Sara Stukes

Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Harrison HS
Hometown:
Powder Springs, Ga.

2011: Was named Second Team All-Atlantic Sun, picking up her first postseason honor at Mercer…She was also named to the A-Sun Preseason All-Conference Team at the beginning of the 2012 season…She started and played in all 56 games for the Bears in 2011…She led the team in a number of offensive statistical categories including doubles (10), triples(1), home runs(7), RBI(37), total bases(81), and slugging percentage (.509)…Finished with a team-high 37 RBI, which was a career high…Her 10 doubles, 37 RBI, and .509 slugging percentage were all career highs for the Powder Springs, Ga. native…Her 86 career RBI already rank her fifth all time in the MU record books…Has an opportunity to jump into a number of other categories in the record book with a solid senior season…Was second on the team with 15 multi-hit games…Had the third longest hitting streak (seven games) on the team in 2011…Led the team with nine multi-RBI games as well, including two four-RBI games…Started the year with a three-game hitting streak, going 5-for-9 with three RBI and two doubles…Hit her first home run of the year on opening day in a 6-4 win over Radford(2/12)…Went 2-for-3 with a home run and an RBI against Oakland (2/21)…Had a streak of eight games with at least one RBI…Tallied four RBI after going 2-for-3 at the plate against Savannah St. (2/22)…Had a two-run home run and four total RBI in a 6-5 loss against SEC foe Mississippi St.(2/25)… Produced three RBI on 3-of-3 from the dish, including a triple in a 13-0 win over Bowling Green(2/26)…Hit her fifth home run of the season in a 9-0 shutout win over Samford (3/10)…Had two RBI after going 2-for-4 in the second game at Campbell(3/19)…Scored a run while going 2-for-3 with a double in a tough 3-2 loss at North Florida(3/26)…At ACC power Florida St., she went 2-for-4 with an RBI in a close 5-4 loss(4/12)…Helped the Bears to a 8-2 win over in-state rival Georgia St. by plating a run on 1-for-3 at the plate(3/19)…Had a hit in both games of the doubleheader sweep against Kennesaw St. including a lead-off solo home run in the fifth inning of game two(3/30)…Finished the regular season on a high note by going 2-for-3 including her team-leading seventh home run in the second game of a doubleheader sweep at Presbyterian(5/8).

2010: Solidified her role as the Bears’ starting shortstop, starting all but two of the Bears 55 games in 2010…Was fourth on the team with a .241 batting average…Led the team with 27 runs scored…Her seven home runs and 33 hits were first and second respectively on the team…Also tied for the team-high in RBI with 20…Had the third highest slugging percentage(.438)…Scored a team-high 27 runs on the year as well…One of just three players on the team to record a triple on the year…Her five steals also placed her second on the team in that category…Maintained a .929 fielding percentage as well…Led the team with a nine-game hitting streak in 2010…Recorded a triple and a double with two RBI against Iona in the season opener(2/13)…Had another double and an RBI the following game against Southern Miss. (2/13)…Began her nine-game hitting streak going 1-for-2 against Florida State with an RBI in a close 2-1 loss…Had her first home run of the season, a solo shot in a 7-1 game two victory against South Dakota St. (2/16)…Concluded her hitting streak with a three-run home run in a 11-0 win against Florida A&M(2/24)…In the double-header against Alabama St., Stukes went 3-for-7 with three RBI, three runs scored and three stolen bases…Recorded her third home run of the season at Georgia Tech after going 1-for-3 at the plate(3/14)…Scored the tying run after belting her fourth home run of the year in the top of the seventh at Furman(3/25)… Went 3-for-6 in a double header split at Samford(3/30)…Had her fifth home run of the season, a solo shot, at in-state rival Kennesaw St. (4/2) in a close 4-3 loss…Scored the Bears winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning against Lipscomb(4/9)…Singled to center in the Bears eight-run fourth inning in a 10-0 win over Belmont(4/10)...Went 2-for-3 with a run scored in the Bears’ 5-4 loss at East Tennesee St. (4/16)…Finished 3-for-5 with a home run and a run scored in a losing effort in a double header at Florida Gulf Coast(4/24)…Had her seventh home run of the season, the game-winner in a 1-0 game at Jacksonville(4/30)…Finished out the year going 2-for-3 with a run scored in a 4-0 win over North Florida(5/7).

2009: One of two Mercer players to start each game this season ... Leads the team in multiple RBI games (8), RBI (28), home runs (8), walks (23) on-base percentage (.401) ... Had three RBI and three runs scored in sweep of Savannah State (2/8) ... Went 3-for-6 with a crucial home run to help the Bears earn a split with Troy (2/14) ...Batted 3-for-6 with a home run and a pair of RBI in Mercer’s doubleheader against Jacksonville State (2/18) ... Batted 2-for-3 with a homer, RBI, and pair of runs scored against Charleston Southern (2/21) ... Recorded a hit in four of Mercer’s five games at the Georgia Tech Buzz Classic (3/6-3/9) ... Hit a three-run home run in Mercer’s game two defeat of Alabama State (3/11) ... Went 4-for-6 with a home run, three RBI, and a pair of runs scored in sweep of Georgia State (3/17) ... Had two hits, an RBI and a run scored in Mercer’s split with Campbell (3/30) ... Doubled and scored a run in win over FGCU (4/3) ... Had three hits and two RBI in split with UNF (4/11) ... Smashed a three-run homer to help the Bears beat USC Upstate, 3-0 (4/25).

High School: Played softball and lettered four seasons ... Named team Rookie of the Year (2004), Most Improved (2005), and Offensive Player of the Year (2007) ... Selected to all-state team in 2007 ... Also played for coach Shannon Rogers on Georgia Blitz ... Member of National Latin Honor Society and BETA club.

Personal: Complete name is Sara Elise Stukes ... Born on March 21, 1990 ... Daughter of Ray and Gina Stukes ... Has one sister Lauren (20) and a brother Michael (16) ... Also recruited by North Carolina and Yale ... Majoring in psychology.