2006 Softball Roster
Roster
Rachel Turney
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lansing, Mich.
- Prev School:
- Lansing Community College
2006
Made 33 appearances with 29 starts... Led the Spartan pitching staff with a 17-13 overall record, 177.1 innings pitched, and 136 strikeouts... Finished the season with a 2.53 ERA, holding opposing batters to a .239 average at the plate... Tossed 18 complete games, including four shutouts... Held opponents to three or fewer hits on 10 occasions... Began the year with consecutive complete-game victories over Army on Feb. 17 and vs. East Carolina in the title game of the Pirate Classic on Feb. 18... Set career-high with 11 strikeouts vs. ECU en route to tournament MVP and Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors... Garnered seventh win of the season vs. Georgia Tech on March 9 at the USF-Adidas Spring Break Invitational, allowing just two earned runs, adding six strikeouts... Tossed complete-game victory, allowing just three hits and one earned run vs. Chattanooga on March 19 in the title game of the FAU Tournament... Named FAU Tournament co-MVP with teammate Dayna Feenstra... Pitched complete-game victories in three consecutive starts vs. Oakland on April 4, Purdue on April 7, and Indiana on April 9... Allowed just two earned runs, striking out 19 during the stretch... In six innings pitched at Penn State on April 21, allowed one earned run... Pitcher of record in both losses to No. 14 Northwestern (April 28-29)... Ended the season with five straight losses, including a loss to No. 13 Michigan in the opening round of Big Ten Tournament play.
2005
In 31 appearances, led the Spartan pitching staff with a 1.90 ERA and 14-16 overall record... Held opponents to a .220 batting average, with 160 strikeouts... Averaged 5.16 strikeouts per game... Went 5-5 in Big Ten play with five complete games... In 61.0 innings pitched against Big Ten opponents, tallied 39 strikeouts... Allowed five hits in the MSU victory over No. 16 Florida in the season-opener, adding five strikeouts... Recorded at least one strikeout in 29 appearances... In 5-1 win vs. Eastern Kentucky on March 6, allowed just three hits in 7.0 innings pitched... In extended eight-inning contest vs. Bethune-Cookman, tallied eight strikeouts in 8.0 innings pitches... Against Tulsa on March 18, recorded six strikeouts, allowing just three hits in 7.0 innings... Captured fifth win of the season vs. Florida International on March 19; allowed three hits in 7.0 innings for first back-to-back victories of 2005 (Tulsa/Florida International)... In Big Ten play vs. Indiana (April 1-2), pitcher of record in back-to-back victories... In 11.0 combined innings pitched vs. IU, recorded 13 strikeouts, including nine in 3-2 victory on April 2... Captured eighth win of the season vs. Ohio State on April 9 in 7.0 innings pitched, tallied three strikeouts... Against Penn State on April 10, pitched season-high 11.0 innings with five strikeouts... In the 6-0 shutout vs. Wisconsin on April 16, posted four strikeouts against just four hits in crucial conference victory... Pitcher of record in 2-0 victory vs. No. 15 Northwestern on April 29... Tallied eight strikeouts in 7.0 innings pitched vs. in-state rival Oakland on April 19 in 4-0 shutout... Against IPFW on April 27, tallied six strikeouts in 4.0 innings... Against Miami (Ohio) on May 8, pitched complete game allowing just three hits against eight strikeouts... In Big Ten Tournament game vs. No. 1 Michigan, allowed one run and two hits.
Pre-MSU
Three-year letterwinner at Lansing Everett, where she played for Jeff Cheadle... Named all-conference in 2001, 2002 and 2003... Earned all-district, all-region and all-state accolades in her junior and senior years... Earned Lansing State Journal Softball Player of the Year honors in 2003, and was named to the paper[apos]s Dream Team in 2002 and 2003... Was named the Softball Classic co-MVP in 2002... Three-time NFCA Academic All-American as a sophomore, junior and senior... Team won the district title in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons... Posted a 0.92 earned run average as a sophomore, a 0.74 ERA in her junior year and a 0.33 ERA during her senior season... As a sophomore, struck out 308 batters and threw no-hitter on her way to 23 wins... Her junior year brought 299 strikeouts, two no-hitters and 30 wins, while her senior year saw her strike out 445 batters en route to 31 wins, three no-hitters and three perfect games... Batted .381 with 29 RBI as a sophomore, hit .455 with 30 RBI during her junior year... Notched a .496 batting average with 10 home runs in her senior year... Holds Lansing Everett records for strikeouts, hits, earned run average and wins... Also lettered in basketball (2001-03) and volleyball (2001, 2003)... Was co-captain of the volleyball team as a senior... Was a Lansing School District Talent Development Program World Class Scholar... Earned MHSAA Scholar-Athlete Award... Earned all-conference honors in basketball and volleyball, and was an honorable mention all-state selection in basketball... In 2004, at Lansing Community College, posted a 16-0 record as a pitcher, as her team went 35-0 on the season... Named NJCAA first-team All-America... Earned All-Michigan Community College Athletic Association honors... Named to the Western Conference, NCCAA All-State and NJCAA Region 12 teams... Batted better than .400 in her freshman year of eligibility.
Personal
Born Feb. 23, 1985... Daughter of Harry and Mary Turney... A chemistry/pre-medicine major.
