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2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Hertenberger, Rachel
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Jersey Number 2
Rachel Hertenberger
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Alvin HS
- Hometown:
- Alvin, Texas
Bio
| AWARDS / HONORS | ||||
| 2018-19 | The American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team | |||
| 2019 | The American Weekly Honor Roll (April 15) | |||
JUNIOR (2021)
Led the Cougars with 31 appearances in the circle, starting in a team-high games and tossing nine complete-games, which ranked sixth in the conference … Finished the season surrendering two or fewer earned runs in three of her five starts against top-25 teams … Collected the second win of her career over a top-25 team in the win over No. 7/7 Oklahoma State (March 13) … Followed that outing with another complete-game victory against RV/RV Baylor (March 20) … Tossed a career-high eight innings against Tulsa (May 7) … Stuck out a season-high seven batters in the win over ECU (April 16) … Threw more than seven innings in the conference-opener against UCF (March 26), allowing just two earned runs in the process … Earned the first save of her career, coming out of the bullpen to seal the win against Tulsa (May 7).
2020 (SOPHOMORE)
Made eight appearances in the circle, having led the Cougars with her 2.26 ERA in her 34.0 innings of work … Held opposing batters to a .203 batting average, a mark that ranked seventh in the American Athletic Conference … Recorded a career performance in the win over No. 20/20 Texas Tech (Feb. 22), where she struck out a career-high 10 batters and surrendered just one run and three hits … Tossed a gem against No. 21/18 Baylor (March 10), allowing just two hits and no earned runs on 88 pitches … Helped guide Houston to its first 11-game winning streak since 2011, posting a 2.19 ERA with a 2-0 record during that stretch.
2019 (FRESHMAN)
Made 15 appearances in the circle, having started seven games in her rookie campaign … Earned a spot on The American Weekly Honor Roll (April 15) after throwing a season-high seven innings in the third game against UConn (April 14) to complete the series sweep over the Huskies, having surrendered no walks in the process … Collected the first win of her career in a relief appearance against Maryland (Feb. 16) … Tossed the first shutout of career against Incarnate Word (Feb. 22), surrendering just one hit in the win … Struck out a season-high eight batters in her two-hit shutout performance against Texas Southern (March 2) … Helped lead Houston to a run in the NCAA Tournament, making an appearance in the championship game of the Austin Regional.
HIGH SCHOOL
Received four letters at Alvin HS, where she led her squad to back-to-back district championships from 2017-18 … Holds records for strikeouts in a single season (316), strikeouts in a career (800) and strikeouts in a game (23) … Awarded district MVP twice in her career … A three-time 22-6A First-Team All-District selection and three-time TSWA All-State honoree.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Heath and Liz Hertenberger … Majoring in health with career aspirations to become a dentist franchiser … Lists her mom as her biggest influence.
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 5, Utah 2
Sunday, March 30
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 10, McNeese 6
Wednesday, March 26
HIGHLIGHTS: Houston 10, Lamar 6
Wednesday, March 19
Cinematic Recap vs. Iowa State
Tuesday, March 11
