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Sarah Hudek
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns – No. 35
Outfielder
Born: (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 (age 26)
Sugar Land, TX
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Teams
Career highlights and awards
  • 2014 USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year
  • Texas Class 4A Semifinalist Team
  • 2017 SEC All-Freshman Team member
  • 2018 NFCA All-South Region Team member
  • 2018 SEC All-Defensive Team member
  • 2019 NFCA All-Central Region Second Team member
  • 2019 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year
  • 2019 All-Sun Belt First Team member
  • 2019 Sun Belt Tournament All-Tournament team member
  • 2019 All-Louisiana First Team member
Last updated on: 16 February 2020
Sarah Hudek
Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing  United States
Women's Baseball World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2014 Japan Team competition
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team competition

Sarah Hudek (born January 20, 1997) is a left-handed pitcher and current outfielder for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team and former member of the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2] Her father, John Hudek was a former Major League Baseball Pitcher.

Playing career

Hudek played on the varsity baseball team at George Ranch High School in Houston, Texas. She has accepted a scholarship to pitch at Bossier Parish Community College.[3] She became the first woman ever to pitch for the program.[4]

USA Baseball

As a 17-year-old, she made her debut for Team USA at the 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup, earning a silver medal. She earned a 1-1 record, along with a 0.53 ERA in 17 innings. At the plate, she went 8 for 18 for a .444 batting average, which included a triple and an RBI.

Awards and honors

  • 2014 USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year Award[5]

References

  1. ^ "HUDEK, Sarah". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ^ "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ^ http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v37219909/sarah-hudek-father-on-earning-baseball-scholarship
  4. ^ http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/college/2015/02/03/bpcc-baseball-sign-female-pitcher/22807031/
  5. ^ http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20141218&content_id=104408434&vkey=news_usab