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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

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2024 Softball Roster

33 Sara Traxel

  • Position Utility
  • Height 5-7
  • B/T R/R
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Oak Creek, Wis.
  • High School Oak Creek

Biography

Honors
 NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second Team (2021)  
 All-WIAC First Team (2022)
 All-WIAC Honorable Mention (2021, 2023)
 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team (2023) 

2023: Played and started all 41 games…Hit .301 on 40 hits, second-most on the team, and drove in 17…Second on the team with 16 stolen bases…Scored 23 runs…Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI against Augustana (March 3)…Capped a four-game hit streak with two hits and two RBI versus St. Catherine (March 23)…Compiled a season-best 10-game hit streak from April 11 to April 29 with 14 hits during the span…Blasted lone home run of the year against UW-Whitewater (April 11)…Drove in a season-high three runs in game one win at UW-Stout (May 7)…Ended the season with hits in four-straight games, including two each versus UW-Whitewater (May 13) and UW-La Crosse (May 13) in the WIAC Tournament…Was named to the All-WIAC honorable mention and the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District teams after the season.

2022: Started all 36 games…Hit.342 for the season, upping that to .364 during league play…Crossed home plate second most on the team 34 times…Third best on the team with 41 hits, 25 RBI, 11 doubles and 10 stolen bases…Walked six times and was hit by pitch twice…Racked up 10 multi-hit games, including a three-double performance against UW-Platteville (Apr. 26)…Posted a 12-game hit streak from February 18 to March 21…Went 3-for-3, all three hits were doubles, with two runs and one RBI in the win over Knox (Mar. 4)…Went 3-for-3, with one double, one run and one RBI against UW-Whitewater in the second contest of the day…Season-best four RBI against SUNY Old Westbury (Mar. 25)…Was named to the All-WIAC first team.

2021: Started all 39 games…Hit .361, third-best on the team, with 43 hits, eighth in the league…Belted three home runs, a triple, four doubles with 18 RBI and 27 runs scored…Stole 10 bases to help set the single-season program for steals…Drew 14 walks, third on the team…Racked up 11 multi-hit games with two different six-game hit streaks…Blasted first home run of the season in a 3-for-4 game with a double, three RBI and two runs scored in game two versus Marian (Feb. 19)…Tripled, scored twice, drove in three and drew two walks in game two win over Mount Mary (Mar. 25)…Went 3-for-5 with a season-high four RBI and a season-best two steals in win over UW-La Crosse (Apr. 17)…Ripped a solo home run among two hits in game one versus UW-Whitewater (Apr. 20)…Scored a season-high three runs against UW-Oshkosh (Apr. 22) and again versus UW-Eau Claire (Apr. 24)…Registered a season-best four hits in game two against UW-Eau Claire (Apr. 24)…Was named to the All-WIAC honorable mention and NFCA All-Region second teams after the season.

2020: Started all 12 games…Batted .389 with four doubles, two triples and 11 RBI, the most among WIAC players…Scored six runs and had a stolen base…Drove in a run in four-straight games from Feb. 15 to Feb. 29…Swiped first career bag against Concordia (Wis.) (Feb. 16)…Recorded two doubles with a run scored and an RBI in win over Northland (Feb. 16)…Blasted two triples and drove in a season-best four with two runs scored in victory over Lake Forest (Mar. 13).

High School: Participated in softball, basketball and cross country…Earned all-conference honorable mention freshman year…First-team all-conference outfielder sophomore year…First-team all-conference infielder junior and senior year…Four-time Southeast Conference Champion…Two-time sectional champion…Two-time WIAA State Qualifier.

Personal: Chemical engineering and paper science major…Parents Kim and Ron…Sibling RJ…National Honors Society member…Volunteered at St. Stephen’s Parish and Athletic Team Volunteer Involvement for youth camps and community events.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2020Freshman

    Utility
    5'7"
    33
  • 33

    2021Sophomore

    Utility
    5'7"
    33
  • 33

    2022Junior

    Utility
    5'7"
    33
  • 33

    2023Senior

    Utility
    5'7"
    33
  • 33

    2024Senior

    Utility
    5'7"
    33