Army West Point Athletics
2016 Softball Roster
Roster
Alee Rashenskas
- Position:
- Infield
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Bishop McNamara
- Hometown:
- Kankakee, Ill.
- Army’s all-time leader in walks (84)
- Fourth in program history in hits (223)
- Fifth in program history in at-bats (677)
- Sixth in program history in total bases (256)
- Tied for sixth in program history in games played (218)
- Tied for eighth in program history in runs batted in (96)
- Tied for ninth in program history in stolen bases (33)
- 10th in program history in runs scored (105) and batting average (.329)
- 2017 Army Athletic Association Award
- 2017 First Team All-Patriot League
- 2017 Patriot League All-Tournament Team
- 2016 NFCA Second Team All-Northeast Region
- 2016 First Team All-Patriot League
- 2014 NFCA Third Team All-Northeast Region
2016: Played in and started in all 59 games … finished the year second on the team in a number of statistical categories, including batting average (.386), hits (73), slugging percentage (.455), on-base percentage (.433) and runs scored 28) … led Army with two triples … finished perfect from the plate in three games, including 3-for-3 performances against UNC Wilmington (2/13) and Utah Valley (2/20) … went 4-for-4 form the plate in the second game of a double header at Colgate (4/2) … had multiple hits in 22 contests … batted 2-for-4 and drove in a run during Army’s 3-1 win at Lehigh in the Patriot League Tournament (5/14).
2015: Closed out second straight year in starting role at second base – one of two players to draw duty in all 51 games … batted .275 overall on 44 hits to include six doubles and a triple along with driving in 18 runs and crossing the plate 16 times … committed just four errors in 247 chances … drew 20 walks to rank third on the team … batted .288 in Patriot League action to include 17 hits and nine RBI … defensively made just one miscue in 53 chances … batted 34 times in upper half of the batting order to include 23 at the cleanup spot … recorded 10 multiple-hit games and five multiple RBI games … season-high four-game hitting streak recorded early in the season … ranked among Army’s leaders scoring four times and driving in three runs in season-opening Charleston Challenge … game-high six trips to the plate collected in 2-1, 12-inning league opening win over Holy Cross … ripped three hits in that decision en route to batting .583 (7-for-12) helping Army to three-game series sweep … went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored in 7-1 series finale victory … batted .667 (4-for-6), scored a run and drove in another in non-league sweep of Albany … stroked three hits (3-for-3) in the opener and one in the nightcap … went 3-for-3 in 4-3 edging of Sacred Heart … rippled lone triple of season and career second in 3-2 league win over Colgate … batted safely in 30 games.
2014: Lone freshman among four players to draw starts in all 51 games after stepping into second base vacancy ... earned a conference high four rookie of the week citations .. pieced together a season-long nine-game hitting streak for third highest on the team ... batted mainly at the No. 2 spot in the lineup ... finished third on the team with a .343 batting average ... also ranked among the leaders in hits (57), runs scored (29), doubles (six) and RBI (26) ... drew a team high 17 walks that ranked tied for fifth in the league ... also ranked among the league's leaders in batting average (10th), hits (eighth) and on-base percentage (.404) ... drove in a pair of runs in a 4-2 first-game win over St. Peter's then an RBI single in the ninth inning lifted Army to an 8-7 nightcap decision in doubleheader sweep ... knocked in three runs in 9-5 defeat of Cornell at the Patriot Classic ... earned first conference Rookie of the Week honors after batting .417 at the Patriot Classic with three runs batted in and four runs scored ... earned second citation in March following stellar performance at the Rebel Spring Games ... batted .571 going 8-for-14 driving in five runs and scoring five times over a four-game stretch ... went 4-for-4 with four runs batted in and three runs scored in a 12-2 five-inning pounding of St. Peter's ... hit safely recording multiple hits in the last three games ... was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in a 12-2 win over Howard along with a 2-for-4 showing with a run against Siena ... third league weekly rookie honor recognized her play the first week in April that included Army's series with conference rival Boston University ... for the week, the freshman infielder reached base in 12-of-19 plate appearances along with posting a .750 slugging percentage ... registered three doubles among nine hits going 9-for-16 after hitting safely in four of five games ... was 5-for-10 against Boston University ... keyed Army's inaugural 9-3 league won over the Terriers going 4-for-4 with five RBI and scored a run ... doubled home three runs in a four-run second and second double of the game keyed a three-run third ... in Army's non-conference win over Rider earlier in the week, went 3-for-3 with a double and scored twice ... picked up second straight weekly citation following performance in series sweep of Colgate ... batted .500 with two RBI and three runs scored ... compiled .800 slugging percentage and .583 on-base percentage ... ripped first career triple in series opener, then drove in a run in the second and third games ... hit safely in 32 games to include a season long nine-game hitting streak that began in mid-March ... registered 16 multiple-hit games to include two with four hits and five with three hits ... compiled five multiple-RBI games .... collected nine doubles, five triples and batted .339 in 19 league games ... finished second on team in hits, tied for the lead in doubles, and was second in runs scored (10) and RBI (11) ... among a school record four Black Knights to earn NFCA Regional honors with selection to third team All-Northeast ... among five Army players named to College Sports Madness Patriot league All-Conference Team ... one of three players selected for second team honors.
High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bishop McNamara ... led team to three regional titles (2011-13) ... senior year captured the Illinois IHSA 2 state title going undefeated (35-0) ... crowned conference, sectional, super-sectional and regional champions that year as well ... infielder who was a four-time all-city choice twice at shortstop and second base ... garnered all-state honors senior year at shortstop ... team MVP that year and chosen MVP in the state semifinals ... selected most valuable athlete in senior class ... batted .620 final year with 12 home runs ... recorded 62 stolen bases over last two years ... garnered a pair of offensive player of the year citations along with defensive player of the year ... played travel ball for three years with Team Oak Stars compiling 124 wins against just 24 losses ... earned three letters in basketball ... led team to third-place honors at the state tournament in 2011 ... served as team captain in both sports ... member of the National Honors Society, Spanish National Honors Society and Gold Honor Roll.
