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Sara Poling

 

Hometown: Position:
Rocky Point, NC SS
High School: Class:
Heide Trask HS JR
Height: B/T:
5-3 R/R

2008: Made 46 starts on the season at shortstop... Hit 2-for-2 against Bluffton and recorded three RBI against Mary Baldwin... Hit .375 in the NCAA First Round Tournament to earn All-Tournament honors... Methodist Scholar Athlete and USA South Academic All-Conference honoree.

2007: Started in every game for the Monarchs at shortstop... Tied for the team-high with four home runs... Registered 30 RBI on the season... Went 3-for-3 with three RBI against Rutgers-Camden... Methodist Scholar Athlete... Received USA South Academic All-Conference honors... Methodist Female Scholar Athlete of the Year.

2006: Started 44 games during her rookie campaign... Tallied 45 hits for a .354 batting average... Five home runs tied Poling for the season-high and ranked her fourth in the Methodist record book for home runs in a season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in volleyball, basketball, and softball... Received All-Conference honors... Named Valedictorian of her class.

PERSONAL: Major is Chemistry with a concentration in Forensics and a minor in Mathematics... Parents are Duane and Libby Poling...Favorite song is anything by Brad Paisley... Favorite TV shows are "Nip/Tuck", "CSI: Vegas" and "Grey's Anatomy"... Favorite athletic team is the Carolina basketball team... Dream job is to work in a forensic lab.

OVERALL                          
Year GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG % BB SB AVG FLD%
2006 45/44 127 17 45 9 0 5 20 .543 18 1-1 .354 .926
2007 43/43 116 17 34 6 0 4 30 .448 23 2-3 .293 .928
2008 46/46 111 12 30 7 0 1 17 .360 22 1-1 .270 .917
Totals 134/133 354 46 109 22 0 10 67 .455 63 4-5 .308 .924
USA SOUTH                          
Year GP/GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SLG % BB SB AVG FLD%
2006 15/15 44 6 15 2 0 1 5 .455 10 0-0 .341 .925
2007 14/14 39 6 13 3 0 1 9 .487 9 1-1 .333 .974
2008 17/17 40 4 11 6 0 0 10 .425 6 1-1 .275 .875
Totals 46/46 123 16 39 11 0 2 24 .455 25 2-2 .317 .927