Lacie Rinus

1 Lacie Rinus
Lacie Rinus
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Hometown:
    Murfreesboro, Tenn.
  • Position:
    P
  • Year:
    Junior
  • Bats/Throws:
    L/L
  • High School:
    Oakland
  • gp
    37
  • avg
    .382
  • hr
    5
  • rbi
    28
  • r
    36
  • sb
    2
Bio

2019:  Rinus ranked second on the team with her .379 batting average.  She roped nine doubles, hit four triples and drilled five home runs en route to driving in 28 on the year. The junior split time equally between centerfield and the circle. As a pitcher she tallied an 11-3 record with a 3.10 ERA. She has 62 strikeouts against 24 walks on the year and has gone a complete game 10 times.  She fanned a season-high eight in a home contest with Coker.  Regardless of position, she has played error-free softball this year. Rinus has picked up 16 multi-hit efforts and eight multi-RBI efforts on the year.  She matched a career high with a four-hit day in the SAC title game against Anderson. 

HONORS: 

  • Fast Pitch News Preseason All-America
  • NFCA/Shutt Sports Top 50 POTY Watch List
  • All-SAC Second Team
  • SAC All-Tournament
  • NFCA All-Region Second Team 

2018: Rinus joined second baseman Whitney Hickam as the only other two-year All-American since Carson-Newman moved to NCAA Division II. Hickam earned third team honors in 2007 before following it up in 2008 with a second team accolade.  Carson-Newman and SAC Hall of Famers Sammi Hatcher (1992-93) and Carol Zachary (1989-91) were multi-year All-Americans for the Eagles during the program's NAIA days.  Zachary is the program's only three-time All-American.  Rinus earns Carson-Newman its 18th all-time All-American honoree.  Rinus adds the accolade to her SAC Player of the Year and SAC tournament MVP honors. Rinus is just the second pitcher in league history since the SAC began presenting a distinct Pitcher of the Year award in 2004 to be named player of the year.  She joins Carson-Newman warhorse Mary Shealy who brought home player of the year honors in 2011.  The sophomore is the first player in league history to win both a pitcher of the year and a player of the year honor in a career.  She joins former Carson-Newman pitchers Carol Zachary, Heather Randolph and Marci Mitchell (all three SAC Hall of Famers), who all won the award before the awards split in 2004, as Eagle hurlers who have taken home the Player of the Year honor. Rinus was formidable both at the plate and in the circle on the year.  She finished the year second in the league in batting average at .435.  She had 70 hits, 19 doubles, three triples and a pair of home runs.  She got on base 52 percent of the time and slugged .656.  She lead the conference in hits and doubles, was fourth in triples and fourth in the league with 99 total bases. Her 19 doubles are top five in the country and were one away from the single-season school record in Carson-Newman history. Rinus had 19 multi-hit efforts and seven multi-RBI days.  She collected her first career four-hit day against Lenoir-Rhyne in the Eagles' home finale.  In the circle, Rinus led the league in starts (36), complete games (25), shutouts (11), innings pitched (232.2) and strikeouts (223).  She had the fifth best batting average against in the league at .221 and the fifth best ERA in the conference at 2.12.  She matched her career high for strikeouts on a trio of occasions this year, striking out 12 against Queens, Wingate and Mars Hill.

Honors: 

  • D2CCA All-America Third Team
  • NFCA All-America Third Team 
  • Fast Pitch News All-America Honorable Mention 
  • NFCA All-Region First Team 
  • D2CCA All-Region First Team 
  • SAC Tournament MVP 
  • South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year 
  • All-SAC First Team 
  • SAC Pitcher of the Week (2/6)
  • TSWA Pitcher of the Week (2/20)

