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Austin Peay State University Athletics

2019 Softball Roster

Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Tyler Davis, Austin Peay Athletics
Robert Smith

99 Morgan Rackel

  • Position Pitcher/Outfield
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bishop Grandin HS
  • Prev School Weatherford College
  • Hometown Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Biography

2019 (Senior): Appeared in 53 games, including 51 starts (30 pitcher, 11 designated player, 10 right field) … named to the Ohio Valley Conference First Team … named to National Fastpitch Coaches Association Central Region Third Team … named to Google Cloud All-District ® Team … named OVC Pitcher of the week twice (2/25, 3/18) … named OVC Player of the Week (4/1) … recorded second career no-hitter versus Jackson State (2/17) … pitched a program-best, 217-pitch, 16-strikeout, 16-inning complete-game win at McNeese (2/23) … with win at UT Martin (5/3) became first pitcher in program history to record two 20-win seasons in a career … became fourth pitcher in program history to record at least 10 career shutouts with 4-0 win at McNeese (2/22) … hit 16th career home run of career at Tennessee Tech (4/24) tying for 10th-place all-time in program history …  had two game-winning hits.

2018 (Junior): Played and started (23 pitcher, 29 designated player, 7 right field) all 58 games … named OVC Pitcher of the Year, All-OVC First-Team, All-OVC Newcomers Team, All-OVC All-Tournament Team … selected OVC Pitcher of the Week twice (3/12 and 4/30) … Tennessee Sports Writers Association Pitcher of the Week (5/2) … Collegesportsmadness.com Player of the Week (4/30) … pitched program’s first no-hitter (1-0, Eastern Illinois 4/29) since 1997 … led team in ERA (1.41), wins (22), shutouts (7), innings (184.1), strikeouts (204) … 22 victories were second-most single- season wins in program history … seven shutouts tied for third-most in a single season by an APSU pitcher … became only third pitcher in program history to record at least 200 single-season strikeouts … recorded a team and career single-game high 12 strikeouts vs. Tennessee Tech (3/30) … authored six double-figures strikeouts games … eight strikeouts in season opener at Georgia Southern was most by an APSU pitcher in a season opener since 2007 … tied program single-game record with two home runs vs. Mercer (3/16) … recorded five game-winning hits … had a 10-game hit streak, one of only two APSU players to record a hit streak of at least 10 games.

2016-17 (Freshman-Sophomore) Junior College: Pitched and played outfield for coach Haley Williams at nationally-ranked Weatherford College, earning National Junior College Athletic Association second-team All-America honors … helped lead team to North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference regular-season championship … played in 53 games including 24 starts in the circle … posted a 28-6 record with four shutouts in 213 innings of work … recorded 124 strikeouts and a 1.97 ERA … win total tied for eighth in NJCAA and innings total ranked sixth … as batter, hit .414 with a .735 slugging percentage and a .489 on-base percentage … recorded 21 doubles, two triples and nine home runs among her 67 total hits … scored 42 runs and drove in 49 … selected as NTJCAC Pitcher of the Year and first-team All-Region 5 … as a freshman posted a 19-8 record, including two saves and three shutouts, in 167 innings pitched … finished with a 3.19 ERA and 95 strikeouts … offensively, batted .411 with seven doubles and three home runs among 56 total hits … scored 17 runs while driving in 14 … named to NTJCAC third-team All-Conference.

High School: Did not play softball at Bishop Grandin High School due to school not offering sport … did play on school’s basketball, volleyball, badminton, track & field and cross country teams … was named school’s Athlete of the Year her sophomore through senior years.

Personal: Daughter of Lorne and Nancy Rackel … birthday is November 6 … has one older sister, Brooke … majoring in chemistry.

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Historical Player Information

  • 99

    2018Junior

    P/OF
    5'9"
    99
  • 99

    2019Senior

    Pitcher/Outfield
    5'9"
    99