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2024 Softball Roster

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32 MaKayla Rice

  • Position Utility
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lee's Summit, Mo.
  • Highschool Lee's Summit

Biography

Senior Year (2024): All-Missouri Valley Conference Second Team…had a .331 batting average and a 139 AB… played 45 games and started 41 of them… had 46 hits and 25 runs for the season…had a 14 RBI and a .446 slugging average

Junior Year (2023): Started 48 games, every contest she appeared in ... hit 39 times in 148 at bats for a .264 average ... hit six doubles, two triples, and a homer for nine extra-base hits ... slugged .351 and reached base at a .327 rate ... scored 21 runs drove in 11 more ... stole 12 bases in 14 attempts ... logged a season-high three hits vs. Murray State (Apr. 1) and a season-high three RBI vs. Illinois State (Apr. 14).

Sophomore Year (2022): Started 48 games with 49 appearances in a utility role as a sophomore for the Bulldogs ... Reached base safely .348 percent of the time ... logged a .271 batting average and slugged an impressive .398 ... recorded 32 total hits with nine resulting in extra bases including five doubles, two triples, and two homers ... stole 13 bases included three in one game vs. Iowa State (2/13) ... scored 23 runs and drove in another 20.

Freshman Year (2021): Played in 47 games with 45 starts in her first season … primarily played outfield with most time in left field … batted .225 with one home run and eight runs batted in … smashed her first career home run in second win over Evansville on April 17 … went 13-for-13 in stolen bases … second on the team in stolen bases … had seven multi-hit games, including an impressive stretch of three-straight against Western Illinois (DH) and Indiana State.

High School: Four-year letterwinner for Lee Summit High School ... played catcher and shortstop for the Tigers ... three-time all-district and all-conference selection, including being named to the first team following her senior season ... selected to the Mo-Kan Softball Series in 2019 and to Team KC that played Team USA ... member of the DeMarini Aces softball club.

Personal: Born Nov., 2001 ... daughter of Neil and Charity Rice ... has one brother, Nolan ... undeclared major ... chose Drake because of the atmosphere. When she visited everyone was extremely nice and helpful and not only does Drake University care about there athletes on the field but off the field as well.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2021Freshman

    Utility
    5'4"
    32
  • 32

    2022Sophomore

    Utility
    5'4"
    32
  • 32

    2023Junior

    Utility
    5'4"
    32
  • 32

    2024Senior

    Utility
    5'4"
    32