Mariah Rimmer

Program leader in career batting average (.356) and hits (244) and is second all-time in runs (140), at-bats (685) and total bases (362)… seventh all-time in stolen bases (64), doubles (40), triples (9) and in RBI (124) and 10th in career slugging percentage (.528).

Career totals: started every game in her four years as a Lobo (212 games) and finished with 244 hits, 40 doubles, nine triples, 20 home runs, 140 runs, 124 RBI, 45 walks, 64 stolen bases and a .356 batting average.

SENIOR YEAR (2016): Second Team All-Mountain West selection… Third Team All-Region selection…MW Academic All-Conference selection… started all 50 games in center… hit .390 with a career-best 67 hits, 14 doubles and seven home runs… led the team in runs scored (43), hits, doubles (14), total bases (108) and stolen bases (12) and tied for the team high in triples (3) … second on team in batting average and slugging percentage (.628) and third in home runs and RBI (33)… led the team with 23 multiple-hit games and had 10 multiple RBI games (second on the team in the category)…carried a 15-game hitting streak during the season… 43 runs were the seventh-most runs in a single season in program history,  her 67 hits were tied for the fifth most in a single season in program history, her 108 total bases were the ninth most in a single season in program history and her 42 RBI were tied for the 10th most in a single season in program history.

JUNIOR YEAR (2015): Second Team All-Mountain West selection … 2015 National Strength and Conditioning Association All-American … College Sports Madness Second Team … Started all 54 games in center field … finished the season hitting .378 and led the Lobos with 65 hits … lead the team in doubles with 13 … finished with 38 RBIs and 33 runs … hit 6 home runs … finished with a .558 slugging percentage … Went 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored against Bakersfield on March 6 … lead the Lobos with 13 stolen bases … had 85 putouts on the season with 7 assists and 7 errors … finished with a .929 fielding percentage.

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014): Started all 52 games in center field for the Lobos…led the Lobos in runs scored with 30…led the Lobos in triples with five and hit by pitch with 6…had a team-best 13 stolen bases…finished the season hitting .308 with 49 hits and 32 RBIs…hit four home runs on the season…went 3-for-4 against Colorado State on April 22 with two runs scored, an RBI, a double and a triple…went 3-for-4 against Detroit on March 8 with four RBIs and three runs scored and a homerun…had a .491 slugging percentage…had a .974 fielding percentage, only recorded two errors with 68 putouts and seven assists.

FRESHMAN YEAR (2013) – Started all 56 games in center field for the Lobos…led the Lobos on offense most of the season, finishing with a .346 batting average…had a team-high 63 hits in 182 at-bats and recorded 34 runs and 21 RBI…had 10 extra-base hits: six doubles, one triple and three homers…went 26-for-34 in stolen bases and ranks tied for fifth in program history for most stolen bases in a single season…twice went 4-for-4, against UTEP on April 24 and again against Colorado State on May 10…recorded a team-best nine-game hitting streak that began Feb. 10 and ended Feb. 22 and featured 15 hits, 11 runs scored and six RBI…had a team-high 17 multi-hit games – 10 games with two hits, five with three and two with four…had five multi-RBI games…finished ranked in the top-10 in the Mountain West for: stolen bases (3rd, 26); at-bats (T3rd, 182); hits (6th, 63); total plate appearances (T6th, 196); batting average (9th, .346) and runs scored (T10th, 34).

HIGH SCHOOL – Three-year letterwinner in softball under coaches Elizabeth Wilson and Greg Grant at Arlington High School in Riverside, Calif.,…named first team All-California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section Div. II and second team All-Inland Valley Softball team, Press Enterprise in 2012…two-time first team All-Big VIII League (2009-10)…named Best Offensive Player of the Year (2010) and MVP (2009) at JW North HS…ranks 44th on ESPN’s Top 100 Recruits of 2012; No. 8 on ESPN’s Top 100 Outfielders…four-year recipient of High Honors and Scholar-Athlete awards…won multiple tournaments in a total of three years of summer club ball with Sudden Impact 14U (2008), Corona Angels – Megee (2010) and Corona Angels – Tyson (2011)…lettered one year in track & field.

PERSONAL – Born November 29, 1994 in Newport Beach, Calif., to Connie Harper and Roderick Rimmer…nicknames include RiRi, MeMe and Riah…has three siblings: Myorie, Mia and Leilani…her uncle, Robert Harper, played football at Langston University and her mother, Connie, played softball at Grambling State University…enjoys running, dancing, designing clothes from old outfits and discovering new genres of music…favorite athletes include Serena Williams and Laila Ali…lists broccoli cheddar soup as her favorite food, and John Q and The Lion King as her favorite movies…majoring in broadcasting/communications and journalism.

CAREER SINGLE GAME HIGHS 

Hits: 4, 3x (last vs. DePaul 3/19/16)
Doubles: 2, 3x (last vs. Cal State Bakersfield 3/6/15)
Triples: 1, 9x (last at Boise State 4/29/16)
Home runs: 2, Utah State (3/22/15)
Total bases: 9, Utah State (3/22/15)
RBI: 5, Illinois (2/21/15)
Runs scored: 3, 6x (last at Colorado State 4/15/16)
Walks: 2, 4x (last UNLV 4/24/16)
Hit by pitch: 1, 15x (last at Boise State 4/30/16)
Stuck out: 3, at Fresno State (5/5/13)
Sac flies: 1, 4x (last vs. San Jose State 5/7/15)
Sac bunts: N/A
At bats: 5, 11x (last vs San Diego State 5/8/16)
Stolen bases: 2, 9x (last at Boise State 5/1/16)
Caught stealing: 1, 14x (last at Colorado State 4/15/16)
Putouts: 7 , UNLV (3/29/15)
Assists: 2, Utah State (3/25/16)

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