The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2014 Softball Roster
Roster
Rachel Scott
- Position:
- INF/UTIL
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Plano East
- Hometown:
- Murphy, Texas
AS A SENIOR (2016)
Earned playing time in the outfield during both ends of the DH against UTEP (April 5) ... Crossed the plate once in the 7-0 blanking of BYU in game two of an April 2nd DH ... Pinch ran and crossed the plate during the 6-5 loss at No. 20 Baylor on March 26 ... Scored runs in Rainbow Wahine Classic match-ups against Iowa (March 17) and Hawai’i (eventual winning run on March 19) ... Crossed the plate for the fourth time this season during the 9-5 loss at Texas State (March 2) ... Managed a RBI infield single during the 15-1 (5 inn.) rout of Abilene Christian (February 25) and scored a run against Illinois (February 27) while playing in four contests during the Texas Invitational ... Played in three contests during the Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational, walking against Toledo (February 19) and receiving single at-bats in match-ups versus Ball State (February 19 & 20) ... Earned time as a pinch runner in two contests during the Texas Classic vs. Arkansas (scored a run - February 13) and North Dakota State (February 14).
AS A JUNIOR (2015)
Appeared in 11 contests for the Longhorns in 2015, scoring three runs while registering a RBI ... Played in both match-ups against San Diego State during the NCAA Los Angeles Regional (May 15-16) ... Scored twice in the regular season finale as Texas knocked off No. 16/14 Baylor on May 10, 5-0, including the eventual winning run of the game in a second-inning collision at home plate ... Scored her first run of the season by making an appearance as a pinch runner in the 9-0 run-rule victory over Oklahoma State on May 2 ... Entered the game against Iowa State on April 19 as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning ... Saw duty in left field as a replacement in the 11-2 (5 inn.) run-rule victory over Texas A&M-CC (April 7) ... Pinch hit during the sixth inning of Texas’ 6-0 shutout win at No. 22 Kansas (March 27) ... Entered the 11-0 (5 inn.) rout of Ohio (March 6) as a fifth-inning substitute in right field ... Was summoned into the 7-1 victory over Dartmouth (March 1) as a pinch hitter ... Was credited with a RBI via a sacrifice fly during the third inning of the 12-0 (5 inn.) rout of IPFW (February 13).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014)
Saw action in 14 games as a utility player … tabbed to Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll … hit .471 (8-for-17) primarily as a pinch hitter … scored six runs and drove in two RBIs … went 3-for-3 with a run scored in a homecoming performance at North Texas (March 11) … ripped an RBI-double and scored a run against Cal Poly (Feb. 20).
AS A FRESHMAN (2013)
Served the latter part of the season as the team’s top pinch runner, scoring a total of 12 runs during the campaign ... recorded one hit in seven at-bats, stole three bases, drove in two runs and recorded a pair of walks ... tallied hit and two RBIs at Kansas (March 29) in game one of a doubleheader ... tied Texas’ single-game Women’s College World Series record with a stolen base against Oklahoma (June 1) ... also swiped bases against Kansas (March 28) and Florida State (May 26) ... scored a run in four-straight games (April 21-28) and crossed home in three of year’s final six appearances (May 18-June 2) ... in the NCAA Austin Regional, experienced action in left field during the opener against Army (May 17) ... made collegiate debut against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (Feb. 7), entering as the left fielder in the seventh inning.
NATIONALLY
Played for the Mizuno Impulse out of The Colony, Texas, and Texas Glory out of Dallas/Fort Worth.
BEFORE TEXAS
Played with fellow Texas freshman Holly Kern at Plano East High School for head coach Karen Kalhoefer … a four-year starter for the Panthers who helped the squad to a 35-4 record during final campaign … team finished the year ranked as the top squad in Texas and 12th nationally, according to MaxPreps … Panthers earned a trip to the University Interscholastic League 5A state tournament semifinals after capturing the 5A Region 1 championship … semifinal appearance was just the third in program history … 2012 District 8-5A Defensive Player of the Year … All-District 8-5A first team as a sophomore, junior and senior after earning second-team honors in 2009 … a three-time District 8-5A All-Academic Team honoree … starter on the 2009 squad that made it to the state semifinals … Plano East’s Golden Glove recipient as a freshman, sophomore and senior.
PERSONAL
Full name is Rachel Lee Scott … daughter of John and Suzanne Scott … has already earned a bachelor’s degree in business and is now pursuing her master’s degree in advertising … Named a 2013 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete ... Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll selection (Fall 2012, Fall 2013, Fall & Spring 2014 and Fall & Spring 2015) … Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honoree (2012-13).
