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Softball
AS A SOPHOMORE (2009): Saw her second season come to an abrupt end after 23 games while playing with an injured knee ... started in each of her appearances, splitting time at second base and shortstop ... reached base at a .364 clip with a .329 batting average ... posted a .356 slugging percentage ... four multi-hit contests ... reached base safely in 19 games ... averaged just over one hit per game ... scored nine times while driving in five more runs ... two doubles and two stolen bases ... 2-for-2 with a stolen base against East Carolina (Feb. 14) ... seven-game hitting streak lasted from Feb. 21-March 10 ... that included back-to-back three-hit efforts against Texas Tech (March 7) and UC Santa Barbara (March 7) ... season-high five putouts came against Penn State (March 12) ... 3-for-4 with two RBI, one double and four runs scored against Toledo (March 18), tying the school record for runs scored in a single game ... drove in a run and had one hit during her only BIG EAST series of the season against St. John's (March 22) ... twice recorded four assists. AS A FRESHMAN (2008): Started at catcher for the first 31 games of the season until a knee injury halted her action for the remainder of the 2008 campaign ... led the team in batting average (.343), runs scored (23), hits (36) and stolen bases (10) before her injury ... was second in doubles (5), triples (1) total bases (43) ... she tied for fifth-best in the league in runs scored and hits heading into her final game of the season at Seton Hall (April 6) ... averaged better than 1.16 hits/game ... had three hits in five at-bats with three stolen bases in her collegiate debut against Utah (Feb. 16) ... scored once and drove in two runs with a pair of doubles against Western Kentucky (Feb. 17) ... had a pair of hits versus Gardner-Webb (Feb. 22) ... scored each of Notre Dame's two runs against Florida (Feb. 23) ... despite not recording a hit, she scored three times against Pacific (March 1) and swiped a bag ... had two hits in an affair with UC Davis (March 1) ... went head-to-head with her sister, Amanda, when Notre Dame faced CS Northridge (March 9) ... Amanda, who started at third for the Matadors, ended the game without a hit ... Sadie, however, connected on a fifth-inning double that plated a pair of runs to propel Notre Dame to its 3-1 non-conference win ... Sadie's game-winning hit was her only knock of the game ... totaled nine hits during a nine-game West Coast swing from March 1-9 ... strung together a 12-game hitting streak from March 7-March 30 which included multi-hit efforts against Towson (March 15), Charleston Southern (March 15), IUPUI (March 26) and DePaul (March 30) ... tied with Katie Laing by recording a team-high seven hits at the Lowcountry Collegiate Softball Invitational (March 14-15) ... matched a career-best with three runs scored at Charleston Southern (March 14) ... two of those scores came in the same inning ... went 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored in her home debut against IUPUI (March 26) ... cranked out three hits and tied a school record with seven official at-bats against St. John's (April 5) ... also had a career-high 17 putouts against the Red Storm. THE PITZENBERGER FILE: Prepped at Tomball (Tomball, Texas) ... a four-year starter and letterwinner in softball and volleyball ... named team's best catcher in 2004 and best shortstop in 2005 ... led Tomball to three consecutive conference and regional rankings ... the team also garnered national rankings in 2004 (11th), 2005 (6th) and 2006 (9th) ... as a senior, the three-time team MVP was also team captain ... steadily increased her batting average in each of her first three seasons, capping at .462 in 2007 ... four-time all-district choice ... district MVP as a senior ... helped Tomball reach Texas' 5A championship game as a freshman and a third-place finish her sophomore year ... Texas 5A first-team all-state tournament honoree on two occasions ... four-time member of Houston Chronicle's All-Greater Houston first-team ... received the Josh Beckett Award from the Houston RBI Foundation as the Texas high school player of the year as a senior ... selected to the 2007 Texas Girls Coaches Association 5A All-Star Team ... 2007 Louisville Slugger / NFCA High School All-American ... academic all-state award winner in both volleyball and softball as a senior ... won four Texas state titles with her club team, the Texas Peppers ... also played travel ball with Sudden Impact Gold ... hails from the same area as former Irish softball player Sara Schoonaert ... National Merit Scholar ... member of the National Honor Society, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a volunteer at Tomball Regional Hospital ... born July 21, 1989, in Houston, Texas ... daughter of Ron and Daina Pitzenberger ... youngest of four children ... has three older sisters: Holly, Angie, and Amanda ... Amanda plays softball at CS Northridge ... majoring in political science and computer applications. Pitzenberger's Career Statistics
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