2008 Softball Roster
Roster
Sara Goforth
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- Utility
- Height:
- 5-3
THIS YEAR: A four-year starter, Sara Goforth is a leader in every sense of the word ... Has good speed and a great arm ... Will set the table as the lead-off hitter.
2007: Played in all 64 games as a junior ... Had the second highest average on the team at .416 (82-for-197), earning All-GSAC honors ... Went 101 at bats without a strikeout, which is the second longest streak in NAIA history ... Scored the fourth most runs in NAIA history and set a school single-season record with 80 ... Set school-record with eight triples ... Led team in stolen bases (32), the second most bases in school history in a single season ... Recorded the third most hits in a single season in CBU history with 82 ... Recorded multiple hits in 22 games ... Posted a .477 on-base percentage ... Had the second longest hitting streak on the team with 14 straight games.
2006: Started all 64 games as a sophomore ... Hit .344 (73-for-212) ... Led the team in at-bats (212) and stolen bases (26), and was second in runs scored (59) ... Was 26-for-27 in stolen base attempts?tops on the team in attempts and percentage ... Rocked six triples?third-most in school single-season history ... Also hit 14 doubles and one home run ... Homer came against Azusa Pacific ... Clipped three bases against Redlands ... Played every infield position besides first base throughout the year ... Had 20 multi-hit games ... Hit .386 (34-for-88) with runners on base ... Reached base 43 percent (36-for-83) of the time to lead off an inning ... Advanced 60 percent (58-for-96) of base-runners.
2005: Played in 60 games, starting 57, as a freshman ... Batted .278 (40-for-144) ... Was 11-for-12 in stolen bases ... Had four doubles ... Had a game-winning two-run double against Vanguard ...Had three hits against Concordia and Azusa Pacific.
HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped four varsity seasons at Rubidoux High in Riverside, Calif., graduating in 2004 ... Earned All-Sunkist League first team honors as a junior and senior after garnering all-league second team honors her first two years ... Was her team’s starting catcher, and earned a spot on the All-CIF second-team as a senior ... Also played two years of volleyball, where she was a defensive specialist ... Was named to all-league second team as a senior.
OTHER: Born Feb. 5, 1986, in Torrance, Calif., to Gary and Cheryl Goforth ... Has one brother and three sisters ... Enjoys snowboarding, sleeping, shopping and playing sports ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Would like to become a physical therapist.
