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

Junior (2018):
Third and final season in the program saw her play in 29 games with all 28 of her starts coming in center field ... Second Team All-UAA honoree ... Solid .296 (24-of-81) effort at the plate that included four doubles and 10 RBIs ... Tied for third on the squad with 17 runs scored ... Went seven-for-seven in the stolen base department and handled all 25 of her defensive chances flawlessly ... Totaled four multi-hit contests ... Registered Emory's only hit of the game, but eventually scored the game's only run in the first inning during a rundown situation a 1-0 victory in the second game of a DH vs. Berry (Feb. 18) ... Named UAA Hitter of the Week (Feb. 12) after hitting .667 with four hits in six trips to the plate in a doubleheader vs. Birmingham Southern (Feb. 9) --  scored a team-high three runs and finished with one RBI ...  In the opening game vs. BSC , she doubled in the team's first run of the contest and later scored the Eagles' second run. In the nightcap, she went 2-for-3 at the plate and scored twice, including the game-winning tally in the bottom of the first in an eventual 5-0 triumph ...Hit safely twice in a 2-1 win over Case Western (Mar. 30) ...  Tripled and later crossed the plate after beating the throw home following strikeout when the CWRU catcher had to throw down to first, helping in an 8-0 triumph over the Spartans (Mar. 30) in the opener of the series ...  Led off the top of the third with a double and eventually scored the game’s lone run on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Cassie Baca, giving the Eagles a 1-0 win over Wash U (Apr. 6) ... Tabbed as UAA Co-Hitter of the Week (Apr. 30) after helping the Eagles to five wins over a six-game stretch, registering a .333 effort at the plate (6-of-18), scoring a pair of runs and finishing with a team-high seven RBIs -- she hit safely and knocked in runs in five contests ... In a 3-2 decision over Georgia Gwinnett (Apr. 25), the No. 1-ranked team in the NAIA ranks, she delivered a two-out single in the top of the sixth that snapped a 2-2 deadlock, providing Emory with its deciding score and snapping the Grizzlies' 26-game win streak ... In a 7-1 series-opening outcome over NYU that clinched the UAA title, she went 2-for-3 in hitting, scoring the team's first run and later registering a RBI on a sacrifice fly. ... On the second day of action vs. the Violets (Apr. 28), she totaled three RBIs (including the game winner), two of which came on a single during a four-run second inning, in helping the team to a 5-1 victory ... Picked up a hit a came through with a sacrifice fly in the fifth that staked the Eagles to a 2-1 advantage in the series finale ...  Singled in Lana Herrmann with the team’s first run of the game in the top of the seventh against Maryville (May 12) in the NCAA Atlanta Regional.

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 ... Graduated from Emory in May of 2018 as an Applied Mathematics major.

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
2018 29-28 81 17 24 10 4 1 0 7-7 .296
2017 35-31 87 18 22 13 6 0 0 9-12 .253
TOTAL 64-59 168 35 46 23 10 1 0 16-19 .274