Sarah Berry

Sarah Berry

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Acton, Ont.

High School:
Acton (Youngstown State)

Height:
5-7

Position:
OF/C

Birthdate:
04/16/1986

Experience:
2L

Bats/Throws:
R/R


Career Notes: Entered senior year ranked sixth in career batting average (.350/118-337) on WSU charts.

2008: Voted to the NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team ... named to the All-GLIAC First Team for the third straight year at her third position (2006-UT, 2007-OF, 2008-C) ... selected to the NCAA Great Lakes Region All-Tournament team ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2007: Voted to the NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team ... selected to the All-GLIAC First Team ... started all 58 games (46 CF, 12 C) ... batted third in every game ... led GLIAC in league batting (.533), slugging (.850) and on-base percentage (.580) ... batted .588 (30-51) during a WSU season-best 16 game hitting streak (April 15-28) in which she had six consecutive multiple-hit games ... had 19 multiple-hit games and 10 multiple-RBI games ... scored a run in eight straight contests from April 19-23 ... smacked two home runs in April 23 game at Lake Superior ... recorded an RBI in eight consecutive games (April 19-27) ... batted .353 with runners on base (36-102) ... led the team with a .403 mark with runners in scoring position (25-62), and a .406 average with two outs (26-64) ... her 37 RBI is tied-for-ninth best in school history ... had a season-high four hits Feb. 24 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan ... named GLIAC Player of the Week on April 23 after batting .609 (14-23) with three doubles and two home runs along with 10 RBI and a 1.000 slugging percentage ... selected GLIAC Player of the Week on April 30 after tallying 11 RBIs, four home runs, and a .483 batting average in leading WSU to a perfect 8-0 mark and the GLIAC regular-season crown ... among the GLIAC leaders in batting average (8th), hits (5th), home runs (t-8th), total bases (7th), sac flies (t-1st), hits per game (7th), plate appearances (3rd), and toughest to strikeout (10th) ... Game-By-Game Stats.

2006: First Team All-GLIAC as the utility player ... named to the WSU Invitational All-Tournament team ... started all 50 games played (37 CF, 10 C, 3 DP) ... missed eight games with an injury ... batted third or fourth ... hit cleanup 38 times ... drove in the only run in 1-0 win over Saginaw Valley on April 15 ... drove in all four WSU runs in 4-3 GLIAC tournament win over Ashland on May 5 ... batted .417 (5-12) with six RBI in the GLIAC tournament ... led the team with 21 two-out RBI ... tied for the team lead with 32 RBI ... batted .366 (37-101) with runners on base and .387 (24-62) with runners in scoring position ... put together a nine-game hitting streak from March 17-April 1, during which she hit .452 (14-31) ... reached safely on an error a team-high 10 times ... had a team-best .500 (14-28) mark with runners in scoring position and two outs ... had four three-hit games (March 15 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan, April 1 at Findlay and both games of a DH on April 18 vs. Hillsdale) ... had three four-RBI games ... first WSU hit came on Feb. 24 vs. West Georgia ... hit home runs against Ferris State (March 26) and Ashland (May 5) ... walked twice in a game on March 26 vs. Findlay ... had two doubles in a contest three times (March 15 vs. WVWC, April 14 vs. Northwood and April 18 against Hillsdale) ... Game-by-Game Stats.

Pre-WSU: Selected 2005 Horizon League Newcomer of the Year after batting .393 while starting all 17 conference contests for the Youngstown State Penguins ... played in 51 of YSU's 53 contests starting 50 times ... second on the squad in hitting (.320), on-base percentage (.399), hits (47), doubles (10) and walks (18) ... named to the Horizon League's All-Newcomer team ... batted .392 (29-74) with runners on base and .411 (23-56) with runners in scoring position ... threw out 13 opponent base stealers (31%).

High School: A 2004 graduate of Acton Secondary School ... named squad's Most Valuable Player after leading the team to the Hamber NSA championship and a No. 5 ranking in Ontario ... helped guide the Halton Hills Hawks to a top-eight finish at the provincial championships ... played summer ball for coach Dave Vallance ... selected 2004 Athlete of the Year ... was MVP of her soccer team as a senior ... also played volleyball.

Summer Ball: Batted .248 with a pair of triples and eight RBI during the summer of 2005 for the Guelph Gators 18U squad that won the Ontario provincial championship, as well as the national championship ... led the team with a .993 fielding percentage, making 129 putouts and just one error.

Personal: Full name--Sarah M. Berry ... born April 16, 1986, in Acton ... daughter of Raymond and Maria Berry ... has a younger brother, James ... is an elementary education major with a minor in biology ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term gpa 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2006.

Sarah Berry's Career Statistics
Year GP/GS AVG. AB R H 2B-3B-HR RBI TB SLG% BB/HBP/SO OB% SF/SH SB/A PO-A-E FLD%
2005*51/50.320147194710-0-22463.42918/4/20.3994/76/10168-32-9.957
200650/50.335157225313-1-23274.46814/2/14.3970/62/284-9-4.959
200758/58.36118030656-0-73792.52413/1/14.3994/41/1116-6-1.992
WSU Totals 108/108 .350 337 52 118 19-1-9 69 166 .493 27/3/28 .399 4/10 3/3 200-15-5 .977

*-at Youngstown State