Sarah Hudek

Sarah Hudek
Medal record
Women's baseball
Representing  United States
Women's Baseball World Cup
2014 Japan Team competition
Pan American Games
2015 Toronto Team competition

Sarah Hudek (born January 20, 1997) is a left-handed pitcher and member of the United States women's national baseball team which won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.[1][2] Her father, John Hudek was a former Major League Baseball Pitcher.

Playing career

Hudek played on the varsity baseball team at George Ranch High School in Houston, Texas. She has accepted a scholarship to pitch at Bossier Parish Community College.[3] She will be the first woman ever to pitch for the program.[4]

USA Baseball

As a 17-year old, she made her debut for Team USA at the 2014 Women's Baseball World Cup, earning a silver medal. She earned a 1-1 record, along with a 0.53 ERA in 17 innings. At the plate, she went 8 for 18 for a .444 batting average, which included a triple and an RBI.

Awards and honors

  • 2014 USA Baseball Sportswoman of the Year Award[5]

References

  1. ↑ "HUDEK, Sarah". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Baseball - Event Overview - Women". Toronto2015.org. Pan American Games. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  3. ↑ http://m.mlb.com/video/topic/6479266/v37219909/sarah-hudek-father-on-earning-baseball-scholarship
  4. ↑ http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/sports/college/2015/02/03/bpcc-baseball-sign-female-pitcher/22807031/
  5. ↑ http://web.usabaseball.com/article.jsp?ymd=20141218&content_id=104408434&vkey=news_usab
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