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Wayne State University Athletics

2022 Softball Roster

Michael Dubicki
Michael Dubicki
Michael Dubicki

14 Rainey Psenicka

14 Rainey Psenicka

  • Position:
    2B
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown:
    Guelph, Ont.
  • High School:
    Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic
  • Letters:
    4

Summary

Biography

Career Notes:  Played in 214 career contests over five seasons, making 213 starts (198 at 2B, 13 at 1B, 1 at SS, 1 at DP) for the Green and Gold ... set the school record for double plays turned (35) ... ranked eighth in at bats (696), tied-for-eighth in walks (56), tied-for-12th in games started (213), hits (225), doubles (41) and reached on an error (25), 13th in fielding chances (838), 14th in runs scored (115), tied-for-15th in sacrifice flies (6), tied-for-17th in fielding assists (291), 19th in both total bases (284) and fielding putouts (523), tied-for-20th in triples (6), 22nd in career fielding percentage (.971 / 523-291-24 / min. 300 chances), tied-for-22nd in games played (214), 23rd in batting average (.323 / 225-696 / min. 300 AB), 25th in on-base percentage (.372 / min. 300 AB), and tied-for-28th in sacrifice bunts (32) ... finished career with more walks (56) than strikeouts (33) ... was ranked among the top 40 active players (all divisions) in career at bats when senior season ended, and in the top 30 in Division 2 in games and hits ... Link to career statistics.

2022:  Voted to the NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team ... selected to the All-GLIAC Second Team ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... 2021-22 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... earned Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... batted leadoff and played 2B (every inning) in all 47 games … recorded a team-high five game-winning RBI )2/24 vs. McKendree, 2/25 vs. Minnesota State Moorhead, 3/14 vs. Slippery Rock, 3/31 vs. Ferris State, and 4/9 vs. Davenport) ...  led the team in the following categories:  multiple-hit games (18), three-hit affairs (3), batting average (.376), slugging percentage (.503), on-base percentage (.439), runs (20), hits (56), RBI (21), doubles (10), triples (3), total bases (75), walks (19), sacrifice flies (3), total plate appearances (172), at bats (149), average with two outs (.415), average with runners on base (.418, 23-for-55), average with runners in scoring position (.389, 14-for-36), fielding assists (62), and fielding double plays (9) ... tied-for-first on the squad with eight two-out RBI ... posted the highest fielding percentage of any non-catcher (.983) ... had a WSU season-best 11-game hitting streak twice (2/24-3/17, .421, 16-38; 3/18-4/9, .543, 19-35) and 12-game on-base streak (3/18-4/9) ... had at least one hit in 22 of the first 24 games ... reached base in 39 of the 47 games ... posted a .538 (14-for-26) batting average in the fifth inning with a .654 slugging percentage ... notched at least a .313 on-base percentage in every inning ... hit lone home run of the season vs. Slippery Rock (3/14) … equaled a WSU season-high with three runs scored vs. Grand Valley (4/10) ... drove in three runs in three different games (3/14 vs. Slippery Rock, 3/31 vs. Ferris State, and 4/9 vs. Davenport) … drew two walks in a game twice (3/30 at Findlay and 4/10 vs. Grand Valley State) … hit .483 (14-for-29) on the first pitch of an at bat ... batted .450 (9-for-20) with a 1-2 count ... matched a WSU season-best with seven fielding assists vs. Lock Haven (3/15) ... ranked third on the team with 116 fielding putouts ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2021:  Named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... earned NFCA Scholar-Athlete recognition ... selected to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... one of three players to start all 44 games (played every inning of every game at 2B) ... batted first through third, but primarily leadoff (23 times) or second (20 times) ... recorded two three-hit contests (3/14 at Glenville State, and 4/30 at Ashland) and 11 total multiple-hit affairs, which ranked second on the squad ... had a season-high five total bases at Glenville State (3/14) ... led the squad with eight sacrifice bunts and 163 plate appearances ... notched a WSU season-best 11-game hitting streak (4/3-4/25, 13-for-34, .382) ... tied for the team lead by being a part of 10 fielding double plays ... ranked second on the team in at bats (140), hits (41), walks (14) and fielding assists (72), third in runs scored (22), doubles (6) and fielding putouts (92), and fourth in both on-base percentage (.355) and total bases (49) ... lone game-winning RBI came in the top of the fifth at Ferris State with an RBI single that snapped a 2-2 tie in a 3-2 victory ... posted a WSU season-high nine fielding assists at Northwood (4/2) ... batted .385 (5-for-13) on 2-2 counts ... hit .488 (20-for-41) with a .500 on-base percentage in the first inning ... twice had two sac bunts in a game (3/22 at Cedarville, and 3/30 at Grand Valley) ... advanced 22 runners to lead the team (next highest was 11) ... only made one error over the final 20 games (31-26-1, .983 fielding pct.) ... reached base in 32 of the 44 games ... recorded 14 walks to only four strikeouts ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... NCAA Rankings:  23rd in toughest to strikeout (once every 35 at bats) ... 2020-21 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2020:  Selected as a GLIAC Commissioner's Award recipient for outstanding athletic and academic achievement ... named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... played every inning of every game at second base ... batted second in all 15 contests ... had two multiple-hit games (3/8 vs. Minnesota Duluth and 3/10 against Bloomfield) ... second on the squad with three multiple-RBI contests, including a season-best three RBI vs. the UMD Bulldogs (3/8) ... posted two-RBI efforts against Lewis (2/23) and Lake Erie (3/12) ... walked three times in season-opener vs. Hillsdale (2/21) ... recorded the game-winning RBI vs. Bloomfield (3/10) with a tie-breaking home run in the fifth which snapped a 2-2 deadlock ... tied for the team best with an eight-game hitting streak (2/21-3/8, 9-for-30, .300) ... had a squad best nine-game on-base streak to start the season (2/21/-3/8) ... led the team in sac bunts (5) ... ranked second in walks (5) and fielding assists (30), and third in hits (13) and RBI (9) ... solid batter when ahead in the count - went 6-for-7 on 3-1 and 3-2 counts combined ... batted .500 (7-for-14) with seven RBI and two walks in the fifth and sixth innings combined ... hit .368 (7-for-19) with runners in scoring position ... went eight-plus consecutive games (3/7-3/12) without an error (35 chances - 17 putouts and 18 assists) ... reached base safely in 12 of the 15 games ... had final 38 games canceled due to COVID-19 ... 2019-20 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... NCAA Rankings:  Led the GLIAC and ranked 13th nationally in sacrifice bunts per game (0.33) ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2019:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team ... received Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete recognition ... earned a spot on the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team as a second baseman ... started all 59 games at second base, playing every inning of every game at second baseman ... hit first or second, but usually leadoff (57 times) ... tallied 21 multiple-hit games, which ranked second on the squad ... totaled two two-RBI contests ... posted a 13-game hitting streak (2/9-3/12, .408, 20-49) ... began the season with a 16-game on-base streak (2/8-3/14) ... had two doubles against Findlay (3/9) and a season-high five total bases vs. Caldwell (3/16) ... lone game-winning RBI was in the top of the eighth against S. New Hampshire (3/10) on the international tie-breaker ... scored two runs in a game six times ... produced six three-hit affairs ... notched a season-best seven fielding putouts vs. Eckerd (2/8) ... recorded four fielding assists in a game five times ... only struck out once in 122 plate appearances in GLIAC contests ... had a team-high 10 doubles in conference play, which ranked fifth in the league ... finished second on the squad in runs scored (37), hits (71), doubles (16) and fielding assists (73), tied-for-second in average with the bases loaded (.500 / 2-4), third in total bases (89) and fielding putouts (137), tied-for-third in walks (8), fourth in batting average (.329) and fifth in both slugging percentage (.412) and on-base percentage (.353) ... batted a team-best .462 (12-for-26) in the fifth inning with four doubles and two walks ... hit .522 (12-for-23) on 1-1 count ... was part of six double plays, which tied for the team lead ... batted .500 (7-for-14) over the final four post-season games ... hit .400 (18-for-45) with runners in scoring position ... NCAA Division 2 Rankings:  47th in hits (71), and 19th in toughest to strikeout (6 SO in 216 AB / 226 plate appearances) ... was a CoSIDA Academic All-District nominee ... 2018-19 recipient of the D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

