This bio is now a part of a historical archive, the individual was on the staff from 2016-2019 and is no longer employed by Wilkes University.
Sarah Leavenworth (Maulorico) begins her fourth season as head coach of the Wilkes softball team after being named the Colonels mentor in late July 2015.
Leavenworth led the 2017 squad to a 24-16 record and its first trip to the MAC Freedom Tournament since 2008. The 24 wins were the most since 2008 when Wilkes finished 26-14. Eight Colonels were named All-Freedom performers including three first team selections. Rookie Gracen Staunton was also named All-ECAC North as an honorable mention selection for her performance in the circle.
Leavenworth came to Wilkes after a one-year stint at the University of Delaware where she served as the Blue Hens’ pitching coach. At Delaware, she coached three players who were selected to the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) All-Conference squad as well as two All-Rookie team honors. Her pitching staff earned two CAA Pitcher of the Week honors under her leadership last spring.
Prior to Delaware, she spent five seasons as an assistant at Division III Moravian College, including her final season as associate head coach. During her tenure in Bethlehem, Pa., Leavenworth helped lead the Greyhounds to three consecutive Landmark Conference championships and NCAA Eastern Regional appearances. Moravian went 34-15 and advanced to the Division III Women’s College World Series in 2010, while the staff was named the Division III Eastern Regional Coaching Staff of the Year.
The Greyhounds went a combined 165-55 during Leavenworth’s five seasons, as the Moravian pitching staff posted sub-2.00 earned run averages from 2010-12 including a low of 1.58 in 2010. Six different Moravian pitchers fired seven no-hitters over the five years, including one perfect game. At the plate the Greyhounds hit over .325 during each of the last four seasons, increasing the team average each year, and ranked second in the nation with a .381 average this past spring.
During her time at Moravian Leavenworth coached two All-Americans and eight All-Region players, while 14 Greyhounds earned NFCA Scholar All-America honors.
Prior to arriving in Bethlehem, Leavenworth spent four seasons as the head coach at Western Christian High School in Covina, Calif., after serving as assistant coach in 2005.
Leavenworth was a standout catcher at Mississippi University for Women, earning first team Gulf South Conference, first team All-Southern Region and second team All-American honors in 2003. She began her career at Southern Mississippi when she was a member of the 1999 Golden Eagles squad that advanced to the NCAA Division I Women’s College World Series, before spending one season at the University of New Mexico. Later, Leavenworth earned her master’s degree in special education with an emphasis in gifted learning from the University of Missouri in 2012.
