Sarah Lopesilvero

Class:
Junior
High School:
Oldham County
Hometown:
Simpsonville, Ky.
Prev School:
Lake Land College

At Louisville
As a junior (2016): Played in 39 games with 34 starts at first or third base
• Went 2 for 4 with a double and two runs in the 19-3 win over NC State (3/26)
• Her two-run single proved to be the game-winning hit in the 2-0 win over Virginia (3/18)
• Went 1 for 2 with two RBIs and a run in the 14-2 win over Dayton (3/11)
• Went 1 for 2 with a walk in the 5-4 win over Georgia Tech (3/6)

At Lake Land CC (2014-15): Two-time NFCA All-American…Named 2015 GRAC MVP…Two-time Region 24 All-Tournament selection…2015 NJCAA All-American…Two-time Region 24 Marucci Elite Hitter…2014 GRAC All-Conference team selection…2014 NFCA All-Midwest first team selection…Maintained 4.0 GPA both years at school…As a sophomore, led the team in batting average (.474), home runs (19), runs (81), RBIs (80), slugging percentage (.857), and on-base percentage (.557)... As a freshman, led team in batting average (.471), home runs (16), runs (71), RBIs (68), and slugging percentage (.885).

High School/Travel: Four year letterwinner in softball…Played travel ball for the Bluegrass Blaze…Two-time 8th Region All-Tournament selection…Two-time 8th Region All-Region selection…Graduated magna cum laude…Also lettered in basketball.

Personal: Full name is Sarah Marie Lopesilvero…Daughter of Hi and Linda Lopesilvero…Has three siblings, AJ (23), Christian (18), Brandon (15)…Major is psychology…Post college ambition is finding someone willing to put up with her for the rest of her life…Chose UofL because she wanted to be able to play and represent her hometown…Greatest accomplishment is maintaining a 4.0 GPA and being a two-time All-American at Lake Land…Greatest challenge to overcome is to stop doubting her abilities…Best moment in her softball career is going to St. George for a junior college national tournament…Her biggest inspiration is people who told her she would not play Division I softball…Most people don’t know that she is half Hispanic…In her free time, she likes to hike, travel, and hang out with friends.