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Sarah Daws
Assistant Coach
5th Season
UT Martin, 2006
Sarah Daws enters her fi fth season as an assistant coach at UT
Martin. Daws, who was a four-year member of the Skyhawk
softball program as a catcher from 2001-04, works primarily
with the pitchers and catchers along with providing hitting
instruction.
In 2010, Daws worked with Ohio Valley Conference
Pitcher of the Year Paij Lintz. She also coached pitcher Kate
Vanderham and catcher Laurie Lindow, who were both
All-OVC fi rst-team selections along with Lintz. Vanderham
picked up All-Newcomer honors, while Lindow was named
to the OVC All-Tournament team.
Before the 2010 season, Daws has had one member of her
pitching staff named to the All-OVC Second Team, along
with one All-OVC Tournament Team selection and the OVC
Tournament MVP. She graduated from Th e University of
Tennessee at Martin with a degree in education in 2004.
During her time at UT Martin, Daws was the opening day
catcher all four years of her career. Daws earned the team
defensive award in 2001 and the golden glove in 2003. She
also earned accolades on the conference level, being named
All-OVC Honorable Mention in 2002 and All-OVC Second
Team in 2003. Daws still appears in the program's record
books 13 times and is among the top-fi ve in fi ve categories.
Before returning to her alma mater, Daws was at Mill Creek
High School where she was a special education teacher and
served as an assistant coach with the varsity softball program
and as head coach of the junior varsity program.
Daws is the daughter of Barbara Daws and has one older
brother, Geordy. She attended Brentwood High School where
she was a two-sport athlete in softball and volleyball. On the
diamond, Daws collected all-district accolades in 1998, 1999
and 2000. She was named to the all-district tournament team
in 1999 and 2000 along with being named to the all-region
team in 2000. She led her team to district championships in
1997, 1998 and 2000, regional championships in 1997, 1998
and 2000, a sub-state championship in 1998.
Daniel Farmer
Graduate Assistant
2nd Season
UT Martin, 2010
Daniel Farmer, a recent UT Martin graduate from
Camden, has joined head softball coach Donley Canary's
softball staff as a graduate assistant. Farmer will work
primarily with outfi elders and hitters.
While an undergraduate student at UT Martin,
Farmer was highly involved in the Campus Recreation
Department where he worked for fi ve years. During
his tenure at Campus Recreation, he was responsible
for supervising intramural activities, the Elam Center,
Skyhawk Fieldhouse and the Student Recreation Center
facilities. Farmer was also a swim instructor, lifeguard, and
fi tness center attendant.
Farmer earned a bachelor’s degree in Education with
an Integrated Studies concentration. He will pursue a
master’s degree in Education with aspirations of one day
becoming a college coach.
Before coming to UT Martin, Farmer was a two-sport
athlete in basketball and baseball at Camden Central from
2001-2005. On the diamond, Farmer collected all-district
awards in 2004, 2005 and all-tournament team accolades
in 2005.
Farmer is the son of Danny and Liz Farmer and has three
sisters, Amy Fitchpatrick, Sandra Th ornton and Karen
Farmer.
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