Sara Buchholz

Position:
P
Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Gulliver Prep

Junior Season: Saw action in 12 games in the circle • Finished 2013 with a 3-1 mark, starting four games • Combined for two shutouts over North Dakota (3/2) and Elon (4/10) • Recorded a 5.96 ERA in 22.1 innings.

Sophomore Season: Appeared in 12 games and started six as a sophomore pitcher • Fanned 35 batters in the 35 innings she completed • Pitched a 1-0 victory against Northwestern State allowing only two hits and striking out eight batters • Completed the season with a 3.20 ERA earning four wins and one loss.

Freshman Season: Started 16 games in the circle compiling a 7-5 record • Earned her first career win with a five-hit shutout at UNC Wilmington Feb. 23 • Posted a 4-0 record with a 2.62 ERA in five league starts • Struck out a career-best six batters in a complete-game win over Virginia April 2 • Followed that performance allowing just two runs over six innings in a win at NC State April 9 • Picked up a key win at Maryland May 7, allowing two runs on three hits in 1 1/3 innings.

Prep: Four-year letter winner • Three-time Miami Herald pitcher of the year and Miami Herald All-Dade first team • Named 2009 Miracle Sports 3A Florida Player of the Year and Gulliver Prep MVP in 2009 • Two-time High School All-America region first team and Louisville Slugger/NFCA High School All-American second team • Named Puerto Rican softball Athlete of the Year • Recipient of Duke Book Scholar Athlete Award.

Personal: Majoring in communication studies and classical studies • Named the 2014 Athletic Director's Scholar-Athlete for softball • Participates in the Richard A. Baddour Carolina Leadership Academy as part of the Veteran Leader program and also serves as a Creed Mentor • Daughter of John and Cindy Buchholz • Born Dec. 31 in Miami, Fla.

Buchholz's Career Statistics:

Year	W-L	SV	ERA	APP-GS	CG	SHO/CB	IP	H	R-ER	BB	SO	WP
2011	7-5	1	4.39	23-16	6	1/2	83.0	101	67-52	32	40	5
2012	4-1	0	3.20	12-6	1	1/1	35.0	33	18-16	19	35	3
2013	3-1	0	5.96	12-4	0	0/2	22.1	24	19-19	13	30	0
Career	14-7	1	4.34	47-26	7	2/5	140.1	158	104-87	64	105	8