Sarah Pauly

In 2011, Pauly threw 24 consecutive shutout innings for a career best from July 10-August 4 when the NPF Diamonds scored a 3-2 victory to end it. She won 4 games, gave up 9 hits and 2 walks, struck out 20 and had 0.46 WHIP for the streak. On August 8, 2015, Sarah Pauly became the first NPF pitcher to win 100 games. Pauly ranks as the all-time leader in innings pitched, games played and games started. She is also top-10 all-time in wins, strikeouts and shutouts. Pauly played overseas for the 2017 season before officially retiring on August 9, 2017.

From 2012 to 2015, Pauly was pitching coach at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. In 2012, Pauly was inducted in the Islanders Hall of Fame. On June 4, 2014, Pauly was named to the Big South Conference All-Decade Team.

In the seasons since, Pauly has made seven (2006-2008, 2010, 2013-2015) All-National Pro Fastpitch Teams with Brakettes, Washington Glory, USSSA Pride, the Pennsylvania Rebellion and the Akron Racers. She also has made it to the championship game seven seasons of her career (not including 2005, 2014–16), pitching in all the games except 2010 and 2013 and of those starting all except 2007. That year she won her first Cowles Cup, her second in 2010 and her third in 2013 with the USSSA Pride. Pauly has also led the league in wins in 2010 (career high) and twice in ERA, in 2006 (career best) and 2008 respectively. From June 19-July 25, 2010, she won 9 consecutive games for a career highlight before losing to the Chicago Bandits. In her 66.0 innings, she allowed 49 hits, 14 earned runs and walks each, striking out 58 for a 1.48 ERA and 0.95 WHIP.

In 2007, Pauly began coaching with at Spartanburg Methodist College and mentored pitchers to a deep postseason run at the Division I NJCAA National Tournament. In 2009, she became an assistant at the College of Charleston.

Pauly signed with the Connecticut Brakettes and made her official debut on June 1, 2006; Pauly had a no-hitter going before rain disrupted play and forced rescheduling. She was named "Pitcher of The Year" and led her team all the way to the Cowles Cup Championship played on August 28, 2006 in which Pauly lost 2-0, though none of her runs were earned. Earlier on August 3, Pauly struck out a career best 13 batters in a 3-1 win against the Philadelphia Force.

2005: For her final season, Pauly tossed 5 no-hitters (NCAA top-5 season record) including a perfect game, as well as repeating all-season honors, including a National Fastpitch Coaches' Association Third Team All-American selection. She broke and set her final set of records with career highs in wins, strikeouts (both conference records), ERA, shutouts, innings, WHIP and strikeout ratio (12.0), all of which again led the Big South for a second Triple Crown and ranked top-5 in the NCAA that season.

2004: Again, Pauly earned all-season conference honors, adding "Pitcher of The Year". She bettered every season record she'd previously set in: wins, strikeouts, ERA, innings pitched, shutouts, all leading the conference, resulting in a conference pitching Triple Crown. She was top-5 for the season in strikeouts and strikeout ratio for the NCAA, as she had been the year previous.

2003: Pauly threw three no-hitters (one perfect game on April 26 vs. the Centenary Ladies) to earn All-Big South honors. She set every pitching record as a full-time Division I program with her wins, ERA, strikeouts, shutouts, innings pitched and a strikeout ratio of 11.3 (all except the wins led the conference). She ranked in the top-10 for both strikeouts and strikeout ratio for the NCAA that year.

2002: Pauly led her team with 25 wins, 266 strikeouts, 1.63 ERA in 219.2 innings and a strikeout ratio of 8.4, all of which were school records. She earned First Team All-American Independent Colleges as the Corpus Christi Islanders finished up probationary status to enter the NCAA Division I.

Sarah Jo Pauly (born January 24, 1983) is an American, former collegiate All-American, retired 7-time pro All-Star, right-handed softball pitcher and current coach originally from Phoenix, Arizona. She played college softball at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi from 2002-2005 and owns virtually all the pitching records. She is the Big South Conference career strikeouts, ERA, shutouts, strikeout ratio, no-hitters (9) and perfect games (2) leader in just three seasons. She joined the National Pro Fastpitch in 2006 and currently holds NPF records for the most innings pitched, games played and games started through her 11 seasons. She is one of five NCAA Division I pitchers to win 100 games, strikeout 1,000 batters, maintain a sub-1.00 ERA and average double digit strikeouts for her entire career.

Pauly kicked off the season tossing 40.2 consecutive scoreless innings ended by Centenary in a 2-1 win on February 12. In a doubleheader with the Houston Cougars on April 2, Pauly took game one to win her 100th career victory. The Corpus Christi Islanders made their third NCAA Tournament but failed to advance past the Mississippi State Bulldogs in extra innings after managing to score their first run in three tournament appearances.