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Rachael McGinnis 24
Rachael McGinnis

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Overland Park, Kan.

High School:
Blue Valley Northwest

Position:
IF

Birthdate:
04/12/1982


2002: Named to the All-Big 12 first team and Midwest Region team...was one of only two Tigers to start every game of the season...was selected as the Big 12 Softball Athlete of the Week (March 5-March 12)...led the Big 12 Conference in hits with 67...had a 13-game hitting streak at one point during the season...her batting average reached as high as .512 as she recorded at least one hit in 21 of 22 games...led Mizzou in every major offensive category, including hits (67), batting average (.379), slugging percentage (.610), RBI (47), doubles (10), triples (5), homeruns (7), total bases (108), and walks (25)...also led the team in fielding assists with 142 at third base and had a fielding percentage of .962...at the season-opening San Diego State Tournament, she went 8-for-12 in Mizzou’s four games...was 2-for-3 with two homeruns and four RBI against Michigan State on March 3...was 2-for-2 against Saint Louis on Apr. 2 with four RBI and one run scored.

2001: Named to the Louisville Slugger Midwest Region first team...started 58 of the Tigers’ 59 contests...hit a robust .330 as a freshman while playing third base...was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on April 2 after going 10-14 (.714) during the week of March 25- April 1...recorded three doubles and a home run in the Tigers’ two-game set against Texas-San Antonio while scoring seven runs ...named the Tiger Co-Rookie of the Year...led the Tigers in hits (59), runs (34), triples (5) and tied for second on the squad in total bases (82)...was third in slugging percentage (.458)...recorded two or more hits in 12 games and three or more hits in four contests.

At Blue Valley Northwest High School: Played for Blue Valley Northwest High School under coach Kim Cobb...earned All-Metro honors three times (1998-2000)...selected to Sun Country Team (four years)...as a senior, was named Kansas Gatorade Softball Player of the Year ... All-Conference (four years)...Eastern Kansas League first team (three years).

Summer: Played for the Kansas City Peppers ball club under Head Coach Dan Eakin that finished second in the nation at ASA Nationals in 2001.