Hall of Fame
A hard-hitting third baseman for Hall of Fame Coach Herb Minch’s Hilltopper softball team, Rachel Mason was also an academic standout at West Liberty. Mason came to the hilltop after a spectacular career at Magnolia (W.Va.) High School, earning back-to-back OVAC Class AAA Softball Player of the Year honors.
Rachel was an immediate impact player with the Hilltopper softball team. She helped West Liberty to a WVIAC runner-up finish in her debut season when she was named to the WVIAC All-Tournament Team and selected as the WVIAC Freshman of the Year.
The 3-time All-Conference selection was one of the top hitters in the conference throughout her career and also excelled in the classroom, earning the 2009 WVIAC Senior Scholar-Athlete Award after being honored as an Academic All-American. After graduating from West Liberty, Mason began a lengthy teaching and coaching career at Ravenswood (W.Va.) High School.
