2019: Hit a solo-home run in her first at bat of the season along with a two-RBI double in the Wildcats’ 12-0 victory over Utah State (2/8) … Tied the game with a homer in the sixth inning of a 7-3 win over Idaho State (2/10) ... Reached base five times and registered an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored against Louisville (2/15)... Scored the eventual game-winning run and recorded a stolen base vs. BYU (2/22) ... Reached base twice and scored two runs while stealing two bases against Utah (2/23) ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI against Washington (2/24) ... Hit a two-run home run the first inning of a win over North Dakota State (3/2) ... Contributed a solo home run and a double in a 4-0 win over Montana (3/3) ... Singled and came around to score the walk-off run in the eighth inning to defeat Drake (3/8) ... Doubled twice and walked while coming around each time to score against Toledo (3/16) ... Led off the game with a solo home run, which was also the eventual game-winning run, versus Indiana (3/16) ... Hit a home run in the team's first at bat of the game for the second consecutive game against Rutgers, became just the seventh different Wildcat in the 37-year history of Sharon J. Drysdale Field to hit a homer on the roof of Welsh-Ryan Arena and the first since the arena's recent renovation (3/22) ... Went 3-for-4, including launching another homer and scoring three runs in another win over Rutgers (3/23) ... Crushed her fourth dinger over a five-game span while also adding a RBI double against DePaul (3/27) ... Reached base three times and scored a run versus Iowa (3/29) ... Hit another home run the following day against the Hawkeyes (3/30) ... Walked twice, stole a base, and scored the eventual game-winning run against Loyola (4/3) ... Hit home runs in back-to-back games against Nebraska and reached base six times throughout the series (4/5-7) ... Went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and two runs scored against Wisconsin (4/13) ... Recorded two hits, including a two-run home run, to help defeat Wisconsin (4/14) ... Reached base four times and knocked in two RBIs against Purdue (4/21).
2018: Started every game at second base ... NFCA All-America second-team selection ... Top-10 finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year ... NFCA All-Region first team ... All-Big Ten first team (unanimous) ... Named NU’s overall Female Newcomer of the Year at the annual NESPYs awards ... Won the Big Ten regular-season overall RBI (59) and runs scored (53) titles ... Finished 11th in the nation with 64 RBIs, 12th with 1.12 RBIs per game and 13th with 1.04 runs scored per game ... Tied the school record single-season record with 17 hit by pitches ... Broke the NU first-year records for total RBIs (64) and doubles (16) ... Opened her career by batting .400 at the Kajikawa Classic, debuting 1-for-3 with a walk and a steal against No. 7 Arizona (2/9) ... Scored twice and stole a base in a win over San Diego State (2/9) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run in a victory over Boise State (2/10) ... Went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBIs, two runs and three steals in a run-rule of South Dakota (2/11) ... Had a monster game against Louisville (2/16), going 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, two runs, two RBIs and two steals ... Clubbed a solo homer versus N.C. State (2/18) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/5) after the Husky Invitational ... Opened the event with a walk, a double, an RBI and a run in a win over Portland State (3/2) ... Doubled home a pair of runs in a second game against the Vikings (3/3) ... Crushed a 3-run homer in a 4-0 win over No. 11 Alabama (3/4) ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week March 12 after hitting .438 and slugging 1.188 with 11 RBIs in five games at the Houston Hilton Plaza Classic (3/9-3/11) ... Homered and drove in three in a win against Penn State (3/9) before doubling home a pair in a re-match with PSU (3/10) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and two runs at Houston (3/10) ... Was a triple shy of the cycle during a 3-for-3 game against Lipscomb (3/11), driving in a career-best five ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs and two steals against UIC (3/17) ... Did not get a hit, but walked twice, scored twice, stole a base and drove in a run in a win at Indiana (3/17) ... Blasted two homers in an extra-inning win over Minnesota (3/24), an early three-run shot and a game-tying solo homer in the eighth ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on April 2 ... Started with a three-homer day in a doubleheader at Illinois (3/28), blasting two homers and driving in three in the first game and finishing 2-for-4 with a grand slam in the nightcap ... Doubled and scored twice in a win over Nebraska (3/31) ... Walked three times and ripped a solo home run at Purdue (4/6) ... Homered twice, drove in six, scored four times and walked four times in a two-game sweep of No. 22 Ohio State (4/13, 4/15) ... Hit a solo homer and scored twice in NU’s opener at Rutgers (4/20) ... In game two at Rutgers, was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs and three steals (4/21) ... Finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a homer in a win over Loyola (Chicago) (4/25) ... Blasted a solo homer at Wisconsin (5/4) ... Tripled home a run and scored twice in a win over the Badgers (5/5) ... Hit .500 at the Big Ten Tournament to earn an All-Tournament Team berth ... Smashed an eighth-inning walk-off double to beat Iowa (5/12) ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs in a win over Michigan State (5/12) ... Capped the tourney by going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run in the title game against Minnesota (5/13) ... Hit a seventh-inning game-tying double before scoring the walk-off run on a wild pitch in an NCAA Athens Regional elimination game against Cal (5/19) ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs in the Regional title game vs. No. 7 Georgia (5/20).
