4/18/2001 12:00:00 AM | Softball
April 18, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - UNLV center fielder Racheal Goodpaster was named Mountain West Conference Softball Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday.
Goodpaster, a senior from Fair Oaks, Calif. (Bella Vista HS), hit .643 (9-for-14) with three RBI, five runs scored, a game-winning home run, a double and five steals in four games last week. The Rebels split with both Colorado State and New Mexico in conference play to move to 5-5 on the year in the MWC and 24-20 overall. Goodpaster went 1-for-4 in the first game against CSU, but hit .750 in the second game (3-for-4) including the game-winning home run in the top of the eighth inning. Against the Lobos, she went 5-for-6, three runs scored, two RBI, and was a perfect 5-for-5 in the stolen base department. In a 4-2 win over New Mexico, Goodpaster scored the insurance run as she stole home to give the Rebels a two-run advantage.
The Rebels travel to San Diego State for a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1:00 p.m. The Rebels and Aztecs spilt two games at the Rebel Diamond on March 31. San Diego State won the opener, 4-2 and the Rebels won the nightcap in a thrilling, nine-inning affair, 6-5.