2017: Rinus became the fourth Eagle pitcher to be recognized as an All-American with second team accolades from the NFCA and third team honors from the D2CCA.  She joins Heather Randolph (1995), Zoe Heim (2008) and Carol Zachary (1989-1991). Rinus is the first Eagle to ever earn All-America honors as a utility/pitcher.   Rinus adds the All-America accolade to all-region and region Pitcher of the Year plaudits in a prolific year where she has already stuffed her trophy case with placards for SAC Freshman of the Year, SAC Pitcher of the Year and SAC Tournament MVP.  She is the first player in league history to win all three of those awards in the same season. Rinus is the just the second player in the league's history to take both Freshman and Pitcher of the Year honors in the same season.  She joins Catawba's Carly Tysinger (2013) as the only other player to receive that distinction.  She becomes the second Carson-Newman pitcher to earn the league's top honor for hurlers, joining Megan Elliot, who did it in 2005.  Rinus is the fifth Carson-Newman player recognized as the league's freshman of the year and the most recent since Elliot was lauded in 2003.  She joins Elliot and SAC Hall of Famer Marci Mitchell as the only two C-N pitchers to receive the accolade. The Murfreesboro, Tenn.-native led the conference in strikeouts (232), batting average against (.205), earned run average (1.56) and wins (26). She also led the league in shutouts, overtaking first place with back-to-back scoreless outings to clinch C-N the SAC tournament title.  On three occasions this year, Rinus garnered AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference and Tennessee Sportswriters Association Pitcher of the Week accolades.  She was lauded with recognition as the Fastpitch News National Pitcher of the Week on April 5th.  She did not allow an earned run from March 22 – April 5th, a streak of 35 consecutive innings.  Rinus pitched a season-high 12 strikeouts against Erskine on Feb. 22.  She has hit double digit strikeouts on seven occasions this season.  Perhaps more impressive is her strikeout to walk ratio, which sits at 6.75:1.  There have been 13 starts this year where Rinus did not issue a base on balls.  At the plate, Rinus has also proved to be an asset.  She hit .356, the second highest average among regulars on the team.  Her 12 doubles and three triples are both second on the team.  She hit an inside-the-park home run against Brevard.  She has collected 12 multi-hit games this year, the third most on the team.  She has a staggering seven, three-hit efforts, which is tied for the second most in a single season for a Carson-Newman player in the last seven seasons.

HONORS

  • D2CCA All-America Third Team 
  • NFCA All-America Second Team 
  • D2CCA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year 
  • D2CCA All-Region First Team
  • NFCA All-Region First Team
  • SAC Tournament MVP 
  • SAC Freshman of the Year 
  • SAC Pitcher of the Year
  • SAC Pitcher of the Week (weeks of 4-18, 4-4 and 3-27)
  • TSWA Pitcher of the Week (weeks 5-1, 4-18 and 4-4)
  • FastPitch News National Pitcher of the Week (4-4) 

HIGH SCHOOL: Rinus comes to Carson-Newman from Oakland High School where she played for Luke Sheppard.  She is the Patriots' all-time leader in strikeouts with 699 career Ks.  She surpassed former Arkansas pitcher Valanna Lyons for that record.  In her senior season, she batted .411 with three bombs.  In the circle, she had a 1.68 ERA. Rinus is a three-time all-district most valuable player, a three-time Daily News Journal MVP Pitcher, a two-time all-state selection and a two-time all-tournament pick.  She helped guide the Patriots to a 2014 district title. 

