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2009 Softball Roster (26-14; 4-4 Liberty League)

Perry Laskaris '07
Tom Killips
Tom Killips

5 Sara Finkbeiner

  • Position Center Field/Pitcher
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Ellenville
  • Hometown Napanoch, NY

Biography

2009: Started all 40 games ... Batted .375 while leading the club in games played/stated, at-bats (152), hits (57) and triples (4) ... Had three doubles ... Drove in 34 runs with 25 RBI ... Posted a .447 slugging percentage with a .410 on-base percentage ... Went 6 for 7 on stolen base attempts ... Fielded at a .968 clip ... Led the Liberty League in triples ... Was second in hits, at-bats and total plate appearances (169) ... Fifth in stolen bases ... Went 7-3 from the circle with a 2.33 earned run average ... Had a team-best six complete games, including one shutout, while appearing in 15 games ... Allowed 71 hits through 66.0 innings pitched, walking 23 while striking out 44 batters ... Opposition hit .255 against her ... Fifth in the Liberty League in opponent batting average and batters struckout looking (22) ... Went 2 for 5 with a run and two RBI against Drew (3/7) ... Allowed just four runs in 5.2 innings with seven strikeouts and no walks while going 3 for 5 at the plate with three runs scored against Ohio Wesleyan (3/10) ... Went 2 for 3 with three runs and three RBI while allowing just one run on six hits through 5.0 innings pitched against Saint Joseph's (3/12) ... Was 3 for 8 with four runs and five RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Russell Sage (3/31) ... Produced a 6 for 9 effort at the plate, including three runs scored, while pitching 6.0 innings with just seven hits and no runs in a doubleheader against Hamilton (4/13) ... Went 2 for 5 with a run and two RBI against Elms (4/24) ... Was 2 for 4 with two runs scored against Alfred in the ECAC Tournament (5/10) ... Two-time Liberty League Pitcher of the Week ... All-Liberty League First Team as a centerfielder ... Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division III All-Northeast Region Second Team ... ECAC Division III Upstate All-Star as a centerfielder ...  

2008: Started all 40 games ... Fifth on the team with a .364 batting average ... Third on the club with 48 hits ... Third in the league and first on the team in runs scored (37) ... Had four doubles, two triples and two home runs ... Fourth in the league in triples ... Fifth in the league and second on the team in walks Photo by Tom Killips(13) ... Led Red Hawks with eight stolen bases in nine attempts ... Posted a .470 slugging percentage and a .425 on base percentage ... Went 1 for 4 with a home run, a run and four RBI's against Lesley (3/9) ... Was 3 for 4 with a run against Curry College (3/13) ...  Went 2 for 4 with a double, a run and an RBI against Middlebury (4/8) ... Was 3 for 3 with two runs and an RBI against St. Lawrence (4/13) ... Went 2 for 3 with a run against Union in the ECAC Tournament (5/10) ... All-Liberty League First Team center field ... Liberty League Performer of the Week twice ...

2007: Played in 34 games ... Second in the league and first on the team in batting average (.462) ... First in the league in on base percentage (.561) ... Second in the league and first on the team in runs scored (43) ... Third in the league and first on the team in hits (49) ... Third in the league in stolen bases (9) and assists (66) ... Second in the league in walks (24) ... Posted six doubles, three triples and five home runs ... Third on the team in RBI (32) and slugging percentage (.717) ... Second on the team in at bats (106) ... 11th in the country in runs per game ... 13 nationally in walks per game ... 35th in the country in batting average ... Was 3 for 4 with a double, a triple, four runs and two RBI in a win over St. John Fisher (3/5) ... Went 4 for 7 with three runs and an RBI in a two-game sweep of Castleton State (3/30) ... Was 6 for 7 with five runs scored and three RBI in a doubleheader sweep of Hamilton (4/3) ... Had a home run and three RBI in a win over Union (4/27) ... Went 4 for 8 with two home runs, four runs scored and seven RBI in a two-game sweep at Skidmore (4/29) ... Liberty League Performer of the Week once ... All-Liberty League Second Team shortstop ... NFCA Northeast All-Region Third team ...

2006: Played in all 41 games … Batted .424, which was good for sixth in the league and second on the squad … Had 53 hits and was second on the team and the league with 45 runs scored … Second in Photo by Tom Killipsthe league and first on the team in home runs (8) … First in the league in sacrifice bunts (11) … Had a league-high .680 slugging percentage and a team-best .483 on base percentage … Was successful on all eight stolen base attempts … Had 32 runs batted in … Liberty League Performer of the Week once … Liberty League Rookie of the Week once … All-Liberty League First Team shortstop …

High School: Starting pitcher all four years ... One-year captain ...  Pitched two perfect games … All-Mid Hudson Athletic League First Team in 2004 & 2005 … 2005 County Scholar-Athlete … Three-year starter in field hockey … Four-year Scholar-Athlete ... National Honor Society … Rensselaer Medal …

Personal: Civil Engineering major ... Daughter of Debra and Mark Smith & Rick and Amy Finkbeiner.

 

 

Career Stats

Yr. Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% OB% SB FLD
2006 .424 125

45

53 32  85  .680  .483  .897 

2007

.462 106 43 49 6 3 5 32 76 .717 .561 9 .897

2008

.364 132 37 48 4 2 2 15 62 .470 .425 8 .891
2009 .375 152 34 57 3 4 0 25 68 .447 .406 6 .968
Totals .402 515 159 207 17 11 15 104 291 .565 .465 31 .908

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2006Freshman

    Infield/Pitcher
    5'7"
    5
  • 5

    2007Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5
  • 5

    2008Junior

    Center Field
    5
  • 5
    C

    2009Senior

    Center Field/Pitcher
    5'7"
    5
    C