AS A SOPHOMORE (2012): All-BIG EAST second team selection ... named a BIG EAST Academic All-Star ... .321 batting average, 35 hits (10 for extra bases) and 15 RBI in 56 starts (all at shortstop) ... tied Jenna Simon for team lead in triples with two ... third on the Irish in batting average (.348) during BIG EAST play ... was the only Notre Dame player to log a triple during the conference slate ... went 2-for-3 with a run scored at North Carolina (Feb. 25) ... laced a three-run triple to right center field to spark a four-run second inning in a win over LIU Brooklyn (March 3) ... ripped a pair of singles in the second game of a BIG EAST doubleheader against Connecticut (March 31) ... 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored against Valparaiso (April 18) ... reached base in all three plate appearances and scored one run against Michigan State (April 24) ... enjoyed best offensive series of the season at Pittsburgh (May 5-6), going a combined 6-for-10 (.600) at the plate with three RBI against the Panthers ... drove in two runs against North Dakota State (May 19) and Arizona (May 20) during NCAA Regional play.
AS A FRESHMAN (2011): Stepped in to play shortstop and second base throughout her first campaign with the Irish ... hit .231 with 13 at-bats in 13 games ... reached base at a .231 rate ... scored three runs with three hits while driving in two scores ... had a season-high four putouts to start the season on Feb. 18 against Miami (Ohio) ... drove in one run against Marist (Feb. 27) ... came in to pinch hit against Providence (April 3) and produced a hit while scoring once ... doubled home a run and later scored against St. John's (April 30).
PREP AND PERSONAL: Four-time varsity letter winner at St. Petersburg Catholic (Fla.) under tutelage of coach Tom Fabian ... positioned at shortstop and pitcher ... has more than 50 wins in her career, including 20-win, 240-strikeout seasons in 2008 and 2009 ... honored as an ESPN Rise-Top Ten Player to Watch ... listed among the decorated athletes in the Adidas Top 100 prep players ranking ... led team to four straight conference championships ... team captain her senior year ... named all-conference, all-city and all-state throughout her entire prep career ... three-time team MVP ... led team in home runs in each of her four seasons at St. Petersburg ... in addition, led county in home runs for three straight seasons (2008-2010) ... had an astounding .557 batting average in her junior season ... member of the Spanish Honor Society, National Honor Society, SADD and student government ... named an All-American Scholar during her junior year ... daughter of Lara and Jerry Saganowich ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters, majoring in sociology.
