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2026 Softball Roster

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4 Rachael Morales

  • Hometown Tolland, CT
  • High School Edwin O. Smith
  • Position Outfielder
  • Bats / Throws Left / Right
  • Class Freshman
  • Major Computer Science
  • Height 5-6

Biography

AS A FRESHMAN (2026):
  • MAAC All-Rookie Team
  • MAAC All-Championship Team
  • Started in 52 games primarily in right field
  • Batted .333 with a .548 slugging percentage and .406 on-base percentage
  • Tallied 56 hits, 37 runs scored, eight doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 38 runs batted in
  • Two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week (Apr. 7 and May 4)
  • Led the team in hits, runs scored, runs batted in and on-base percentage
  • Totaled 14 multi-hit games with a team-best nine three-hit games on the year
  • Led the team with nine multi-RBI games including two five-RBI games in wins over LIU (Apr. 1) and Manhattan (May 2)
  • Went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three runs batted in and three runs scored at MAAC Championship against Marist (May 8)
BEFORE IONA:
  • Four-year starter at Edwin O. Smith High School
  • Posted a .552 career batting average, .639 on-base percentage, 158 hits, 112 RBI for the Panthers.
  • Four-time First Team Central Connecticut All-Conference
  • Three-time most valuable player and All-Star game selection
  • Three-time CIAC All-State Honoree
  • Four-time Academic All-Conference
GET TO KNOW RACHAEL:
Sister Marena plays lacrosse at Westfield State University
Favorite athlete: Jayda Coleman
Favorite food: Colby Jack Cheese
Favorite sports memory: Hitting two home runs on my senior night for high school.
Nickname: Rae Rae
Hobbies outside of sports: Hiking/Playing with my dogs
Person I would most like to meet and why: Patty Gasso - I want to understand what she teaches her hitters
Person/people I admire most and why: My parents, for everything they have done for my siblings and I.
Biggest accomplishment in life so far: My development in softball
I try to mold my game after: My dad
I chose my jersey number because: It was one of my dad’s numbers
Pregame rituals: My handshake with my dad, the exact same hitting routine from 12u.

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