PERSONAL: The daughter of Don and Kim Rinus, she chose Carson-Newman over Middle Tennessee State and North Alabama. She plans to study radiology at Carson-Newman.  He father played football at Iowa.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 37 20
Plate appearances 142 77
At Bats 131 71
Runs 36 20
Hits 50 25
Doubles 10 5
Triples 4 3
Home Runs 5 2
Runs Batted In 28 10
Total bases 83 42
Walks 9 6
Hit by pitch 1 -
Strikeouts 15 10
Sacrifice Flies - -
Sacrifice Hits 1 -
Hit into double play - -
Stolen Bases 2 -
Caught Stealing - -
Batting Average .382 .352
On Base Percentage .426 .403
Slugging Percentage .634 .592
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Apr 27 vs. Queens (N.C.) W, 7-0
Apr 28 vs. Coker W, 3-1
Apr 28 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 13-11
May 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 13-0
May 10 Lincoln Memorial L, 7-5
May 10 Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-5
Game Log - Hitting
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Converse W, 8-0 1 3 2 4 - - 1 1 2 - .667 .667 2.333 - - - - - 1 - 3
Feb 9 Converse W, 6-1 1 3 1 1 - - - 1 1 - .333 .333 1.333 - - - - 1 1 1.00 3
Feb 13 Concord - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Concord - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lander W, 7-5 1 5 2 2 - 1 - - 1 1 .400 .400 .600 - - - - - 2 - 5
Feb 15 vs. Claflin W, 13-0 1 2 1 2 - - - - 0 - .500 .500 .500 - - - - - - - 2
Feb 16 vs. Claflin W, 6-3 1 3 1 1 - 1 - - 1 - .333 .333 .667 - - - - 1 - - 3
Feb 16 at Erskine - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 2-0 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 2 .250 .250 .250 - - - - 1 - - 4
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 11-2 1 4 2 1 - 2 - - 2 - .500 .600 1.000 1 - - - 1 1 1.00 5
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 3 0 0 1 - - - 0 1 .000 .250 .000 - - - - 2 - - 4
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 2 0.50 3
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) L, 1-0 1 2 1 0 1 - - - 0 - .500 .667 .500 - - - - - 1 - 3
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) W, 7-3 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - 1 2 0.50 4
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 4-3 1 4 2 0 - 1 - - 1 - .500 .500 .750 - - - - - 2 - 4
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-1 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 2 - 3
Mar 23 Catawba L, 6-3 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 - 2 - .667 .750 1.667 - - - - - 1 - 4
Mar 23 Catawba L, 8-7 1 3 2 2 1 - - 1 1 - .667 .750 1.667 - - - - - 1 - 4
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 4-1 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 3 - - 3
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-2 1 4 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 4 - 4
Mar 30 Coker W, 6-0 1 4 1 1 - - 1 - 1 1 .250 .250 .750 - - - - - 1 - 4
Mar 30 Coker L, 1-0 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 1 .000 .000 .000 - - - - - 2 - 3
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 6-3 1 3 2 2 1 - 1 - 1 - .667 .750 1.333 - - - - 1 - - 4
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 17-4 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 2 .250 .250 .250 - - - - - - - 4
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-4 1 4 2 0 1 - - - 0 1 .500 .600 .500 - - - - 1 - - 5
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 6-5 1 5 1 0 - - - - 0 - .200 .200 .200 - - - - - 3 - 5
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 1-0 1 4 1 0 - - - - 0 - .250 .250 .250 - - - - - 3 - 4
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 4-3 1 4 2 0 - - - - 0 - .500 .500 .500 - - - - 1 1 1.00 4
Apr 15 at Wingate L, 4-1 1 2 0 0 1 - - - 0 2 .000 .333 .000 - - - - - - - 3
Apr 15 at Wingate W, 10-3 1 5 2 1 - 1 - - 1 - .400 .400 .600 - - - - 1 2 0.50 5
Apr 16 at Mars Hill L, 8-2 1 3 1 0 - - - - 0 1 .333 .333 .333 - - - - 1 - - 3
Apr 16 at Mars Hill W, 6-4 1 4 2 2 - - - 1 1 - .500 .500 1.250 - - - - 1 1 1.00 4
Apr 22 Newberry W, 6-0 1 4 3 1 - 2 - - 2 1 .750 .750 1.250 - - - - - - - 4
Apr 22 Newberry W, 12-4 1 4 2 0 - - - - 0 - .500 .500 .500 - - - - - 2 - 4
Apr 27 vs. Queens (N.C.) W, 7-0 1 3 2 0 - - - - 0 1 .667 .667 .667 - - 1 - 1 - - 4
Apr 28 vs. Coker W, 3-1 1 3 0 0 - - - - 0 - .000 .000 .000 - - - - 1 2 0.50 3
Apr 28 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 13-11 1 5 4 2 - - - 1 1 - .800 .800 1.400 - - - - - 1 - 5
May 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 13-0 1 4 3 5 - - - - 0 - .750 .750 .750 - - - - - 1 - 4
May 10 Lincoln Memorial L, 7-5 1 4 0 0 1 - - - 0 - .000 .200 .000 - - - - 1 3 0.33 5
May 10 Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-5 1 3 3 0 1 1 - - 1 - 1.000 1.000 1.333 - - - - - - - 4
Game Log - Base Running
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp r tb sb cs
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 1-0 - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 3-2 - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-0 - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-7 - - - - -
Feb 9 Converse W, 8-0 1 2 7 - -
Feb 9 Converse W, 6-1 1 1 4 - -
Feb 13 Concord - - - - -
Feb 13 Concord - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lander W, 7-5 1 2 3 - -
Feb 15 vs. Claflin W, 13-0 1 1 1 1 -
Feb 16 vs. Claflin W, 6-3 1 1 2 - -
Feb 16 at Erskine - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 2-0 1 0 1 - -
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 11-2 1 1 4 1 -
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) L, 1-0 1 0 1 - -
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) W, 7-3 1 1 1 - -
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 4-3 1 1 3 - -
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 23 Catawba L, 6-3 1 0 5 - -
Mar 23 Catawba L, 8-7 1 2 5 - -
