2025 Softball Roster
Sarah Cook
- Position:
- Infield
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Murphysboro HS
- Hometown:
- Murphysboro, Ill.
Played in 30 games and made two starts ... first-career start came on March 1 vs. Central Arkansas ... also started against Purdue on March 1 ... scored nine runs with two hits, one double, one RBI, and one walk ... also had two stolen bases, with one coming against Illinois State on March 16 and the other at Valparaiso on March 22 ... tallied first-career hit on March 1 against Central Arkansas ... hit a double vs. Northern Illinois on March 9.
High School
Was a varsity middle infielder for four years at Murphysboro High School ... never posted a batting average below .480 ... broke sister's single-season home run record with 15 home runs as a junior ... holds single-season and career records in RBIs and batting average ... owns career stolen base and runs records ... All-Conference, All-South, All-Region, and All-State in Illinois ... was the 2022-23 Southern Illinois Player of the Year ... participated in the Southern Illinois Select Game.
Personal
Born on May 13, 2006 … daughter of Kim and Loren Cook ... mother is a middle school teacher, father is a business / administrative associate at SIUC ... has two sisters ... intends to major in exercise science .. also played volleyball at Murphysboro HS, third all-time in a single season assists as a setter ... received an All-Conference honorable mention, as well as All-Conference, All-South, and All-State ... NFCA Scholar Athlete and was awarded top 10 in her class and made high honor roll all four years ... mother, Kim, played softball as a four-year starter at SIU along with current associate head coach Mary Jo Firnbach ... has a sister that plays softball at the University of Indianapolis and got third place in the Division II National Championship for the 2023-24 season.
