Chelsea Kathleen Goodacre (born September 26, 1993) is an American professional

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. Goodacre played

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for the

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from 2012 to 2015. She currently plays for the independent

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and played for United States women's national softball team. She won the

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in 2017. She was undrafted but later went on to play in the

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and be named an All-Star and win two championships with the Pride.

Arizona

Goodacre debuted in 2012. As both a sophomore and junior, Goodacre earned All-

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recognition. In her senior year alone, Goodacre was named a National Fastpitch Coaches Association Second Team All-American to go along with a final conference honors. She led the Nation in RBIs. On February 10 vs. the Northwestern Wildcats, Goodacre hit her 50th career

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. Later on March 21, in a doubleheader with the

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, she delivered 7 RBIs to pass the 200 benchmark, becoming the eighth hitter in school history to reach both clubs. Goodacre made her last appearance against the LSU Tigers on May 24 and drove in two runs and walked. She left the

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ranking top-10 in career home runs and RBIs.

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* * 1993 births Living people Arizona Wildcats softball players People from Glendora, California Softball players from California Sportspeople from Los Angeles County, California Sportspeople from Temecula, California USSSA Pride players {{US-softball-bio-stub