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2018 Softball Roster
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Rousseau, Rachel
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Jersey Number 27
Rachel Rousseau
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- University HS
- Hometown:
- Morgantown, W.Va.
Bio
2020 (Junior)
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 25/25 … Had another excellent season starting all 25 games in the outfield before the remainder of the year was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Finished season batting .326, 28 hits (tied for fourth on team), 23 runs (tied for second), six doubles (tied for second), two home runs, eight RBI, slugged .465 and led the team with nine stolen bases in nine attempts … Reached base safely in 20-of-25 games … Recorded a hit in 17 games and two or more nine times … Was 2-of-4 with a double, two runs and a stolen base against Bucknell (Feb. 7) … Finished Upstate Classic going 3-of-4 with a double at USC Upstate (Feb. 9) … Was 2-of-3 with a run and one RBI in win over Ohio (Feb. 15) … Came up clutch against East Tennessee State (Feb. 21) with three catches in the outfield and a RBI double in the eighth that tied the game leading to the walkoff … Was 2-of-4 with two runs and career-high two stolen bases in second game versus East Tennessee State (Feb. 22) … 2-of-4 and four putouts at Kennesaw State (Feb. 23) … 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and one run against Delaware State (Feb. 28) … Had two more hits and score two runs versus Howard (Feb. 29) … Tallied two hits including first home run of the year at Norfolk State (Feb. 29), homer came as the second of back-to-back for the Herd in top of the seventh … Threw out a runner at third to end the inning in second game at Norfolk State (March 1) … 2-of-3 with two runs, one home run and drove in four runs in game two of doubleheader against Akron (March 4) … Stole a base and scored a run in both contests versus Rutgers (March 7-8) … Was walked twice – after not being walked at all previously in 2020 – at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11), hit a double and scored three runs … Defensively at UK had five putouts and started a double play to end the bottom of the second with a catch in left and then a throw to Armani Brown at second … Has appeared in 100 career games at Marshall with 64 starts, recording 60 hits, 51 runs, 19 doubles, nine home runs, 43 RBI, 17 stolen bases and is slugging .505 which is good for 12th all-time in program history.
2019 (Sophomore)
2019 Conference USA Player of the Week: April 8
2019 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2019 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 34/34 … Started every game that she appeared during sophomore season … Started off the year with a bang before missing 30 games due to broken hand suffered in opening weekend at San Diego … Finished season batting .252 with 27 hits, 20 runs scored, 30 RBI, nine doubles, seven home runs and one triple … All seven homers came during final 29 games played of the season after returning from injury … One of five Herd players with a slugging percentage over .500 (.551) … Recorded two doubles, drove in two runs and scored twice in season-opener against UC-Riverside (Feb. 8) … Added a third double of the weekend against San Diego (Feb. 8) … Recorded two more hits against Cal Poly (Feb. 9) to make it three-straight games with two hits to open the year … Made her comeback to the field on April 6 at home in series against WKU and made immediate impact as the return of “Miss Clutch” … In first game back belted her first career home run as a grand slam in the sixth inning to help lead Marshall to 10-2 game one win over WKU … Was walked once in game two and returned in game three against Hilltoppers with a 3-of-5 game including a walk-off home run to lead off the bottom of the eighth and give Marshall the series win … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week following her comeback performance against WKU (April 8) … Helped lead Marshall to a win in game three at FIU (April 14) with third career homer for a three-run shot … Recorded four hits and fourth home run of the season during series win over Louisiana Tech at Dot Hicks Field (April 19-20) … Hit a solo homer in the top of the first inning at Middle Tennessee (April 27) that started a three homer inning for the Herd … Cranked three-run homer in game two win at Morehead State (April 30) … Drove in eight runs during three-game sweep of Florida Atlantic (May 4-5) of regular season finale including a three-run homer and then a two-run triple in the game three win … Scored twice during Marshall’s first round win over UTSA (May 8) at the Conference USA Tournament … Recorded RBI double in semi-final loss to Louisiana Tech (May 10) … Drew the final walk of the season for the Herd at Liberty (May 18) to set new team record of walks in a season with 220, was eighth of the year for Rousseau.
