2019 Softball Roster
Roster
Sarai Niu
- Position:
- Infield
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- San Diego, CA
- High School:
- Cathedral Catholic HS
Appeared in 56 contests, earning 55 starts at first base for the Bulldogs โฆ Recorded 40 hits to hold a .284 average at the plate โฆ Slugged seven doubles and one home run to rallied 20 RBI โฆ Scored 12 runs over her sophomore campaign โฆ Drew 13 walks and was hit by a pitch 12 times to boast a .392 on-base percentage โฆ Ranked 13th in the SEC with a 0.21 hit by pitch per game average โฆ Recorded 291 putouts and added 12 assists โฆ Recorded the 100th hit of her career vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/8) โฆ Knocked the walk-off hit with an ninth-inning, RBI single at Duke (3/2) โฆ Tallied the first multi-RBI game of her senior campaign with a two-run single vs. No. 17 Auburn (3/22) โฆ Drove in a season-high three runs vs. Jacksonville State (4/3), including the walk-off double โฆ ย Appeared in her 200th game as a Bulldog at No. 9/8 Tennessee (4/14) โฆ Matched her career high in hits with a 3-for-3 performance at the plate at UAB (4/16) โฆ Knocked her lone home run of the year with a two-run bomb in Mississippi Stateโs series opening victory at No. 7 Florida (5/3) โฆ Recorded two hits, two RBI and a walk in an elimination contest vs. Seattle U (5/18) in the Seattle Regional.
Appeared in 60 of MSUโs 61 games, earning 60 stats at first base โฆ Totaled 51 hits to hold a .298 average at the plate while scoring 28 runs โฆ Slugged 11 doubles, one triple and six home runs to tally 39 RBIs and a .480 slugging clip โฆ Drew 17 walks and 10 hit by pitches to boast a .392 on-base percentage โฆ Held a .985 fielding percentage with help of 386 putouts, the 10th most in Mississippi State single-season history โฆ Her lone assist against Mississippi Valley State (2/9) was a tough play at first base to preserve Holly Wardโs perfect game โฆ Recorded a season-high 13 putouts vs. Drake (2/16) โฆ Turned in a career performance against No. 16 Oklahoma State (2/23), slugging a career-high two doubles to drive in a career-best four runs and scored the go-ahead run in MSUโs comeback win over the Cowgirls โฆ Slugged first home run of the season vs. Mercer (3/2) โฆ Finished a perfect 3-for-3 at the plate against Missouri (3/17) to set a career high for hits in a contest โฆ On March 25, slugged the first home run allowed over the 2018 season by Georgia ace Brittany Gray โฆ Plated both of Stateโs run in the series opener vs. No. 5 Florida (4/20) to record her seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
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Played in 52 of MSUโs 57 games during the 2016 season, drawing 48 starts โฆ Made many of her early starts in the outfield before closing the season as Stateโs primary first baseman โฆ Embodied MSUโs โWe donโt moveโ mentality at the plate, finishing tops in the SEC and 21st in the nation with a 0.40 hit by pitch per game average, while her 21 total HBPs finished second in the conference โฆ Made her collegiate debut with a 1 for 3 performance against Georgia Southern (2/11) in the season opener, hitting a double and scoring two runs โฆ Followed up her debut by going 2 for 3 with two runs, two RBIs and her first-career home run against Houston (2/12) โฆ Earned her second-career homer in the final game of opening weekend, once again taking Houston (2/14) yard with a solo shot โฆ Tallied the second multi-RBI game of her career with a 2 for 3 showing against Incarnate Word (2/27), driving home two with a double and a sacrifice fly โฆ In the next game, showed extreme toughness at the plate, taking three HBPs against Baylor (2/27) โฆ Earned a hit in a pinch-hitting role in the series finale against Auburn (3/20), sparking her career-best three-game hit streak โฆ During that streak, she earned her first-career triple, coming against Central Arkansas (3/23) โฆ Had perhaps her best SEC game to date against No. 1 Florida (4/24), going 2 for 3 with a solo blast, her first-career SEC home run.
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During her junior season set career highs in every category as she helped Cathedral Catholic High School to a 29-3 record en route to a California Interscholastic Federation Championship in 2014 โฆ In 2014, hit .495 with 52 RBIs on 54 hits, along with nine long balls and an on-base percentage of .545 โฆ When the season concluded, she was named to the All-CIF team, All-League first team and the All-State third team โฆ The season prior, Cathedral finished as the CIF runners-up, while she took home the CIF Sportsmanship Award โฆ A member of the So Cal Aโs travel squad, helped her side to a Premier Girls Fastpitch National Championship in 2014 โฆ In her first three seasons from the field for Cathedral, recorded 223 assists and 75 putouts in 98 games โฆ She was named to the All-League second team after her freshman season and the All-League first team after her sophomore campaign.
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Born on Dec. 22, 1997 โฆ The daughter of Sai and Tammy Niu โฆ Major is sociology.
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2nd โ Hit By Pitches (48)
3rd โ Putouts (1,190)
4th โ Total Chances (1,260)
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T2nd โ Hit By Pitch (21, 2016)
10th โ Putouts (386, 2018)
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At-Bats: 5, 3x, last vs. Texas A&M (4-7-18)
Runs: 2, 7x, last vs. Georgia Tech (2-24-19)
Hits: 3, twice, last at UAB (4-16-19)
RBI: 4, vs. Oklahoma State (2-23-18)
Doubles: 2, vs. Oklahoma State (2-23-18)
Triples: 1, twice, last at Missouri (3-18-18)
Home Runs: 1, 12x, last at Florida (5-3-19)
Walks: 2, twice, last vs. Sacramento State (2-15-19)
Stolen bases: 1, 4x, last vs. UMass Lowell (3-20-18)
Putouts: 17, vs. LSU (4-16-16)
Assists: 3, at Duke (3-2-19)
Hitting Streak: 10 games, March 2, 2018 vs. Lamar to March 13, 2018 at Samford
