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32 Sarah Kennedy

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Bettendorf
  • Hometown Bettendorf, Iowa

Biography

2017 (Senior): Earned NFCA All-America First Team honors ... Named D2CCA National Player of the Year ... earned D2CCA All-America First Team honors ... top 10 finalist for the NFCA Division II National Player of the Year Award ... named D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year ... earned D2CCA and NFCA All-Central Region First Team honors ... named NSIC Player of the Year ... named to All-NSIC First Team ... started 55 games at shortstop ... named NSIC Player of the Week three times during the season ... hit an NCAA Division II single season record 32 doubles ... set an NSIC single season record with 17 doubles in conference play ... ended the season batting .505 which ranked second in the country and set a single season record at Augustana ... ranked fourth in the country with 95 hits ... hit 15 home runs and drove in 58 runs ... led the country in total bases with 174 ... had at least one hit in 50 of 55 games played ... picked up two or more hits in a game 29 times ... drove in two or more runs in a game 15 times ... had a hitting streak of 16 games ... ended the season reaching base safely in 31 straight games ... ranked third in the country with a .926 slugging percentage ... ranked sixth in the nation with a .549 on-base percentage ... stole seven bases in seven attempts ... posted a .925 fielding percentage with 97 putouts and 126 assists ... tied a single game record with three doubles at Minnesota Crookston on April 22 ... had two home runs in a game twice on the year ... drove in five runs against Washburn on March 18 ... finished her career at Augustana ranked second all-time in runs scored (221), doubles (77) and home runs (50) ... ended her career at Augustana ranking first all-time in total bases (577), third in RBI (214) and third in hits (342).

2016 (Junior): Earned Second Team All-Central Region honors from NFCA and the Conference Commissioners Association ... named All-NSIC First Team ... started all 54 games at shortstop ... batted .403 with 71 hits ... cracked 14 doubles and nine home runs ... drove in 55 runs ... scored 49 runs on the season ... compiled a .636 slugging percentage ... posted a .473 on-base percentage ... led the team with 23 walks ... stole two bases ... recorded 54 putouts and 140 assists ... had two or more hits in 20 games ... drove in two or more runs in a game 15 times ... went 1 for 2 with a home run and four RBI against MSU Billings on Feb. 6 ... hit two doubles and drove in four runs at Wayne State on March 22 ... was 3 for 4 with a career-high five RBI against Minnesota State on April 24. 

2015 (Sophomore): Named First Team All-America by the NFCA and Daktronics ... named top 10 finalist for the Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II Player of the Year award... earned Daktronics Central Region Player of the Year honors ... named Player of the Year in the NSIC ... earned NFCA All-Central Region First Team honors ... named to Daktronics All-Central Region First Team ... earned First Team All-NSIC honors ... named NSIC Player of the Week on March 31 ... named to NSIC All-Tournament Team ... started all 64 games at shortstop ... led the team batting with a .470 batting average that ranks third all-time in a single season at Augustana ... led the team with 101 hits ... recorded an .842 slugging percentage which ranks second all-time in a single season ... posted a .502 on-base percentage ... set the single season record with 25 doubles ... led the team with two triples ... finished third on the team with 17 home runs ... ranked second on the team with 70 RBI (five shy of single season record) ... stole three bases on three attempts ... struck out just eight times in 215 at-bats ... had two or more hits in 34 games ... drove in multiple runs in 21 games ... had a career-long hitting streak of 24 games ... opened the season on a 23-game hitting streak ... reached base safely in 61 of 64 games ... had at least one hit in 57 of 64 games ... drove in a season-high four runs at Northern State on April 3 and at Minnesota Crookston on April 11 ... scored career-high four runs at Bemidji State April 12 ... had two doubles in a single game three times.   

2014 (Freshman): Named First Team All-NSIC ... started all 61 games at shortstop ... led the team with 75 hits and a .373 batting average ... blasted nine home runs, six doubles and one triple ... compiled a .573 slugging percentage ... drove in 31 runs ... accounted for 110 total bases ... recorded 10 walks and was hit by a pitch four times ... posted a .412 on-base percentage ... was 6 for 6 on stolen base attempts ... led the team with 24 multiple-hit games ... drove in two or more runs in eight games ... ended the season on a five game hitting streak ... had a season-high four hits at Minot State on April 25 and against Missouri Southern on March 21 ... hit two home runs against Minnesota Duluth on May 1 and against Southeastern Oklahoma State on May 17 ... drove in a season-high four runs against St. Cloud State on April 12 ... stole season-high two bases against St. Cloud State on Feb. 22 ... named to NSIC All-Tournament Team. 

High School: 2013 graduate of Bettendorf High School ... four-year letterwinner ... three-year starter ... two-time team captain ... batted .480 as a junior ... compiled a .792 slugging percentage as a junior ... picked up 15 doubles, six triples and four home runs junior season ... named second team all-metro and all-state as a junior ... named team's MVP as a junior ... member of sixth-place finishing team in the 5A State Tournament as a sophomore ... earned second team all-metro honors as a sophomore. 

Personal: Born Feb. 17, 1995 ... daughter of Richard and Karin Kennedy ... biology and religion major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 32

    2013-14Freshman

    Outfield
    5'8"
    32
  • 32

    2015Sophomore

    Outfield
    5'8"
    32
  • 32

    2016Junior

    Infield
    5'8"
    32
  • 32

    2017Senior

    Infield
    5'8"
    32