2017 Softball Roster
Rachel Houck
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Mt. Vernon
- Hometown:
- Greenfield, Ind.
Houck's Statistics
CAREER | 2017 GBG | 2016 GBG | 2015 GBG | 2014 GBG
FINAL CAREER NOTES
• 2017 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
• Three-Time Academic All-MAC (2015, 2016, 2017)
• MAC West Division Player of the Week (March 6, 2017)
• Played in 144 of a possible 171 games over her Ball State career, making 110 career starts
• Drove in eight game-winning RBI and scored five game-winning runs over her career
• On Ball State’s Single Season Charts: Tied for first in stolen base percentage (1.000 / 16-for-16 in 2017), tied for sixth in doubles (17 in 2017), seventh in home runs (13 in 2017), seventh in runs scored (51 in 2017), 10th in total bases (117 in 2017), 15th in slugging percentage (.613 in 2017), 16th in at bats (191 in 2017), T-19th in games started (58 in 2017), T-20th in hits (61 in 2017)
• On Ball State’s Career Charts: First in stolen base percentage (.958 / 23-for-24), sixth in slugging percentage (.562), ninth in home runs (20), T-15th in runs scored (85), 17th in batting average (.320), 18th in on base percentage (.384), T-18th in RBI (68), T-20th in doubles (28)
2017 (Sr.): Earned third letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team … started all 58 games in center field … led the Ball State offense with a .319 batting average … second in the MAC and 28th nationally with 17 doubles which ties as the sixth-best single season total in program history … third in the MAC and 44th nationally with 13 home runs which is the seventh-best single season total in program history … her .613 slugging percentage ranked 150th in the nation, while her 117 total bases were 51st ... went 16-for-16 in stolen base attempts, becoming just the third player in program history to finish a season with a perfect stolen base percentage with at least 10 attempts … led the MAC in runs scored (51), while leading the Cardinals and ranking ninth in the MAC with 35 RBI … strung together a career-long 11-game hitting streak starting versus Georgia Southern (Feb. 25) and ending after the win at FAU (March 9) … also reached base safely in the five games prior to the hitting streak to reach base safely in a career-best 16 straight games starting versus Abilene Christian (Feb.. 18) … led the Cardinals with 17 multiple hit games, including a four-hit effort versus Holy Cross (March 8) … recorded three hits in three games … provided the game-winning RBI in three contests, while scoring the game-winning run four times … recorded a career-best six RBI and scored a career-high five runs in her first career two home run game in a 17-2 (5) win versus Drake (Feb. 17) … her second career two home run game came in a 10-0 (5) win over Towson (March 4) … drove in her first game-winning run of the season with a fifth inning RBI single in the 6-1 victory at SIUE (March 18) … blasted a walk-off, two-run home run in Ball State’s 3-1 victory in the second game of a doubleheader versus Miami (April 1) … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a two-run blast in the first inning of a 2-1 win in the series opener at Western Michigan (May 5) … scored what proved to be the game-winning runs versus Brown (March 10), in the second game at Buffalo (March 24), versus Eastern Michigan (April 14) and in the win at WMU … stole a career-high three bases in wins over St. Bonaventure (March 5) and Holy Cross (March 8) … finished the season ranked second on the team with seven multiple RBI games … tallied 61 putouts and eight outfield assists on the year.
2016 (Jr.): Earned second letter at Ball State … Academic All-Mid-American Conference … started the first 47 games of the season before suffering a season-ending injury in the first game of a doubleheader versus Central Michigan (April 23) … started 36 games in center field, seven games in right field and four games in left field … ranked second on the team with a .312 batting average … blasted four home runs, while tallying 10 doubles and a triple … finished the season with 20 RBI and 27 runs scored … opened the season with hits in 28 of the team’s first 35 games … strung together an eight-game hitting streak, the team’s longest of the season, starting against Iowa State (Feb. 19) and ending versus Valparaiso (Feb. 28) … drove in four game-winning runs and scored one game-winning run … drove in Ball State’s first game-winning run of the season with a RBI single versus Louisiana Tech (Feb. 12) … blasted her first home run of the season in the win over UAB (Feb. 14) and helped account for the game-winning run when the UAB second baseman misplayed a hard grounder allowing the eventual winning run to score … went 3-for-4 versus Iowa State (Feb. 19), including her second home run of the season and driving in the game-winning run with a RBI single in the top of the eighth inning … smashed her third home run of the season in Ball State’s 9-1 win at Western Kentucky (Feb. 27) … went 3-for-4 versus Stony Brook (March 4) and scored a season-high three runs in the game, including what proved to be the game-winner … blasted her fourth home run of the season as part of a 4-for-4 effort from the plate versus Illinois State (March 8) … collected a season-high three RBI at Jacksonville (March 13), including driving in what proved to be the game-winner … her sixth-inning RBI single versus Ohio (April 1) secured Ball State’s first MAC win of the season … finished the year with eight multiple hit games and five multiple RBI games … stole four bases … tallied 43 putouts and five outfield assists on the year.
2015 (So.): Earned first letter at Ball State … helped guide the Cardinals to the MAC West Division Championship, the MAC Tournament Championship and a berth in the NCAA South Bend Regional … Academic All-MAC … played in 39 games, making four starts as the designated player and one start at third base … made 33 appearances as a pinch hitter and one as a pinch runner … hit .349 on the year, including a .367 (11-for-30) average as a pinch hitter … also drew three walks to finish the season with a .391 on base percentage … recorded her first hit for the Cardinals with a pinch hit single versus IUPUI (Feb. 7) … hit her first career home run as the starting third baseman at No. 17 Auburn (Feb. 13) … recorded a pinch hit three-run home run at Southeastern Louisiana (March 3) … drove in what proved to be the game-winning run with a pinch hit grand slam in the MAC Tournament opening game victory over Akron (May 6) … recorded a pair of RBI with a pinch hit single versus Miami (May 7) in the second game of the MAC Tournament … stole three bases, the first three stolen bases of her collegiate career, in the second game versus IPFW (March 18) … also recorded three hits in the game for her first career multiple hit game.
AT LOUISVILLE
2014 (Fr.): Earned first letter at Louisville … helped the Cardinals post a 36-22 overall record, win the American Athletic Conference Championship and earn a berth in the Tucson Regional of the NCAA Softball Championship … played in 14 games, making one start … scored her first collegiate run in her first career appearance as a pinch runner versus Ohio State (Feb. 8) … recorded an RBI double in her first collegiate at bat versus St. Johns (Feb. 9) … drew a walk in her second career at bat as a pinch hitter versus Notre Dame (Feb. 15) … started in the outfield versus IUPUI (Feb. 22), scoring a run in the game … also scored a run versus Ohio (March 9).
HIGH SCHOOL: Earned four letters in softball for coach Mike McGill at Mt. Vernon High School … named the 2013 Indy Star Sportswoman of the Year after helping lead her softball team to a sectional title and her basketball team to an Indiana Class 3A State Championship as a senior … two-time first-team all-state selection in softball … three-time Hancock County Player of the Year … 2013 District Four Player of the Year … three time Indy Super Star Super Team selection … four-time All-Hoosier Heritage Conference and All-County selection … posted a .438 batting average as a senior, while finishing her career as the program’s all-time home run leader at 40 … played travel ball for the Indiana Xtreme … earned four letters in basketball … 2013 Class 3A Mental Attitude Award recipient … three-time All-Hoosier Heritage Conference selection.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Ken and Mary Houck … has one brother, K.C. … born March 4, 1995 … full name is Rachel Nicole Houck … majoring in accounting … maintains a 3.310 grade-point average.
