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2023 Softball Roster
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Rice, Savannah
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Jersey Number 5
Savannah Rice
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Madison HS
- Hometown:
- Marshall, N.C.
Bio
2024 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team
2024 (Senior)
GP/GS: 35/22 …Entered season as top returning pitcher for the Herd ... Led the team with 61 strikeouts across 122 innings pitched ... Held opponents to a .279 average with nine wins and five complete games ... Returned from injury at the start of conference play, earning the win over Georgia Southern on Mar. 16 ... Pitched a complete-game, four hit shutout in a win over App State ... Pitched nine innings in relief against Georgia Southern in the SBC Tournament First Round (May 8), striking out five on 122 pitches ... Held off five walk-off opportunities for the Eagles with the team's season on the line ... Named to 2024 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team.
2023 (Junior)
GP/GS: 20/18 …Solidified as a number two starter in the circle, Rice showed brilliance in her 12 wins as a pitcher in 2023 ... Struck out 87 in 88 innings, with a 2.63 ERA in 18 starts ... Flirting with perfection on several occasions, came within two outs of the first perfect game in program history against NKU on Mar. 28 ... Struck out a season-high 11 batters at Morehead State in a complete game win on Apr. 12 ... Finished with four games of 10+ strikeouts, and nine games of 5+ strikeouts. .. Also found success at the plate, with two RBU and three hits in 13 at-bats.
Prior to Marshall: Pitched over 168 innings in 67 appearances for Western Carolina...Had a sub-3 ERA with the Catamounts (2.99)...Struck out 151 batters in 10 wins for WCU
High School: Attended Madison High School for Coach Andy Gregg… Finished career with a 1.09 ERA with 37 wins in 243.1 innings pitched with 424 strikeouts ... Had a career .460 batting average with 84 runs scored, 116 hits 127 RBI, 29 doubles, seven triples, and 18 home runs.
Personal: Born May. 12, 2001 in Asheville, N.C … Daughter of Derrick and Jenny Rice… Has one sibling, Joseph
2024 (Senior)
GP/GS: 35/22 …Entered season as top returning pitcher for the Herd ... Led the team with 61 strikeouts across 122 innings pitched ... Held opponents to a .279 average with nine wins and five complete games ... Returned from injury at the start of conference play, earning the win over Georgia Southern on Mar. 16 ... Pitched a complete-game, four hit shutout in a win over App State ... Pitched nine innings in relief against Georgia Southern in the SBC Tournament First Round (May 8), striking out five on 122 pitches ... Held off five walk-off opportunities for the Eagles with the team's season on the line ... Named to 2024 Sun Belt Conference All-Tournament Team.
2023 (Junior)
GP/GS: 20/18 …Solidified as a number two starter in the circle, Rice showed brilliance in her 12 wins as a pitcher in 2023 ... Struck out 87 in 88 innings, with a 2.63 ERA in 18 starts ... Flirting with perfection on several occasions, came within two outs of the first perfect game in program history against NKU on Mar. 28 ... Struck out a season-high 11 batters at Morehead State in a complete game win on Apr. 12 ... Finished with four games of 10+ strikeouts, and nine games of 5+ strikeouts. .. Also found success at the plate, with two RBU and three hits in 13 at-bats.
Prior to Marshall: Pitched over 168 innings in 67 appearances for Western Carolina...Had a sub-3 ERA with the Catamounts (2.99)...Struck out 151 batters in 10 wins for WCU
High School: Attended Madison High School for Coach Andy Gregg… Finished career with a 1.09 ERA with 37 wins in 243.1 innings pitched with 424 strikeouts ... Had a career .460 batting average with 84 runs scored, 116 hits 127 RBI, 29 doubles, seven triples, and 18 home runs.
Personal: Born May. 12, 2001 in Asheville, N.C … Daughter of Derrick and Jenny Rice… Has one sibling, Joseph
Marshall Softball Class of 2025 Graduates
Friday, May 02
Marshall Softball: Kaleea Washington & Brooklyn Ulrich (Post-Radford)
Tuesday, April 22
Marshall Softball: HC Morgan Zerkle, Haleigh Adkins, Paige Maynard (Post-Coastal)
Friday, April 18
Hype and Harmony: the Team Personality Fuels Success #softball
Thursday, April 17