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 4-1 1 0 0 - -
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-2 1 0 0 - -
Mar 30 Coker W, 6-0 1 2 3 - -
Mar 30 Coker L, 1-0 1 0 0 - -
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 6-3 1 3 4 - -
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 17-4 1 2 1 - -
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-4 1 3 2 - -
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 6-5 1 0 1 - -
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 1-0 1 0 1 - -
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 4-3 1 1 2 - -
Apr 15 at Wingate L, 4-1 1 0 0 - -
Apr 15 at Wingate W, 10-3 1 2 3 - -
Apr 16 at Mars Hill L, 8-2 1 0 1 - -
Apr 16 at Mars Hill W, 6-4 1 1 5 - -
Apr 22 Newberry W, 6-0 1 2 5 - -
Apr 22 Newberry W, 12-4 1 1 2 - -
Apr 27 vs. Queens (N.C.) W, 7-0 1 0 2 - -
Apr 28 vs. Coker W, 3-1 1 0 0 - -
Apr 28 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 13-11 1 4 7 - -
May 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 13-0 1 1 3 - -
May 10 Lincoln Memorial L, 7-5 1 0 0 - -
May 10 Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-5 1 2 4 - -
Game Log - Pitching
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp w l ip h r er era k k/7 hr whip
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Converse W, 8-0 1 1 0 4.0 2 0 0 0.00 2 3.50 - .50
Feb 9 Converse W, 6-1 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Feb 13 Concord - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Concord - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lander W, 7-5 1 1 0 5.0 6 5 4 5.60 1 1.40 1 1.80
Feb 15 vs. Claflin W, 13-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Feb 16 vs. Claflin W, 6-3 1 1 0 7.0 9 3 2 2.00 4 4.00 - 1.29
Feb 16 at Erskine - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 2-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 11-2 1 1 0 6.0 4 2 2 2.33 7 8.17 - .83
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 1 0 7.0 6 1 1 1.00 7 7.00 - .86
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) L, 1-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) W, 7-3 1 1 0 7.0 6 3 3 3.00 5 5.00 1 1.43
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 4-3 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-1 1 0 1 7.0 9 6 6 6.00 0 .00 1 1.29
Mar 23 Catawba L, 6-3 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 23 Catawba L, 8-7 1 0 1 7.0 12 8 4 4.00 2 2.00 - 1.86
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 4-1 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-2 1 1 0 7.0 11 2 2 2.00 4 4.00 - 1.71
Mar 30 Coker W, 6-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Mar 30 Coker L, 1-0 1 0 1 7.0 5 1 1 1.00 8 8.00 1 .71
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 6-3 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 17-4 1 1 0 4.0 7 2 2 3.50 2 3.50 - 2.00
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-4 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 6-5 1 0 0 4.0 7 3 3 5.25 2 3.50 1 2.25
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 1-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 4-3 1 1 0 6.2 6 3 1 1.05 7 7.35 - 1.20
Apr 15 at Wingate L, 4-1 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 15 at Wingate W, 10-3 1 1 0 7.0 4 3 3 3.00 4 4.00 1 1.00
Apr 16 at Mars Hill L, 8-2 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 16 at Mars Hill W, 6-4 1 1 0 7.0 7 4 3 3.00 2 2.00 1 1.86
Apr 22 Newberry W, 6-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 22 Newberry W, 12-4 1 0 0 3.1 9 4 4 8.40 3 6.30 - 2.70
Apr 27 vs. Queens (N.C.) W, 7-0 1 0 0 2.0 1 - - 0.00 1 3.50 - .50
Apr 28 vs. Coker W, 3-1 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
Apr 28 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 13-11 1 0 0 1.1 4 3 3 15.75 1 5.25 - 3.00
May 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 13-0 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 10 Lincoln Memorial L, 7-5 1 0 0 0.0 - - - 0.00 - .00 - -
May 10 Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-5 1 0 1 0.0 5 5 5 INF 0 .00 - -
Game Log - Fielding
Game Log - Fielding
Date Opponent Score gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 1 vs. #13 Young Harris W, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 2 at Georgia College W, 9-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 9 Converse W, 8-0 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Feb 9 Converse W, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Concord - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 Concord - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 15 at Lander W, 7-5 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Feb 15 vs. Claflin W, 13-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Feb 16 vs. Claflin W, 6-3 1 3 1 2 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Feb 16 at Erskine - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 21 Lees-McRae - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 23 West Virginia St. - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 2-0 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Feb 26 at Augusta W, 11-2 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 2 at Limestone W, 2-1 1 2 0 2 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) L, 1-0 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 16 at Queens (N.C.) W, 7-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 4-3 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 20 #23 Lincoln Memorial L, 6-1 1 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 23 Catawba L, 6-3 1 2 1 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 23 Catawba L, 8-7 1 4 0 4 0 - 1.000 1 1 - - -
