Sarah Dawson (softball)
Sarah N. Dawson (born January 22, 1975) is an American, former collegaite All-American, right-handed batting softball pitcher and Head Coach, originally from San Diego, California.[2] She attended Christian High School San Diego in El Cajon, California, where she played softball for her mother, legendary California high school softball coach Roma Dawson.[3][4][5][6] She later attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe and played for Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball team from 1994-97. She is the Southland Conference career leader in wins, strikeouts, shutouts, WHIP and innings pitched and was at one time named Freshman, Player and Pitcher of The Year.[7][3][8][9] She ranks top-10 all-time in NCAA Division I for career shutouts (9th) and innings (5th).[10] After graduating from college, Dawson played three years of professional softball for the Orlando Wahoos/Akron Racers franchise of WPSL.[11][8][12] Dawson served as an assistant softball coach at Marshall University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe,[13] before serving as the head softball coach at Louisiana Tech University from 2003 to 2012.[14][15] While head coach at Louisiana Tech, Dawson compiled a record of 221–338, and led the Lady Techsters to a WAC conference championship and a berth in the 2008 NCAA Division I Softball Tournament.
Biographical details | |
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Born | [1] San Diego, California | January 22, 1975
Playing career | |
1994–1997 | Northeast Louisiana |
1997 | Orlando Wahoos |
1999–2000 | Akron Racers |
Position(s) | Pitcher |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1999 | Marshall (assistant) |
2000–2002 | Louisiana–Monroe (assistant) |
2003–2012 | Louisiana Tech |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 221–338 |
Statistics
ULM Warhawks
YEAR | W | L | GP | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | ERA | WHIP |
1994 | 27 | 19 | 51 | 45 | 36 | 15 | 1 | 332.2 | 210 | 70 | 40 | 41 | 290 | 0.84 | 0.75 |
1995 | 27 | 16 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 12 | 0 | 284.2 | 173 | 68 | 44 | 49 | 306 | 1.08 | 0.78 |
1996 | 21 | 11 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 0 | 224.1 | 144 | 38 | 25 | 28 | 238 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
1997 | 45 | 10 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 31 | 0 | 400.2 | 190 | 44 | 30 | 46 | 446 | 0.52 | 0.59 |
TOTALS | 120 | 56 | 187 | 173 | 151 | 74 | 1 | 1242.1 | 717 | 220 | 139 | 164 | 1280 | 0.78 | 0.71 |
Head Coaching Record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (Western Athletic Conference) (2003–2012) | |||||||||
2003 | Louisiana Tech | 16–42 | 6–14 | 5th | |||||
2004 | Louisiana Tech | 27–33 | 10–11 | 4th | |||||
2005 | Louisiana Tech | 18–49 | 2–16 | 7th | |||||
2006 | Louisiana Tech | 18–31 | 6–11 | 6th | |||||
2007 | Louisiana Tech | 22–38 | 3–15 | 7th | |||||
2008 | Louisiana Tech | 37–29 | 7–10 | 4th | NCAA Regional | ||||
2009 | Louisiana Tech | 15–23* | 9–8* | 4th | |||||
2010 | Louisiana Tech | 26–21 | 11–10 | 4th | |||||
2011 | Louisiana Tech | 17–39 | 6–15 | 6th | |||||
2012 | Louisiana Tech | 25–33 | 8–12 | 6th | |||||
Louisiana Tech: | 221–338 | 68–122 | |||||||
Total: | 221–338 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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* Louisiana Tech vacated 19 wins (including 3 WAC games) in 2009 by NCAA action.
References
- "Sarah N Dawson". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- "1997 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-America Teams". Nfca.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- Babcock, Patricia (March 21, 1997). "Dawson women draw expertise from mother". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 25. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - Zieralski, Ed (April 20, 2010). "She's been mom, motivator, matriarch". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- "Dawson retires from Christian". East County Sports. June 4, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- "It's orange-blossom time". Highland Park News-Herald & Journal. July 21, 1968. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- "2014 ULM Softball Guide". Issuu.com. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- Young, Al (July 13, 1997). "Call it number crunching". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 37. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - "ULM to honor next set of greats". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. September 27, 2005. p. 18. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Division I Softball Records" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- Macur, Juliet (July 2, 1997). "Calm belies Dawson's fiery spirit". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- Butler, Jason (May 11, 1999). "Racers new pitcher ready to reign again". Akron Beacon Journal. Akron, Ohio. p. 17. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Louisiana–Monroe names assistant softball coach". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 27, 1999. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - "One on One with Sarah Dawson". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. April 18, 2004. p. 28. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com
. - McElwee, Natalie (March 28, 2012). "Dawson Finds Joy from a Different Type of Diamond". Louisiana Tech University. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- "Final 1994 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- "Final 1995 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- "Final 1996 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.
- "Final 1997 Softball Statistics Report" (PDF). Ncaa.org. Retrieved 2020-07-16.