2010 Softball Roster

25 Rachel Cunningham

  • Position Shortstop
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • High School South Forsyth HS
  • Hometown Alpharetta, Ga.

Biography

Career: Four-year starter...Started and played in 222 games during her career...Ranks fourth in GSU history with 99 RBI...Finished career with a .294 batting average, with 194 hits, 102 runs scored, 39 doubles, 60 walks and 11 homers...Earned CAA Player of the Week honors in 2009...First team All-CAA member and All-Tournament team member in 2008...Named to the CAA All-Rookie team as a freshman...Earned GSU academic honors both semesters as a freshman and in the spring of her sophomore year...Selected to the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award list in the spring of her freshman year.

2010: Started and played in 55 games, all at shortstop...Produced 37 hits, 16 RBI, 23 runs scored, 22 walks and eight doubles...Also had six sacrifice bunts...Had game winning sacrifice hits in the last inning against Auburn (5-4) and Hofstra (1-0)...Played a key role in the Panthers finishing No. 1 in the NCAA in double plays (35) and double plays per game (0.63) and 23rd in fielding percentage (.972)...Went 2-for-2 with four RBI in an 8-7 nine-inning victory over East Tennessee State...Had a fielding percentage of .967, assisting in 192 outs, while putting out 74 with only nine errors...Was GSU Softball's LOWES Senior Class Award nominee for the 2010 season...Was the SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) President.

2009: Started 49 games of the teams 50 games...Led the team and was tied for third in the CAA with 30 RBI...Named CAA Player of the Week on April 6th after blasting a pair of three-run homers and driving in nine runs while crossing the plate four times and hitting .500 against Furman and George Mason...Recorded 10 multiple-hit and nine multiple-RBI games, including two four-RBI performances against Georgia Southern and George Mason.

2008: Named to first-team All-CAA and CAA All-Tournament team...Started in all 55 games during the season... Batted .320 with 54 hits, 35 runs scored and 25 RBI... Connected with 12 doubles and five homers, one of which came in the CAA Tournament against James Madison ... On 2/10 collected four RBI against Lipscomb on two hits... Had 15 multiple-hit games...Named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll in the spring.

2007: Started all 63 games...Was second on the team in batting average (.316)...Had 61 hits with 14 doubles and 27 RBI...Produced 16 multiple hit games and six multiple RBI games...Longest hitting streak was 10 games...Went 3-4 with two doubles, an RBI and two runs scored against East Tennessee State on March 2...Was 3-4 with a double and three runs scored versus Hofstra on April 6...Led the CAA in assists with 146...Was fifth in hits and seventh in doubles among CAA players...Named to the CAA All-Rookie team...Selected to Athletic Director's Honor Roll and CAA Commissioner's Academic Award in the spring.

Prep: Graduated from South Forsyth High School in the spring of 2006...Lettered and started all four years under the direction of head coach Ronnie Davis...Was All-Forsyth County and All-Region every year as well as a two-time All-State honoree...Led the team in batting for two years and was in the top three in all offensive categories every year...Pitched, played shortstop and in the outfield...Awarded Best Defense honor...Received Who's Who is Sports honor...Won the Wendy's Heisman award for her school.

Personal: Born on November 9, 1987 to Addie and Bonnie Cunningham...Youngest of three (Jacque and Erica)...Enjoys bowling, movies and hanging out with friends...Favorite sports team is the Atlanta Falcons...Would like to meet Mike Candrea...Chose Georgia State for the great program, school and teammates...Marketing major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2007Freshman

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    18
  • 25

    2008Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    25
  • 25

    2009Junior

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    25
  • 25

    2010Senior

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    25