EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern head coach Kate Drohan today announced the signing of four future Wildcats to National Letters of Intent. The quartet comprises the Class of 2021 and will matriculate to campus in the fall of 2017.

"We are honored that Mac Dunlap, Summer Hargett, Rachel Lewis and Kenna Wilkey have chosen to make Northwestern their home for the next four years," Drohan said. "Their love of the game is contagious, as is their love for Northwestern. We cannot wait to see them every day."

Dunlap, Lewis and Wilkey all hail from the Midwest and are club teammates with the Beverly Bandits. Among them they helped win the 2016 PGF 16u and ASA Gold 18u national championships with the Bandits. Hargett hails from San Diego, Calif., and she too has a championship pedigree with 2012 and 2016 national tournament titles under her belt.  She currently competes for the So Cal Explosion.

Dunlap already is a two-time all-state and three-time all-conference award winner in Indiana where she hit .462 with a 1.223 OPS during her junior season, leading Crown Point High School to a 57-5 record over the past two seasons.

"Mac is a hard-nosed, tough, high-energy player," Drohan said. "She will make an impact on the infield with her great understanding and feel for the game."

In addition to her club success in Southern California, Hargett was named an All-Western League first-team selection for Point Loma High School. Her athleticism extends far beyond the softball diamond and will contribute to her success in Purple.

"Summer is an excellent athlete who also has a black belt in karate and competes in the pole vault in track and field," Drohan said. "She has right-handed power and the potential to anchor the middle of our lineup."

Lewis brings exceptional speed to the program. A two-time all-state selection as a freshman and sophomore in high school, she recorded identical .546 batting averages in those seasons. After suffering an injury that kept her out in 2016, Lewis will be back on the field in the spring of 2017.

"Rachel can change the complexion of a game on the base paths," Drohan said. "An excellent student with a great work ethic, she can play the outfield and the infield at the Big Ten level."

Wilkey is a power pitcher with a powerful bat at the plate. A two-sport star at Reed Custer in Braidwood, Ill., Wilkey enters her senior season in 2017 with over 700 strikeouts in the circle and a better than .500 average at the plate. In just three seasons, she also is a 1,000-point scorer as a post player in basketball.
 
"Kenna mixes speeds well and spins the ball through the zone," Drohan said. "We are looking for Kenna to have an immediate impact on our staff and to provide an offensive spark as well."
 
Complete bios for the Northwestern Softball Class of 2021 are below:
 
Mac Dunlap
5-6 • IF • R/R
Crown Point, Ind./Crown Point
Beverly Bandits Premier
 
High School: Two-time all-state, three-time all-area and three-time all-conference … Hit .441 as a freshman with eight home runs and 33 RBIs … Recorded an OPS of 1.031 during her sophomore season, scoring 31 runs and knocking in 26 … Hit .462 with a 1.223 OPS during a stellar junior campaign, recording 30 runs and 30 RBIs … Led her team to a 29-3 record and a Sectional championship in 2015 … Squad went 28-2 with a conference title in 2016 … Has played four years of club with the Beverly Bandits, winning the 18u PGF Shootout 2016 Championship and the 16u Boulder Independence Day Tournament in 2015 … National Honor Society member.

Personal: Born MacKenzie Jacqueline Dunlap … Daughter of Jonathan and Jennifer Dunlap … Brother, Jerzy, is in the United States Navy … … Played on the same club team as fellow Northwestern Class of 2021 members Rachel Lewis and Kenna Wilkey … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State … Anticipated major is undecided.
 
Summer Hargett
5-9 • C • R/R
San Diego, Calif./Point Loma
So Cal Explosion
 
High School: Won the 2012 ASA National Championship with her club team, ripping the game-winning home run in the title game … Also captured the 2016 national championship and 2012 California state championship in club ball … Named Team MVP and All-Western League first-team for Point Loma High School … Also competed in cross country and in the pole vault for all four years of high school … Honor roll member.

Personal: Born Summer Sky Hargett … Daughter of Chris and Heather Hargett … Father competed in track & field at Oklahoma and San Diego State … Is a karate black belt … Anticipated major is engineering.
 
Rachel Lewis
5-6 • IF/OF • R/R
Liberty Township, Ohio/Lakota East
Beverly Bandits Premier
 
High School: Two-time all-state selection as a freshman and sophomore before missing her junior campaign with an injury … Had identical .546 batting averages in her first two years of high school … After an honorable mention all-state award in 2014, was a first-team choice in 2015 … Drove in 52, scored 49 runs, had 59 hits including 10 home runs and stole 15 bases that year … In one game, hit three home runs with two grand slams for 11 total RBIs … Led Lakota East to the 2016 State Final 8 … Holds Greater Miami Conference records for most hits and runs in a single season … Played four years of club with the Beverly Bandits, winning the 2016 PGF 16u and ASA Gold 18u national championships … Honor roll member.

Personal: Born Rachel L Lewis … Daughter of Russ (dad) and Marian Lewis; Lisa (mom) and Les Rogers … Mother played softball at Northwood University in Michigan … Played on the same club team as fellow Northwestern Class of 2021 members Mac Dunlap and Kenna Wilkey … Anticipated major is undecided.
 
Kenna Wilkey
5-8 • P • R/R
Braidwood, Ill./Reed Custer
Beverly Bandits Premier
 
High School: Two-sport star who enters her senior softball season with over 700 strikeouts in the circle and a better than .500 average at the plate … Also is a 1,000-point scorer in basketball in just three seasons … In softball, is a two-time all-state and all-conference selection … As a freshman pitcher in 2014, threw a shutout and drove in the game's only run to beat previously undefeated Monteno in tournament play … Led Reed Custer to the sectional title in 2014 and regional titles twice … Played five years of club with Beverly Bandits Premier, winning the 16u Boulder Independence Day Tournament in 2015 … Squad also won the 16u PGF national championship and 18u Surf City Classic in Huntington Beach, Calif. … In basketball, is a two-time all-conference, all-area and all-state award winner … Enters her senior year with 1,036 points, 582 rebounds and 194 steals from the post position … Once scored 30 points including a buzzer-beating winner in a triple-overtime victory to open the Interstate 8 Conference tournament … Has five combined academic all-conference honors between softball and basketball … Honor roll member for seven semesters … Ranked fifth in her entire Class of 2017.

Personal: Born Kenna Rae Wilkey … Daughter of Wayne (Tad) and Tracy Wilkey … Mother played college softball from 1988-91 … Played on the same club team as fellow Northwestern Class of 2021 members Mac Dunlap and Rachel Lewis … Helps coach middle school softball in her school system … Chose Northwestern over Ohio State, Illinois, Arizona State, Louisville, Illinois State, Syracuse and Seton Hall … Anticipated major is education.
 

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