Sydney_Steele

As a Senior (2023)

  • Played in 46 games, making 34 starts
  • Batted .212, registering 18 hits and scoring three runs
  • One of six Cardinal with multiple home runs (3)
  • Seven of her 17 hits went for extra bases
  • Hit a three-run home run in the eighth inning to seal the series sweep at Arizona State (April 30)
  • Recorded an RBI double and a solo home run against No. 5 Alabama (June 2) in the Women's College World Series

As a Junior (2022)

  • Started 60 games on the season, all at third base
  • Batted .221 (31-of-140) on the season with seven doubles, three home runs and 21 RBI
  • Ranked in the top 10 in the Pac-12 with 125 assists, also converting five double plays
  • Homered against Seattle, going 2-for-2 with a pair of RBI
  • Batted in three runs in back-to-back games against Saint Mary’s and Mount St. Mary’s
  • Doubled to bat in a run and score a run against Fresno State
  • Went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs and a home run in the win over Minnesota
  • Hit a home run in the win over Oregon
  • Batted in a pair of runs while going 3-for-3 at the plate in the win at Arizona

As a Sophomore (2021)

  • Made 32 starts while appearing in 37 games
  • Saw action at third base and in left field
  • Batted .247/.348/.289 on the season with seven doubles and a triple
  • Drove in 12 runs on the year
  • Went 3-for-4 in the season opener against San Jose State to drive in a run off a triple (Feb. 19)
  • Batted in a pair of runs against Santa Clara (Feb. 21)
  • Hit a double in back-to-back games against California Baptist and BYU (Feb. 28 - March 4)
  • Had a six-game stretch with a RBI in the middle of the season (March 7-14)
  • Went 2-for-3 with a run, a double and a RBI against Utah (March 27)

As a Freshman (2020)

  • Appeared in 25 games, including starting 22 (21 at second base)
  • Batted .281 with 13 runs scored, four doubles, two home runs and 15 RBIs
  • Slugged .456 and reached at a .414 clip while drawing a team-high 13 walks
  • Swiped three bases in as many attempts
  • Struck out just five times in 57 at bats
  • Hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning to hand Stanford a 7-3 victory over Fresno State (Feb. 18)
  • Second walk-off hit of the season was an RBI-single vs. Nevada in game two of a doubleheader (Feb. 22)

Club Competition

  • Played club softball with the OC Batbusters and SoCal Athletic
  • Helped SoCal Athletic to 2017 TC/USA National Championship and a third-place finish at the 2019 18U PGF Nationals tournament

Prior to Stanford

  • 2019 graduate of Poway High School in Poway, Calif.
  • Served as team captain as a senior (2019)
  • Guided her team to a pair of Palomar League titles (2017-18)
  • San Diego County Open Division runner-up (2016)
  • San Diego County Open Division semifinalist (2019)
  • Poway High School Rookie of the Year (2016)
  • Offensive MVP and Palomar League Player of the Year (2017)
  • Team MVP (2019)
  • PGF Regional All-American (2019)
  • All-State second team (2019)
  • All-Section CIF first team (2017-19)
  • Two-time All-State Underclassman (2017-18)
  • Three-time All-Palomar League first team (2017-19) after earning second-team honors as a freshman (2016)
  • Poway High School Female Titan Award winner (2019)
  • Hit .393 with 37 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs, 114 runs scored and 111 RBI over four-year career
  • Left high school as the school record-holder for single-season doubles (16) and runs scored (38)
  • Also competed in basketball
  • Two-time San Diego Academic team

Personal

  • Daughter of Marcy and John Steele
  • Has one sister, Haley
  • Sister played softball at Arizona State and made two WCWS appearances (2012-13)
  • Aspires to be a surgeon
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