Career Statistics | Game-by-Game Statistics: 2016 | 2017 | 2018
Career Highs:
Innings Pitched: 9.0, vs. Holy Cross (5/13/18)
Strikeouts: 9, vs. Holy Cross (5/13/18)
Longest Outing w/ 1 Hit: 5.1 IP, vs. NYIT (3/19/17)
Longest Outing w/o Walk: 9.0, vs. Holy Cross (5/13/18)
2018 (Junior)
- Appeared in 13 games and posted 12 starts for the Mids logging the third-most innings on the team with 66-2/3 innings pitched
- Tossed his first career complete-game in a 4-1 victory over Holy Cross to secure Navy’s spot in the Patriot League Championship Series
- Set a career-high with nine strikeouts against Holy Cross in the postseason on May 13, while also recording his longest outing without a walk
- Posted a 3.11 ERA for the Midshipmen and compiled a record of 5-2
- Sauer recorded at least one strikeout in all 13 appearances, including four starts with at least five
- He also held the opposition to a .244 batting average, which was fourth amongst pitchers on the staff who pitched in at least 100 at bats
2017 (Sophomore)
- Saw time in both starting and relief roles with 15 total appearances (nine relief outings and six starts) and recorded the fourth-most innings pitched with 45.1 innings
- Earned his way into the starting rotation after a 5.1-inning, one hit, eight strikeout relief outing versus NYIT (3/19)
- Started the next six games; concluded regular season with a "quality start" versus Bucknell (4/30) as he went 6.0 innings, with four hits, one walk, two strikeouts and no runs allowed
- Struck out four or more batters in outings versus CCSU-4 (3/10), NYIT-8 (3/19) and at Lehigh-5 (4/16)
- Posted Mids' lowest opposing batting average against at .238 on staff amongst pitchers with 10 or more innings pitched
- Left-handed opposing batters hit just .182 (10-55); shut down opponents with two outs at a .216 (11-51) clip
2016 (Freshman)
- Made 10 relief appearances beginning with his collegiate debut versus Delaware State (3/2)
- Earned the victory for Navy in NCAA Regional win versus Saint Mary's (6/4) by tossing 2.0 scoreless innings (12th & 13th) with four strikeouts
- Pitched 5.0 scoreless postseason innings: 2.0-May 14 versus Bucknell, 1.0-June 3 at North Carolina State and 2.0 against Saint Mary's
- Recorded multiple strikeouts in four appearances and tossed multiple innings three times
- Notched scoreless appearances in seven games
High School
- A two-sport athlete at Wesleyan School; earned three varsity letters in baseball for head coach Brian Krehmeyer, as well as participated in water polo
- Named to first team All-Region in 2014 and 2015 in baseball; also earned nod on the GHSWPA Division III Second Team in 2014 for water polo
- Accolades also included spots on the All-Gwinnett County first team in 2015 and second team in 2014 - Helped Wesleyan baseball team win Georgia AA State Championship in 2015 and water polo team earn the GHSWPA Division III Championship in fall of 2014
- Recognized on the Perfect Game All-Southeast Region honorable mention team in 2015 and underclass honorable mention team in 2014
- Selected to the 2015 Atlanta Braves 400 Club Metro All Star team
- Graduated Wesleyan as the school's career ERA and single-season wins record holder
Personal
- Son of John and Lisa
- Enjoys fishing as a hobby
- Member of the National, English, Math, Science and Spanish Honor Societies
- Four high school teammates from Wesleyan are playing professional or collegiate baseball: Los Angeles Angels minor league OF Jahmai Jones, Georgia Tech IF Carter Hall '19, Samford UT Sam McWhorter '19 and Samford C Grant Colton '18
