Rachel Hay

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Kansas City, Mo. (Oak Park)
High School:
Oak Park

2013 (Senior):
? Appeared in 30 games in her final Mizzou season, starting 11 between catcher and designated player.
? Provided a big swing for the Tigers, slugging .674 for the season behind a .256 (11-for-43) batting average.
? Very first at-bat of the season went deep in the season-opening, five-inning 11-3 win over UCBS at the Gaucho Classic in Santa Barbara, Calif.
? Pulled off the pinch-hitting long ball feat again in the first game of the doubleheader at Missouri State (April 3), a two-run homer in the five-inning, 12-0 win.
? Hit five home runs during her last year in the Black & Gold, surpassing her career total of three from her first three seasons.
? First home run while starting came in the second game of the Georgia Tech doubleheader (March 23), a grand slam that helped the Tigers to a 16-0 win.
? Hit her last two home runs within a span of a week, first in the six-inning, 12-8 win over No. 2 Tennessee (May 5). She then hit a solo shot against No. 2 Florida on May 11.
? Finished the season with 17 RBI on 11 hits, scoring eight runs.

2012 (Junior):
? Started her first game of the season against Eastern Kentucky on Feb. 18, going 1-for-3 with a single.
? On March 9, she again got the start at catcher and went 2-for-3 with two doubles and three runs batted in against Alcorn State.
? Two days later, again against Alcorn State, roped another double and scored a run while drawing two walks.
? Singled in a run against Iowa, and went 2-for-3 with her first home run of the season against Evansville on March 28, driving in three.
? Came off the bench against Iowa State on April 27 and hit her second home run of the year, bringing in a pair.
? In game two of a doubleheader with Murray State, she recorded two singles and drove in two more runs.
? Finished the season with a .250 batting average, two home runs and 11 runs batted in. She posted an on-base percentage of .353 and slugged at a .455 clip. She was perfect behind the plate, recorded a 1.000 fielding percentage in 81 chances.

2011 (Sophomore):
? Appeared in 17 games for Missouri while earning two starts.
? Picked up two hits on the year, both of the extra base variety.
? On March 18 at home against Western Michigan, she blasted her first career home run, sending a solo shot off the scoreboard in center field.
? On March 30 against North Texas, she came off the bench and delivered a pinch hit double in the second game of the doubleheader with the Mean Green.

2010 (Freshman):
? Started five times during the season, with her first start coming in game two of the season-opening doubleheader with No. 2 Alabama.
? Started against Radford at the NFCA Leadoff Classic and picked up a pair of hits in four at bats.
? Had another two-hit game against UMKC on March 7, where she also scored her first career run. Her single up the middle plated the first RBI of her collegiate career.

Oak Park:
? The Ladie Oakies of Oak Park High School were district champions for three-consecutive seasons, during her sophomore, junior, and senior seasons.
? Played for the team as a catcher and first and third baseman.
? Her sophomore through senior seasons, was ranked all-district, all-metro, all-region, all-state and all-conference.
? Voted by her coaches and teammates, she was selected as MVP for both her softball and track teams.
? Played softball for the Olathe Rockets who were USSSA all world team and world champions in 2006.

Personal:
? The daughter of Mark Hay and Caroline Carter, Hay was born March 26, 1991, in Kansas City, Mo.
? Has one sibling, sister Laura Hay.
? Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies.