Sarah N. Dawson (born January 22, 1975) is an American, former collegiate All-American, softball pitcher and head coach. She played college softball for Louisiana–Monroe and is the Southland Conference career leader in wins, strikeouts, shutouts, WHIP and innings pitched. She ranks top-10 all-time in NCAA Division I for career shutouts (9th) and innings (5th).

After graduating from college, Dawson played three years of professional softball for the Orlando Wahoos/Akron Racers. Dawson served as an assistant softball coach at Marshall and Louisiana–Monroe, before serving as the head softball coach at Louisiana Tech from 2003 to 2012.

Early life Dawson 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.

Playing career She played college softball for Louisiana–Monroe team from 1994 to 1997. She is the Southland Conference career leader in wins, strikeouts, shutouts, WHIP and innings pitched and was named Southland Conference Freshman, Player and Pitcher of the Year during her career. She ranks top-10 all-time in NCAA Division I for career shutouts (9th) and innings (5th). After graduating from college, Dawson played three years of professional softball for the Orlando Wahoos/Akron Racers franchise of WPSL.

Coaching career 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.

Statistics

ULM Warhawks YEAR W L GP GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO ERA WHIP 1994 27 19 51 45 36 15 1 332.2 210 70 40 41 290 0.84 0.75 1995 27 16 45 42 34 12 0 284.2 173 68 44 49 306 1.08 0.78 1996 21 11 33 32 31 16 0 224.1 144 38 25 28 238 0.78 0.76 1997 45 10 58 54 50 31 0 400.2 190 44 30 46 446 0.52 0.59 TOTALS 120 56 187 173 151 74 1 1242.1 717 220 139 164 1280 0.78 0.71

Head coaching record

* Louisiana Tech vacated 19 wins (including 3 WAC games) in 2009 by NCAA action.

References

External links Louisiana Tech bio