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Sara Shields

2 Sara Shields

  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Randolph, Ohio
  • High School:
    Waterloo
  • Position:
    P/DP
  • B/T:
    R/R
  • Last College:
    Lake Erie College

2013 - JUNIOR SEASON
Played in 23 games with nine starts... also made 13 appearances as a pitcher with two starts... went 2-3 in the circle with a 5.85 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 32.1 innings... struck out six in five innings of relief against Towson (Feb. 8)... worked four innings in relief at Jackson State (March 14), fanning three... struck out five in 3.2 innings of work against Valparaiso (April 27)... went 1-for-3 with a run and RBI vs. Akron (April 9).

2012 - SOPHOMORE SEASON
Second Team All-Horizon League selection at the DP position...second on the team in batting average (.321), slugging percentage (.522), on-base percentage (.372), runs (24), hits (43), total bases (70) and home runs (seven)...drew 12 walks, tied for third most on the team...racked up a team-best 13 wins in the circle, tying her for sixth most in the league...pitched 158.2 innings - the fifth most in the league...finished with a 3.22 ERA and 129 strikeouts...had 10 multi-hit games, including a three-hit performance against Green Bay (April 21)...recorded five multi-RBI games, including a season-best three runs driven in against Robert Morris (March 28)...pieced together a nine-game hitting streak from March 16-April 1...earned first career win in relief against Rutgers (March 3)...recorded season-high 11 strikeouts in a complete game effort against Nebraska-Omaha (March 12), a game CSU won 3-2...overall, appeared in 47 games and made 43 starts.

2011 - FRESHMAN SEASON (AT LAKE ERIE COLLEGE)
Made 21 starts for the Storm, finishing with a 5-16 record and an ERA of 4.11...had nine complete games and two shutouts...recorded 105 strikeouts in 121 innings pitched while issuing just 44 walks...almost a quarter (23 of 94) runs she allowed were un-earned...had 35 at bats and scored two runs while driving in a pair.

HIGH SCHOOL
Four-time letterwinner in softball at Waterloo High School where she owns 15 school records...was team's MVP in both her junior and senior seasons...also played basketball and volleyball for the Waterloo Vikings, earning team MVP honors in each sport in 2009...Plain Dealer all-star in her senior season after she posted a 22-5 record, 0.95 ERA, 336 strikeouts in 185 innings, 14 shutouts and a no-hitter while batting .441 with 41 hits, 19 runs scored, 35 RBI and six homers...earned Division III second team All-Ohio honors in 2010...finished her career with school record 705 strikeouts and 142 hits, including school-best 17 homers.

PERSONAL
Born August 1, 1991 in Akron, Ohio... daughter of Gary and Sherrie Shields...has an older brother, Cory...honor roll student in high school and member of high school student council...intends to major in nursing.