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 4-1 1 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 27 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 3-2 1 6 3 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 30 Coker W, 6-0 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Mar 30 Coker L, 1-0 1 4 0 4 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 6-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 2 Tusculum W, 17-4 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 10-4 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 6-5 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 1-0 1 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 10 North Greenville W, 4-3 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 15 at Wingate L, 4-1 1 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 15 at Wingate W, 10-3 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 16 at Mars Hill L, 8-2 1 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 16 at Mars Hill W, 6-4 1 3 0 3 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 22 Newberry W, 6-0 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 22 Newberry W, 12-4 1 1 0 1 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
Apr 27 vs. Queens (N.C.) W, 7-0 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Apr 28 vs. Coker W, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - -
Apr 28 vs. Anderson (S.C.) L, 13-11 1 5 2 2 1 - .800 - - - - -
May 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 13-0 1 1 1 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
May 10 Lincoln Memorial L, 7-5 1 4 3 0 1 - .750 - - - - -
May 10 Anderson (S.C.) L, 8-5 1 2 2 0 0 - 1.000 - - - - -
Career Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
2016-17 56 161 57 36 17 12 3 1 16 13 .354 .411 .484 - 2 1 1 48 39 1.23 181
2017-18 54 170 74 28 21 19 3 2 24 18 .435 .508 .618 4 - - - 37 35 1.06 195
2018-19 37 131 50 28 9 10 4 5 19 15 .382 .426 .634 1 - 1 - 20 42 0.48 142
2019-20 17 49 11 11 2 1 - - 1 6 .224 .245 .245 - 2 1 - 22 13 1.69 54
2020-21 31 96 36 20 7 7 1 - 8 10 .375 .415 .469 1 2 - 1 32 15 2.13 106
Total 195 607 228 123 56 49 11 8 68 62 .376 .430 .532 6 6 3 2 159 144 1.10 678
Career Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
2016-17 56 39 78 2 1
2017-18 54 31 105 - -
2018-19 37 36 83 2 -
2019-20 17 6 12 2 -
2020-21 31 11 45 3 -
Total 195 123 323 9 1
Career Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/7 hr whip bf wp hbp
2016-17 1.56 26 7 34 31 0 215.0 163 67 48 44 232 7.55 15 .96 875 4 19
2017-18 2.23 23 14 45 39 3 245.0 209 105 78 102 231 6.60 10 1.27 1064 6 16
2018-19 3.45 11 4 19 17 0 99.1 120 58 49 24 62 4.37 7 1.45 451 4 4
2019-20 2.90 6 2 11 8 0 48.1 50 23 20 9 29 4.20 3 1.22 206 1 4
2020-21 3.46 8 10 21 18 0 115.1 122 72 57 43 96 5.83 12 1.43 532 9 21
Total 2.44 74 37 130 113 3 723.0 664 325 252 222 650 6.29 47 1.23 3128 24 64
Career Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
2016-17 56 84 42 36 6 - .929 1 7 12 .632 -
2017-18 54 76 21 48 7 - .908 - 18 12 .400 -
2018-19 37 63 28 33 2 - .968 1 3 1 .250 -
2019-20 17 33 14 16 3 - .909 - 4 3 .429 -
2020-21 31 74 36 32 6 - .919 1 11 3 .214 -
Total 195 330 141 165 24 - .927 3 43 31 .419 -
Split Stats - Hitting
Statistic gp ab h rbi bb 2b 3b hr xbh k avg obp slg hbp sf sh hdp go fo go/fo pa
Event
Total 37 131 50 28 9 10 4 5 19 15 .382 .426 .634 1 - 1 - 20 42 0.48 142
Conference 20 71 25 10 6 5 3 2 10 10 .352 .403 .592 - - - - 9 24 0.38 77
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0 - - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 17 60 27 17 5 5 4 3 12 6 .450 .492 .817 - - - - 4 21 0.19 65
Away 15 55 15 6 4 4 - 1 5 8 .273 .333 .400 1 - - - 13 18 0.72 60
Neutral 5 16 8 5 - 1 - 1 2 1 .500 .500 .750 - - 1 - 3 3 1.00 17
Result
Wins 25 93 35 23 3 7 3 3 13 10 .376 .402 .613 1 - 1 - 15 29 0.52 98
Losses 12 38 15 5 6 3 1 2 6 5 .395 .477 .684 - - - - 5 13 0.38 44
Month
February 7 24 10 11 - 4 1 2 7 3 .417 .440 .917 1 - - - 4 5 0.80 25
March 12 39 9 4 4 2 2 1 5 4 .231 .302 .462 - - - - 7 18 0.39 43
April 15 57 25 8 3 3 1 2 6 8 .439 .467 .632 - - 1 - 8 15 0.53 61
May 3 11 6 5 2 1 - - 1 - .545 .615 .636 - - - - 1 4 0.25 13
Split Stats - Base Running
Statistic gp r tb sb cs
Event
Total 37 36 83 2 -
Conference 20 20 42 - -
Exhibition - - 0 - -
Location
Home 17 20 49 - -
Away 15 10 22 1 -
Neutral 5 6 12 1 -
Result
Wins 25 27 57 2 -
Losses 12 9 26 - -
Month
February 7 8 22 2 -
March 12 6 18 - -
April 15 19 36 - -
May 3 3 7 - -
Split Stats - Pitching
Statistic era w l app gs sv ip h r er bb k k/7 hr whip bf wp hbp
Event
Total 3.45 11 4 19 17 0 99.1 120 58 49 24 62 4.37 7 1.45 451 4 4
Conference 3.60 5 3 10 10 0 60.1 77 36 31 18 32 3.71 6 1.57 279 3 1
Exhibition 0.00 - - - - - 0.0 - - - - 0 .00 - - - - -
Location
Home 4.13 3 4 8 8 0 39.0 55 29 23 4 24 4.31 2 1.51 182 1 1
Away 2.94 7 0 8 8 0 50.0 51 23 21 20 32 4.48 5 1.42 223 2 3
Neutral 3.39 1 0 3 1 0 10.1 14 6 5 0 6 4.06 - 1.35 46 1 -
Result
Wins 2.73 11 0 14 13 0 77.0 85 35 30 23 51 4.64 5 1.40 344 3 3
Losses 5.96 0 4 5 4 0 22.1 35 23 19 1 11 3.45 2 1.61 107 1 1
Month
February 2.55 4 0 4 4 0 22.0 21 10 8 4 14 4.45 1 1.14 96 1 3
March 2.83 3 3 6 6 0 42.0 49 21 17 6 26 4.33 3 1.31 181 1 1
April 3.76 4 0 8 6 0 35.1 45 22 19 14 22 4.36 3 1.67 169 2 -
May INF 0 1 1 1 0 0.0 5 5 5 0 0 .00 - - 5 - -
Split Stats - Fielding
Statistic gp tc po a e pb f% dp sba rcs rcs% ci
Event
Total 37 63 28 33 2 - .968 1 3 1 .250 -
Conference 20 34 13 21 0 - 1.000 1 2 - - -
Exhibition - 0 - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 17 29 11 17 1 - .966 1 2 - - -
Away 15 25 13 12 0 - 1.000 - - 1 1.000 -
Neutral 5 9 4 4 1 - .889 - 1 - - -
Result
Wins 25 31 12 19 0 - 1.000 - 2 1 .333 -
Losses 12 32 16 14 2 - .938 1 1 - - -
Month
February 7 9 2 7 0 - 1.000 - 1 - - -
March 12 28 11 17 0 - 1.000 1 1 1 .500 -
April 15 19 9 9 1 - .947 - 1 - - -
May 3 7 6 0 1 - .857 - - - - -
News mentions
Regional run comes to end, Anderson knocks out C-N 8-5
Regional run comes to end, Anderson knocks out C-N 8-5

