Sara Krolikowski
6 Sara Krolikowski
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Bristol, Conn.
  • High School:
    Bristol Eastern
  • Position:
    C
  • Bats/Throws:
    R/R

Bio


Career: Named NECC Player of the Year in 2009 ... a four-time all-conference selection (AD3I Second Team in 2007 and 2008, NECC First Team in 2009 and Second Team in 2010) ... an All-Tournament Team selection at the 2008 AD3I Northeast Regional Championship and the 2009 NECC Championship ... a team co-captain in 2010 ... a four-year letterwinner who played in 114 games and made 113 starts ... batted .423 with 108 RBI and 90 runs scored ... finished with 143 hits, the most in the school’s DIII era ... recorded 33 doubles and 20 home runs ... had a slugging percentage of .704 ... stole 18 bases in 20 attempts ... committed only 22 errors in 607 total chances ... struck out only 21 times in 338 at-bats ... had 43 multi-hit games ... had 33 multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned 10 games in 2009 ... had four multi-homer games ... helped the team to three straight conference championship appearances, including a runner-up finish at the 2009 NECC Championship ... the Mariners posted an overall record of 56-64-1 in her four seasons ... honored with the Wilbur Baratz Award in 2010, which is given annually to the man and woman considered the best all-around athlete in the Mitchell College varsity sports program.

2010: A NECC All-Conference Second Team selection ... team co-captain ... started and played 30 games, all at catcher ... batted a team-high .427 with 28 RBI and 22 runs scored ... also led the team in hits (38), doubles (8), home runs (4), RBI, total bases (58), slugging percentage (.652), hit by pitch (6), on-base percentage (.495), and putouts (171) ... ranked among the NECC leaders in hit by pitch (T-1st), putouts (4th), home runs (T-4th), slugging (5th) and batting (7th) ... had 10 multi-hit games ... had eight multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned eight games ... reached base safely in 25 of 30 games ... drove in three runs in four games ... went 4-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored at Saint Joseph ... hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning that was the difference in a 6-5 win at Wheelock ... homered in her first at-bat of the season against Medaille, one of two solo shots in the game ... named NECC Player of the Week on April 12.

2009: Named NECC Player of the Year ... a NECC All-Conference First Team and All-Championship Team selection ... started and played in 34 games, all at catcher ... batted a team-high .392 with 31 runs scored and 36 RBI ... also led the team in runs, RBI, home runs (10), total bases (74), extra-base hits (14), slugging percentage (.725), on-base percentage (.444) and putouts (213) ... led the NECC in homers and ranked second in total bases and third in RBI ... had 11 multi-hit games ... led the team with 11 multi-RBI games ... held the longest hitting streak on the team at 10 games ... reached base safely in 29 games ... went 3-for-3 with three runs scored, five RBI and two homers against Johnson &  Wales ... hit a grand slam in the first game against Daniel Webster and went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and four RBI ... in the second game against Daniel Webster, smacked two home runs and finished with three RBI ... went 2-for-3 with two runs scored, four RBI and a homer against Elms ... named NECC Player of the Week on March 31.

2008: Named to the AD3I All-Independent Second Team and the All-Tournament Team ... played in all 35 games while making 34 starts ... all 34 starts came behind the plate ... batted .420 with 24 runs scored and 26 RBI ... led the team with 13 doubles and three homers ... also had a triple ... drew 12 walks and struck out only seven times ... stole 11 bases in 13 attempts ... reached base safely in 27 games ... had 15 multi-hit games ... had eight multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned four games ... went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBI against Maine Presque Island ... in a doubleheader against Newbury, went 5-for-7 with a pair of doubles, a triple, a home run, three runs scored and six RBI ... went 3-for-3 with a double, homer and four RBI against Saint Joseph’s.

2007: Named to the AD3I All-Independent Second Team ... started and played all 15 games ... led the team with a .489 batting average ... scored 13 runs and ranked second on the team with 18 RBI ... also led the team in hits (23), extra-base hits (11), homers (3), total bases (40) and slugging percentage (.851) ... walked twice and did not strike out ... had seven multi-hit games ... had six multi-RBI games ... longest hitting streak spanned seven games ... hit a double in her first collegiate game for her first hit ... went 3-for-3 against Johnson & Wales ... went 4-for-5 with three doubles and four RBI in a win over Newbury ... hit a pair of home runs, including the first of her career, and finished with three RBI at Albertus Magnus ... went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and three RBI in the season finale against Green Mountain.

Personal: Majoring in criminal justice ... favorite food is cereal ... favorite sports team is the Chicago White Sox ... favorite athlete is A.J. Pierzynski ... also played on the women’s soccer, volleyball, tennis and basketball teams during her time at Mitchell College.