#23 Alex Rath Season 2018-19

2020 as a senior (season cut short due to Coronavirus)

• Appeared in 15 games as a pinch runner.
• Recorded one at-bat against UMKC, scoring one run.

2019 as a junior

• Appeared in 30 games with one start
• Mostly entered as a pinch-runner
• Scored eight runs
• Tallied one hit against Illinois on April 12
• Drew a walk against Rutgers on April 19

2018 as a sophomore

• Appeared in 26 games with three starts at second base
• Scored seven runs as a pinch runner
• Stole a base and scored a run against Georgetown on March 11
• Registered a hit and scored a run against Minnesota on April 13

2017 as a freshman

• Appeared in 28 games and started seven
• Tallied four hits, three runs, one RBI, one sacrifice bunt, and one stolen base
• Scored a run as a pinch runner in win over Nebraska (G2) on April 12
• Went 1-for-2 against Drake on March 12
• Had one sacrifice bunt against No. 20 Arizona State on March 3
• Went 1-for-2 against No. 7 Washington
• Was 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI against Fresno State on March 2
• Was walked and scored one run as a pinch hitter at Georgia Tech on Feb 19

High School

• Played for four years at Mid-Prairie High School in Wellman, Iowa
• Three-time 3A Southeast All-District and All-River Valley Conference selection (sophomore-senior year)
• Earned All-Cedar Valley Conference second team honors as a freshman
• As a sophomore, was selected second team all-state
• Named 3A first team all-state as a junior
• Named first team all-state as a senior
• Chosen for the River Valley Conference Senior Game and the Iowa Girls Senior All-Star Game as a senior
• Stole 118 bases over five years, which included 34 as a senior
• As a senior, amassed 59 hits in 116 at-bats for a .509 batting average
• Racked up 41 runs in 2016
• Had seven doubles, four triples and 22 RBI as a senior
• In 2016, tallied a .575 on-base percentage and a .638 slugging percentage
• Helped guide team to two first-place conference finishes (2013, 2015) and one second-place finish (2015)
• Played basketball all four years.

Personal

• Full name is Alex Marie Rath
• Born on Feb. 25, 1998 in Iowa City
• Parents are Amy Hartsock-Williams, Scott Williams (step father) and Allen Rath
• Has six siblings
• Mother Amy played softball at Iowa and father Allen played baseball at Iowa
• Relatives Holly Mateer played softball at Central College, Billy Hartsock played football at Central College and Adam Rath played baseball at Buena Vista
• Psychology and pre-occupational therapy