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Anderson (34-21) started the day with five straight hits and built a seven-run lead before withstanding a late rally from No. 21 Carson-Newman (29-12) to upset the Eagles and knock C-N out of the 2019 Southeast Regional.

Rager’s regional no-hitter pushes Carson-Newman into winner’s bracket, No. 21 Eagles run-rule Anderson
Rager’s regional no-hitter pushes Carson-Newman into winner’s bracket, No. 21 Eagles run-rule Anderson

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 21 Carson-Newman (29-10) senior pitcher Allison Rager (Elkview, W.Va.) fired her second no-hitter in as many starts at home and the Eagles blast seventh-seeded Anderson in a five-inning run-rule win 13-0 in the first game at the Southeast Regional. 

Fiessinger named region player of the year, three Eagles haul in honors
Fiessinger named region player of the year, three Eagles haul in honors

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Abby Fiessinger (Benton, Ky.) was named the D2CCA Southeast Region Player of the Year to headline a busy day on the awards front for Carson-Newman softball. 

C-N’s quest for third straight title undone by errors, late Anderson spurt   
C-N’s quest for third straight title undone by errors, late Anderson spurt  

SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (28-10) overcame a seven-run deficit only for Anderson (32-20) to score six unanswered runs to deny the Eagles a third consecutive SAC tournament title and a 12th overall. 

