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2024 Softball Roster

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33 Rachel Kaufman

  • Position Pitcher / DP
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Seymour
  • Hometown Seymour, Ind.
  • Major Business Administration: Applied Management

Biography

2024 - 1st Team All-OVC (Infield)
2023 - 2nd Team All-OVC (Utility)

2024 (GRADUATE):
Started in all 57 games during the 2024 season, one of two players on the roster to do so... earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors playing first base during the season... hit .346 with an RBI leading 47 RBI adding 13 doubles, nine home runs and 36 runs scored... ranked second in the OVC in home runs, seventh in runs scored, tenth in doubles and seventh in walks drawn... also made 12 appearances in the circle with five starts posting a 3-2 record with a 3.80 ERA and one save... had wins against North Dakota, IUPUI and Valparaiso with save against Southeast Missouri... led team with 22 multiple hit games during the season including a season high four hits against Detroit Mercy at the WKU Hilltopper Classic... added three three hit games against Providence, Tennessee State and Southern Indiana... named OVC Player of the Week one time during the season... had 12 multiple RBI games with a season high four RBI against Detroit Mercy twice... had three three RBI games against Providence, Tennessee State and Morehead State... won three games with walk-off home runs during the season... had a season long hit streak of seven games... finished second on the EIU single list for RBI with 47... ended career tenth on the EIU home run list with 21 and ninth on career slugging percentage list at .525... in the circle walked the fourth fewest batters in school history issuing just 53 walks over three years on the pitching staff... Academic All-District as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

2023 (SENIOR):
Played in 53 games making 52 starts in the designated player role in the line-up during the 2023 season... in addition was a top two-way player in the Ohio Valley Conference making 30 appearances in the circle with ten starts... named second team All-OVC as a utility player... ranked third in the OVC in earned run average with a 2.17 ERA for the season while posting a 9-6 record with one save... pitched 106.2 innings with five complete games, two shutouts and 59 strike outs.... issued just 15 walks which led the OVC and ranked 19th in the NCAA for the regular season... total was the fifth lowest for a season by a pitcher in school history... as the designated player ranked third on the team in batting average at .323 with six doubles, seven home runs and 26 RBI... drew 24 walks which ranked in the top ten in the OVC for the season and ranked tied for ninth on the EIU single season record book list... had a season long streak of reaching base in consecutive games end at 25 games at Lindenwood... had a season high six game hit streak... had one hit in the NCAA Regional against Miami (Ohio)... also pitched 1.2 innings of relief in NCAA Regional against Miami (Ohio) allowing no runs with three strike outs... had nine multi-hit games with a season-high four hits against Southeast Missouri... had eight multi-RBI games with a season-high four RBI vs. Memphis... in the circle had a season high six strike outs in a complete game win over Morehead State... Academic All-District as selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)... OVC Academic Medal of Honor...

2022 (JUNIOR):
Split time during the season as a two-way player with 39 games recorded as a position player and 25 appearances in the circle as a pitcher... hit .264 at the plate with two doubles and five home runs... had 20 RBI with a high of five against Morehead State... finished season with six total multiple-RBI games... had five multiple-hit games with a high of three hits against Tennessee Tech... had a season high four game hit streak and season high seven game streak of reaching base, ended season reaching base in five straight games... in the circle posted a 4-9 record with two saves in 78.1 innings of work... picked up first win against Jackson State... pitched 8.1 innings allowing no earned runs in extra inning loss to No. 15 Louisiana... finished year with 51 strike outs with a high of eight against Purdue Fort Wayne... had saves against Jackson State and Eastern Kentucky... had a season ERA of 4.29... OVC Academic Medal of Honor... NFCA/Easton All-America Scholar-Athlete...

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Came to EIU following a standout career in the circle at nearby Lake Land College...  in 2021 was a NJCAA third team All-American going 26-7 with a 2.27 ERA...  struck out 218 batters with just 23 walks in 172.1 innings of work...  helped Lake Land post a 52-10 overall record including a 36-4 record in Great Rivers Athletic Conference play...  was named the NJCAA Region 24 Player of the Year, GRAC Player of the Year and a first team All-GRAC selection...  also hit .315 at the plate with 38 RBI, eight doubles and four home runs...  during the shortened 2020 season had a 10-3 record with 47 strikeouts... hit .433 with seven doubles, three home runs and 24 RBI... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played at Seymour HS...  as a senior was 13-2 and led the team with a .513 batting average...  struck out 163 batters in 104 innings of work...  was a first team All-State selection as a junior and senior while earning Jackson County Softball Player of the Year honors both seasons.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 33

    2022Junior

    Right-Handed Pitcher
    5'9"
    33
  • 33

    2023Senior

    Pitcher / DP
    5'9"
    33
  • 33

    2024Graduate Student

    Pitcher / DP
    5'9"
    33
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