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2015 Softball Roster

George Scott Willis
Dale Armbruster

3 Rachel Byrnes

  • Position Pitcher
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool St. Peter Chanel
  • Hometown Twinsburg, OH
  • Major Psychology/Political Science

Biography

This ace will look to continue to dominate in the pitcher's circle.

Career Honors
NFCA All-Region first team: 2013
NFCA All-Region third team: 2014
NFCA Scholar Athlete: 2013, 2014
OAC John Wells Pitcher of the Year: 2013
All-OAC first team: 2013, 2014
Academic All-OAC: 2013, 2014

2014
Earned NFCA third team All-Region and Scholar Athlete honors ... First team All-OAC and Academic All-OAC ... Ranked 70th nationally and second in the OAC with 126 strikeouts ... Finished the year 14-8 with a 3.14 ERA ... Had two saves ... Fired a four-hitter against Ohio Wesleyan (3/21/14) ... Added a four-hitter in five-inning game against Mount Union (4/1/14) ... Picked up save against Elizabethtown (3/3/14) firing one inning of scoreless relief ... Threw two innings of scoreless relieft against Trine (4/21/14) which broke the Thunder's 30-game win streak ... Stroke out 11 in first game of BW twinbill (4/11/14) ... Added 10 strikeouts against Lebanon Valley (3/3/14)

2013
NFCA first team All-Region and Scholar Athlete ... Named John Wells Pitcher of the Year by the OAC and tabbed with All-OAC and Academic All-OAC honors ... Finished with a 19-6 mark in the circle with a 2.10 ERA ... Tossed a no-hitter against Ursuline (4/15/13) striking out eight ... Tossed a 1-hitter against Rochester (3/9/13) striking out eight ... Added a 2-hitter with 10 strike outs versus Wilmington (4/6/13) ... Allowed two or fewer runs in 19 of 32 appearances ... Her 19 wins were third and her 29 starts were tied for first in program history.

2012
Appeared in nine games for the Blue Streaks in her freshman campaign ... Posted an 0-1 record with a 4.05 ERA ... Pitched seven games in relief.

High School
A graduate of Bedford (OH) St. Peter Chanel under the direction of head coach Mark Svoboda ... Named first team All-District and first team All-Ohio ... North Coast League MVP for two consecutive years ... Named to the All-Ohio All Star Team ... Received the OHSSA Outstanding Scholar Athlete Award ... Recorded 1,008 career strikeouts ... Member of Superior Honors Society and National Honor Society ... Student council president and school newspaper editor.

Academic & Personal
Dean's List student who is majoring in psychology and political science and minoring in sociology with a concentration in pre-law ... Carries a 3.8 GPA ... Eucharistic Minister ... Involved as a leader in Christian Life Communities at John Carroll along with Campus Ministry ... Student-worker for the recreation department ... Helps with Carroll Crazies ... Volunteers with special needs children ... Daughter of Brenda and Matthew Byrnes.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2012First Year

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2013Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2014Junior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    3
  • 3

    2015Senior

    Pitcher
    5'6"
    3

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