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2018 Softball Roster

Tom Wasiczko

4 Paige Rauch

  • Position Pitcher/Infield
  • Class Freshman
  • Height 5-6
  • Bats/Throws L/R
  • Hometown Windsor, N.Y.
  • Highschool Binghamton

Biography

2018: One of three Rams to appear in and start all 56 contests as a freshman… Enjoyed a tremendous two-way rookie campaign, earning Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Year honors and becoming the first student-athlete in league history to earn First Team All-Conference distinction as both a position player (second base) and a pitcher… Named NFCA First Team All-Region and a Second Team ECAC All-Star… Four-time A-10 Rookie of the Week… A-10 Championship All-Tournament member… Led the Rams with 16 home runs, third-most in a single season, 44 RBIs, 51 runs scored, 41 walks, and five triples at the plate while in the circle she led the rotation with a 1.66 ERA and two saves, the former finishing the season atop the A-10 standings… Slashed .301/.445/.693, the latter two pacing the Rams, as well… Compiled a 14-3 record over 25 appearances and 15 starts, going the distance 10 times and recording two shutouts… Made her pitching debut against #23 California, allowing one run over 1.1 innings of relief, also singling and walking in game one before socking a two-run home run, also singling and scoring again, against UC Santa Barbara in game two (2/17)… Singled in a run against #21 Utah (2/18)… Walked twice and scored once against RV Arkansas (2/19)… Tripled in a run and walked against Bryant before going 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a single at South Florida (2/23)… Made first collegiate start and went the distance immediately, picking up the win, allowing just four unearned runs over nine frames on five hits and four walks with two strikeouts, while hitting a solo home run and scoring twice against Drake (2/24)… Smoked two solo home runs against Ball State and picked up her second win with six innings of three-run ball before doubling and walking against RV Notre Dame (3/2)… Walked twice with the bases loaded against Robert Morris and picked up the win in relief with 2.2 one-hit frames before tripling against Troy but suffering the loss in the circle despite giving up just one unearned run over six innings (3/3)… Singled, walked, and scored twice against RV Florida International and picked up the win by allowing just two runs over seven complete innings (3/4)… Singled twice, walked, and scored at #13 Alabama in game one before holding Samford to one run over six innings to pick up the win (3/9)… Notched a two-run single and also walked and scored against Samford, picking up her first save with two scoreless innings (3/10)… Doubled in a pair of runs against Holy Cross and stole her first base then walked and scored twice against Seton Hall (3/17)… Reached base all five times against Detroit Mercy, first tripling in a run in the first frame and driving in two with a single to right to cap the scoring, finishing the game 2-for-2 with four runs scored, three walks, three RBIs, and a triple (3/18)… Went 3-for-5 with a two-run home run, two singles, a walk, and four more runs scored at Dayton (3/25)… Singled twice at RV Hofstra but earned the win by holding the Pride to two runs, one earned, over seven complete innings (3/28)… Kicked off the Saint Joseph’s road series with a two-run triple, a single, and two runs scored (3/30)… Got the win in relief against the Hawks the next day with 3.2 innings of one-run ball (3/31)… Singled, doubled, walked, and scored twice against Lehigh (4/4)… Singled in a run, walked, and scored against Binghamton (4/5)… Drilled a three-run home run in game two against George Mason and fired five shutout innings to begin a stretch of six straight appearances with a win and just one earned run allowed over that span of 34.0 innings (4/7)… Stroked two solo home runs in the series finale, scoring twice, and walking while firing four more scoreless frames to earn the win (4/8)… Rhode Island was unable to get her out over two games as Rauch finished a combined 4-for-4 with five RBIs, five runs scored, three home runs, one triple, six walks, and a stolen base, setting the single-game record for walks with five in game two, two of which were intentional, and also earned the victory in game two by tossing seven one-hit, one-walk innings with four punchouts (4/14)… Held the Bonnies to on unearned run with eight strikeouts over seven complete (4/18)… Doubled in a run in game one at Saint Louis before singling in a pair with a walk and a stolen base and going the distance in game two to snag the win with just two runs, one earned, allowed over seven innings (4/21)… Launched a solo home run, singled, walked, and stole another base while coming on in relief to earn the win with four clean frames in the series finale (4/22)… Doubled in game one against Massachusetts then walked three times and scored once in game two (4/28)… Went 2-for-5 with a solo home run and a single at St. John’s (5/2)… Doubled in a run, walked, scored, and stole a base against La Salle (5/5)… Struck out a season-high 11 batters in the series finale against the Explorers, holding them to just two runs, one earned, on four hits and a walk across seven frames (5/6)… Tallied at least one hit in all three A-10 Championship contests, first tallying a RBI double and a run scored against George Washington in the quarterfinal (5/10)… Reached all four times against UMass in the semifinal, going 2-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks, one with the bases loaded, and scoring once (5/11)… Cracked another solo home run in the championship game and secured the save and the A-10 title with two innings of scoreless relief against UMass (5/12)... Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Before Fordham: Four-year letter winner between Windsor Central as an underclassman and at Binghamton as an upperclassman... As a freshman and sophomore, was named All-Conference and All-State, with the Third Team as a freshman and First Team as a sophomore, while helping Windsor Central to two New York State Class B titles... With Binghamton as a junior, was named All-Conference, First Team All-State, and New York's Class AA Player of the Year after helping the Patriots to the Class AA title... At the club level, played with the Conklin Raiders, serving as team captain for three years, and helped them to win the PGF National Berth and the PGF NYC National Gold Bracket.

Major: Undecided.
 
CAREER GAME HIGHS
Hitting:
Hits: 3, 2x, last at Rhode Island (4/14/18)
Home Runs: 2, 3x, last at Rhode Island (4/14/18)
Runs: 4, 2x, last at Dayton (3/25/18)
RBI: 4, at Rhode Island (4/14/18)
Walks: 3, 2x, last vs. Binghamton (4/5/18)
Hit Streak: 4 games, 4/8-14/18
Pitching:
Innings: 9.0, vs. Drake (2/24/18)
Strikeouts: 8, vs. St. Bonaventure (4/18/18)

Statistics

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