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Softball

2017 Softball Roster

18 Rachel Cue

  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Pacifica HS
  • Hometown Garden Grove, Calif.

Biography

2017
Earned second team all-Summit League honors after posting a league-best seven wins in conference play with a league-high three shutouts and an ERA of 3.50 which ranked fifth … pitched in 35 of 54 games throughout the season and earned 24 starts … tossed 14 complete games – fourth-most in the Summit – and was 12-10 with an ERA of 4.92 … had the third-most wins amongst Summit League players … struck out 75 batters in 149 1/3 innings … totaled four shutouts and had one save … was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week after tossing back-to-back shutouts in helping the Coyotes win the final two games of a three-game series against North Dakota State in Fargo (4/14-15) … threw a four-hit shutout and came back with a three-hitter the next day … had a season-high nine strikeouts in a 5-1 win against Omaha (4/8) … won seven consecutive decisions before dropping a 1-0 decision to Colorado State on May 7
 
Finished her four-year career with a 43-51 record and an ERA of 4.48 in 617 1/3 innings of work … also had 394 strikeouts, 55 complete games, 14 shutouts and five saves … 43 wins and 394 strikeouts are third-most in program history

2016
Pitched in 27 games and made 21 starts … went 1-18 with a 7.50 ERA in 101.2 innings pitched … threw five complete games … had one save … struck out 53 and moved into fifth place on the Coyotes’ all-time strikeouts list … lost three games 3-2 and another 2-1 … team averaged 3.3 runs in her 21 starts … got all but one out and allowed just six hits in a 3-2 win against LIU-Brooklyn (3/4) … had a season-high eight strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings against New Mexico (2/26) … made the Summit League honor roll.

2015
Second-team all-Summit League honoree … made 37 appearances and 26 starts … threw 13 complete games including four shutouts … was 12-12 with a 4.72 ERA in 161 2/3 innings pitched … was fifth in the Summit League with 99 strikeouts … was second in the Summit in appearances and third in starts, innings pitched and shutouts … had the fourth-most wins and complete games in the Summit and the ninth-best ERA … was one of four Summit League players with a perfect fielding percentage and at least 35 chances … was named Summit League Pitcher of the Week after throwing 11 innings without allowing an earned run in three appearances against Western Illinois … allowed seven hits in the series and had seven strikeouts, a win and a save … was named to the Summit League All-Tournament Team due in part to a three-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory against IUPUI to lead the Coyotes into the championship game … pitched 26 consecutive innings without allowing an earned run spanning six appearances from April 17-30 … struck out a season-high 10 batters in a 4-3 win against UAB (2/14) … had at least seven strikeouts four times ... won her last seven decisions in the circle.

2014
Summit League Freshman of the Year ... Second-team All-Summit League honoree ... started 31 of 51 games ... made 37 appearances ... was 18-11 with a 2.46 ERA ... had 167 strikeouts and 74 walks in 204.2 innings ... pitched 23 complete games and had six shutouts ... among USD single-season records, ranked fourth in ERA, wins, and innings pitched ... ranked second in games started ... ranked fourth in the Summit and 87th nationally in strikeouts ... ranked fourth in the Summit in wins ... was 8-4 in 12 Summit League starts ... righties batted .214 against her ... hitters batted .216 with runners on base ... pitched a one-hit shutout against South Dakota State (4/25) ... was 4-0 in four starts against the Jacks, allowing 13 hits and two earned runs in 24 innings ... had a season-high 11 strikeouts at Omaha (3/21) ... won eight straight decisions in the middle of the season ... named Summit League Athlete of the Week (4/14) after holding Western Illinois, the top hitting team in the League, to no earned runs in two complete-game efforts ... allowed eight hits - all singles --- and had eight strikeouts against one walk ... named to the Summit League Honor Roll.

Prep
Led team to three Empire League championships...team also qualified for the CIF Southern Section in 2011 and 2012...also plays for the Firecrackers-Snyder 18-and-under traveling team, where she went 23-5 with an ERA of 2.15 in the summer of 2013...had 171 strikeouts in 162.1 innings...compiled a record of 17-2 with three saves over the prior two seasons with Firecrackers-Snyder...tossed 114.1 innings and struck out 114 batters while posted an earned run average of 0.857 during that time...received the scholar-athlete award for three years in a row.

Personal
Daughter of Rob and Bettina Cue...kinesiology and sport science major with a minor in business administration.

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Historical Player Information

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    2014Freshman

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    2015Sophomore

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    2016Junior

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    2017Senior

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