 of teammates (120 RBI). 

Daniel is a three-time member of the SIAC Commissioner's All-Academic Team and currently holds 4 athletic letters. In 2019, he was named a member of the 1st Team SIAC All-Conference Team, a member of the SIAC All-Tournament Team, a member of the 2nd Team D2CCA Baseball All-South Regional Team, a member of the 1st Team ABCA/Rawlings South All-Region Team, a member of CoSIDA's 1st Team Google Cloud Academic All-District team, and a member of CoSIDA's 3rd Team Google Cloud Academic All-America Team.