Infielder Signs With SFA Softball
6/11/2002 12:00:00 AM | Softball
June 11, 2002
NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- Stephen F. Austin softball coach Jennifer Poulsen has announced the signing of Sasha Pearson, an infielder from Odessa Permian High School, to a letter of intent to play softball and continue her education at the university next fall. Pearson becomes the sixth new addition to the SFA softball squad this spring and summer.
Pearson was a four year letterwinner, starting virtually every game of her high school career at Odessa Permian. As a sophomore in 2000, she hit .357 for the season, earning honorable mention All-District honors. She hit .258 as a junior, but posted an on-base percentage of .361.
This past spring, Pearson earned team MVP honors after raising her batting average back to .309, and also earned First Team All-District honors, as well as, West Texas All-Star Team honors in her senior campaign. She was also voted Most Athletic at Permian High School, and was the recipient of the Spark Award. Her coach, Leigh Ann Pickering, at Odessa Permian says that she has an extremely strong arm and possesses great speed.
She will enroll at SFA when classes begin in August.
