- 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
- 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
- 2022 All-RMAC second team
- 2022 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, May 9
- 2022 RMAC Pitcher of the Week, Feb. 15
- 2022 RMAC Pitcher of the Week, Feb. 8
- 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
2022: Fifth in the RMAC with 118 strikeouts, tied for sixth with 13 wins, eighth with a 3.17 ERA and seventh with 139 innings pitched. Tied for first (with teammate Audrey Burt) with four saves, which tied for 14th in Division II. ... Was 13-6 for the season, compiling a team-best 118 strikeouts, the fourth-highest single-season total in program history. ... Her 5.94 strikeouts per seven innings was the fourth-best performance in program history. ... Tied the single-season school record with 37 pitching appearances. ... Somehow left off the RMAC All-Tournament despite going 2-0 with one save (MSU Denver won three games at the tournament), a 3.00 ERA and 16 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings pitched. ... Eliminated top seed tournament host RV Colorado Mesa (with last-out relief help from Julia Heitz in a 3-1 win on the final day of the RMAC Tournament on May 7, allowing one run on five hits while striking out four to lead the Roadrunners into the championship round. She had a taken a three-hit shutout into the seventh. ... Struck out two in a scoreless relief inning to earn the save in a 5-3 win over RV Colorado Mesa, the top seeded tournament host, to wrap up a 2-0 opening day for MSU Denver on May 5 at the RMAC Tournament. ... Took a two-hitter and a 4-1 lead into the seventh inning and earned the victory with six innings of work (three runs on four hits) in a 4-3 win over UCCS in the RMAC Tournament opener on May 5. ... Turned in five-inning complete game shutout for 8-0 win over Adams State in the first game of an April 29 doubleheader, allowing just two hits (a wind-blown double and an infield ‘tweener) with one walk and four strikeouts. ... Twirled a six-inning complete game to close a 3-1 series win over UCCS with a 9-1 victory in second game of an April 10 doubleheader. That capped a week in which she appeared in three games and compiled a 2.62 ERA, allowing 10 hits in 10 2/3 innings with 13 strikeouts. In her complete-game win, Norton allowed a homer to lead off the game, but kept UCCS in check with no runs on three hits the rest of the way while striking out eight. ... Won for a third straight start in the second game of an April 3 doubleheader against Chadron State, pitching five shutout innings after giving up three first-inning runs, and in the six-inning complete game allowed eight hits while striking out four. ... Pitched five-inning complete game win over Chadron State, allowing three hits and one walk while striking out seven, in a 12-0 win in the second game of an April 2 doubleheader. ... Pitched five shutout innings, allowing seven hits and no walks while striking out five, for 11-0 win at Black Hills State in second game of March 27 doubleheader. ... Earned third save -- tying teammates Audrey Burt (2022) and Destinee Lopez (2021) and one other for second most in a season in program history -- by getting the final out in a 6-2 win over Colorado School of Mines in the nightcap of a March 26 doubleheader. ... Took a no-hitter into fifth inning against New Mexico Highlands in the second game of a March 20 doubleheader but allowed four runs and settled for no-decision in the 9-6 defeat. ... Struck out a career-high nine in four innings while dominating for victory in 6-4 win over New Mexico Highlands in the second game of a March 19 doubleheader. Allowed just two hits in scoreless effort. ... Pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings for the save in a 3-1 win over Washburn (Kan.) in the first game of a March 16 doubleheader. ... Picked up the victory in relief against Western Washington on Feb. 13, pitching 2 2/3 shutout innings while allowing four hits. Earned second straight RMAC Pitcher of the Week honor after appearing in all five games of the Desert Stinger and and going 2-1 with one save and a 3.15 ERA. ... Beat Central Washington 5-2 with a complete game on Feb. 12, allowing two runs on eight hits while walking two and striking out six. ... Earned the save with two one-hit shutout innings, striking out two in an 8-3 win over Chico State (Calif.) on Feb. 12. ... Worked a complete game in a loss to Northwest Nazarene in the opening game of the Desert Stinger on Feb. 11, allowing three runs on six hits (including six three-hit shutout innings after the first) while striking out eight.
Before MSU Denver: Pitched two seasons at Central Arizona College. ... All-region in 2021. ... Arizona Community College Athletic Conference first team, 2021. ... Pitched a no-hitter in 2020. ... Totals in two seasons with the Vaqueras: went 19-11 with a 4.44 ERA and 197 strikeouts in 167 innings. ... Compiled a 10-8 record and 3.47 ERA with 134 strikeouts in 101 innings in 2021, allowing 99 hits and 36 walks. ... In 2020, was 9-3 with seven saves and 73 strikeouts in 66 innings.
High School: All-region first team (2019). ... Two-time all-district first team selection (2018, 2019). ... All-district second team selection in 2016. ... Set school record for single-season strikeouts (232) in 2018. ... Pitched a no-hitter in 2019 and a perfect game in 2018. ... Had a 19-strikeout game in both 2018 and 2019. ... Two-time team MVP. ... Region defensive player of the year, 2018. ... In the circle, compiled career mark of 15-9 with a 2.81 ERA and 417 strikeouts in 234 innings. ... Was 7-4 with a 2.15 ERA in 15 appearances as a senior, striking out 138 in 71 2/3 innings pitched. ... Finished 8-5 with a 2.63 ERA and added a save as a junior, striking out 232 in 117 innings. ... At the plate, batted .315 for her career (51-for-162) with 41 RBIs in 44 games. ... Hit .400 (18-for-60) as a senior, with 17 RBIs in 16 games. ... Batted .328 (22-for-67) with 18 RBIs in 22 games as a junior. ... Coached by Stephanie Huckins. ... Also a two-year letterwinner in badminton, finishing third in doubles at the state tournament.
Personal: Born Sarah Rose Norton in Glendale, Ariz. ... Birthday is Aug. 20. ... Daughter of Mike and Linda Norton. ... Has a brother (Fisher) and a sister (Sydney). ... Majoring in sport management.
