Sarah Hudek

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.

Sarah Hudek
Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns – No. 35
Outfielder
Born: (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998
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
2014 Japan Team competition
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team competition

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
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