Sarah Dawson (softball)

Sarah Dawson
Biographical details
Born	January 22, 1975[1]; San Diego, California
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

Sarah N. Dawson (born January 22, 1975) is an American softball coach and former player. 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.[2][3][4][5] She later attended the University of Louisiana at Monroe, where she was an All-American pitcher for the Northeast Louisiana Indians softball team.[2][6][7] After graduating from college, Dawson played three years of professional softball for the Orlando Wahoos/Akron Racers franchise of National Pro Fastpitch.[8][6][9] Dawson served as an assistant softball coach at Marshall University and the University of Louisiana at Monroe,[10] before serving as the head softball coach at Louisiana Tech University from 2003 to 2012.[11][12] 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.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
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 Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

* 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.
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.
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 .
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.

External links

Louisiana Tech bio

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[1] "Sarah N Dawson". California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Archived from the original on March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[mother1-2] Babcock, Patricia (March 21, 1997). "Dawson women draw expertise from mother". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 25. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[3] 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.

[4] "Dawson retires from Christian". East County Sports. June 4, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[5] "It's orange-blossom time". Highland Park News-Herald & Journal. July 21, 1968. Retrieved March 15, 2019.

[pro1-6] Young, Al (July 13, 1997). "Call it number crunching". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 37. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "ULM to honor next set of greats". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. September 27, 2005. p. 18. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] 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.

[9] 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 .

[10] "Louisiana–Monroe names assistant softball coach". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. October 27, 1999. p. 26. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] "One on One with Sarah Dawson". The News-Star. Monroe, Louisiana. April 18, 2004. p. 28. Retrieved March 15, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .

[12] 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.