2020 Softball Roster

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1 Sarah Kretschmar

  • Position Shortstop
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Diamond Bar, Calif.
  • High School Diamond Ranch HS

Biography

2020: Hit .304 in 21 starts at shortstop... In shortened season due to COVID-19 outbreak, finished fourth on the team in both total bases (20) and RBI (10) and also stole three bases... Finished second on the squad with 25 assists and also compiled a .931 fielding percentage... Named 2020 CUI Co-Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year at school's annual senior awards ceremony... Named PacWest Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the second straight season... Made Preseason All-PacWest Team... Academic All-PacWest... COSIDA Academic All-District selection... Concordia's 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee.

2019: Only Eagle to start all 55 games... Played every game at shortstop hitting .287 with eight doubles, 22 RBI, 16 walks and stealing five bases... Handled 182 chances with a .945 fielding percentage and was second-best on the squad with 87 assists... Named All-PacWest Third Team and PacWest Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Made Academic All-PacWest team for third straight year and was semifinalist for Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup Award... NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

2018: Started 55 of 60 games as a sophomore manning the shortstop position in impressive fashion with 75 putouts and 69 assists in 58 appearances... Collected a season-high three hits and scored three times in a 12-0 win over Western Oregon... Hit game-winning home run in 4-3 victory over Chaminade on Mar. 5, 2018...  Was second among CUI starters with a .414 on-base percentage and 19 walks while also hitting .258 in 120 at-bats... Dean's list... Academic All-PacWest

2017: Hit .306 and started 45 games as a freshman infielder... Smacked a home run and a RBI single in a 10-1 win over Northwest Nazarene in her Concordia debut as starting shortstop... Supplied game-winning RBI single in 1-0 victory over Dominican in 10th inning (4/10)... Posted 73 putouts and 90 assists for a .959 fielding percentage in 46 appearances.... Dean's list... Academic All-PacWest

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Diamond Ranch HS in Pomona, Calif.. Graduated in 2016... Three year varsity player... Played varsity softball from 2014-2016 in the Hacienda League... Also played volleyball and basketball... Honorable Mention for volleyball as a freshmen... 2013 DIIIA semifinal (basketball)... 2016 CIF appearance... 2015 softball defensive player of the year... MVP of her volleyball team as a sophomore.. .Junior year named Defensive Player of the Year on her softball team... 1st team Hacienda League in basketball and MVP for basketball and volleyball... In her senior season named volleyball team MVP and All-League... Basketball MVP and 1st team All-League... Softball Hacienda League 1st team and league champions

OTHER: Born January, 27 1998 to Ken and Judi Kretschmar in San Dimas, Calif... Has three brothers - Michael, David and Tyler..Majoring in liberal studies with an emphasis in child development and minoring in psychology... Enjoys going to concerts, horse racing, camping, fishing, Lakers... Favotie athletes are Kobe Bryant and Lonzo Ball... Favorite things about Concordia are SHOUT, SAAC, and working for the school newspaper... Career goal is to become an elementary school teacher and be a stay at home mom, possibly work for a local newspaper... Favorite quote is, "Do your best and let God do the rest"... Favorite song is Sara Smile- Hall and Oates... If money were no object I would buy all the clothes I wanted and buy season tickets to the Lakers... Best advice I ever received was, "Don't worry about the things you cannot control."

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2017Freshman

    INF
    5'6"
    24
  • 42

    2018Sophomore

    OF
    5'6"
    42
  • 1

    2019Junior

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    1
  • 1

    2020Senior

    Shortstop
    5'6"
    1