3 Sarah Flanders
3 - Sarah Flanders
Height: 5-3
Year: So.
Hometown: Peachtree City, GA
High School: Starr's Mill
Position: OF
Bats/Throws: R/L

Sophomore (2017):
Productive first playing campaign after missing her rookie season with an injury ... Appeared in 35 contests, 31 in a starting capacity ... 26 of her starts came in center field and five in right field ... Ended the season hitting .253 (22 of 87) ... Produced six multi-hit games and drove in two or more runs on four occasions ... Tied for the team lead with nine stolen bases ... Fifth on the squad with six doubles ... Her first collegiate game saw her collect three hits in four trips to the plate in a 6-3 season-opening win over Rhodes College (Feb. 11) --- one of her hits was a two-bagger that scored Taylor Forte with the game's first run ... Singled and crossed the plate twice in a 7-0 victory over Averett University (Feb. 12) ... Accounted for two of the team's three runs vs. Berry (Feb. 18) in the first game of a doubleheader, drawing a bases-loaded walk and then hitting a sacrifice fly that scored pinch runner Jenna Wilson ... Hit safely twice in three trips to the plate and knocked in three runs, two coming on a double in the fifth inning that pushed Emory to an 8-1 lead in an eventual 9-1 triumph vs. Wesleyan (Feb. 19) ... 2-for-4, scored twice and delivered a pair of run-producing singles in a 13-1 verdict over Wesleyan (Feb. 19) in the second game of a doubleheader ... Came through with a pair of doubles in four at-bats and totaled three RBIs in a 15-3 victory over Case Western Reserve (Mar. 25) ... Singled in the bottom of the seventh, scoring Amy Wray with the team's fourth run of a seven-run inning in a 7-6 come-from-behind decision over DePauw ... Opened the bottom of the third with a walk and eventually scored on a wild pitch, giving the Eagles a 2-0 advantage in the second game of the Brandeis series (Apr. 7) ... 2-for-3 with a double, scored twice, including the game's close-out run in a five-inning,8-0 victory over Brandeis (Apr. 8) in the series finale. 

Freshman (2016):
Sat out the season with an injury. 

High School
:
Four-year starting outfielder at Starr's Mill High School … Was coached by Mark Williamson … Served as team captain during her senior season … Landed first-team acclaim on the all-region team her final three years … Hit  .358 and stole 22 bases her final season … Closed out her career as her high school's all-time leader in stolen bases, No. 2 in batting average and No. 1 in doubles …As a freshman, she was afforded second-team all-state honors and was named her team's Offensive Player of the Year … Graduated ninth in her class out of 369 … Member of Beta Club and the Treasurer of National Spanish Honor Society … Junior Marshall and a Georgia National Merit Scholar. 

Played travel ball for the highly regarded Georgia Impact Bass …Georgia Impact Bass  placed 5th in PGF Nationals 16U in 2013, 5th in PGF Nationals 16U in 2014, and 13th in in PGF Nationals 18U Premier in 2015. 

Personal:
Daughter of Fred and Stephanie Flanders ... Born June 1

Quote:
"I chose Emory because it offers a great combination of competitive athletics and prestigious academics."

Career Stats

Year G-GS AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR SB-ATT AVG
2017 35-31
87
18
22
13
6
0 0
9-12
.253
TOTAL 35-31 87 18 22 13 6 0 0 9-12 .253