SARA MOULTON
Sara Moulton is a former Strike Zone Sports standout client, a 2014 graduate and 4-year letter winner from the University of Minnesota, where she set records in nearly every pitching category and held top spots on most national leader boards each year.
Sara led the Gophers to 2 Regional appearances (2013, 2014), one Super Regional appearance (2014), and one Big 10 Championship (2014) in her tenure. Sara finished her career earning 4 All-Conference, 3 All-Region, and 1 All-American status, a height every athlete dreams of, and very few ever achieve. She was the 2nd all-time Minnesota Gopher softball player to earn the Big 10 Medal of Honor. Sara was a top 25 finalist for the USA Softball National Collegiate Player of the Year and a top 30 finalist for the Senior CLASS Award. She finished her career as a Gopher with a 112-50 record, holding program records for wins, appearances (178), innings pitched (1,017), complete games (108), no-hitters (5), shutouts (47) and strikeouts (1,184). In 2014 alone, Sara finished her senior season leading the Big 10 Conference in wins (27), strikeouts (244), and a sub-2.00 ERA. She ranked 25th in the nation in strikeouts, 18th in wins and 6th in shutouts. She was named Big 10 Pitcher of the Week 8 times in her career and was the Big 10 Freshman of the Year in 2011. Sara was also a phenomenal student, earning the 2014 Outstanding Student Athlete Achievement Award, named to the Academic All-District Team (2014), Academic All Big 10 Award recipient (2013, 2014) and Big 10 Distinguished Scholar Award recipient (2013, 2014).
Immediately following her impactful career with the Gophers, Sara packed her bags and left for Chicago to play professionally with the National Professional Fastpitch (NPF) powerhouse, Chicago Bandits. She was a 5th overall pick in the NPF draft by the Bandits in 2014 and spent 3 seasons playing with and against the best fastpitch players in the world. She had the opportunity to compete against former Olympians and players that she grew up idolizing while winning two Cowles Cup Championships with the Bandits.
Sara was a 2010 graduate of Eagan High School, where she broke and reset every pitching record and even a few offensive records. She was a 2 time MN Gatorade Player of the Year (2009, 2010), Athena Award Winner (2010), Miss Softball Award Winner (2010), Star Tribune Player of the Year (2009,2010), Pioneer Press Player of the Year (2009) and led her Wildcat team to a 2008 3A State Championship title and a 2009 3A State Consolation Championship. Sara was a 4-time All-State, All-Metro, and All-Conference Award winner (2007-10), 2-time Team Captain for the Wildcats, and earned MVP honors in 2007, 2009, and 2010. She holds career records at Eagan High School for wins (83), strikeouts (1.142), ERA (0.35), shutouts (58), no-hitters (13) and perfect games (3). Sara Moulton’s #9 jersey was retired at Eagan High School in a ceremony during the 2014 season.
Sara has been a co-owner and lead pitching instructor at the Strike Zone Sports facility for 10 years. She has helped numerous pitchers dive into their physical and mental potential on the mound, which helped lead them to achieving their dreams of playing collegiate softball. Sara is also Rapsodo Certified – a pitching device that unlocks unparalleled data and insights. The Rapsodo softball flight monitor provides instant data feedback on pitch velocity, spin rate, spin efficiency, vertical and horizontal degree movement, and more.
**Cancellations MUST be made 24 hours prior to the lesson to avoid being charged.
**A catcher or parent catcher must be provided to catch the lesson.
**Please provide own glove and tennis shoes or turf shoes (NO CLEATS).
**Payment is to be made in cash or a check made out to Sara Moulton.
LESSON PRICING:
Individual: $90/HR
Individual Rapsodo Lesson: $110/HR
2:1: $120/HR
3+:1 Small Group: $150/HR (Must contact beforehand)