Sarah Hudek
Sarah Hudek | |
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Outfielder | |
Born: Sugar Land, TX | January 2, 1998|
Bats: Left Throws: Left | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Last updated on: 16 February 2020 |
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Women's baseball | ||
Representing United States | ||
Women's Baseball World Cup | ||
2014 Japan | Team competition | |
Pan American Games | ||
2015 Toronto | Team competition |
Sarah Hudek (born January 20, 1997) is a left-handed pitcher and former outfielder for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns softball team and 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 2014 USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year Award[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "HUDEK, Sarah". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ "Sarah Hudek earns scholarship | MLB.com". MLB.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12.
- ^ "BPCC baseball to sign female pitcher".
- ^ "USABaseball.com: News: USA Baseball names year-end award winners". web.usabaseball.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-22.
- 1997 births
- Living people
- American women baseball players
- Baseball players from Fort Bend County, Texas
- Baseball players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in baseball
- 21st-century American sportswomen
- Sportspeople from Sugar Land, Texas