Rachel O'Malley

Photo by: Alan Petersime

Photo by: Ben Mikesell

Photo by: Mike Dickbernd

Year:
Senior
Hometown:
Elk Grove Village, Ill.
Position:
IF
Height:
5-8

SENIOR YEAR (2018)
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Honoree
Started all 56 games at shortstop … collected 24 hits, 17 runs, 18 RBI … her 24 walks tied for the team lead … scored a pair of runs in Indiana’s 8-3 win against Boston College on Feb. 17 … went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a run in IU’s victory against Delaware State March 3 … put together a four-game hitting streak from March 16 to March 18 … went 2-for-2 with three RBI, a homer, a walk and a run against Green Bay on March 16 … had a pair of hits and two RBI in IU’s win against UIC on March 18 … hit the game-winning bases-clearing double to clinch the series sweep against No. 18 Ohio State on March 25 … brought in a pair of runs and scored twice as the Hoosiers defeated Butler on April 10 … in the series sweep at Maryland, registered four total hits and two runs … drew three walks against Louisville on April 18 … brought in a pair of runs on a single against Penn State on April 21 … scored a run and singled against No. 15 Michigan on April 27

JUNIOR YEAR (2017)
• Big Ten All-Defensive Team
• Academic All-Big Ten
Set new career highs in hits (38), doubles (9), triples (3), RBI (21) and walks (16) … starting shortstop for the Hoosiers, where she posted a career-best .960 fielding percentage … played in all 54 games with 53 starts … went 2-for-3 with a run, RBI and walk in Indiana’s victory against Seattle on Feb. 10 … picked up a pair of RBI at Arizona State on Feb. 11 … collected two hits and an RBI at Texas on Feb. 16 … blasted a two-run single against South Carolina on Feb. 17 … went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, including a two-run triple against Oakland on March 11 … was 2-for-2 with a run, RBI and walk in IU’s win against Bowling Green on March 18 … knocked a two-run homer as she went 3-for-3 with a career-high four RBI against Rutgers on March 24 … turned in a 3-for-4 effort with a run and RBI at Penn State on April 1 … had a pair of hits, a run, RBI and walk against Maryland on April 21 … collected a pair of hit at No. 19 Michigan on April 28 … had two RBI and two hits against Michigan State on May 7 … scored two runs and picked up a hit in the Big Ten Tournament against Michigan State on May 11

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2016)
Started in all 54 games, primarily at third base with five games featuring time at shortstop … improved fielding percentage from .885 in 2015 to .945 … registered 35 hits with 16 runs, 10 RBI and 15 walks … collected two RBI, two walks, a hit and one run against Delaware on Feb. 20 … picked up two RBI, a hit and a run against Georgia State on March 4 … went 2-for-3 with two runs in Indiana’s win against Western Illinois on March 20 … knocked a pair of hits and added a run against Iowa on March 26 … in the March 27 game against the Hawkeyes, collected one run, hit, RBI and walk … went 2-for-3 with two runs against No. 2 Michigan on April 3 … tied her career high with three runs on two hits against Ball State on April 20 … registered 11 hits in the final nine games of the year … collected four hits during Indiana’s series against both Ohio State and Maryland … singled and laid down a sacrifice bunt during Indiana’s 4-0 victory against Wisconsin in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament

FRESHMAN YEAR (2015)
Started 48 games and made 51 appearances, splitting time primarily between shortstop and third base … hit .269 with 32 hits, 18 runs and 17 RBI … recorded 11 multi-hit games … scored her first career run in the season opener against Western Michigan on Feb. 6 … went 2-for-3 with a run and RBI versus Eastern Illinois on March 8 … put up a 2-for-3 effort with two runs on a double and her first career home run against IPFW on March 15 on her way to a career-high three RBI … scored a career-high three runs against Maryland on April 4

PREP/PERSONAL: Four-time letterwinner from Elk Grove Village, Ill. ... recorded 11 homeruns and 47 RBIs off a .487 batting average and .916 slugging average in her senior season for James B. Conant High School ... named to the MSL All Conference, Chicago Sun-Times All-Area and Daily Herald All-Area Teams in 2014 ... was also honored as the 2014 Daily Herald Player of the Year Northwest ... helped her team to three-straight MSL Conference Championships, as well as Sectional Champions in 2012 and 2014 ... set school records for single season home runs (11) and RBIs (47) ... played travel ball for the Beverly Bandits, who won the 2014 Canadian Open and 2013 DeMarini Invitational ... also lettered in basketball as a freshman ... daughter of Patrick and Laura O'Malley ... has one sister, Sarah