| Sara Driesenga |
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Updated 5/10/12
Freshman (2012) ... Named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 13) ... Started 22 games in the circle and 14 at designated hitter ... Holds a 14-8 record when pitching ... Recorded six home runs and 17 RBIs ... Has a .370 average ... Scored two home runs (April 6) and three hits (April 7) at Ohio State ... Picked up the win against Bowling Green, pitching 6.0 innings while giving up just two runs on three hits ... Also went 2-for-3 at the plate against the Falcons, knocking in two runs ... Hit first career home run against Eastern Michigan (March 21), going 1-for-2 with two RBI ... Also picked up the win against EMU, throwing 5.0 innings and giving up two runs on four hits ... Earned the save in Michigan's 3-1 win over Mississippi State (Feb. 26), pitching 2.1 scoreless innings ... Registered four strikeouts against Hofstra (Feb. 25) ... Picked up Michigan's 2-1 win over No. 22 LSU (Feb. 11), pitching 7.0 innings while giving up just three hits and striking out two ... Picked up first career hit against Louisiana Tech, going 2-for-4 at the plate.
Prep ... Graduated from Hudsonville High School (2011) ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Michigan Miss Softball (2011) ... 2011 DAC High School Female Athlete of the Year ... Named MVP of the 2011 Under Armour All-America game ... Four-time all-conference, all-district, all-region and all-state (2008-11) ... Three-time team MVP (2009-11) ... Two-time captain (2010-11) ... Led Hudsonville to the MHSAA state championship in 2009 and 2010 ... 2010 ESPN National Junior Player of the Year ... Went 97-10 in the circle during her high school career with an ERA of 0.40, recording 945 strikeouts ... Held a .504 career batting average with 31 home runs, 55 doubles, 18 triples and 186 RBI.
Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts ... Born on Oct. 12, 1992 ... Daughter of Brian and Lori Driesenga ... Mother, Lori, played basketball at Calvin.
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