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As a Senior (2007): Made 29 appearances this season, starting 21 games, in final season as a Yellow Jacket ... Finished the year with a 12-3 record, compiling a 3.01 ERA ... Tallied one put-out and 27 assists on the season, finishing with an .875 fielding percentage ... Ninth in the ACC in strikeouts ... Threw six innnings, allowing just one run on four hits and striking out four in the first game of the ACC Tournament against Maryland (5/10) ... Had a season-high eight strikeouts in the season opener against Georgia Southern, allowing just two runs on six hits (2/10) ... Finishes career with a record of 47-15 and an ERA of 2.59 ... Holds the fourth position in Tech's career record books in opponents batting average, strikeouts per game, wins, appearances, games started, and total strikeouts.
As a Junior (2006): Became Tech's top pitcher by the end of the season ... Appeared in 43 games and started in 30 of them for the Jackets ... Finished tied for fifth in the ACC with 20 victories to lead Tech ... Led the team with six complete games and three complete-game shutouts ... Tallied three combined shutouts and two saves on the season ... Threw a team-high 166.0 innings, striking out 98 and walking just 39 ... Struck out a career-high 13 batters against UConn (3/4), allowing just two hits and no runs ... Won nine of her last 12 decisions in the circle for the Jackets, including going 3-1 in the postseason with a 3.37 ERA ... Recipient of team's Best Pitcher Award ... ACC Academic Honor Roll ... Named to the All-ACC Academic Softball Team.
As a Sophomore (2005): Established herself as one of the top pitchers in the ACC ... Started in 20 games and appeared in 28 for the Jackets ... Won 15 games and carried a 2.07 earned run average in the circle ... Struck out 71 in 115 innings pitched ... Tossed two complete-game shutouts and combined for another five ... Tallied two saves on the season ... Ranked seventh in the ACC in wins, saves and 10th in opponent batting average (.222) ... Struck out a career-high nine batters against then-No. 24 Florida State (3/26) ... Held Bethune-Cookman (2/12) to just two hits in a complete-game shutout ... Started in 26 of 33 games played in as an offensive player ... Hit .232, with one double and nine runs batted in ... Drew 13 walks and carried a .349 on base percentage ... Went 2-for-2 versus UAB (3/2) and drove in the game-winning run ... Drove in a season-high two runs against ACC foe Florida State (3/27) ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
As a Freshman (2004): Made five starts at first base and played in 29 games ... Went 3-for-23, with one double, one RBI and two walks ... Made 12 appearances in the circle for the Yellow Jackets ... Finished the season with a 1.11 earned run average ... Combined for eight shutouts ... Finished a no-hitter with Jessica Sallinger against Indiana (3/7), throwing a perfect final two innings ... Worked 19 innings, scattering 14 hits, three earned runs and struck out 13 ... ACC Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Was a four-year letterwinner at Walton High School under coach Nada Hlohovsky ... Garnered all-state, all-county and all-league honors as a junior and senior ... Voted as the Player of the Year as a senior ... Named most valuable player in 2001 and 2002 ... Helped guide her team to a regional championship in 2001 ... Participated in the North-South All-Star game ... Fanned 173 batters in 149 innings pitched and carried a 0.49 ERA as a senior ... Hit .344 with 21 runs scored, four home runs and drove in 24 runs in senior season ... Member of the FCA and the Interact Community Service club ... Recipient of the Ray Kroc Youth Achievement Award in 2003 ... Part of the Champions for Christ.
Personal: Born Sarah Kathryn Wood on Jan. 17, 1985, in Atlanta, Ga. ... Youngest of four children ... Parents are Richard and Vicky Wood ... Has two older sisters, Andry Kennedy (32) and Heather Wood (20), and one older brother, Nick (20) ... Majoring in international affairs.
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