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 Lewis, and Lisa and Les Rogers … Mother, Lisa, 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 … Major is undeclared.
2018: Started every game at second base ... NFCA All-America second-team selection ... Top-10 finalist for Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year ... NFCA All-Region first team ... All-Big Ten first team (unanimous) ... Named NU’s overall Female Newcomer of the Year at the annual NESPYs awards ... Won the Big Ten regular-season overall RBI (59) and runs scored (53) titles ... Finished 11th in the nation with 64 RBIs, 12th with 1.12 RBIs per game and 13th with 1.04 runs scored per game ... Tied the school record single-season record with 17 hit by pitches ... Broke the NU first-year records for total RBIs (64) and doubles (16) ... Opened her career by batting .400 at the Kajikawa Classic, debuting 1-for-3 with a walk and a steal against No. 7 Arizona (2/9) ... Scored twice and stole a base in a win over San Diego State (2/9) ... Was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run in a victory over Boise State (2/10) ... Went a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBIs, two runs and three steals in a run-rule of South Dakota (2/11) ... Had a monster game against Louisville (2/16), going 3-for-3 with a double, a homer, two runs, two RBIs and two steals ... Clubbed a solo homer versus N.C. State (2/18) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (3/5) after the Husky Invitational ... Opened the event with a walk, a double, an RBI and a run in a win over Portland State (3/2) ... Doubled home a pair of runs in a second game against the Vikings (3/3) ... Crushed a 3-run homer in a 4-0 win over No. 11 Alabama (3/4) ... Named Big Ten Player of the Week March 12 after hitting .438 and slugging 1.188 with 11 RBIs in five games at the Houston Hilton Plaza Classic (3/9-3/11) ... Homered and drove in three in a win against Penn State (3/9) before doubling home a pair in a re-match with PSU (3/10) ... Finished 2-for-4 with a double, a homer and two runs at Houston (3/10) ... Was a triple shy of the cycle during a 3-for-3 game against Lipscomb (3/11), driving in a career-best five ... Went 1-for-3 with an RBI, two runs and two steals against UIC (3/17) ... Did not get a hit, but walked twice, scored twice, stole a base and drove in a run in a win at Indiana (3/17) ... Blasted two homers in an extra-inning win over Minnesota (3/24), an early three-run shot and a game-tying solo homer in the eighth ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on April 2 ... Started with a three-homer day in a doubleheader at Illinois (3/28), blasting two homers and driving in three in the first game and finishing 2-for-4 with a grand slam in the nightcap ... Doubled and scored twice in a win over Nebraska (3/31) ... Walked three times and ripped a solo home run at Purdue (4/6) ... Homered twice, drove in six, scored four times and walked four times in a two-game sweep of No. 22 Ohio State (4/13, 4/15) ... Hit a solo homer and scored twice in NU’s opener at Rutgers (4/20) ... In game two at Rutgers, was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, two runs and three steals (4/21) ... Finished 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a homer in a win over Loyola (Chicago) (4/25) ... Blasted a solo homer at Wisconsin (5/4) ... Tripled home a run and scored twice in a win over the Badgers (5/5) ... Hit .500 at the Big Ten Tournament to earn an All-Tournament Team berth ... Smashed an eighth-inning walk-off double to beat Iowa (5/12) ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs in a win over Michigan State (5/12) ... Capped the tourney by going 3-for-4 with a double, an RBI and a run in the title game against Minnesota (5/13) ... Hit a seventh-inning game-tying double before scoring the walk-off run on a wild pitch in an NCAA Athens Regional elimination game against Cal (5/19) ... Was 2-for-4 with two runs in the Regional title game vs. No. 7 Georgia (5/20).
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 Lewis, and Lisa and Les Rogers … Mother, Lisa, 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 … Major is undeclared.