Sarah Olsen

Senior, Pitcher/Utility, 5-6, R/R, Hopatcong, N.J./Pope John XXIII Regional

2011 (Senior): Second Team All-CSAC Utility…served as third base, shortstop and pitcher for the Cyclones…started all 42 games…batted .321 (42-for-131) with 30 runs, six doubles, two triples, one home run and 24 RBI…walked 10 times…posted 34 putouts and 53 assists…on the mound, recorded two wins and a team-best 2.25 ERA while making 10 appearances, including seven starts…pitched 37.1 innings and struck out 28 while limiting opponents to .222 at the plate…finished with two complete game shutouts…named CSAC Player of the Week and Cyclone of the Week on April 11…set career-highs in triples, slugging percentage (.420), walks and assists…finished career second all-time in program history in games played (150) and at bats (457), third in hits (138), fourth in doubles (22) and assists (154), fifth in runs (79) and RBI (76), sixth in fielding percentage (.965)…on the mound, is second in Centenary’s record books in wins (28), shutouts (11), strikeouts (298), saves (three), innings (326.1), appearances (71) and starts (49), fourth in complete games (27) and sixth in ERA (2.92)…Spring FAR FAB Scholar-Athlete Recognition Award…CSAC All-Academic Team.

2010 (Junior): Second Team All-CSAC Utility…served as first base, third base and pitcher for the Cyclones…played and started in 43 games…third on the team with a .327 batting average (50-for-153) with 32 runs, seven doubles, one triple and 24 RBI…walked eight times…stole four bases in four attempts…recorded 84 putouts, 32 assists and a 1.000 fielding percentage…on the mound, went 7-6 with a 4.27 ERA and one save…recorded seven complete games and one shutout…made 14 starts in 20 appearances…pitched 90.2 innings and struck out 67 batters…in CSAC statistics, finished first in at bats, tied for first in fielding percentage, third in plate appearances, tied for fourth in saves, tied for fifth with six games finished, sixth in strikeouts, tied for sixth with six relief appearances, seventh in hits and eighth in appearances…named CSAC Pitcher of the Week on March 29 after going 3-0 with a 0.53 ERA and two complete games…CSAC All-Academic Team.

2009 (Sophomore): All-CSAC First Team…started all 41 games as either pitcher, third base or first base…on the mound, appeared in 26 games with 16 starts…tied for fourth in the conference in appearances…tied for ninth in conference in games finished and tied for 10th in CSAC in games in relief…went 16-7 with 11 complete games and five shutouts…ranked 50th in the country and second in the conference in victories…fifth in the conference and 78th nationally with a 1.77 ERA…limited opponents to a .209 batting average (99-for-474), fifth in the conference…65th nationally in hits allowed…third in the conference and 68th nationally in strikeouts…third in the conference with 34 batters struck out looking…at the plate, hit .317 (38-for-120) with 26 RBI, 14 runs, nine doubles and one home run…recorded 50 total bases…slugged .417…walked seven times…made 52 putouts and led tem with 52 assists…posted a fielding percentage of .963…two-time CSAC Pitcher of the Week, March 17 and April 27, and took home CSAC Honor Roll accolades on April 13...named to CSAC All-Academic Team.

2008 (Freshman): Played in 24 games, starting 18…as a pitcher, appeared in 15 games, starting 12…pitched a team-high 72.0 innings…finished with a record of 3-9…led the team in both complete games (seven) and shutouts (three)…struck out a team-high 75…named conference’s Pitcher of the Week on April 7 after striking out 16 opponents in 11.1 innings, including a career-high 12 strikeouts in a one-hit shut-out of Cabrini College on April 5…also recorded eight hits, including one home run…finished with two RBI…scored three runs...walked twice…tallied 11 putouts and 17 assists.

High School and Personal Data: Played four years of softball at Pope John XXIII Regional High School…started all four seasons…served as team captain her senior year…named team MVP her final campaign…also earned First Team All-West Jersey, First Team All-League, First Team All-Area and Second Team Parochial All-State… majoring in Elementary Education and Psychology…has two sisters, Alyssa and Chelsea…daughter of Karen and Russell Olsen…born on Aug. 7, 1989.