Rhonda King-Randolph (1998) - Hall of Fame - University of Toledo Athletics

Rhonda King-Randolph

Induction:
1998
Class:
1990

Rhonda King-Randolph became the first Rocket woman ever to earn All-America honors when she was named First-Team All-America by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) in 1990. A first baseman, King-Randolph was a three-time All-MAC player, earning MAC Player of the Year honors in 1990.

In 1989, she led Toledo to a MAC title, an NCAA regional title and a berth into the Women’s College World Series. One her biggest highlights was hitting a home run off of two-time Olympic gold medalist Michelle Smith in the ’89 World Series. She also knocked in the winning run in the 1989 MAC Championship Game with a suicide squeeze.

During her four-year career at Toledo, King-Randolph played on Rocket teams that won 131 games overall and went 64-34 in MAC play, finishing in the top three in the league three times. In her All-America season in 1990, she led the nation with 13 home runs and 57 RBIs, adding a .773 slugging percentage, all school records at the time. She was a First-Team All-MAC selection in 1987, 1989 and 1990, setting the then-school record with 42 RBIs in 1989. She still ranks in Toledo’s top 10 in the following career categories - RBIs (1^st/131), doubles (2^nd/42), total bases (2^nd/311) and walks (2^nd/79), slugging percentage (4^th/.494), home runs (7^th/19) and games played (4^th/227).

Following her senior season, Toledo Mayor John McHugh proclaimed Sept. 18, 1990 as “Rhonda King-Randolph Day.” King-Randolph was inducted into the University of Toledo Varsity T Hall of Fame in 1998, and the Westerville North High School Hall of Fame in 2025. She was an honoree at the Mid-American Conference’s 50^th anniversary celebration in 1996. King-Randolph passed away in 2025 following an extended illness.