Hokie Club3 - Rachel PachecoPosition: Pitcher/Designated Player
Class: Senior
Height: 5' 11"
High School: Half Moon Bay/College of San Mateo
Hometown: Half Moon Bay, Calif.
2003 All-BIG EAST Second Team DP
2003 All-Northeast Region First Team DP
2003 VaSID All-State Team DP
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Will be counted on to continue to produce at the plate ... Coming off an excellent year hitting the ball ... Will be one of the top pitchers ... Throws the ball with a lot of power ... Hits the ball well ... Needs to work on her consistency in the pitcher's circle ... If the pitching comes around, will be a key ingredient to the Hokies' success.
2003: Was named second-team All-BIG EAST Conference as a designated player ... Also named first-team All-Northeast Region as a DP ... Named to the Virginia Sports Information Director's (VaSID) All-State team ... Played in 47 games, starting 40 ... Hit .312 for the season ... Had four doubles, a triple and four home runs ... Drove in 19 runs on the season ... Scored seven runs ... Was 8-13 on the mound ... Had an ERA of 3.45 in 127.2 innings pitched ... Started 17 games on the mound and had 15 relief appearances ... Had eight complete games and one shutout ... Struck out 58 batters on the season ... Gave up 154 hits and 92 runs - 63 earned - while walking 46 ... Recorded 10 multi-hit games and three multi-RBI games ... Had two hits against Boston, Oakland (Mich.), James Madison, St. Bonaventure, Youngstown State, Marist, St. John's and Villanova ... Recorded two hits in both games of a doubleheader at Pittsburgh ... Had four RBI, all on a grand slam home run, and two runs scored against Marist ... Also had home runs against Pittsburgh, Villanova and Rutgers ... Had her lone triple of the season at Villanova ... Started the season with a bang, throwing a complete-game shutout against UNC Wilmington ... Struck out 10 in that game while allowing just three hits ... Struck out five against Syracuse ... Combined for a no-hitter with Katie Maynard at Liberty ... Struck out four against Coastal Carolina and Providence ... Hit .304 in BIG EAST games with 14 hits, two doubles, a triple and three home runs ... Also had six RBI and four runs scored in conference play ... On the mound, went 3-4 with and ERA of 2.78 ... Named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star team.
CSM: Played two years in California for Coach Tom Martinez ... Named both a 2001 and 2002 NFCA/Louisville Slugger CalJC All-American ... A member of both the 2001 and 2002 CCCSCA North All-State teams ... Also named the North Pitcher of the Year in 2002 ... Named the 2001 Coast Conference North Division Pitcher of the Year ... Led her team to the 2001 and 2002 California Community College Softball Championships ... Team went 34-12 last season.
High School: Lettered three times for Coach Naomi Patridge at Half Moon Bay High ... Named all-county, MVP and Player of the Year ... Also won the Karen Villa Award.
Personal: Rachel Lynne Pacheco ... Born March 26, 1982 in San Mateo, CA ... Daughter of Tom Pacheco and Cathy Benner ... Has one sister, Amanda ... Majoring in physical education ... Chose the Hokies over Pacific and San Diego State.
| Year | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | Avg. | SB-A | BB | SO | PO | A | E | Pct. |
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| 2003 | 47 | 40 | 112 | 7 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | .312 | 0-0 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 49 | 3 | .947 |
| Year | ERA | W-L | APP | GS | CG | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | WP | HBP |
| 2003 | 3.45 | 8-13 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 127.2 | 154 | 92 | 63 | 46 | 58 | 38 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 6 |