Auburn University at Montgomery Athletics

2016 [Junior]: Appeared in 51 games and started in 50 both in the circle and in the outfield … posted a 17-2 record with a 1.23 ERA … made 28 appearances in the circle with 12 complete games, one save and 126 strikeouts in 130.2 innings pitched … recorded 57 at-bats and a .246 showing with 16 runs scored, two doubles and 8 RBIs … tallied a season high 13 strikeouts against McKendree on Feb. 12 … recorded 10 strikeouts and gave up no earned runs in a 2-1 victory over Middle Georgia on April 8 … was named a First Team All-Conference member and to the SSAC All-Academic team.

Prior to AUM: Attended Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Ala. ... garnered First-Team All-American honors from the NJCAA ... recorded a 25-7 record, a 1.32 earned run average and 210 strikeouts in 228 innings pitched her sophomore season ... tossed nine shutouts and saved seven games ... led the Lions to a 62-14 record and their third NJCAA Division I national tournament appearance in four seasons ... added 14 extra-base hits and 29 runs batted in at the plate ... selected the Alabama Sports Writer’s Association Community College Player of the Year, the Alabama Community College Conference Player of the Year, an All-Region 22 selection and to the NJCAA Softball All-Tournament team ... also selected to the NJCAA All-Star Team, which competed in Canada in the 2015 summer ... maintained a 3.63 grade point average and earned the NJCAA Award for Exemplary Academic Achievement in softball for the 2014-15 year ... awarded the NJCAA Academic Student-Athlete Award ... named to the Dean’s List in three semesters.

Prep: Lettered in two sports at Pleasant Grove High School in Pleasant Grove, Ala. … played four years of softball for head coach Michele Hyde … was named to the Birmingham News All-Metro Softball Team her junior campaign … led the Spartans to two Area Runner-Up finishes and an Area Championship her senior year … inducted into the schools Hall of Fame her senior year … allowed only eight earned runs in 64 1/3 innings pitched, for a 0.87 ERA her senior season.

Personal: Full name is Rachel Lindsey Ragland … born March. 24, 1995 … is the daughter of William and Dixie Ragland … has an older sister, Brittany Winslett … played travel ball for the Birmingham Vipers.