Junior | 2001
Rachel Talley saw a lot of action in 2001. On the hill for 38 games, Talley finished the year with 10 wins, a 1.41 earned run average and 189.0 innings pitched. Talley's ERA was ninth-best in the SEC last year and she was ninth in innings pitched. She finished seventh in Ks (150), third in saves (4) and eighth in both appearances (38) and starts (30). Talley earned her first SEC Pitcher of the Week honor March 26 after leading the Lady Razorbacks to a series sweep of Auburn over spring break. Talley tossed 20.0 innings with no walks and 17 strikeouts while posting a 0.35 ERA for the week. Talley leads all the Arkansas' pitchers with the fewest career walk average with a 1.22 mark. She ranks third in career ERA with 1.58 over three seasons. Talley first in strikeouts per seven innings with a 5.91 average and ranks second in wins with 39. Talley is also second in saves (6), appearances (116), starts (91), complete games (40), shut outs (11), innings pitched (533.1), strikeouts (450), strikeouts looking (74) and batters faced (2,172).
Sophomore | 2000
Talley teamed with senior Tammy Kincaid to throw the first no-hitter in Arkansas history on Feb. 19 against Cal State-Northridge in San Diego. Talley finished the year with a team-best 1.26 earned run average while striking out 140 hitters. She ranked second in career wins (29), games started (61) and strikeouts (300) and is third in career complete games (21), appearances (78), innings pitched (344.1) and shutouts (7) after her sophomore season. Talley tossed a pair of games against Florida A&M and #13 Alabama in which she posted 10 strikeouts and was perfect in her first five outings not allowing an earned run. During the summer of 2000 Talley played with the Red Machine placing second at the Women's "B" National Tournament, earning all-American honors and tournament MVP honors. In addition, she won the Big Fish Tournament in Hermitage, Tenn.
Freshman | 1999
The 5-9 right-hander found her groove early in the season and never looked back. Talley tossed 171.2 innings with a 2.08 ERA in 41 appearances striking out 160 hitters while walking just 29. Talley ranked seventh in the conference in all games for strikeouts (160), eighth for opponent batting average (.237), tied for seventh in appearances (41), tied for sixth in relief games (12) and eighth in games started (30). Her numbers were equally as impressive in conference-only contests ranking tied for ninth in strikeouts (65), tied for fourth in saves (1) and eighth in opponents batting average (.248).
HIGH SCHOOL: Talley paced the McGavock High Raiders to an undefeated season on their way to the AAA district title and regional and sub-state runner-up finishes as a senior. During her senior campaign, Talley hit .481 in 27 games with 48 RBIs and eight home runs, while posting a 0.78 earned run average with a 21-6 record. In addition The a five-year starter collected four consecutive no-hitters, was named all-Midstate MVP and all-state in her final year. Other highlights in her high school career include tossing a perfect game, advancing to the women's nationals and being named all-American as a sophomore. Talley finished her career with 1,009 strikeouts. In addition to softball, Talley was a member of the art honor society, youth in government, Red Cross club and was named to Who's Who of American High School Students.
PERSONAL: Born April 16, 1980, Rachel Denise Talley is the only daughter of Danny and Patricia Talley of Nashville, Tenn. She has one younger brother, Matthew, and is majoring in computer science and computer engineering at Arkansas.
Rachel Talley saw a lot of action in 2001. On the hill for 38 games, Talley finished the year with 10 wins, a 1.41 earned run average and 189.0 innings pitched. Talley's ERA was ninth-best in the SEC last year and she was ninth in innings pitched. She finished seventh in Ks (150), third in saves (4) and eighth in both appearances (38) and starts (30). Talley earned her first SEC Pitcher of the Week honor March 26 after leading the Lady Razorbacks to a series sweep of Auburn over spring break. Talley tossed 20.0 innings with no walks and 17 strikeouts while posting a 0.35 ERA for the week. Talley leads all the Arkansas' pitchers with the fewest career walk average with a 1.22 mark. She ranks third in career ERA with 1.58 over three seasons. Talley first in strikeouts per seven innings with a 5.91 average and ranks second in wins with 39. Talley is also second in saves (6), appearances (116), starts (91), complete games (40), shut outs (11), innings pitched (533.1), strikeouts (450), strikeouts looking (74) and batters faced (2,172).
Sophomore | 2000
Talley teamed with senior Tammy Kincaid to throw the first no-hitter in Arkansas history on Feb. 19 against Cal State-Northridge in San Diego. Talley finished the year with a team-best 1.26 earned run average while striking out 140 hitters. She ranked second in career wins (29), games started (61) and strikeouts (300) and is third in career complete games (21), appearances (78), innings pitched (344.1) and shutouts (7) after her sophomore season. Talley tossed a pair of games against Florida A&M and #13 Alabama in which she posted 10 strikeouts and was perfect in her first five outings not allowing an earned run. During the summer of 2000 Talley played with the Red Machine placing second at the Women's "B" National Tournament, earning all-American honors and tournament MVP honors. In addition, she won the Big Fish Tournament in Hermitage, Tenn.
Freshman | 1999
The 5-9 right-hander found her groove early in the season and never looked back. Talley tossed 171.2 innings with a 2.08 ERA in 41 appearances striking out 160 hitters while walking just 29. Talley ranked seventh in the conference in all games for strikeouts (160), eighth for opponent batting average (.237), tied for seventh in appearances (41), tied for sixth in relief games (12) and eighth in games started (30). Her numbers were equally as impressive in conference-only contests ranking tied for ninth in strikeouts (65), tied for fourth in saves (1) and eighth in opponents batting average (.248).
HIGH SCHOOL: Talley paced the McGavock High Raiders to an undefeated season on their way to the AAA district title and regional and sub-state runner-up finishes as a senior. During her senior campaign, Talley hit .481 in 27 games with 48 RBIs and eight home runs, while posting a 0.78 earned run average with a 21-6 record. In addition The a five-year starter collected four consecutive no-hitters, was named all-Midstate MVP and all-state in her final year. Other highlights in her high school career include tossing a perfect game, advancing to the women's nationals and being named all-American as a sophomore. Talley finished her career with 1,009 strikeouts. In addition to softball, Talley was a member of the art honor society, youth in government, Red Cross club and was named to Who's Who of American High School Students.
PERSONAL: Born April 16, 1980, Rachel Denise Talley is the only daughter of Danny and Patricia Talley of Nashville, Tenn. She has one younger brother, Matthew, and is majoring in computer science and computer engineering at Arkansas.