2016 Softball Roster
Rachel Vieira
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Clarkston HS
- Hometown:
- Clarkston, Mich.
2019: Named First Team All-MAC … earned program’s Beth Pawlak Award, which recognizes the player whose leadership, hard work and positive attitude serve as an inspiration … drafted by the Moh-BEEL! USA of the American Softball Association … started all 51 games at second base … hit .288 … recorded 10 doubles, three triples, one home run. Posted a .424 slugging percentage … recorded 80 assists with a .954 fielding percentage … had nine multi-hit games … third on the team with 59 total bases … shared the team lead in doubles with Erika Underwood … led the Chippewas with three sacrifice flies … had four hits with a home run in a doubleheader sweep of Ohio (4/6) … had three hits vs. Michigan State (4/9) … had four hits including a double and a triple in a twinbill vs. Northern Illinois (4/19) … had three hits including a triple in MAC Tournament victory over Northern Illinois (5/8) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.
2018: Academic All-MAC honoree ... started at second base in all 48 games ... posted a .363 slugging percentage and .252 batting average ... ranked second on the team with 10 two-out RBI ... garnered two hits vs. Appalachian State (2/9) ... had three hits including a homer with two RBI vs. USF (3/3) ... doubled and tripled vs. Seton Hall (3/11) ... tripled vs. Miami (Ohio) (3/30) ... had two hits and three RBI vs. Buffalo (4/8) ... tallied three RBI vs. Toledo (4/27) ... had three hits, including a double, at Northern Illinois (5/5).
2017: Academic All-MAC selection ... MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... earned Second Team All-MAC honors ... started all 51 games at second base ... led CMU in both RBI (26) and home runs (5) ... batted .324 in conference play ... hit first career grand slam vs. Lamar (2/10) ... had two hits vs. No. 19 Texas A&M (2/11) ... totaled two hits, including a two-run homer, vs. UMass (2/18) ... collected two hits vs. Hartford (3/3) ... homered and drove in three runs vs. Western Michigan (4/4) ... recorded two six-game hit streaks (4/4-4/12; 4/15-4/22) ... had two hits vs. Western Michigan (4/12) ... homered twice and drove in four runs in doubleheader vs. Valparaiso (4/18) ... had two hits vs. Eastern Michigan (5/7).
2016: Had two hits including a double and scored three runs vs. St. Bonaventure in Mercer Invitational (2/13) ... collected three hits including a double vs. South Dakota (3/11) ... had three hits and drove in two runs vs. Iona (3/12) ... hit a two-run homer vs. Valparaiso (3/22) ... doubled vs. Akron (4/2) ... had two hits vs. Bowling Green (4/8) ... recorded two hits including a home run with three RBI vs. Toledo (4/16) ... hit a two-run homer vs. Eastern Michigan (4/29).
High School: Four-year letterwinner ... two-year team captain ... ranked No. 5 in the Softball Top 50 by Michigan Prep Zone ... as a sophomore, named Michigan High School Softball Coaches Association First Team All-State, All-Region, All-District ... also named to All-Oakland Activities Association Team ... honored as All-Oakland County by the Oakland Press and National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second Team All-Region ... as a junior was named First Team All-State, All-Region, All-District and All-OAA ... also recognized as All-Oakland County by the Oakland Press ... named the CHS Softball MVP and Female Athlete of the Year ... in 2014, batted .513 with a .839 slugging percentage with six home runs, six triples, eight doubles and 44 RBIs ... played summer ball with the Michigan Bulldogs and Finesse ... also lettered three years in volleyball and two in equestrian ... member of the National Honor Society ... selected CMU over Michigan State and Ball State.