Rager, Rinus combine to shut out Royals, send C-N to SAC semis
Rager, Rinus combine to shut out Royals, send C-N to SAC semis

SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (27-9) got a combined shutout from Allison Rager (Elkview, W.Va.) and Lacie Rinus (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) as the third-seeded Eagles powered past sixth-seeded Queens (22-15) 7-0 and into the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference Championships. 

Rager named Pitcher of the Year, four Eagles receive All-SAC laurels
Rager named Pitcher of the Year, four Eagles receive All-SAC laurels

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman senior hurler Allison Rager (Elkview, W.Va.) was named South Atlantic Conference Pitcher of the Year and joined three other Eagles in earning all-conference honors, the league office announced Thursday.

Rager’s no-no, bonkers bats headline senior day sweep of regionally-ranked Newberry
Rager’s no-no, bonkers bats headline senior day sweep of regionally-ranked Newberry

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (26-9, 11-9 South Atlantic Conference) came into Monday’s twinbill with Newberry (29-15, 11-9 SAC) in search of a SAC regular season title. All the Eagles need was a sweep and help from Coker, Catawba and Mars Hill.

Home runs define split at Mars Hill
Home runs define split at Mars Hill

Mars Hill, N.C. – Carson-Newman (24-9, 9-9 South Atlantic Conference) and Mars Hill (23-18, 7-11 SAC) combined to clobber eight home runs in a doubleheader split Tuesday afternoon at Ponder Field.

Eagles start final week of regular season with jaunts to Wingate, Mars Hill
Eagles start final week of regular season with jaunts to Wingate, Mars Hill

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a 1-6 start in conference play, Carson-Newman (22-7, 7-7 South Atlantic Conference) enters its final week of the regular season in a battle for a South Atlantic Conference championship. 

C-N dodges miscues, finishes non-conference play unbeaten with sweep of NGU
C-N dodges miscues, finishes non-conference play unbeaten with sweep of NGU

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In spite of a season-high six errors between the two games, Carson-Newman (22-7) and a few timely knocks to sweep North Greenville (21-20) with two one-run wins Wednesday at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex.

Fiessinger, Rager clean up with SAC, TSWA weekly awards
Fiessinger, Rager clean up with SAC, TSWA weekly awards

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a 4-0 week, Carson-Newman softball outfielder Abby Fiessinger (Benton, Ky.) and pitcher Allison Rager (Elkview, W.Va.) have been lauded with weekly honors.

Eagles break out big bats, blast Bears in sweep   
Eagles break out big bats, blast Bears in sweep  

HICKORY, N.C. –  Carson-Newman (20-7, 7-7 South Atlantic Conference) clobbered four home runs and swept its first doubleheader at league-leading Lenoir-Rhyne (24-12, 7-4 SAC) since 2015 Saturday afternoon at Bears Field. 

Southeast Regional rematch set for softball in Hickory against league-leading Bears
Southeast Regional rematch set for softball in Hickory against league-leading Bears

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (18-7, 5-7 South Atlantic Conference) gets its rematch from last year’s Southeast Regional against Lenoir-Rhyne (24-10, 7-2 SAC) Saturday at 2 p.m. at Bears Field.  

Eagles pound Pioneers in sweep
Eagles pound Pioneers in sweep

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (18-7, 5-7 South Atlantic Conference) pounded out a combined 23 runs and 23 hits en route to crushing Tusculum (17-15, 5-7 SAC) in a Tuesday afternoon twinbill at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex.

Eagles, Cobras swap shutouts in doubleheader split
Eagles, Cobras swap shutouts in doubleheader split

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-7, 3-7 South Atlantic Conference) and Coker (25-9, 4-3 SAC) shut each other out en route to a doubleheader split Saturday at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex. 

Carson-Newman wraps up March with Cobras
Carson-Newman wraps up March with Cobras

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-6, 2-6 South Atlantic Conference) will try to put a halt to a seven-game home losing streak against SAC foes when the Eagles challenge Coker (24-8, 3-2) in a league doubleheader Saturday at 1 p.m.

Fiessinger’s stinger snaps Eagles’ skid, earns split at Anderson
Fiessinger’s stinger snaps Eagles’ skid, earns split at Anderson

ANDERSON, S.C. – Carson-Newman (15-6, 2-6 South Atlantic Conference) started its day by matching a program record for consecutive losses, but finished it with a titanic two-out double from Abby Fiessinger (Benton, Ky.) to earn a split with Anderson (19-13, 3-5 SAC) Wednesday at the AU Softball Complex.

KaraLynne Levi tags out Kaylee Cook at the plate
Big sixth innings power Catawba to two wins over No. 9 Carson-Newman

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Catawba (16-11, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) scored eight runs across the sixth innings to come from behind twice and sweep ninth-ranked Carson-Newman (14-5, 1-5 SAC) Saturday at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex. 

