Athlete of the week: Rachel Rousseau, softball
ABOUT RACHEL ROUSSEAU
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: Morgantown, West Virginia
Batting Average: .370
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
vs. WKU (3 games): 4-9 at the plate, with six RBI’s, a grand slam and a walk-off solo home run in the series finale.
After missing the last 30 games due to a hand injury suffered in opening weekend, Rachel Rousseau was able to deliver in her first game back. Rousseau hit a grand slam in game one of the series versus Western Kentucky on Saturday. With the grand slam, the Herd went up 7-2 and would take the game 10-2 in six innings. Despite losing game two, Rousseau lifted the Herd to a win in game three with a solo walk-off home run to left field in the bottom of the eighth.
This showing led Rousseau to win Conference USA Co-Player of the Week. Last season she was on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and a Conference USA Academic Medalist.
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