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Sarah Thomson
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Sarah Thomson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Rocklin, California
High School:
Del Oro
Position:
P/1B/OF

2003 as a Junior... Appeared in 47 games, starting 25... started 13 games as a designated hitter, eight in rightfield and six at first base... was 3-for-3 with four RBIs and three runs scored against Georgia State (Mar. 8)... 1-0 as a pitcher with three starts.

2002 as a Sophomore... Appeared in 43 games as a pitcher and in right field... hit her first career home run against Drake (Apr. 10)... hit .444 againt left-handed pitching... defeated eventual NCAA Champion California in Gayle Blevins' 900th career victory (Mar. 9)... started 16 games in right field and nine as designated hitter... picked up first career base hit in her first at bat of the year (Feb. 15 vs. Oklahoma State)... NFCA Academic All-American.

2001 as a Freshman... Appeared in 30 games and made 23 starts on the mound... threw a no-hitter in her first career Big Ten game (Ohio State, Mar. 30)... compiled a 8-3 record... struck out 67 hitters while walking 28... picked up first collegiate win against Southern Illinois (Mar. 9)... struck out a career-high six batters in win over Sacramento State (Mar. 13)... pitched eight complete games... pitched 130 1/3 innings... had a 1.29 ERA.

High School... Led her California Breeze team to a 1999 ASA National Championship... 2000 SFL Most Valuable Player and first team selection... 2000 first team all-state selection... 2000 first team Sacramento Bee All-Metro...2000 Auburn Journal Area MVP... was named the 1999 Auburn Journal Player of the Year... three-time first team all-league selection (once in Oregon, twice in California)... 1998 third team Oregon All-State selection... 1999 first team all-Auburn Journal (Calif.)... 1999 second team all-Sacramento Bee (Calif.)... four-year letterwinner in softball... three-year letterwinner in soccer and a two-time all-league selection... graduated Cum Laude... high school teammate of former Hawkeye Katy Jendrzejewski.

Personal... Bats/Throws - Right/Right... Major - Accounting... Parents - Leanna Thomson and David Kingsley... Born - July 10, 1982... High School - Del Oro... High School coach - Steve Evens.

Thomson's Career Batting Statistics

Year G AB R H 2B 3B HR SO BB SB RBI AVG PO A E FLD%
2001 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 1 57 1 .983
2002 45 72 11 19 2 1 1 18 7 4 7 .264 13 23 1 .973
2003 44 70 8 11 2 1 1 19 10 1 10 .157 48 5 2 .964
Career 95 144 19 30 4 2 2 38 17 5 17 .214 62 85 4 .974

Thomson's Career Pitching Statistics

Year GS CG IP H R ER SO BB WP W L ERA
2001 23 8 130.1 89 31 24 67 28 6 8 3 1.29
2002 10 2 66 68 27 20 23 19 2 7 1 2.12
2003 3 0 11 12 5 4 4 3 0 1 0 2.55
Career 36 10 207.1 169 63 48 94 50 8 16 4 1.62
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