Rachel Kathrens '21 Recruiting Profile

Growing up me, my mom, and my brother would go out to watch my dad play softball. He is a catcher for Tiffany's fast pitch softball team. I started playing softball at a very young age but watching my dad catch was one of the main reasons I developed an interest in catching and continuing to play softball.  Although I love winning, going to a small school doesn't always have the best chance of doing so. Throughout my years of playing at Fulton High school I have learned how to win as a team and lose as a team.  Winning was never just handed to us which caused us to have to work for a win.  My biggest obstacle throughout the years was being asked to play on varsity my freshman year. I was the only freshman that was moved up and the girls I had been playing with for years and years before were left behind. Although I was a freshman, I had to learn how to become a leader right away in order to become the starting catcher.   I was fortunate enough to be able to play at a varsity level for all of my years of school ball.  Along with learning how to be a leader I learned the value of commitment and sacrifice throughout these years and how  by going to a small school teamwork becomes extremely important. 

Although throughout this pandemic I have lost my junior year of softball I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity of continuing my season through travel ball. Here I learned that I have more skills and abilities than I thought. I have been able to overcome the obstacles of learning new positions where I have never played before and being able to pick them up fast. I am looking for a school that is the best fit for me athletically and academically. I believe that I have the ability to compete for a college team and the character and work ethic most schools are looking for.  As a three-sport athlete from a small school I know what it takes to be a leader and never give up.