Sara Groenewegen
Surrey, British Columbia
2015 Pan American Games Gold Medalist with Canada
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Groenewegen was inspired to play softball by her older sister and began playing when she was five years old. She was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at nine years old, but continued her dedication to playing softball at the highest level, becoming a member of Team Canada at 17 years old. She enjoys going to coffee shops, cooking and being in nature.
Gronewegen has been a member of the Canadian National Team since 2013. She was the second overall pick in the 2017 selected by the Akron Racers. She joined the Canadian Wild in 2019 where she became an All-NPF selection. She had a 1.52 ERA, finishing with a record of 6-4 and three saves. Groenewegen tossed 73.2 innings and struck out 64 batters. She also helped Team Canada secure a berth to the Tokyo Olympic Games where she won the country’s first-ever Olympic medal in softball (bronze), and won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games.
- Ranks first in strikeouts (1,214) and second in career wins (107) at Minnesota
- First ever Gopher to be named an NFCA All-American three times (two first team honors, one second team)
- Two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Year
- Four-Time All-Big Ten
- Sixteen-time B1G Pitcher of the Week
- 2017 Big Ten All-Defensive Team
- 2017 Five-time B1G Pitcher of the Week winner
- 2017 Big Ten All-Tournament Team & Most Outstanding Player
- 2017 Top-10 Finalist for Senior CLASS Award
- 2017 Top-10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
- 2017 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American Team
- 2017 NFCA Great Lakes All-Region First-Team
- 2016 Big Ten Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2016 First Team All-Big Ten Selection
- 2016 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region First Team
- 2016 Top-10 Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
- 2016 Five-time B1G Pitcher of the Week
- 2016 Two-time B1G Player of the Week
- 2016 Two-time Louisville Slugger/NFCA Pitcher of the Week
- 2016 espnW Player of the Week
- 2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Week
- 2015 Big Ten Player of the Year
- 2015 First Team All-Big Ten
- 2015 First Team NFCA All-Great Lakes Region
- 2015 Academic All-Big Ten
- 2015 Only underclassman to be named a top-10 finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year
- 2015 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the Week
- 2015 USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Week
- 2015 espnW National Player of the Week
- 2014 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year - the first in Minnesota history
- 2014 Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- 2014 First Team All-Big Ten
- 2014 NFCA Division I All-Great Lakes Region Second Team
- 2014 Top-10 NFCA National Freshman of the Year finalist
- 2014 Minnesota Female Rookie of the Year
- 2014 Big Ten Freshman of the Week
- 2014 Minnesota Freshman of the Year
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