2018 (Freshman)
2018 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2018 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 41/5 … Came up clutch several times for the Herd in rookie season … Five starts with four in the outfield and one as the designated player … Finished the season with five hits, four doubles, five RBI, eight runs and five stolen bases … Made first career appearance as a pinch runner at No. 13 Auburn (Feb. 8) … Scored first career run and stolen base against Wichita State (Feb. 9) … First career hit was an RBI double in Herd’s win over Presbyterian (Feb. 24) … Drove in a run with a pinch hit single in the fourth inning against Southern Miss (March 17) … Hit second double of the season in game three versus Southern Miss (March 18), also contributed four putouts and one assist with a start in left field … Scored a run in the fifth to tie the game at 3-3 in game two at Florida Atlantic (March 24) … Took away an extra base hit with a catch at the wall in left to end the third inning in game three at Florida Atlantic (March 25) … Hit go-ahead RBI double with a pinch hit in the top of the eighth in game two win at WKU (April 21), then scored on a double by Grayson Radcliffe to give the Herd a two-run lead … Hit pinch hit, walk-off two RBI double in game two against Middle Tennessee (May 6) on Senior Day.
High School: Attended University High School and played for Mindy Parks … Lettered four years in softball and volleyball … Three-time OVAC All-Conference selection (2015-17) … Named Dominion Post Player of the Year in 2015 & 2016 … Named All-State Honorable Mention in 2014 & 2016 … First Team All-State in 2015 … Second Team All-State in 2017 … Former teammate Connor Assif plays collegiately at West Liberty … Member of National Honor Society and MU Alpha Theta.
Personal: Born March 2, 1999 … Daughter of Greg and Vicky Rousseau … Has two older siblings Bryan Willard (31) attended WVU and Emily Rousseau (28) attended WVU … Father Greg pitched for WVU … Chose Marshall because, “it reminded me of home.” … plans to major in nursing.
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 25/25 … Had another excellent season starting all 25 games in the outfield before the remainder of the year was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Finished season batting .326, 28 hits (tied for fourth on team), 23 runs (tied for second), six doubles (tied for second), two home runs, eight RBI, slugged .465 and led the team with nine stolen bases in nine attempts … Reached base safely in 20-of-25 games … Recorded a hit in 17 games and two or more nine times … Was 2-of-4 with a double, two runs and a stolen base against Bucknell (Feb. 7) … Finished Upstate Classic going 3-of-4 with a double at USC Upstate (Feb. 9) … Was 2-of-3 with a run and one RBI in win over Ohio (Feb. 15) … Came up clutch against East Tennessee State (Feb. 21) with three catches in the outfield and a RBI double in the eighth that tied the game leading to the walkoff … Was 2-of-4 with two runs and career-high two stolen bases in second game versus East Tennessee State (Feb. 22) … 2-of-4 and four putouts at Kennesaw State (Feb. 23) … 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and one run against Delaware State (Feb. 28) … Had two more hits and score two runs versus Howard (Feb. 29) … Tallied two hits including first home run of the year at Norfolk State (Feb. 29), homer came as the second of back-to-back for the Herd in top of the seventh … Threw out a runner at third to end the inning in second game at Norfolk State (March 1) … 2-of-3 with two runs, one home run and drove in four runs in game two of doubleheader against Akron (March 4) … Stole a base and scored a run in both contests versus Rutgers (March 7-8) … Was walked twice – after not being walked at all previously in 2020 – at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11), hit a double and scored three runs … Defensively at UK had five putouts and started a double play to end the bottom of the second with a catch in left and then a throw to Armani Brown at second … Has appeared in 100 career games at Marshall with 64 starts, recording 60 hits, 51 runs, 19 doubles, nine home runs, 43 RBI, 17 stolen bases and is slugging .505 which is good for 12th all-time in program history.
