Sarah Goddard

Photo by: Duke Athletics

Duke Softball Headshots at the Blue Devil Tower on November 5, 2020 at Durham, North Carolina.

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-9
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Carmel, Ind.

Honors:
Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2023, 2024)
All-ACC Academic (2023, 2024)
ACC Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

2024 – Senior: Saw action in 42-of-61 games, earning 25 starts … posted a .235 batting average with 19 hits, 11 runs and 10 RBI … blasted home runs against Liberty (3/12) and North Carolina (4/6) … drove in a season-high three runs against the Tar Heels with a three-run home run … drove in the final run in Duke’s 16-3 run-rule victory over Iowa State (2/9) during the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge … tallied three multi-RBI games … recorded the third triple of her Blue Devil career in the series finale against Syracuse (3/3).

2023 – Junior: Appeared in 42 games for the Blue Devils, making 17 starts in the outfield … posted a .211 batting average with 12 hits, four doubles, one triple and two home runs … drove in a career-high 11 runs … blasted a solo home run to help secure the Blue Devils’ five-inning shutout over NC Central (Mar. 1) … put Duke in front with a solo home run in the series-clinching win over Notre Dame (Mar. 5) … drove in two of Duke’s 11 runs against San Jose State (Feb. 10) in the Mark Campbell Invitational … owns a 1.000 fielding percentage and .421 slugging percentage.

2022 - Sophomore: Played in 35 games, making two starts ... Hit .370 with a home run and five RBI ... Drove in a key run to help the Blue Devils run rule Charlotte on Mar. 9 ... Hit a two run blast for her first collegiate home run in a win over Clemson on Mar. 18 ... Stole two bases in the NCAA Regional and tallied a hit against Georgia on May 22 ... Made her first career postseason start in the NCAA Super Regional against UCLA.

2021 - Freshman: Started in five of 26 games played during her rookie campaign … finished the season with a .333 batting average with six hits, eight runs scored and two stolen bases … knocked her first career double in game four of the Clemson series on March 28 … registered the first triple and RBI of her career at Clemson on March 26 while drawing two walks … recorded her first career hit, run scored and stolen base in her collegiate debut vs. McNeese on Feb. 13.

Prior to Duke: Batted .390 with a team-high 26 hits, 22 RBI, 20 runs, three home runs and eight doubles as a junior ... Earned team MVP honors while receiving All-County and All-Conference recognition for the second straight year ... Posted a .388 batting average with 38 hits, 26 runs, 22 RBI and 10 doubles as a sophomore ... Received All-County and All-Conference honors ... As a freshman, she held a .338 batting average with 26 hits, 19 RBI and 15 runs scored ... Played travel ball for the 46th-ranked Indiana Magic Gold since 2016 ... Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Greyhound Connections, Champions Together, National Honor Society, Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society and co-founded the Carmel Kayaking Club.

Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Rachel Goddard ... Has younger sisters, Maren and Ellie ... Mother swam at Notre Dame (1992-96) and her father boxed at the club level with the Bengal Bouts while at Notre Dame (1991-95).