No. 23 LMU scores sweep of No. 9 Eagles
No. 23 LMU scores sweep of No. 9 Eagles

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 23 Lincoln Memorial (25-5, 3-1 South Atlantic Conference) scored its first sweep of ninth-ranked Carson-Newman (14-3, 1-3 SAC) at The Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex since joining the SAC Wednesday afternoon. 

Caldwell goes yard, No. 7 Eagles split at Queens
Caldwell goes yard, No. 7 Eagles split at Queens

CHARLOTTE, N.C.  –  Seventh-ranked Carson-Newman (14-1, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) saw the third-best winning streak to start a season come to an end, but the Eagles’ rallied in the nightcap to split a twinbill with Queens (11-5, 1-1 SAC) Saturday at Park Road Park.

No. 7 C-N returns from spring break, opens SAC play at Queens
No. 7 C-N returns from spring break, opens SAC play at Queens

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a two-week layoff, seventh-ranked Carson-Newman (13-0) gets back to action with its league opener at Queens (10-4) Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. at Park Road Park. 

Pitching, Levi power No. 11 C-N to sweep at Limestone
Pitching, Levi power No. 11 C-N to sweep at Limestone

GAFFNEY, S.C. – No. 11 Carson-Newman (13-0) got a pair of stellar performances in the circle and some timely knocks from KaraLynne Levi (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) to collect a pair of 2-1 wins over Limestone Saturday at Babe Ruth Field. 

No. 11 C-N tangles with defensive-minded Saints Saturday
No. 11 C-N tangles with defensive-minded Saints Saturday

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-0) softball will try to extend its best start in 12 years when the Eagles travel to Limestone (8-2) Saturday to take on one of the best defensive teams in the country at Babe Ruth Field.

Carson-Newman takes two at Bearcat/Fleet Invitational
Carson-Newman takes two at Bearcat/Fleet Invitational

GREENWOOD, S.C. – Carson-Newman (8-0) rallied from a four-run deficit in game one of the day against Lander (7-4) before pounding Claflin (5-5) in a run-rule win on day one of action at the Bearcat/Fleet Invitational at Doug Spears Field.

Eagles tee off, hit five taters; sweep Converse
Eagles tee off, hit five taters; sweep Converse

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. –  Carson-Newman (6-0) blasted five home runs and rode power pitching efforts to 8-0 and 6-1 wins over Converse (1-5) Saturday afternoon at the Vickee Kazee-Hollifield Softball Complex.

Rinus named to national player of the year watch list
Rinus named to national player of the year watch list

LOUSIVILLE, Ky. - Carson-Newman junior pitcher Lacie Rinus (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) has been named to the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II Top 50 National Player of the Year Watch List, the NFCA announced Friday. 

Bats blast Bobcats, Eagles sweep Georgia College
Bats blast Bobcats, Eagles sweep Georgia College

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Carson-Newman (4-0) clobbered six home runs to outslug Georgia College (0-2) in a doubleheader sweep Saturday afternoon at the Peeler Complex.

OPENING STATEMENT: Eagles sweep No. 13 Young Harris
OPENING STATEMENT: Eagles sweep No. 13 Young Harris

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Carson-Newman (2-0) loaded up the busses to the Peeler Complex with reigning SAC Player of the Year Lacie Rinus home sick with the flu. 

Rinus repeats as Fast Pitch News preseason All-American
Rinus repeats as Fast Pitch News preseason All-American

CULVER CITY, Calif. - For a second straight year, Carson-Newman pitcher Lacie Rinus (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) opens the year with a preseason All-America honor from Fast Pitch News.

Carson-Newman Softball Position Previews: The Outfield
Carson-Newman Softball Position Previews: The Outfield

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The following is the second part in a three-part series chronicling Carson-Newman softball’s positions for 2019. All-region and All-SAC outfielder Abby Fiessinger (Benton, Ky.) analyzes the grouping in this breakdown.

Carson-Newman Softball Position Previews: The Battery
Carson-Newman Softball Position Previews: The Battery

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The following is the opening part in a three-part series chronicling Carson-Newman softball’s positions for 2019. Catcher KaraLynne Levi (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) analyzes the Eagles pitchers and catchers for the upcoming season. 

Three Eagles earn preseason All-SAC accolades
Three Eagles earn preseason All-SAC accolades

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman softball placed three athletes on the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference first team, the league office announced Wednesday morning.

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Anderson (S.C.) vs. Carson-Newman

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