2019 (Sophomore)
2019 Conference USA Player of the Week: April 8
2019 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete: GPA 3.50 or better
2019 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 34/34 … Started every game that she appeared during sophomore season … Started off the year with a bang before missing 30 games due to broken hand suffered in opening weekend at San Diego … Finished season batting .252 with 27 hits, 20 runs scored, 30 RBI, nine doubles, seven home runs and one triple … All seven homers came during final 29 games played of the season after returning from injury … One of five Herd players with a slugging percentage over .500 (.551) … Recorded two doubles, drove in two runs and scored twice in season-opener against UC-Riverside (Feb. 8) … Added a third double of the weekend against San Diego (Feb. 8) … Recorded two more hits against Cal Poly (Feb. 9) to make it three-straight games with two hits to open the year … Made her comeback to the field on April 6 at home in series against WKU and made immediate impact as the return of “Miss Clutch” … In first game back belted her first career home run as a grand slam in the sixth inning to help lead Marshall to 10-2 game one win over WKU … Was walked once in game two and returned in game three against Hilltoppers with a 3-of-5 game including a walk-off home run to lead off the bottom of the eighth and give Marshall the series win … Was named Conference USA Player of the Week following her comeback performance against WKU (April 8) … Helped lead Marshall to a win in game three at FIU (April 14) with third career homer for a three-run shot … Recorded four hits and fourth home run of the season during series win over Louisiana Tech at Dot Hicks Field (April 19-20) … Hit a solo homer in the top of the first inning at Middle Tennessee (April 27) that started a three homer inning for the Herd … Cranked three-run homer in game two win at Morehead State (April 30) … Drove in eight runs during three-game sweep of Florida Atlantic (May 4-5) of regular season finale including a three-run homer and then a two-run triple in the game three win … Scored twice during Marshall’s first round win over UTSA (May 8) at the Conference USA Tournament … Recorded RBI double in semi-final loss to Louisiana Tech (May 10) … Drew the final walk of the season for the Herd at Liberty (May 18) to set new team record of walks in a season with 220, was eighth of the year for Rousseau.
2018 (Freshman)
2018 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2018 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 41/5 … Came up clutch several times for the Herd in rookie season … Five starts with four in the outfield and one as the designated player … Finished the season with five hits, four doubles, five RBI, eight runs and five stolen bases … Made first career appearance as a pinch runner at No. 13 Auburn (Feb. 8) … Scored first career run and stolen base against Wichita State (Feb. 9) … First career hit was an RBI double in Herd’s win over Presbyterian (Feb. 24) … Drove in a run with a pinch hit single in the fourth inning against Southern Miss (March 17) … Hit second double of the season in game three versus Southern Miss (March 18), also contributed four putouts and one assist with a start in left field … Scored a run in the fifth to tie the game at 3-3 in game two at Florida Atlantic (March 24) … Took away an extra base hit with a catch at the wall in left to end the third inning in game three at Florida Atlantic (March 25) … Hit go-ahead RBI double with a pinch hit in the top of the eighth in game two win at WKU (April 21), then scored on a double by Grayson Radcliffe to give the Herd a two-run lead … Hit pinch hit, walk-off two RBI double in game two against Middle Tennessee (May 6) on Senior Day.
High School: Attended University High School and played for Mindy Parks … Lettered four years in softball and volleyball … Three-time OVAC All-Conference selection (2015-17) … Named Dominion Post Player of the Year in 2015 & 2016 … Named All-State Honorable Mention in 2014 & 2016 … First Team All-State in 2015 … Second Team All-State in 2017 … Former teammate Connor Assif plays collegiately at West Liberty … Member of National Honor Society and MU Alpha Theta.
Personal: Born March 2, 1999 … Daughter of Greg and Vicky Rousseau … Has two older siblings Bryan Willard (31) attended WVU and Emily Rousseau (28) attended WVU … Father Greg pitched for WVU … Chose Marshall because, “it reminded me of home.” … plans to major in nursing.
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