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Sara Groenewegen joue au softball de haut niveau tout en g\u00e9rant un diab\u00e8te de type 1, maladie dont elle est atteinte depuis l\u2019\u00e2ge de neuf ans. \u00c0 son premier tournoi avec \u00c9quipe Canada, elle a lanc\u00e9 un match sans point ni coup s\u00fbr contre la Chine au Championnat du monde junior de la WBSC 2013. Plus tard, la m\u00eame ann\u00e9e, elle a jou\u00e9 avec l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale \u00e0 la Coupe du monde de softball et au tournoi de Coupe Canada. <\/span><\/p>\n

Groenewegen a jou\u00e9 pour \u00c9quipe Canada au Championnat du monde de softball f\u00e9minin de la WBSC en 2014 et 2016, remportant la m\u00e9daille de bronze en 2016. Elle a aussi \u00e9t\u00e9 membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe m\u00e9daill\u00e9e d\u2019or des Jeux panam\u00e9ricains de 2015 \u00e0 Toronto, o\u00f9 elle a lanc\u00e9 un match complet de sept manches sans point en finale contre les \u00c9tats-Unis. Groenewegen a rat\u00e9 le Championnat du monde de 2018 apr\u00e8s avoir re\u00e7u un diagnostic de la maladie du l\u00e9gionnaire, une forme aig\u00fce de pneumonie et elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 plong\u00e9e dans un coma artificiel pendant 10 jours.<\/span><\/p>\n

Enti\u00e8rement r\u00e9tablie avant le d\u00e9but de la saison 2019, Groenewegen a retrouv\u00e9 ses co\u00e9quipi\u00e8res aux Jeux panam\u00e9ricains \u00e0 Lima o\u00f9 elles ont remport\u00e9 la m\u00e9daille d\u2019argent. Quelques semaines plus tard, elle a obtenu trois d\u00e9parts avec une fiche de 2-1 assortie d\u2019une moyenne de points m\u00e9rit\u00e9s de 0,70 tout en retirant 11 frappeurs sur des prises au Tournoi de qualification olympique des Am\u00e9riques de la WBSC, o\u00f9 l\u2019\u00e9quipe a d\u00e9croch\u00e9 son billet pour les Jeux de Tokyo2 020 sur le terrain o\u00f9 elle a grandi. \u00c0 ses d\u00e9buts olympiques, Groenewegen a d\u00e9but\u00e9 trois matchs au monticule et a lanc\u00e9 un total de 13,1 manches o\u00f9 elle a r\u00e9ussi 14 retraits et accord\u00e9 seulement deux points, aidant le Canada \u00e0 obtenir la m\u00e9daille de bronze.<\/span><\/p>\n

Groenewegen a jou\u00e9 dans la NCAA avec les Golden Gophers de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Minnesota o\u00f9 elle a \u00e9t\u00e9 trois fois retenue au sein de l\u2019\u00e9quipe d\u2019\u00e9toiles nationale universitaire am\u00e9ricaine (2014 \u00e0 2017). \u00c0 sa saison recrue en 2014, elle a men\u00e9 la NCAA pour le nombre moyen de retraits sur des prises par match (11,6) et a lanc\u00e9 un match sans point ni coup s\u00fbr contre Penn State. Elle d\u00e9tient le record de l\u2019\u00e9cole au Minnesota pour le nombre de retraits sur des prises en carri\u00e8re (1214) et a affich\u00e9 une moyenne de points m\u00e9rit\u00e9s de 0,63 \u00e0 sa derni\u00e8re campagne. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00c0 propos de Sara<\/b><\/h4>\n

D\u00e9buts :<\/b> Elle a commenc\u00e9 \u00e0 jouer au softball \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de cinq ans pour suivre les traces de sa s\u0153ur a\u00een\u00e9e\u2026 Elle \u00e9tait aussi une nageuse de comp\u00e9tition jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce qu\u2019elle fasse un choix entre ses deux sports en raison de l\u2019intensit\u00e9 croissante sur les deux tableaux\u2026 Elle a fix\u00e9 comme objectif d\u2019obtenir une bourse d\u2019\u00e9tudes pour pratiquer le softball afin de couvrir les co\u00fbts de ses \u00e9tudes\u2026 <\/span>Autres int\u00e9r\u00eats :<\/b> Elle a termin\u00e9 ses \u00e9tudes en gestion du sport de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Minnesota \u00e0 Twin Cities en 2017…Elle a entrepris des \u00e9tudes de deuxi\u00e8me cycle \u00e0 l\u2019Universit\u00e9 de l\u2019Oklahoma en 2018 avant de se concentrer \u00e0 temps plein sur le softball\u2026 Elle aime passer ses temps libres \u00e0 cr\u00e9er des listes de lecture de musique, cuisiner, passer du temps dans des caf\u00e9s, aller dans la nature et y trouver des plans d\u2019eau o\u00f9 elle profite du calme\u2026 <\/span>De tout et de rien<\/b> :<\/b> Son oncle, le footballeur Leo Groenewegen, a jou\u00e9 17 saisons dans la LCF\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sara Groenewegen a jou\u00e9 pour \u00c9quipe Canada au Championnat du monde de softball f\u00e9minin de la WBSC en 2014 et 2016, remportant la m\u00e9daille de bronze en 2016.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":223057,"template":"","tags":[1104411,336042933,415987822,682164577,682164583,682165310,682163884,35089914,57868344,20292794],"hof-categories":[],"year-inducted":[],"gender":[23319],"season":[415983968],"sport":[30523],"game":[415988487,682165315,193413370,334881982],"team":[415988524,682165760,682163219,355861102],"event":[203533],"province":[415983153],"class_list":["post-102169","athletes","type-athletes","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-equipe-canada","tag-jeux-panamericains-2015-de-toronto","tag-lima-2019","tag-medailles-de-tokyo-2020","tag-medailles-de-tokyo-2020-2","tag-santiago-2023","tag-sara-groenewegen","tag-softball-2","tag-tokyo-2020","tag-toronto-2015","gender-feminin","season-ete","sport-softball","game-lima-2019","game-santiago-2023","game-tokyo-2020","game-2015-toronto","team-lima-2019-softball-femmes","team-santiago-2023-softball","team-tokyo-2020-softball","team-toronto-2015-softball-femmes","event-femmes","province-colombie-britannique"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSara Groenewegen - 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