2010-11 Softball

6 Sarah Simon No.: 6 Pos.: C Cl.: So. Ht.: 5-11 B/T: R/R Hometown (Last School): New Port Richey, Fla./ River Ridge HS Rosters: 2010-11 Softball

2011: One of four Dolphins to start all 60 contests as a sophomore…named first team all-conference after recording team-highs in average (.365), triples (3) and home runs (10)…also finished with 10 doubles and 41 RBI…her home run total and on-base percentage (.500) were JU single-season records…had 15 multi-hit games and 10 multi-RBI contests…homered vs. B-CU at NCAA Tourney (5/21)…batted 2-for-3 each game in DH sweep vs. Stetson (5/6)…went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a double and home run at Belmont (4/18, G2)…also had a triple in the first game against the Bruins…had two home runs and double to tie JU single-season record for total bases (10) at ETSU (4/1, G2)…batted 3-for-4 w/3 runs vs. Kennesaw State (3/26, G1)…broke JU’s all-time HR mark with round tripper against Mercer (3/25, G1)…hit a triple against Toledo (3/6)…hit two-run homer vs. UCONN (2/25)…a triple shy of the cycle to go along with three RBI in victory vs. Jacksonville State (2/18).

2010: Started in all 56 games at catcher as a freshman…named to the A-Sun all-freshman team after tying for first in home runs (6), while finishing second in doubles (10) and RBI (25)…her home run total ranks third on the JU career and single-season list…finished the season with a team-best nine multi-RBI games and had 11 multi-hit efforts…recorded a season best six-game hitting streak from April 9-14…hit a grand slam against USC Upstate at the A-Sun Tournament (5/14)…batted 3-for-3 with three RBI and a home run at Mercer (4/30, G2)…recorded two RBI vs. ETSU (4/9, G2) & USC Upstate (4/10, G1)…batted 2-for-3 with two RBI, triple and home run in the second game vs. Virginia Tech (3/14)…had two home and three RBI in game one vs. Toldeo (3/10)…recorded a season-high three hits vs. Saint Joseph’s (3/5)…added two hits in her first collegiate contest vs. Drexel (2/13) before recording a two-run single against the Hokies the same night...earned A-Sun all-academic honors for her work in the classroom...also received NFCA Scholar Athlete Award accolades.

High School: Three-year starter at River Ridge High School under Ernie Beck…as a senior, she batted .475 with 30 RBI to be named offensive “Player of the Year” and the school’s female “Athlete of the Year”…also earned first team all-state, all-conference, all-North SunCoast, all-Sun Coast and all-county honors…as a junior, she led the state with 48 RBI and batted .514 at the plate to help the Knights to a district championship and a berth in the regionals…also named first team all-conference, all-county, all-North SunCoast and all-Sun Coast for her efforts…received Sunshine Athletic Conference all-academic honors in her junior and senior seasons…as a sophomore, she was named to the St. Petersburg Times and Tampa Tribune all-county teams after hitting .457 with 22 RBI…also lettered two years on the golf and weightlifting teams…played softball and volleyball her freshman year at Gulf Coast High School…while on the diamond, she batted .410 with 25 RBI to earn offensive “Player of the Year” accolades…also earned Sunshine Athletic Conference all-academic honors for her work in the classroom…played traveling softball for the Team FLA gold and FL Elite Gold.

Personal: Born Oct. 11, 1990, in New Port Richey, Fla.…daughter of Brent and Lisa…has a brother, Blaise…majoring in marketing.