Rachel Burkhardt

Faith Cain

INF

/ Softball

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Position:
Utility
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tustin, Calif.
High School:
Foothill

Senior Year (2018): Burkhardt saw action in 40 games and made 18 starts with the Orange ... She hit .214, scored 10 runs and drove in 11 ... Burkhardt went 2-for-3, scored twice and drove in a run when Syracuse defeated Grand Canyon (2/18) ... She had a double in the game as well ... She entered the game as a pinch-runner and eventually scored in an 8-0 triumph against Texas-San Antonio (2/24) ... Burkhardt was 1-for-1 as a pinch hitter in a 9-6 win versus Virginia (3/18) ... She had base hits in the last two games of a three-game set with Florida State (3/24, 3/25) ... Burkhardt plated a run when the Orange defeated Army (3/28) ... One of her most productive games came against Canisius (4/4) ... She was 2-for-3, had a double, scored twice and drove in two runs in the victory ... Burkhardt doubled, scored a run and drove in a run in her only plate appearance in the first game of a twinbill with Siena (4/11) ... In the second pairing, she clubbed a two-run homer in the sixth inning of a 7-0 triumph ... Burkhardt plated two runners in the first game with Niagara (4/18) ... When the Orange defeated NC State (4/21), 3-1, she drove in a run after getting hit by a pitch ... In the second outing of the series with the Wolfpack, Burkhardt singled in a run and scored in an eventual 7-0 victory ... She walked twice and scored a run versus Binghamton (4/24) ... Burkhardt's solo home run against North Carolina (4/28) was a walk-off blast in a 1-0 triumph ... She earned Fall 2017 Athletic Director's Honor Roll (3.0-or-better g.p.a.).

Junior Year (2017): Scored one run against Georgia (2/10) … Recorded one hit and one run against Savannah State (2/17) … Had one hit and scored one run against NC State (3/10) … Registered one hit, one RBI, and scored one run against NC State (3/11) … Scored two runs against Gardner-Webb (3/14) … Singled twice to bring in two runs against Gardner-Webb (3/14) … Hit a double and scored one run against Georgia Tech (3/17) … Recorded one hit and one run against Georgia Tech (3/18) … Singled to left field and scored one run in game two against Binghamton (4/5) … Singled twice and scored one run against Florida State (4/8) … Singled down the right field line in game two against Florida State (4/9) … Recorded one run and one RBI in game one against Pittsburgh (4/14) … Had one run and one hit in game two against Pittsburgh (4/14) … Registered two hits and one put out against Pittsburgh (4/15) … Doubled down the left field line and scored one run against North Carolina (4/23) … Singled through the left side in game two against Colgate (4/26) ... She earned Fall 2016 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

Sophomore Year (2016): Picked up one hit against Lamar (2/12) ... Had one RBI against UNLV (2/13) ... Registered two hits and two runs against Purdue (2/19) ... Blasted a home run and brought in one run against Purdue (2/20) ... Had one RBI against Ohio State (2/21) ... Added a hit and a run against Fordham (2/26) ... Picked up two hits and one run against Morgan State (2/26) ... Had one hit against Savannah State (3/15) ... Racked up two hits against Niagara (3/23) ... Registered two hits, one RBI, and one walk against Virginia (4/9) ... Picked up one hit and scored two runs against NC State (4/17) ... Hit a double and scored one run against Colgate (4/20) ... Went one-for-two and registered one RBI against Louisville (4/24) ... Picked up a hit against Boston College (4/30) ... Tallied her second home run of the season at Binghamton (5/3).

Freshman Year (2015): Added a two-run double along with a run of her own against Virginia (4/25) ...Hit a two-run single against Hofstra (4/21) ... Hit a double in her two-for-three performance while adding four RBIs against Niagara (4/15) ... Belted a RBI double against Pittsburgh (4/11) ... Picked up one hit and an RBI against Fordham (4/1)... Hit a three-run home run for the first of her career against Louisville (3/29) ... Sacrified one hit against Pennsylvania (3/11)...Had one hit against Virginia Tech (3/7)...Walked twice against Northwestern (2/20) ... Went 1-for-3 against Western Illinois (2/8) ... Played in her first collegiate game against Miami (OH) (2/6).

High School: Utility player for Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California … As a senior captain she posted a .320 batting average… She was named to the First Team All-League Century League and was awarded solid as a rock player … In the offseason she played for Bownett 18U, an elite college showcase team and for her travel team, Firecrackers Rodriguez.

Personal: Rachel Marie Burkhardt … Born in April of 1996 … Daughter of Mark and Karen Burkhardt … One sister ... Major is Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.