Sara Pickering To Be Inducted Into Husky Hall Of Fame
October 21, 2016 | Softball
SEATTLE, WASH. -- On Sunday, Oct. 23, 2016, Husky Softball great, Sara Pickering will be one of the newest members in the Husky Hall of Fame. Pickering will be one of seven former Washington student-athletes inducted, along with the 1984 football team.
Pickering is a Corona, Calif., native and 1998 graduate who is on unarguably one of the best athletes to come through Washington. In the program's second year (1994), she joined the team at second base, where she played all four years and graduated with a degree in sociology.
During her time in the purple and gold, Pickering started and played in 271 games where she batted .379. She set 15 school school records,11 of which still stand today. Some standing records include:
Career Games Played- 271
Career Games Started- 271
Career Hits- 319
Career Double Plays- 91
Career Sacrifice Flies- 23
Season Double Plays- 27
Season Sacrifice Flies- 7
Least Strikeouts Per At Bat- .0147
Pickering was nationally known for her talent. She is the NCAA Career leader in doubles. She was the first Husky to be a two-time NFCA/Louisvill Slugger All-America (1996, 1997). She was also selected to the Pac-10 Conference's All-Conference First Team three times.
In 1996 and 1997 she and the Huskies reached the Women's College World Series. She was selected to the WCWS All-Tournament Team both years the team made the trip to the WCWS.
After concluding her collegiate career, softball has continued to be a large part of her life. She spent the summer of 1999 with the Virginia Roadsters and has since stayed involved through coaching. Pickering has been an assistant coach at Stanford, UNLV, Florida State, Cal State Fullerton and most recently Fresno State.
Pickering is a Corona, Calif., native and 1998 graduate who is on unarguably one of the best athletes to come through Washington. In the program's second year (1994), she joined the team at second base, where she played all four years and graduated with a degree in sociology.
During her time in the purple and gold, Pickering started and played in 271 games where she batted .379. She set 15 school school records,11 of which still stand today. Some standing records include:
Career Games Played- 271
Career Games Started- 271
Career Hits- 319
Career Double Plays- 91
Career Sacrifice Flies- 23
Season Double Plays- 27
Season Sacrifice Flies- 7
Least Strikeouts Per At Bat- .0147
Pickering was nationally known for her talent. She is the NCAA Career leader in doubles. She was the first Husky to be a two-time NFCA/Louisvill Slugger All-America (1996, 1997). She was also selected to the Pac-10 Conference's All-Conference First Team three times.
In 1996 and 1997 she and the Huskies reached the Women's College World Series. She was selected to the WCWS All-Tournament Team both years the team made the trip to the WCWS.
After concluding her collegiate career, softball has continued to be a large part of her life. She spent the summer of 1999 with the Virginia Roadsters and has since stayed involved through coaching. Pickering has been an assistant coach at Stanford, UNLV, Florida State, Cal State Fullerton and most recently Fresno State.
Her strength and grit extends far beyond the softball field, however. In 2000 she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's Disease. She underwent a stem-cell transplant in 2001 and has been in remission for nearly sixteen years. After beating the cancer, she raised more than $5,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society by completing the 2003 Portland Marathon.
Pickering will return to Montlake this weekend for the Hall of Fame induction ceremony that will take place in Alaska Airlines Arena. The Husky Hall of Fame was founded in 1979 and currently includes 174 individuals, and 22 teams or rowing crews.Washington Softball Lubbock Regional Game 3 Postgame Press Conference
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