A decade ago, Sara Goodrum learned what it meant to be a cog in a machine that churned out wins, as a member of the Oregon softball program for three Women's College World Series appearances.
Now, she's a cog in a similar machine, albeit at a different level. And she'll soon have a Major League Baseball World Series ring to prove it.
Goodrum, a reserve outfielder for the UO softball team from 2012-15, was named earlier this year as the director of player development for the Houston Astros. Ten months to the day after being hired to that position, Goodrum watched the Astros clinch a World Series title with a Game 6 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Nov.