Rachel Becker

Rachel Becker is a 5-foot-5 professional softball infielder from Lindenhurst, Illinois. She was acquired in the 3rd Round of the 2026 Allocation Draft following a collegiate career at Purdue and Oklahoma State.

Personal Life

Hobbies: Enjoys working out, traveling, trying out new restaurants and spending time with friends.

Background: Grew up less than an hour away from Parkway Bank Sports Complex and played in tournaments at The Dome at Rosemont during her youth softball career. Lists her father as a person who has made a difference in her life. One of her softball idols is Lexi Kilfoyl. Played basketball until her junior year of high school. Works as head of testing for Curve Sports. Also played basketball as a child growing up. Has worn No. 15 since playing in travel ball.

Education: Graduated from Purdue in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. Received master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in entrepreneurship from Oklahoma State in 2024.

Family: Daughter of John and Ami Becker. One of three children in her family.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball & AUSL (2023–2026)

2026 AUSL Regular Season (Utah Talons): Appeared in 24 games with 10 starts for Utah. Posted .172 batting average with five hits, including one double. Scored three runs. Contributed 2-for-3 effort against Portland on June 15. Went 1-for-3 with a double at Oklahoma City on July 12.

2023 Championship Season: Accumulated 978 leaderboard points while making her professional debut. Started 6-of-8 games, tallied two hits, and earned MVP 3 honors twice.

Other Professional Experience (2023–2025)

WPF & Spark: Selected No. 5 overall in the 2023 Women’s Professional Fastpitch Draft. Played for the Oklahoma City Spark in 2024 and 2025.

College Experience: Purdue & Oklahoma State (2019–2023)

Career Statistics: Started all 250 games of her college career, batting .406 with 12 home runs and 84 RBIs.

Graduate Year (2023, Oklahoma State): Named a Top 25 Finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award after posting a .443 batting average with 81 hits and 28 RBIs. Set a program record by reaching base safely in 49 consecutive games.

Purdue (2019–2022): Compiled a .394 batting average over four seasons. Left Purdue as the program’s career leader with 149 runs scored.



Awards & Honors

All-America: Second-Team NFCA All-America notice in 2023. First-Team All-America from D1Softball.

All-Conference & Region: First-Team All-Big 12 (2023) and two-time First-Team All-Big Ten at Purdue.

Academic: College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Second Team (2023) and Third-Team CoSIDA Academic All-America.