Sara Stephenson

Year:
Freshman
Pos.:
P
Hometown:
Sutter, Calif.

2016 (freshman season): Second-team All-Big Sky Conference ... A one-time Big Sky Conference Pitcher of the Week ... Went 14-6 with a 4.56 earned run average ... Started 20 games, made 35 appearances ... Led team in innings pitched (136.2), strikeouts (79) and complete games (eight) ... Fourteen wins tied for third in the Big Sky, as did 35 appearances ... Ranked fifth in the Big Sky in strikeouts ... Had a .312 batting average against ... Held opponents to a .278 average with runners on base ... Had a four-game winning streak from March 12-26 and a five-game winning streak to close out the season ... Threw a complete game shutout at North Dakota on April 30 ... Picked up two wins and a save in three-game road sweep of UND to earn Big Sky Pitcher of the Week honors ... Threw five scoreless innings in 8-0 win over Cal State Bakersfield and six in relief in 6-4 win at Northern Colorado ... Collected a season-high six strikeouts in 2-0 loss to Texas State and 5-2 loss at Southern Utah ... Had at least one strikeout in 17 of 18 games between March 19 and May 16.

Personal: A 2015 graduate of Sutter Union High ... Born August 28, 1997, in Yuba City, Calif. ... The daughter of Matt and Ellyn Stephenson ... Has an older brother, Brandon, and an older stepsister, Ashley ... An undeclared major.