Rachael Rogers

Rachael Rogers

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Dubuque, Iowa

High School:
Wahlert

Height:
5-9

Position:
SS

Bats/Throws:
R/R

2005: Started all 46 games played in and posted a .255 batting average. Tied for second on team with three home runs and batted in 17 runs, 13 of which came in her 27 conference games. Led Panthers to 8-6 win over San Jose State (March 15) with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored in a 2-for-4 performance.

2004: Started all 49 games and led the team in power numbers with nine home runs and 26 RBIs. Second on the team with a .261 batting average. Added four doubles and two triples to her home runs to account for a team-leading .522 slugging percentage. Provided nearly the entire offensive production for UNI in the Panthers' 4-3 loss to Kentucky (Feb. 29). In that game, she went 2-for-2 with two home runs and three RBIs. Crushed a grand slam in UNI's final game with Wichita State (April 4). Second team all-Missouri Valley Conference selection.

2003: Started all 48 games as a freshman. Was second on the team in home runs (6), and tied for the lead in triples (2). Both triples came in the 5-2 extra inning win over the University of San Diego, when she went 3-4 with a run and two RBIs. Made the all-tournament team at the Ironkids Metrodome Classic.

High School: Five-year starting shortstop. First Wahlert softball player to earn five-year Varsity Award. Earned first team all-conference (five years), three-time Elite All-State winner and first team all-district (five years). Earned conference Most Valuable Player (three years) and first team all-Area 2000-2002. Was 3A Defensive Player of the Year along with 2002 conference Player of the Year. Four-year starter at point guard for basketball team. Earned second team all-conference in 1999 and 2000 and first team all-conference in 2001 and 2002. Also was first team all-district and all-Area 2000-2002. Earned first team all-state in 2001 and second team all-state in 2002. Volleyball three-year starter as an outside hitter. In 2000, earned second team all-conference, all-Area, and all-state. Earned first team all-conference, Elite All-State, captain of all-state tournament team, first team all-Area as well as a state qualifier. Became the first woman to get first team all-state in three sports in one year. Earned 15 varsity letters. Hit .556 as a senior, had 60 hits, 62 RBIs. Career: .472, 305 hits, 44 doubles, and 30 triples, 32 homeruns, 244 RBI's, .985 fielding percentage.

Personal: Born January 27, 1984. Daughter of Rick and Linda Rogers. Has three siblings: Ashley, Brittney, and Ryan. Majoring in Social Science Education. Enjoys spending time with friends and family. Her favorite sports team is the Chicago Cubs and her favorite athlete is Ryne Sandberg. Enjoys watching CSI on TV and the movie "For the Love of the Game" is her favorite movie. Lists winning two state championships with sister as her favorite sports memory. Favorite quote: "Today we can cry because roses have thorns, or we can smile because thorns have roses."

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