2020 Softball Roster
Sara Ann Davidson
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ripley, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- Ripley HS
- NIL:
- R/R
Career
Has played in 108 games with 88 starts, primarily at third base ... is hitting .212 with 47 hits, 32 runs scored, 10 doubles and three home runs ... has nine multi-hit games ... has a career on-base percentage of .296.
Athletic Honors
- AAC Weekly Honor Roll (Feb. 10, 2020)
Academic Honors
- 2017, 2018, 2019 AAC All-Academic Team
- 2017, 2018, 2019 NFCA Scholar Athlete
- Spring 2020 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List; Tiger Academic 30
- Fall 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List; Tiger Academic 30
- Spring 2019 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List; Tiger Academic 30
- Fall 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List; Tiger Academic 30
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List; Tiger Academic 30
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List; Tiger Academic 30
- Spring 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
2020 (Senior)
Started in all 25 games at third base before the season was cut short due to the coronavirus ... has elected to come back to finish her career in 2021 ... hit a career-high .283 with 17 hits, 13 runs scored and a career-high six doubles ... made a drastic improvement at the plate with her strikeout-to-walk ratio, going from 29-to-11 as a junior to 10-to-11 in 2020 ... recorded her first career stolen base against Furman on Feb. 15 ... hit the first Memphis home run of the season in the season opening win against Iowa State ... recorded four multi-hit games including a career-high three hits in Memphis' win against Northern Colorado on Feb. 8.
2019 (Junior)
Started and played in all 55 games as the everyday third baseman … recorded a career-high 27 hits with three doubles and two home runs … finished with two hits five times … drove in 12 batters … finished with 11 drawn walks … entered the season with just 23 appearances in two seasons … stepped into the role at third base and finished the season with 113 assists and 50 putouts … finished with a .200 batting average … was one of six players with multiple home runs.
2018 (Sophomore)
Played in five games, mostly utilized as a pinch-runner … scored a run in two games, against Wichita State and Alcorn State … also drew a walk against Alcorn.
2017 (Freshman)
Played in 18 games with eight starts … collected three hits, including a double against Austin Peay on March 29 … brought in one RBI … finished the season with a .950 fielding percentage.
High School
Lettered four seasons in both softball and cheer at Ripley High School and helped lead her team to back-to-back-to back regional championships … as a sophomore, her team posted a 30-11 record and during her junior year, Ripley was 31-5 … she helped lead her high school team to a 93-48 overall record in four years ... a four-time all-district honoree, a three-time all-region honoree and a three-time all-tournament player ... was named all-state in 2016 … as a senior, she carried a .447 batting average with 30 RBI, 59 runs scored, and 35 stolen bases ... led the state of Tennessee in stolen bases in 2016 ... finished her high school career with a .395 batting average, 92 RBI, 145 runs, and 65 stolen bases ... was caught stealing just three times in four-year career ... played club ball with the RAGE club from 2006 to 2016, coached by Keith Davidson … her club team won the 2015 NSA Mid-East Regional Championship and the TN/AL Showcase Gold Championship.
Personal
The daughter of Melissa and Keith Davidson … has been an SOS volunteer and is a four-time scholar-athlete with a 4.0 GPA … was the Valedictorian at Ripley High School ... was a Tennessee Scholar and a Leadership Lauderdale Graduate ... also was a Washington Youth Tour Essay winner ... was a member of the student council, FCA, BETA, and HOSA.
