South Carolina softball pitcher Sage Mardjetko enters NCAA Transfer Portal

South Carolina Gamecocks softball pitcher Sage Mardjetko has entered the NCAA Transfer Portal, On3 has learned.

This past season, Mardjetko accumulated a record of 8-9 on the mound, with an ERA of 2.97 and 119 strikeouts, according to D1Softball. She appeared in 34 games, starting 17 of them and amassing three complete games.

Mardjetko’s biography on the South Carolina team website reads as follows: “Played at Lemont HS in Lemont, Illinois … Named the 2023 USA TODAY High School Sports Awards National Softball Player of the Year … Named the Illinois Softball Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Was a three-time First Team All-State selection … For her career, she threw 32 no-hitters and five perfect games … Led Lemont to the back-to-back Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A state championships (2022 and 2023) … Capped off her career with a 12-inning, 24-strikeout, no-hitter in the 2023 IHSA state championship … Also threw a no-hitter in the 2022 IHSA state championship … In 2023, she finished with a 23-0 record and a 0.00 ERA, leading her team to a 35-1 record, with 340 strikeouts while allowing just 18 hits and 21 walks in 143 1-3 innings over 24 games.

“… Threw 12 no-hitters, including two perfect games, and allowed just three unearned runs as a senior … Became only the second pitcher in IHSA history to finish a season with a 0.00 ERA (min. 70 innings) … Ranked as the nation’s No. 10 recruit in the Class of 2023 by Extra Inning Softball … Also hit for Lemont, batting .348 with five home runs and a .667 slugging percentage … As a junior she finished the season with a 21-1 record and a 0.29 ERA … She reached double figures in strikeouts in 21 of her 22 starts, finishing with 329 strikeouts in 142.2 innings, averaging 16.14 strikeouts per seven innings … During the club season, she earned All-American honors during the 2021 season with the Beverly Bandits … Led the Bandits to a runner-up finish at the 2023 PGF Nationals Premier Division … Mardjetko also excels in the classroom where she is a member of the National Honors Society and serves on the athletic council club.”

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