2019 Softball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Rachel Minogue
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Santiago HS
- Hometown:
- Corona, Calif.
Bio
FRESNO STATE ACCOLADES
• 2019 NFCA All-Region Second Team
• 2019 Academic All-MW
• 2018 All-MW First Team
• 2018 Academic All-MW
2019 (Senior): Started all 57 game at first base ... hit .341 with 4 home runs, 42 RBIs, and 16 runs scored ... earned NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team honors, her second NFCA All-Region selection include one in 2017 when playing at Eastern Kentucky ... ended the season as the toughest player to strike out in NCAA Div. I, striking out just two times in 176 official at-bats and 195 total plate appearances ... her strikeout average of 88.0 at-bats per strikeout topped the next highest average of 82.5 while no other hitter in the nation had a rate higher than 49.5 ... was one of only three qualified hitters in NCAA Div. I with just two strikeouts all season ... had just one strikeout over her first 118 at-bats of the year and went 31 games between her two strikeouts ... did not strikeout over the last 17 games of the season ... ranked second on the team and tied for second in the MW with 17 doubles, tied for the sixth most doubles in a season in program history ... had two doubles in two games, against UT San Antonio and Santa Clara ... had a double in 15 games, including all three Bulldog games in the NISC to end the season ... also ranked second on the team in batting average (.341), RBIs (42), and total bases (91) ... was second on the team with 17 multi-hit games including a pair of three-hit games ... was third on the team with 11 multi-RBI games, driving in three runs twice ... ended the season on an eight-game hitting streak and had a five-game hit streak to start the season ... recorded a hit in 41 of 57 games ... had a 10-game reached base streak ... led the team with three sacrifice flies ... hit a team-best 52-for-143 (.364) against right-handed pitching ... hit a team-best .396 with 29 RBIs in 33 non-conference games ... led the team hitting .354 with two home runs and nine RBIs against Top-75 RPI teams ... hit .410 over the first 33 games of the season ... hit 3-for-8 (.375) with the bases loaded ... hit .365 in home games and .386 over 19 night games ... hit a 2-run home run against No. 1 UCLA in the season opener in Hawaii ... had one triple, against California Baptist ... drew 11 walks and was hit by a pitch four times ... led the team with 257 putouts and had nine assists with just three errors for a .989 fielding percentage
2018 (Junior): Started and played in 53 of 54 games at first base ... hit .354 with 3 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 21 runs scored ... earned All-Mountain West First Team honors after hitting a team-best .414 with 2 home runs and 19 RBIs in MW play ... ranked fourth in the league with a .506 on-base percentage in league games and was tied for third with eight doubles ... for the season led the team with 52 hits and 16 doubles and tied for the team lead with 40 RBIs ... her 16 doubles, which all came over the last 37 games of the season, tied for sixth most in a season in program history ... led the MW and ranked 28th in NCAA Div. I among the toughest players in the nation to strike out as she averaged just one strikeout for every 24.5 at-bats ... Only struck out twice in 70 at-bats and 85 total plate appearances in MW play ... tied the single-season program record as she took part in 27 double plays defensively, matching the record set by Jo Pini in 1994 ... no other MW player was a part of more than 19 double plays ... after a slow start hit .405 with 36 RBIs over the last 38 games of the season ... led the team with 18 multi-hit games ... ranked second on the team with 10 multi-RBI games ... had a season-high three hits at Nevada, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, four RBIs, and three runs scored ... had four RBIs in two other games, vs. Cal Poly and San Diego State ... hit 7-for-10 (.700) with 2 home runs, 2 doubles, 7 RBIs, and 6 runs scored over three games in the season-ending series at Nevada ... had a 10-game hitting streak (all in MW play) March 29-April 14 .... ended the season on a team-best five-game hitting streak ... hit 22-for-78 (.478) with 14 RBIs in Fresno State's 15 true road games ... hit a team-best 49-for-131 (.374) against right-handed pitching ... hit .384 with runners on base and was 6-for-12 (.500) with the bases loaded ... hit .383 in day games ... The Bulldogs were 16-3 in the 19 games in which she hit fifth in the lineup ... hit in six different spots in the lineup ... drew 18 walks, with a season-high two walks at San Jose State, and was hit by a pitch 7 times ... had two sacrifice bunts and one sacrifice fly ... led the team with 279 putouts and had 17 assists with just three errors for a .990 fielding percentage
Eastern Kentucky: Played 2016 and 2017 seasons at Eastern Kentucky ... earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in each of her two seasons, receiving first team all-conference honors as a sophomore after being named second team and to the all-newcomer team as a freshman ... in 2017 she was also named second team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Div. I All-Region ... hit .415 with four home runs and 46 RBIs in 2017 ... tied the single-game program record with 8 RBIs as she went 5-for-5 with a grand slam in a win over Tennessee State ... had a .585 slugging percentage and .490 on-base percentage with 18 doubles while stating all 58 games ... her .415 batting average led the Colonels and was the program's highest batting average in more than 14 seasons
High School: In four seasons at Santiago HS Minogue hit better than .440 three times ... she hit .471 as a sophomore and .490 as a junior ... named first team All-CIF and All-State as a sophomore ... three-time All-Big 8 league selection .... helped her team win three league titles and the 2013 Div. I CIF championship
Personal: Parents are Jim and Michelle Minogue ... has two siblings, Yvon and AJ ... Yvon played softball at South Dakota and is currently a member of the Mexican National team ... chose to transfer to Fresno State because she wanted to compete at the highest level of competition and be able to have her family watch her play ... majoring in criminology-victimology with aspirations of being a paralegal
