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Goshen College

2020 Softball

28 Jaelyn Rufenacht

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pettisville, Ohio
  • Previous School Hesston College

Biography

AT GOSHEN:
2020: Started one game and played in five ... scored a run 2/22 vs. LSU Alexandria ... struck out in her lone at bat two days later vs. SAGU. 
2019: Started 4 games behind the plate and appeared in 18 overall ... scored 5 runs as a pinch-runner ... threw out first career runner 4/12 vs. Saint Francis ... had a hit in her first game 2/3 vs. Michigan-Dearborn ... also singled in her last game 4/27 vs. Grace, the regular-season finale ... went 1 for 3 with a strikeout and a single in both games ... also saw time as backup first-base coach.

HIGH SCHOOL:
Played for coach Kendra Stahl at Pettisville High School ... graduated in 2016 … three-time all-conference pick (one year each on first team, second team and honorable mention) … honorable-mention all-district … two-year scholar-athlete … also played basketball and cross country … graduated with honors … four-year honor roll student … National Honor Society member … transferring from Hesston College where she was an Academic All-American and two-year Dean’s List honoree.

PERSONAL:
Born on May 28 ... parents are Brad and Tina Rufenacht ... siblings are Tanner (23) and Logan (17) ... chose Goshen because “it seemed like the best next step for me. I felt welcomed by the GC Softball family and was excited by their visions for the future. I wanted to be a part of what they are building and knew that I could contribute” … admires her brother Tanner “because he is a great role model for me. I am challenged by his strong Christian faith and compassion for people. He is someone who has never let society tell him how he should act, but rather is always his true self.” ... little-known personal fact is “I own a squirrel suit” ... best athletic moment was “hitting a game-tying single up the middle for Hesston College that eventually led to a win against Pratt Community College.”

QUICK FACTS:
MAJOR: Exercise Science
FUTURE GOALS: Have a successful athletic career and get a degree
HOBBIES: Biking, ceramics and Netflix

FAVORITES:
ATHLETE OR TEAM: Detroit Tigers
TV SHOW: Grey’s Anatomy
VACATION SPOT: Little Eden Camp

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Junior

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    2020Senior

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