2018:  Received Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athlete honors ... named to the All-GLIAC Honorable Mention Team ... played in all 49 games, starting 48 times (33 at 2B, 13 at 1B, 1 at SS, 1 at DP) ... batted first or second, but usually second (47 times) ... led the GLIAC and was 12th nationally in sac bunts (16) per game (0.33) ... tied-for-second on the team with 14 multiple-hit games, including three three-hit affairs (March 16 vs. Clarion, April 5 vs. Northwood and April 11 at Tiffin) ... recorded four multiple-RBI games, including three three-RBI contests (March 12 vs. William Jewell, March 17 vs. S. New Hampshire and April 5 vs. Northwood) ... tallied a WSU season-high 14 fielding putouts vs. Grand Valley State (April 2) ... recorded WSU's first walk-off win with an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh in the 8-7 victory over Northwood (April 5) ... reached on an error a team-high nine times (next was four) ... tied for the team lead with 209 fielding chances ... second on the squad with 145 putouts, and third with 54 assists ... tied-for-second on the team with six fielding double plays and tied-for-third with 10 walks ... recorded 10 walks to seven strikeouts ... Game-By-Game Statistics.

High School:  A 2017 graduate of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic High School in Guelph ... selected Female Athlete of the Year at OLOLCHS in both 2015 and 2017 ... played both basketball and volleyball for the Crusaders earning both team MVP and All-District accolades ... connected on six three pointers in a win over Bishop Macdonnell ... served as a team captain in both sports ... was on the academic honor roll every year ... played summer ball for coach Dave Vallance and the Waterloo Ghosts U18 ... helped the 2017 Ghosts squad to a 30-3-2 mark through late June by batting .398 with a .485 on-base percentage ... batted .435 (84-for-193) for the Waterloo Ghosts Gold U19 squad during the summer of 2018, with a team-leading 21 doubles.

Personal:  Full name--Rainey M. Psenicka ... born on January 23, 1999, in Guelph, Ont. ... daughter of Rob and Paula  Psenicka ... has a brother, Lucas ... is majoring in Kinesiology ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2017, Winter 2018 (4.00), Fall 2018 (4.00), Winter 2019 (4.00), Fall 2019 (4.00), Winter 2020 (4.00), Fall 2020 (4.00), Winter 2021 (4.00), Fall 2021 (4.00) and Winter 2022 (4.00) ... last name is pronounced SEN-eca ... was a member of the WSU Student Leadership Council.
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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2018Freshman

    2B/1B
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2019Sophomore

    2B
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2020Junior

    2B
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2021Senior

    2B
    5'5"
    14
  • 14

    2022Redshirt Senior

    2B
    5'5"
    14