2012 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Named Third Team, All-Big Ten pitcher • made 43 appearances with 40 starts and seven shutouts • hurled 30 complete games, which is tied for fourth in school history • hoisted a record of 25-14, which is tied for third most victories in Gopher history, and posted a 1.56 ERA, which ranked Top 30 nationally • pitched 253.1 innings, which ranks fourth in Minnesota history • garnered 302 strikeouts on the season, which ranks fourth in Minnesota history and 14th in the nation • ranked Top 10 in the Big Ten in ERA (1st), opposing batting average (1st), innings pitched (2nd), strikeouts (2nd) and wins (2nd) • tossed two no-hitters • had 29 games this season where she allowed five or fewer hits • recorded double-digit strikeouts in 13 games • named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week three times (Feb. 13; Feb. 27; Mar. 12) • recorded her first no-hitter in the season opener against Kent State (Feb. 11) with striking out nine • pitched three-hitless innings while fanning eight batters against Weber State (Feb. 12) • tagged Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following the UNLV Tournament (Feb. 11-12) for posting a 2-1 record with a 0.74 ERA in 19 innings of work while also fanning 24 batters • struck out 12 batters and allowed only one hit in seven innings of work against Central Michigan (Feb. 17) • had another one-hit performance against James Madison (Feb. 24) where she fanned 10 • tabbed Big Ten Pitcher of the Week for recording a 2-1 record at the Carolina Classic (Feb. 24-26) and hoisting a 0.67 ERA in 21 innings of work while also striking out 28 batters • notched 13 strikeouts in a seven-inning, three-hit outing against Rutgers (Mar. 4) • hurled her second no-hitter against Florida Atlantic (Mar. 10) while also striking out a season-high 14 batters • named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week following the Embassy Suites Invitational (Mar. 9-11) for going 2-1 and posting a spotless ERA while striking out 34 hitters • allowed only three hits and fanned 11 batters in a complete-game outing against Green Bay (Apr. 11) • pitched 11-shutout innings in the midweek doubleheader with North Dakota State (Apr. 18) with allowing only three hits and fanning 20 batters in the two games • shutout Michigan (Apr. 21) in the series opener by surrendering only two hits and striking out 10 • pitched two-complete games and struck out 11 combined batters to open the Purdue series (May 5) with a pair of victories • capped of her sophomore season by allowing one run off six hits in the second game of the Iowa series (May 12). 2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Started 43 games and appeared in 47 • garnered most wins in a season by a Gopher pitcher with 28 • ranked second in the Big Ten with 278.2 inning pitched and sixth with an earned run average of 2.06 • struck out 330 batters, which ranked her 14th nationally and second on Minnesota's single-season records • tallied 10 games where she struck out at least 10 batters • threw 32 complete games and ranked seventh in the nation with 14 shutouts • pitched three one-hit shutouts • named to All-Big Ten Second Team and earned Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors • chosen as a member of the 2011 Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I All-Great Lakes Region Second Team • acquired first career win in a complete game, seven strikeout performance against Rutgers (Feb. 18) • tallied 13 strikeouts in a 7-2 win over Loyola Marymount (Feb. 19) • threw first one-hit shutout versus UNC Greensboro on February 26 while fanning eight and only walking one • snagged seventh win of the season in a complete game two-hit performance over Utah State 2-1 (March 4) • defeated No. 18 Oklahoma State on March 13 by throwing a three-hit shutout • recorded second one-hit shutout on March 19 against North Dakota State • turned in one of her best performance on March 20 versus Western Michigan by pitching a three-hit shutout and striking out a career high 15 batters • matched the Western Michigan outing six days later by throwing an identical three-hit shutout with 15 strikeouts at Indiana (March 26) • struck out another 15 batters in a complete game 10-inning shutout against Iowa State (April 7) • threw third complete game one-hit shutout in a 3-0 win over South Dakota (April 9) • her ERA plummeted to 1.89 at the end of April • hurled 12 innings in a doubleheader at Northwestern on May 4 to acquire two wins after only allowing one combined run off 11 hits and striking out 15 on the day • ended the season with a complete game, 10 strikeout performance in a 3-2 win over Illinois (May 14).
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2010 graduate of Eagan (Minn.) High School • played for coach Courtney Dully • named the 2009-10 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year • honored as Minnesota's Miss Softball in 2010 • 2009 and 2010 Star Tribune All-Metro Player of the Year • 2009 Pioneer Press Player of the Year • a member of the 2008 state championship team and the 2009 state consolation championship team • a four-time all-state, all-metro and all-conference award winner (2007-10) • a two-time team captain for Eagan High School • earned team mvp honors in 2007, 2009 and 2010 • holds a career 83-13 record with 1,142 strikeouts, a 0.35 ERA, 58 shutouts, 13 no hitters and three perfect games • high school teammate of fellow Gophers freshman Bree Blanchette • a four-year letter winner in softball, also lettered once in basketball • listed on Eagan's A Honor Roll • earned the 2010 Athena Award, which recognizes one outstanding senior female athlete at all greater Minneapolis schools each year • also played for the Minnesota Sting (2005-10) alongside current teammates Dannie Skrove and Kari Dorle • with the Minnesota Sting, finished second at the 2008 18-U ASA Nationals.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Jeff and Kate Moulton • has a younger sister, Emily • credits winning the high school state softball tournament in 2008 as a sophomore as her most memorable sports thrill • lists yoga and spending time with family and friends as her hobbies • plans to major in sport management.
GET TO KNOW SARA MOULTON: Why the University of Minnesota? I wanted to stay close to home and play softball in the Big Ten Conference, and when I came on my official visit I fell in love with the campus and know I wanted to go to school here.
What is it like to play for Minnesota? It is an honor, I have always dreamed about being a Gopher and we have a great program, coaches, and teammates that make this experience even more memorable.
Favorite aspect of softball? Being part of a team and having 17 sisters that I can count on.
First softball memory? Pitching with my dad for the first time when I was 9 years old. I rolled every pitch in, and we both got so frustrated because we couldn't figure out where the right point to release the ball was.
Favorite athlete of all-time? Peyton Manning
Game/reality show you would like to be on? I would like to be a guest star on Law and Order SVU (not a reality show) because it is my favorite show!
If you had to play another sport to play other than softball, what would it be? Hockey, it was the only sport I never got to try.
If you could choose one person (past or present) to eat lunch with, who would it be? Joe Mauer, he's my favorite Twins player and I've had a crush on him forever.
Guilty pleasure song? "Down to Earth" by Justin Bieber.
Bucket List Go to Paris Run a marathon Be pen pals with someone in the service overseas.
