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University of Rhode Island

2020 Softball Roster

9 Sarah Gunderson

  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • High School Northern Highlands
  • Hometown Upper Saddle River, N.J.

Biography

Career Honors & Awards

  • 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
  • Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week (5/2) 

2019 (Senior)

  • Appeared in 25 games as a pitcher, making 15 starts
  • Also made eight starts in the outfield
  • Went 4-9 with a 3.34 ERA in 94.1 innings pitched
  • Had two shutouts
  • Batted .350 with seven hits, two doubles and six runs batted in
  • Had a .500 on-base percentage

2018 (Sophomore)

  • Appeared in 18 games, all starts in the circle
  • Led the team with four victories, finishing with a 4-11 record
  • Had four complete games
  • Had 45 strikeouts and just 15 walks allowed in 84.0 innings of work
  • Finished the season with a 4.75 ERA

2017 (Freshman)

  • Named to the 2017 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
  • Appeared in 27 games, making 21 starts in the circle
  • Led the team in wins (6), ERA (4.97), innings pitched (112.2), complete games (7) and saves (2)
  • Named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the week of 5/1
  • Pitched a complete game and earned the victory at George Washington (5/6)
  • Earned the victory with 4.0 innings of work against St. Bonaventure (4/30)
  • Pitched her first career complete-game shutout, allowing just four hits against St. Bonaventure (4/29)
  • Earned the complete-game victory at Dayton, allowing two earned runs on eight hits (4/23)
  • Pitched no-hit ball for 4.2 innings and went the distance in a loss to George Mason (4/16)
  • Earned her second career save with a scoreless inning of work in a 3-2 win over Saint Louis (4/2)
  • Pitched 5.0 innings and allowed just two runs to earn the win over Saint Louis (4/1)
  • Earned her first career victory with a complete-game win at Providence (3/21). Allowed two runs on six hits while striking out six batters
  • Pitched 5.1 innings and allowed just one run on four hits against Portland State (2/26). Did not factor in the decision.
  • Pitched a scoreless inning against Nevada (2/25)
  • Retired the only batter she faced to record her first career save against Incarnate Word (2/18)
  • Made her collegiate debut in the season opener, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings of relief against Incarante Word (2/17)

Before URI

  • Attended Northern Highlands Regional High School, where she played softball and volleyball and was on the swim team
  • Was a team captain in softball as a senior
  • Named the Record's Softball Player of the Year
  • Was a three-time First-Team All-County selection
  • Earned third-team all-state honors as a junior.
  • Earned First Team All-North Jersey honors 
  • Earned First Team All-League honors in each of her four seasons
  • Led Northern Highlands to league and county titles during her junior season
  • Was the Athlete of the Week for both North Jersey Sports and the Record for the week of May 16, 2016
  • Won a state championship in swimming as a freshman
  • Played club ball with the Jersey Inferno, Team Long Island and the Hudson Valley Hurricanes

Personal

  • Born Jan. 22, 1998
  • Daughter of Joanne and Peter Gunderson
  • Enjoys going to the gym, shaking soda bottles and making them explode, doing other people’s hair, playing beach volleyball, snowboarding, building sand castles, petting animals and running in circles
  • Favorite teams are the New York Jets, the New York Yankees and the New Jersey Devils
  • Majoring in Business

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2017Freshman

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    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2018Sophomore

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    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2019Junior

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    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2020Senior

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    5'7"
    9