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Record
books are often written in pencil because of the constant changes, but with a
competitor like Rhonda King-Randolph, one may as well use permanent ink. Eight
years after playing her last inning as a Rocket first baseman, she is still in
the record book as leader in six different categories - slugging percentage
(.494), doubles (42), home runs (19), runs batted in (131), total bases (311)
and walks (79). While rewriting the record books, King-Randolph
received numerous awards for her efforts. She was the first female athlete
in Rocket history to earn All-America first-team honors. As a three-time
All-MAC performer, she helped lead the Rockets to 131 wins, including a MAC
title and a seventh-place finish in the 1989 College World Series. She
graduated from UT in 1990 with a degree in public relations and is
currently head softball coach at Kenyon
College in Gambier, Ohio. She resides in Marengo, Ohio with husband Les,
and sons Cole and Cade. King-Randolph is the third softball player in Rocket
history to be inducted into The Varsity 'T' Hall of Fame, joining former
teammates Tami (Johnston)
Summers and Patty (Barrett) Recker.
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