2020 Softball Roster

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10 Rachel Tanilli

  • Position Outfielder
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Gibsonia, Pa.
  • Highschool Deer Lakes
  • Major Pre-Physical Therapy/Sport and Exercise Science

Biography

Career Accolades: 
  • 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
  • 2019 PSAC West All-Conference Team
  • 2019 & 2017 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
  • PSAC West Athlete of the Week (4/15/19, 3/5/18)
  • ECAC Rookie of the Week (5/3/17)

2020: Made 16 appearances and 15 starts this season for Gannon... tallied 10 hits including two doubles and one triple and finished with four runs and five RBI on the year... opened the season with a hit vs. Southern Indiana (2/14)... followed that up with two hits including a triple vs. Southern Wesleyan (2/14)... recorded two hits including a double vs. Tiffin (3/1) to finish with one RBI and two runs... tallied a season-best two RBI vs. Wheeling (3/2) after going 1-for-3 at the plate... went 2-for-3 at the plate vs. University of the Sciences (3/5) to finish with two more RBI and one run scored... wrapped up the season with a hit vs. Clarion (3/12)... went 4-for-5 on stolen bases this season to finish her career with 32 stolen bases ranking 11th all-time...her .534 career slugging percentage ranks fifth all-time, while her four career-triples is tied for ninth in the career books... with 18 career-homers, she is tied four eighth all-time in the record books.

2019: Made 41 starts in 42 games played for the Knights...  hit .294 on the year with 35 hits, five doubles, two triples, and eight homers... finished with 19 runs and 21 RBI... led the team with eight stolen bases on the year... recorded multiple hits in six different games this season... went 2-for-3 at the plate with one run, one RBI, and two stolen bases in Gannon's season opener vs. Missouri-St. Louis... finished with three hits, including two homers, at Slippery Rock while tallying two runs scored and two RBI.

2018: Played in 46 games, getting the start in right field in 41 contests ... named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … received the NCAA Division II Athletics Directors Association (ADA) Academic Achievement Award ... named PSAC West Player of the Week on March 5 after leading the Lady Knights at the NTC Games in Clermont, Florida ... hit .348 with 46 hits, 15 of those hits going for extra bases ... recorded nine doubles and six home runs, while tallying 30 RBI and 31 runs ... had a team-high 13 stolen bases ... recorded a .553 slugging percentage and a .408 on-base percentage ... batted in eight different lineup spots including 23 starts in the fifth position ... had 12 multiple-hit games and 11 multiple-RBI games ... finished the season on a nine-game hit streak ... notched home runs in back-to-back games against West Chester in the Atlantic Super Regional on May 17.

2017: Saw action in 35 games as a true freshman, starting 26 … named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Scholar-Athlete … earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-America Scholar-Athlete honors … started 23 games as a right fielder and three contests as a designated player … batted in six different lineup spots, including nine starts in both the fifth and sixth positions … led Gannon in stolen bases (7) … finished second among Lady Knights in slugging percentage (.553), third in doubles (6), third in home runs (4), third in RBIs (14) and third in on-base percentage (.368) … hit .317 (20-63) against right-handers, .333 (13-39) with the bases empty and .381 (8-21) with two outs … reached base 37 percent (10-27) of the time when leading off an inning … drove home a run five times in seven at-bats with a runner on third base and less than two outs … recorded six two-out RBIs … had four multiple-hit games and three multiple-RBI performances … made her collegiate debut as a pinch runner and scored during a 3-1 victory against Point Park at the National Training Center (NTC) Games in Clermont, Florida … made her first three appearances as a pinch runner, scoring every time … went 1-for-1 with two walks as a designated player during her first career start against Ursuline at the NTC Games … hit her first career home run during a 5-3 win against Davis & Elkins at the Salem Invitational … named Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Week on May 3 after hitting .500 (6-12) with a 1.167 slugging percentage and .533 on-base percentage while leading Gannon to a 3-1 record against California (Pa.) and Slippery Rock … produced six runs, two doubles, two home runs, nine RBIs, 14 total bases, two walks and two stolen bases during her award week … hit .321 (18-56) during her last 20 appearances … went 2-for-4 with two runs, a season-high four RBIs, one double and one home run during a 7-3 victory at California (Pa.) … finished a doubleheader sweep of Slippery Rock 3-for-6 with four runs, five RBIs, one double, one home run, two walks and two stolen bases.

High School: Played for head coach Craig Taliani at Deer Lakes (Pa.) High School … was a four-year varsity starter in right field … hit .425 as a senior and .478 as a junior … named to the Pennsylvania Softball Association All-State second team during her junior campaign … earned all-section honors from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette as a junior … was a two-time A-K Valley All-Star, being named to the first team as a junior and second team as a sophomore … named to the Valley News Dispatch All-Star first team as a junior … was the only sophomore to earn A-K Valley All-Star accolades in 2014 … accorded Buckeye Showdown Recruitfest All-Star accolades as a sophomore and junior … helped Deer Lakes win the conference, section and regional championships as a junior … was part of a Deer Lakes team that finished second in the state during her junior season … advanced to the conference finals three consecutive years … was part of four straight Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) 3-AA section championships … owned a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or better throughout all four years in high school … was a member of the National Honor Society and French National Honor Society … named to the honor roll every year … was a member of the honors program … served on the Photography Committee within the honors program.

Career-Highs:
At bats: 6 vs. Cleary (3/1/18)
Runs: 3 at Edinboro (4/13/18)
Hits: 3, four times, last vs. Mansfield (5/1/19)
Doubles: 2, two times, last vs. Lock Haven 5/4/18)
Triples: 1, four times, last vs. Southern Wesleyan
Home runs: 2 at Slippery Rock (4/11/19)
RBI: 4 at Cal U (4/29/17)
Stolen Bases: 2, three times, last vs. Clarion (3/15/19)
Assists: 1, 11 times, last vs. Southern Wesleyan (2/15/20)
Putouts: 5, five times, last vs. Notre Dame (3/26/19)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2017Freshman

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2018Sophomore

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2019Junior

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    10
  • 10

    2020Senior

    Outfielder
    5'6"
    10