Biography
2025: Team captain.... Named Second Team All-Region at pitcher by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.... First Team All-NESCAC.... First Team All-State.... Named to the College Sports Communicators Softball Academic All-District® Team.... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Posted a sparkling 1.82 ERA in 18 starts.... Threw 16 complete games and tossed three shutouts.... Rankin struck out an even 100 batters on the season and won 11 games for the Bobcats while holding opponents to a .221 batting average.... Tossed a one-hitter and struck out a season-high 15 batters in a complete game shutout to propel Bates to a 3-0 win over Framingham State (March 16).... Struck out nine batters in a one-hit shutout over five innings in a 15-0 win over Gallaudet (March 17).... Fired her third straight shutout to start the year, holding Clarkson to three hits and striking out seven as Bates won 1-0 (March 18).... Struck out 11 and scattered 10 hits over seven innings to lead Bates to a 6-3 win over St. Lawrence (March 20).... Did not allow an earned run while striking out nine in a complete game as Bates defeated Salem State 3-2 (March 21).... Struck out 11 over seven innings, allowing one run on five hits as Bates defeated Bridgewater State 4-1 (March 26).... Went eight innings, allowing two runs on six hits while striking out five to earn the win as Bates defeated Wesleyan 5-2 (March 29).... Scattered eight hits over seven innings, allowing just two runs while striking out two to earn the win as Bates defeated Trinity 3-2 (March 30).... Allowed just one run on four hits in seven innings pitched while striking out five against Williams (April 4).... Allowed just two runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out five over eight innings pitched to earn the win as Bates defeated Amherst 5-2 (April 11).... Allowed just one run on five hits while striking out four in six innings pitched against Husson (April 22).... Did not allow an earned run while throwing nine innings and scattering five hits while striking out four to earn the win as Bates defeated Babson 2-1 (April 24).... Scattered seven hits over seven innings pitched, allowing just two runs while striking out two to earn the win as Bates defeated Bowdoin 3-2 (April 25).... Allowed just two runs (one earned) on three hits in six innings pitched against Colby (April 30).
2024: Second Team All-State.... Selected to the College Sports Communicators Softball Academic All-District® Team.... NESCAC Spring All-Academic selection.... Had a strong year in the circle and at the plate for the Bobcats.... Made 18 appearances, with 16 starts in the circle, tossing 15 complete games while posting a 3.36 ERA in 112.1 innings pitched.... Produced a solid .306/.346/.347 slash line at the plate, going 15-49 with four runs scored, two doubles, five RBIs, three walks, and two stolen bases.... Tossed a three-hit shutout to earn the win, striking out four batters while also tallying a double and a stolen base in a 4-0 victory over Washington & Jefferson (March 18).... Went 2-3 at the plate with two RBIs against Wisconsin-Stevens Point (March 19).... Did not allow an earned run and only surrendered three hits in six innings pitched, striking out eight against Smith (March 21).... Tossed seven and two thirds innings of four-hit ball, allowing just two runs (one earned) while striking out three and going 1-2 at the plate with a walk and a stolen base against Worcester State (March 21).... Earned the win with a complete game effort, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out four and going 1-3 with a run scored and a walk at the plate in a 5-1 victory over WPI (April 2).... Tossed six and two thirds innings of one-run ball, scattering eight hits and striking out five at Williams (April 7).... Earned the win with another complete game, giving up four runs on eight hits while striking out three in a 9-4 victory over Middlebury (April 10).... Earned another win with a complete game effort, allowing two runs on seven hits in a 3-2 victory over Amherst (April 14).... Won a second consecutive start with a complete game, three-run, six-strikeout performance, also going 1-3 at the plate with a run scored and a walk in a 6-3 victory over Bowdoin (April 21).... Notched a third straight victory when she allowed just four runs on seven hits while striking out six, taking matters into her own hands at the plate with a 3-3 for performance, scoring a run and driving in two in a 5-4 win over Colby (April 26).... Struck out a season-high 10 batters while allowing just two runs on four hits, continuing her hot hitting as well with a 2-3 day at the plate with one double against Wesleyan (April 27).... Pitched a combined nine innings of two-run ball, with just one of the runs earned, giving up just five hits while striking out five batters in both games of a doubleheader, finishing the day 2-3 with a double at the plate as well against Husson (May 2).
2023: Made 20 appearances in the circle, with 12 starts as a rookie for the Bobcats.... Went 7-6 with a 3.91 ERA in 96.2 innings pitched.... Tossed nine complete games on the season, with one shutout.... Tossed six innings and did not allow an earned run, picking up the win in a 4-3 victory over Wisconsin-Platteville (March 20).... Allowed just one run in 3.2 innings pitched against Wisconsin-Oshkosh (March 21).... Struck out four batters in four innings pitched, earning the win in a 5-4 victory over Lawrence (March 24).... Tossed two innings of shutout ball in a 9-1 win over Lawrence (March 24).... Struck out a season-high six batters in a complete game three-hit shutout of Middlebury, a 3-0 victory for Bates (April 1).... Earned the win in another complete game effort, a 9-4 win for Bates over Wesleyan (April 8).... Allowed just one run and struck out three in a complete-game 2-1 victory for Bates over Thomas College (April 26).... Earned the win and allowed just two runs on seven hits in a complete-game 3-2 victory for Bates over Williams (May 7).... Earned the win with two innings of shutout ball out of the bullpen in a 1-0 victory over Amherst in the NESCAC tournament (May 12)..... Struck out two in two scoreless innings against Williams in the NESCAC tournament (May 13).... Was also a hitter for the Bobcats, appearing in 24 games and making 18 starts.... Hit .200/.238/.267 on the season, going 12-60 at the plate with a home run and two RBIs.... Picked up first collegiate hit, going 1-3 in a 4-3 win over Wisconsin-Platteville (March 20).... Went 3-4 with a run scored, a double, and an RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Lawrence (March 24).... Went 2-4 with a run scored against Elmhurst (March 25).... Went 1-3 with a home run in a 3-0 win over Middlebury (April 1).... Singled and scored a run in a 9-4 win over Wesleyan (April 8).... Went 1-2 with a walk in a 2-1 win over Thomas College (April 26).
Minor: Hispanic Studies
Personal: 2022 graduate of St. Johnsbury (Vt.) Academy where she competed in softball, basketball, and Nordic skiing.
