Sarah N. Dawson (born January 22, 1975) is an American, former collegiate

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and

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. She played

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for Louisiana–Monroe and is the

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career leader in wins,

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and

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. She ranks top-10 all-time in

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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

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and Louisiana–Monroe, before serving as the head softball coach at

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from 2003 to 2012.

Early life

Dawson attended

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, where she played softball for her mother, legendary California high school softball coach Roma Dawson.

Playing career

She played

for Louisiana–Monroe team from 1994 to 1997. She is the

career leader in wins,

and

and was named Southland Conference Freshman, Player and Pitcher of the Year during her career. She ranks top-10 all-time in

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 The 2008 NCAA Division I softball tournament was held from May 15 through June 4, 2008. 64 NCAA Division I college softball teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament, to play in the ...

Statistics

ULM Warhawks

Head coaching record

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

References

External links

Louisiana Tech bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dawson, Sarah 1975 births Living people Softball players from California Akron Racers players American softball coaches Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball players Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks softball coaches Marshall Thundering Herd softball coaches Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters softball coaches Sportspeople from San Diego