2005: Redshirted the season after suffering a knee injury.
High School: A two-time All-State honoree ... earned all-state and all-region accolades both junior and senior years ... a four-time all-conference, all-district and all-area honoree ... led team in RBI, walks, hits, doubles and triples as a senior ... posted team-high triples, stolen bases and RBI as a junior ... led the western half of Michigan in doubles (24) and earned team MVP honors as a sophomore ... led team in doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases and batting average that season ... named as the No. 2 player in the Detroit Free Press[apos]s list of Top 50 players as a sophomore ... led western Michigan in home runs as a freshman ... played catcher for three consecutive ASA state championship teams (1999-2002) ... played for the Michigan Sparks travel ball team that finished in the top 10 at the ASA National Championships (2002) ... played on the Michigan District 9 Central Region champion team that won the 2002 Big League Softball World Series ... represented the USA in Australia for Coast to Coast softball and posted the team[apos]s second highest batting average ... a two-year honor roll student.
Personal: Given name is Rachel Marie Gillespie ... born 10/2/85 ... parents are Richard and Jeanne Gillespie ... has one brother, Alex ... plans on majoring in health and movement science ... nickname is Reggie.
Rachel Gillespie Season 2006
#8PositionINF
YearRedshirt Freshman
HometownGrand Rapids, Mich.
B/TR/R