Notre Dame scheduled to close tournament Sunday against New Mexico State
PREP AND PERSONAL: Pitched for four seasons at Juanita (Wash.) at the prep level while also playing for the California Cruisers on the club circuit ... guided Juanita to a pair of sectional titles and the 3A state crown as a junior ... pitched in each game during that state title run ... three-time all-conference selection and high school team MVP ... undefeated as a junior while leading her squad to a league crown ... team captain as a senior ... only the second left-handed pitcher to play for the Fighting Irish, joining fellow southpaw and two-time All-American Jennifer Sharron (`01) ... Kelly Nichols (1995-98) and Nicole Wicks (2004-05) are the only other Fighting Irish players to hail from the state of Washington ... daughter of Renee and Brad Rhodes ... has one younger brother, Nick ... volunteered with Kirkland National Little League coaching youth softball players ... enrolled in the First Year of Studies.
