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2020 Softball

7 Sarah Commons

  • Height 5-4
  • B/T L/R
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Glen Allen, VA
  • High School Deep Run
  • Position INF
  • Major Exercise Physiology

Biography

2019 Second-Team All-ODAC
2018 Second-Team All-Region
2018 Second-Team All-ODAC
2017 Third-Team All-ODAC

Senior (2020): Remained a middle-of-the-order bat for the Hornets, hitting .362 with eight runs scored and three RBI in 15 games ... Ranked third on the team in on-base percentage (.434) ... Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a Leap Day victory over No. 6 Emory U. ... Had a five-game hit streak early in the season.

Junior (2019): Assumed the role of everyday second baseman, playing all 52 games with a .308 average, eight doubles and 16 RBI ... Tied for the team lead with 14 stolen bases ... Ranked fifth on the team with 48 hits and fourth with 31 runs scored ... Named ODAC player of the week Feb. 11 after reaching base in seven of the season's first eight plate appearances ... Had a 14-game hit streak between April 3 and May 11.

Sophomore (2018): Played in 43 contests, manning the designated player spot in the lineup most of the season ... Led the team with a .417 batting average, inluding hit streaks of 10, eight, and seven during the year ... Also ranked top three on the team in hits (53), doubles (8), RBI (30), and on-base percentage (.468) ... Went 10-for-17 with three doubles, three runs, and seven RBI Feb. 24-25 at the Grand Slam Triangle Classic ... Was 2-for-2 with a triple and four RBI in an ODAC tournament win over Eastern Mennonite April 27.

Freshman (2017): Came in and made an impact in her first year, playing in 32 games ... Posted a .349 batting average with a .415 on-base percentage, both strong enough for third-best on the team ... Contributed 15 RBI with 12 runs scored ... Best game came against Ursinus on March 12, scattering two hits with two RBI and two runs scored ... Had two hits with two RBI in a key victory over Randolph in the ODAC Tournament on April 28.

Before Lynchburg: A four-year letterman and four-year starter at Deep Run High School...First-Team All-Conference in 2014 and 2016...Second-Team All-Region and All-Met in 2016 as well...At Deep Run had a BA of .438 with 95 hits including 21 doubles, seven triples, and 49 RBI.


Personal

Minor: Special Education

Parents: Martin and Justine Commons

Siblings: Shaun, Emma

Dream Vacation: Go backpacking through Europe

Favorite Movies: Footloose, Papertowns

Favorite TV Shows: Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Teen Wolf

Career Aspirations: Become a certified Physical Therapist for special needs children

Why Is Being A Hornet Important To You?: Being a Hornet is so important to me because being it means I get to attended and respresent a school that shares the same values as me

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2017Freshman

    MIF
    5'4"
    20
  • 7

    2018Sophomore

    SS/2B
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2019Junior

    INF
    5'4"
    7
  • 7

    2020Senior

    INF
    5'4"
    7