Sarah Ellis

Class:
Junior
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-11
Hometown:
Perry, N.Y.
Position:
RHP
Prev School:
Perry Central HS

2008 (Jr.): Named to Big South Presidential Honor Roll … tied her 2007 record with most saves in a single season in program history (4) … led the team in innings pitched (203.1), wins (9), saves (4), complete games (19), shutouts (3) and strikeouts (110) … her innings-pitched total was the fourth-most by a pitcher in school history (203.1) … made 44 appearances and started 25 games … threw 19 complete games with three shutouts and a record of 9-20 and a 2.65 ERA … struck out seven batters against N.C. State … nabbed first win of the year in a complete game shutout victory over Presbyterian … pitched 8.2 innings and struck out seven batters in a game against Penn State … was a tough-luck loser in a 1-0 loss to St. Louis, but threw a complete game and struck out seven … pitched six innings in a one-run victory over James Madison, striking out five … also pitched a complete game with a 2.64 ERA in a win over Virginia … pitched nine innings in one-run victory over Gardner-Webb, with a 2.98 ERA ... nabbed a Big South complete-game shutout win over Charleston Southern, scattering two hits … also threw a complete game and knocked out No. 2 seed Radford to advance to the Big South Championship title game.
2007 (So.): Finished the year with a 12-8 record to go along with a 3.15 ERA … led the squad, set a new school record and finished the year ranked No. 19 nationally with four saves … also led the squad with nine complete games … made a team-high 40 appearances, including 20 starts … also led the squad with 151.0 innings pitched … ranked second on the team with a career-high 92 strikeouts, helping Liberty set a school record with 392 total team strikeouts … struck out a career-high 11 batters to lead Liberty to a 5-3 victory over Appalachian State in the season opener … scattered seven hits and allowed two unearned runs in a 6-2 win over Kennesaw State at the KSU Classic … posted her third-highest strikeout total of the year with six, while allowing two earned runs on four hits during a 7-3 victory over Rutgers at the Tar Heel Invitational … scattered six hits over three innings of relief work to pick up the victory over Pacific at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … later in the tournament, she allowed two hits over two innings of relief work to pick up her first save against Pacific … allowed just one run on two hits during a complete-game 1-0 loss to No. 25 California at the Hawaiian Airlines Spring Fling Tournament … came in to get the final out to secure a save against No. 10 Baylor at the Women4Women Invitational … scattered seven hits and struck out three batters to lead the Lady Flames to a 2-0 shutout victory over No. 6 Michigan at the Women4Women Invitational, marking the highest-ranked opponent the squad has defeated in program history … struck out 10 batter in a complete-game victory over Hampton at the Blue Ridge Thunder tournament … tossed two hitless innings of relief against Hampton to pick up a 4-3 victory over the Lady Pirates … gained another win in as a reliever, scattering two hits and striking out three over 3 2/3 innings in a 5-3 victory over James Madison … surrendered two hits and struck out one over two scoreless innings of relief to pick up a save in a 7-2 victory over Winthrop … allowed one run on seven hits, while striking out three to lead Liberty to a 4-1 Big South win over Charleston Southern … also picked up another victory over the Buccaneers later in the series by allowing two runs on five hits over 4 2/3 innings to help Liberty complete the three-game sweep with a 7-2 victory … got three outs in the seventh, including a strikeout, to pick up her fourth save of the year in a 4-2 win over UNC Greensboro … came in to pick up a victory in relief against Coastal Carolina, scattering three hits over the final 1 1/3 innings of a 4-3 Lady Flames' victory.
2006 (Fr.): Posted a banner year as a freshman pitcher … ranked third on the team with a 2.71 ERA, nine wins, 12 starts, six complete games, 85.1 innings pitched and 59 strikeouts … posted a victory in seven out of her first nine starts … posted the fourth-best ERA by a freshman starting pitcher in school history … also ranked sixth among Liberty's all-time freshman pitchers with nine wins … made three plate appearances during the year … struck out eight and scattered two hits in an 8-1, complete-game win over Hampton at the Seahawk Classic in her first collegiate start … fanned three in three scoreless innings of relief work against East Carolina … scattered six hits and struck out six in a 3-1, complete game win over Delaware at the Pirate Clash … picked up her first collegiate shutout as she allowed four hits in seven innings of work, while fanning five batters in a 7-0 win over Mount St. Mary's … scattered five hits and allowed just one run in a 2-1 victory over Central Connecticut at the Bethune-Cookman Spring Break Classic … struck out three and allowed four hits in a 6-1 complete-game victory over host Bethune-Cookman at the Bethune-Cookman Spring Break Classic … scattered six hits and allowed just one earned run to pick up the victory in Liberty's 6-5 upset win over 24th-ranked Virginia Tech.
Prep: Graduated from Perry Central High School … four-year letterwinner … four-time all-league team honoree … named Section V Class CCC Most Valuable Player as a freshman … named to the Section V Class CC all-tournament team as a sophomore … selected as the Livingston County News Softball Player of the Year during her junior and senior seasons … fourth-team all-state honoree as a junior … was named the Birds Eye Foods Softball Player of the Year as a senior when she finished the season with a 12-2 overall record and a 0.40 ERA … was also a three-year letterwinner in basketball … twice named to the all-league team … named the Birds Eye Foods basketball Player of the Year as a senior … named to the High Honor Roll.
Personal: Daughter of Ron and Anne Ellis … majoring in kinesiology … birthday is on May 6.