#15, Infield, L/R

Rachel Becker

Oklahoma State University '23

Hometown: Lindenhurst, Illinois

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

Family: Daughter of John and Ami Becker.

Education: Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Purdue and an MBA from Oklahoma State.

Background: Grew up near Parkway Bank Sports Complex.

Professional Experience

Athletes Unlimited Pro Softball (2023)

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.

YEAR	G	GS	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
2023 Championship*	9	3	17	16	.125	.176	.188	.364	1	2	1	-	-	4	1	-	7	3	-	-	-	-
Career Totals	9	3	17	16	.125	.176	.188	.364	1	2	1	-	-	4	1	-	7	3	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

DATE	HOME TEAM	AWAY TEAM	PA	AB	AVG	OBP	SLG%	OPS	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HP	SO	TB	SF	SH	SB	CS
8/27/2023	Team Flippen	Team Denham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/26/2023	Team Gibson	Team Denham	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/25/2023	Team Denham	Team Alexander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/20/2023	Team Alexander	Team Nickles	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
8/19/2023	Team Nickles	Team Davidson	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-
8/18/2023	Team Nickles	Team Urtez	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
8/13/2023	Team Romero	Team Alexander	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/12/2023	Team Faraimo	Team Romero	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/9/2023	Team Davidson	Team Romero	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
8/6/2023	Team Zerkle	Team Faraimo	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
8/5/2023	Team Garcia	Team Zerkle	4	4	.500	.500	.750	1.250	1	2	1	-	-	4	-	-	1	3	-	-	-	-
8/4/2023	Team Romero	Team Zerkle	1	-	-	1.000	-	1.000	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/31/2023	Team Denham	Team McCleney	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-
7/30/2023	Team McCleney	Team Rhodes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7/29/2023	Team Mulipola	Team McCleney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Highlights

2026 AUSL Draft Report Cards

Last year, I took a swing at grading the four Athletes Unlimited Softball League teams after they built their inaugural rosters. Some things I got right, like giving the Talons an ‘A’ with the strongest bullpen and a balance of contact and power hitters. Others I got very wrong (I ranked the Bandits with the […]