# 7 - Sarah Mueller Class: Junior Hometown: Santa Clarita, Calif. High School: Valencia Bats/Throws: Left/Right Height: 5-5 Position: Pitcher/Outfielder

Bulldog Career: Career Statistics.

2008 Season (Junior): Game-By-Game Statistics . . . Entered the 2008 campaign ranking 10th place in both complete games (32) and earned run average (1.87), 11th in strikeouts (155), 12th in most innings pitched (269.1), 13th in both winning percentage (.545) and starts (41), 16th in appearances (47), and tied for 18th in walks (50) among Ferris State's career pitching leaders . . . In the FSU all-time hitting annals, Mueller ranks 11th in batting average (.310), tied for 14th in home runs (six), tied for 16th in doubles (22), tied for 17th in stolen bases (18), and tied for 25th in RBI (45).

2007 Season (Sophomore): Named to the 2007 Daktronics, Inc. All-America Third Team . . . A Daktronics All-Great Lakes Region First-Team pick . . . Earned Louisville Slugger/NFCA All-Great Lakes Region Second-Team plaudits . . . Attained first-team All-GLIAC honors . . . Paced Ferris State in batting with a .342 average in 48 contests . . . Registered team highs in base hits (54), at bats (158), runs scored (34), doubles (16), slugging percentage (.563), stolen bases (13), and on-base percentage (.423) . . . Compiled a squad and career season-best 15 multiple hit game performances, which included nine two-hit single-game efforts . . . Her nine multi-RBI game outings was the second highest on the team . . . Placed 47th nationally in earned run average (1.61) and 48th in doubles (0.33) . . . Selected as the GLIAC Softball Player of the Week (3/26) . . . Landed a spot on the Wayne State Invitational All-Tourney Team . . . Batted .323 (20-62) with six doubles, one triple, three homers, and 10 RBI in 20 GLIAC games . . . Posted a 7-4 mark in the pitching circle in GLIAC action with a 1.35 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 67.1 innings . . . Twirled a complete-game one-hit shutout in 4-0 non-league win at Wayne State (3/24) in a Wayne State Invite contest . . . Fanned 10 batters in four innings at Aquinas (4/18) and recorded nine strikeouts in a two-hit complete-game shutout win versus Indianapolis (3/10) at Florida Rebel Spring Tournament . . . Finished the season winning six of her final nine decisions . . . Didn't allow an earned run in a combined 32.2 innings over a five-game (4/27-5/4) span . . . Threw a complete-game four-hitter in a 6-1 victory over Gannon (5/10) in the Bulldogs' NCAA-II Great Lakes Regional Tournament opener . . . Generated at least a base hit in 31 outings and produced a team-high tying 10-game hitting streak . . . Hit for a .543 average (19-35) during the 10-game hit string with 11 RBI and an .800 slugging percentage . . . Turned in a five-for-five hitting effort against Findlay (3/24) which featured a double and a triple to go with two RBI and three runs scored . . . Racked up three hits in a contest on five occasions -- vs. Findlay (3/25) at Wayne State Invitational, vs. Lake Superior State (4/1), at Hilldale (4/17), at Aquinas (4/18), and against Missouri-Rolla (5/11) in a NCAA Tourney tilt . . . Went 3-of-4 at the plate with four RBI versus Missouri-Rolla (5/11), highlighted by a first-inning three-run home run. 2006 Season (Freshman): Led Ferris State in seven pitching statistical categories - appearances (24), starts (23), victories (12), innings pitched (147.2), strikeouts (87), shutouts (five), and complete games (19) . . . Posted a 12-12 overall record in the circle with a 2.09 ERA . . . Her 12 wins tied for the 14th-best single-season total in Ferris history . . . Recorded 87 strikeouts which is ninth among the Bulldogs' all-time single-season leaders and 19 complete games ranks tied for seventh . . . Batted a squad seventh-best .270 with 34 hits in 126 at bats . . . Was 5-5 with a 1.68 ERA in 10 GLIAC appearances and batted .317 (20-63) with seven RBIs . . . Twirled a complete-game two-hitter with six strikeouts in 1-0 non-league triumph over Wisconsin-Parkside (3/10) at Florida Rebel Spring Tournament . . . Picked up first collegiate win in 16-0 shutout decision versus Philadelphia College (3/5) in Florida by scattering two hits with four strikeouts in five innings . . . Struck out a season-high eight hitters in as many innings against St. Cloud State (3/6) at Florida Rebel Tourney . . . Amassed seven strikeouts over 6.1 innings in game one 12-5 conference win at Findlay (4/21) . . . Compiled six doubles, one triple, one home run and 14 RBIs to go along with a .357 slugging percentage . . . Produced seven multi-hit games, including six two-hit single-game performances, to rank sixth highest on the team . . . Registered three multiple-RBI outings which featured a pair of two RBI contests . . . Put together a six-game (4/21-28) hitting string and batted .318 (7-22) during that span . . . Had three consecutive multi-hit games (4/1-2) to begin a five-game hitting string (4/1-9) and hit for a .450 average (9-20) in those five contests . . . Scored four runs in 14-4 league home win over Wayne State (4/28) . . . Cracked her first collegiate home run at Saginaw Valley State (4/2) in a game one 8-1 conference victory with a two-run roundtripper in the second inning . . . Collected three RBIs in 9-8 non-league win over South Dakota (3/9) at Florida Rebel Spring Tournament, including two on a double . . . Went 2-3 with two runs scored in second game of a home GLIAC twinbill versus Gannon (4/14) . . . Had a combined three hits, including two in the opener, in two-game league series at Findlay (4/21) . . . Lined a two-RBI triple to right field in sixth frame of a 12-5 opening-game decision over Findlay (4/21) . . . Earned a .944 fielding percentage with 16 putouts and 52 assists. 2005: Sidelined the entire season due to an injury and received a medical redshirt as a result. High School: Spent senior season at Valencia High School . . . A 2004 graduate . . . Coached by Bill McKellar and Donna Lee . . . Competed three seasons (2000-02) in basketball and two years (2003-04) in powerpuff football . . . Member of school choir and sang the national anthem for athletic events from 2000-04. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Barbara Mueller . . . Born 1/21/86 in Independence, Mo. . . . Father is U.S. Secret Service agent . . . Likes sports, music and shopping . . . Eldest of four children . . . Has met five U.S. Presidents . . . Nickname is "Mules" . . . FSU Letters: Two . . . Majoring in health care systems administration. Coach Becker on Mueller: "While Sarah will continue to be part of an experienced and successful pitching staff, she will see time in the outfield as well. We just cannot afford to keep our out of the lineup. She possesses a lot of different tools from the left side of the batter's box which keeps the opposition guessing as to whether it will be power or speed."   Mueller's Career Pitching Stats Year W-L ERA App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2006 12-12 2.09 24 23 19 5 0 147.2 145 67 44 29 87 2007 12-8 1.61 23 18 13 5 1 121.2 106 38 28 21 68 Totals 24-20 1.87 47 41 32 10 1 269.1 251 105 72 50 155   Mueller's Career Hitting Stats Year G-GS Avg AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB Slg % BB HP SO OB% SF SH SB-SBA PO A E Fld% 2006 41-38 .270 126 26 34 6 1 1 14 45 .357 13 1 11 .343 0 3 5-5 16 52 4 .944 2007 48-48 .342 158 34 54 16 2 5 31 89 .563 22 1 18 .423 1 3 13-14 20 51 3 .959 Totals 89-86 .310 284 60 88 22 3 6 45 134 .472 35 2 29 .388 1 6 18-19 36 103 7 .952