• 2019 NFCA All-Region Second Team
• 2019 Academic All-MW
• 2018 All-MW First Team
• 2018 Academic All-MW
2019 (Senior): Started all 57 game at first base ... hit .341 with 4 home runs, 42 RBIs, and 16 runs scored ... earned NFCA All-Pacific Region Second Team honors, her second NFCA All-Region selection include one in 2017 when playing at Eastern Kentucky ... ended the season as the toughest player to strike out in NCAA Div. I, striking out just two times in 176 official at-bats and 195 total plate appearances ... her strikeout average of 88.0 at-bats per strikeout topped the next highest average of 82.5 while no other hitter in the nation had a rate higher than 49.5 ... was one of only three qualified hitters in NCAA Div. I with just two strikeouts all season ... had just one strikeout over her first 118 at-bats of the year and went 31 games between her two strikeouts ... did not strikeout over the last 17 games of the season ... ranked second on the team and tied for second in the MW with 17 doubles, tied for the sixth most doubles in a season in program history ... had two doubles in two games, against UT San Antonio and Santa Clara ... had a double in 15 games, including all three Bulldog games in the NISC to end the season ... also ranked second on the team in batting average (.341), RBIs (42), and total bases (91) ... was second on the team with 17 multi-hit games including a pair of three-hit games ... was third on the team with 11 multi-RBI games, driving in three runs twice ... ended the season on an eight-game hitting streak and had a five-game hit streak to start the season ... recorded a hit in 41 of 57 games ... had a 10-game reached base streak ... led the team with three sacrifice flies ... hit a team-best 52-for-143 (.364) against right-handed pitching ... hit a team-best .396 with 29 RBIs in 33 non-conference games ... led the team hitting .354 with two home runs and nine RBIs against Top-75 RPI teams ... hit .410 over the first 33 games of the season ... hit 3-for-8 (.375) with the bases loaded ... hit .365 in home games and .386 over 19 night games ... hit a 2-run home run against No. 1 UCLA in the season opener in Hawaii ... had one triple, against California Baptist ... drew 11 walks and was hit by a pitch four times ... led the team with 257 putouts and had nine assists with just three errors for a .989 fielding percentage
2018 (Junior): Started and played in 53 of 54 games at first base ... hit .354 with 3 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 21 runs scored ... earned All-Mountain West First Team honors after hitting a team-best .414 with 2 home runs and 19 RBIs in MW play ... ranked fourth in the league with a .506 on-base percentage in league games and was tied for third with eight doubles ... for the season led the team with 52 hits and 16 doubles and tied for the team lead with 40 RBIs ... her 16 doubles, which all came over the last 37 games of the season, tied for sixth most in a season in program history ... led the MW and ranked 28th in NCAA Div. I among the toughest players in the nation to strike out as she averaged just one strikeout for every 24.5 at-bats ... Only struck out twice in 70 at-bats and 85 total plate appearances in MW play ... tied the single-season program record as she took part in 27 double plays defensively, matching the record set by Jo Pini in 1994 ... no other MW player was a part of more than 19 double plays ... after a slow start hit .405 with 36 RBIs over the last 38 games of the season ... led the team with 18 multi-hit games ... ranked second on the team with 10 multi-RBI games ... had a season-high three hits at Nevada, going 3-for-3 with a home run, a double, four RBIs, and three runs scored ... had four RBIs in two other games, vs. Cal Poly and San Diego State ... hit 7-for-10 (.700) with 2 home runs, 2 doubles, 7 RBIs, and 6 runs scored over three games in the season-ending series at Nevada ... had a 10-game hitting streak (all in MW play) March 29-April 14 .... ended the season on a team-best five-game hitting streak ... hit 22-for-78 (.478) with 14 RBIs in Fresno State's 15 true road games ... hit a team-best 49-for-131 (.374) against right-handed pitching ... hit .384 with runners on base and was 6-for-12 (.500) with the bases loaded ... hit .383 in day games ... The Bulldogs were 16-3 in the 19 games in which she hit fifth in the lineup ... hit in six different spots in the lineup ... drew 18 walks, with a season-high two walks at San Jose State, and was hit by a pitch 7 times ... had two sacrifice bunts and one sacrifice fly ... led the team with 279 putouts and had 17 assists with just three errors for a .990 fielding percentage
Eastern Kentucky: Played 2016 and 2017 seasons at Eastern Kentucky ... earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in each of her two seasons, receiving first team all-conference honors as a sophomore after being named second team and to the all-newcomer team as a freshman ... in 2017 she was also named second team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Div. I All-Region ... hit .415 with four home runs and 46 RBIs in 2017 ... tied the single-game program record with 8 RBIs as she went 5-for-5 with a grand slam in a win over Tennessee State ... had a .585 slugging percentage and .490 on-base percentage with 18 doubles while stating all 58 games ... her .415 batting average led the Colonels and was the program's highest batting average in more than 14 seasons
High School: In four seasons at Santiago HS Minogue hit better than .440 three times ... she hit .471 as a sophomore and .490 as a junior ... named first team All-CIF and All-State as a sophomore ... three-time All-Big 8 league selection .... helped her team win three league titles and the 2013 Div. I CIF championship
Personal: Parents are Jim and Michelle Minogue ... has two siblings, Yvon and AJ ... Yvon played softball at South Dakota and is currently a member of the Mexican National team ... chose to transfer to Fresno State because she wanted to compete at the highest level of competition and be able to have her family watch her play ... majoring in criminology-victimology with aspirations of being a paralegal
