10 Rachel Gaines
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Burghill, Ohio
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- High School:
- Badger
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- Position:
- 3B/1B
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- Bats/Throws:
- S/R
Returning starter at third base … Possesses a strong throwing arm and will hit in the middle of the lineup due to her gap power … 2008: Started all 38 contests at the hot corner, recording a team-best 90 assists … A highly productive batter as well, she hit .263, highlighted by a team-leading .386 in NCAC contests, with five doubles, eight walks, and 12 RBI … Had an eight-game hitting streak from April 16-April 26, raising her average 34 points in the process … Went 3-for-4 with two RBI during the nightcap of doubleheaders at Oberlin April 16 and at Hiram April 3 … Walked three times vs. Skidmore on March 13 … 2007: Started more games (20) than anybody else on the team at third base as a freshman … Hit at a .234 clip (15-for-64) with four doubles, a home run, and five RBI … Went 3-for-4, including a pair of doubles, and drove in two runs during the nightcap against Ohio Wesleyan (April 26), followed up by belting a two-run homer against traditional NCAA Div. III power Muskingum in the next game (April 29) … Prior to Wooster: All-conference honoree in the infield during her senior year at Badger High School … Five-time letterwinner with the Braves, earning three in softball and two in basketball … Personal: Born July 20, 1988 … Daughter of Richard and Rebecca Gaines … Is majoring in psychology with a minor in Russian.