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- Year:
- 1994
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- Team:
- Volleyball/Softball
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- Induction Year:
- 2014
Bio
Christine Ratches became the third female inductee into the Buccaneer Athletic Hall of Fame. A resident of Bourne, Mass., Ratches became the first female all-conference performer in Massachusetts Maritime history as a junior in 1992 when she was named to the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference volleyball all-league squad, and she ranks among the program’s career leaders in several categories, including matches played, kills, digs and attack percentage. On the softball diamond, Ratches was a dual threat both at the plate and inside the circle, as she batted .454 over her final two seasons in a Buccaneer uniform, including a .531 clip with a team-leading 17 hits and 12 runs scored during her junior campaign of 1993. The Academy’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1994, Ratches has served as Massachusetts Maritime’s head volleyball coach for 10 seasons, earning MASCAC Coach of the Year honors in 2005 and ranking as the second winningest mentor in school history.
