8/1/2001 12:00:00 AM | Softball
CONWAY, SC — Former Coastal Carolina University softball standout Sarah Lockett has been selected to tour the United States as a member of the Australian National Team. Lockett, who plays third base, will tour the USA in late October and early November of this year.
The Perth, Australia, native, completed her college career at Coastal Carolina in 2001. Due to NCAA rules, Lockett has one year of eligibility remaining at the NCAA Division II level and plans to play the 2002 season at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia.
As a member of the Lady Chanticleers softball program, Lockett earned about every honor possible in 2001. She was tabbed the Big South Conference Player of the Year, the Big South Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Big South Tournament MVP, NCAA All-Region and Verizon Academic All-America First Team. In three seasons, Lockett posted a career .374 batting average with 37 home runs and 124 RBI.
Lockett also made her mark on Coastal Carolina's softball record book in three seasons. In 2001, she set a single season record with 15 home runs. For her career, Lockett ranks fifth all-time with a .374 batting average, first with 37 home runs, seventh with 190 hits, third with 44 doubles, sixth with 124 RBI, eighth with 108 runs, second with a .679 slugging percentage, and fifth with a .450 on-base percentage.
