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2021 Softball Roster

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9 Sydney Stefanick

9 Sydney Stefanick

  • Position:
    Pitcher/Infield
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Johnstown
  • Hometown:
    Johnstown, Ohio

Summary

Biography

2021: Second Team All-MAC ... Led team with 26 RBI and finish second on the team with a .326 batting average ... Recorded five victories and a save in the circle with 55 strikeouts ... Had seven games with multiple RBI on the year ... Conceded the fewest home runs of any qualified pitcher in MAC games this year, allowing just one opponent home run in 70 innings of work ... Threw five complete games ... Homered and had three RBI in a season-opening win over DePaul (February 12) ... Again homered with three RBI against Morehead State (February 27) ... Went 3-for-4 with three RBI against Stephen F. Austin (March 6) ... Hit first home run of conference play at Ohio (March 27) ... Recorded first victory of the year on March 26 at Ohio to open three straight weekend MAC series with at least one victory ... Followed with wins against Buffalo (April 3) and Northern Illinois (April 9) ... In the win over the Bulls on April 3, threw all eight innings of the Bronco victory, holding UB to three earned runs with six strikeouts ... Threw another eight-inning complete-game victory on May 9 against Ball State, limiting the Cardinals to three earned runs in a Senior Day victory ... Concluded career with a complete-game victory against Kent State in the season finale, holding Golden Flashes to three earned runs with four strikeouts and no walks while going the full seven innings on just 96 pitches.

2020: Started all 21 games, serving as WMU's leading hitter and pitcher ... one of three Broncos to start all 21 games ... hit .364 with 34 hits, four doubles, two home runs and eight runs batted in ... paced the squad in average and hits ... ranked 14th in the Mid-American Conference in batting average and 11th in hits ... slugged .515 and posted an on-base percentage of .382, both best among starters ... appeared 15 times in the circle and started 12 games, compiling a 3-9 record ... threw a team-high 66.2 innings with a 4.83 earned run average ... yielded 86 hits and 46 earned runs while fanning 48 ... at the plate, finished with five multiple-hit performances, turning in a year-best three hits at No. 22 Arizona State (February 8), versus Northern Kentucky (February 15) and against Robert Morris (March 6) ... drove in a year-best two runs versus ASU and at Belmont (February 14) ... scored two runs against Northern Kentucky and Loyola Chicago (February 28) ... helped WMU to a 9-7 victory at ASU, giving the team its first ranked victory since 2018 ... threw a complete game against the Sun Devils, scattering eight hits and striking out five, while hitting a game-tying solo home run and go-ahead RBI double and scoring an insurance run ... struck out a career-high six batters against Northern Kentucky (February 14) and St. Bonaventure (March 3) ... allowed a year-low two hits against the Bonnies ... season halted after 21 games due to coronavirus pandemic.

2019: First Team All-MAC ... NFCA All-Great Lakes Region first team ... Academic All-MAC ... MAC Distinguished Scholar Athlete ... appeared in all 46 games as a pitcher/designated player ... starting pitcher in 15 games ... team-high .308 batting average, leading the squad with 54 hits, 12 home runs, 47 RBI and a slugging percentage of .698 ... broke Western's single-season home run and RBI  records ... third-highest batting average in Bronco history ... became the second Bronco to record a pair of two-home run games in a season ... among top three in the MAC in slugging percentage (.697), RBI and home runs ... fourth-highest conference batting average (.380) ... led the Broncos in the circle with 97 strikeouts over 135.1 innings ... 3.05 ERA ... pitched seven complete games and three shutouts ... among top 10 in the MAC in opposing batting average (.249), innings pitched (126.2), strikeouts (93) and wins (10).

2018: First Team All-MAC … appeared in 27 total games … starting in 10 as a pitcher … starting 12 as a designated hitter … hit .350 in conference play with 14 hits … totaled 18 hits, six doubles, one home run and six RBI with a .316 batting average … first career home run against Kent State (March 25) … four for four with two doubles and pitched six innings allowing only one run against Kent State … had 2.53 ERA in conference … 7-6 overall record … 4-2 conference record … pitched four complete games with one shut out against Western Illinois (February 23) … pitched in 92.2 innings … recorded 44 strikeouts … season-high six strikeouts against Ball State (April 13) … came up with the game-winning, walk off hit with one out and the bases loaded in the bottom of the 14th in WMU's 2-1 victory over Toledo on April 20.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in softball at Johnstown High School … member of the 2016 Johnstown softball district and regional champions … member of the 2016 DIII State final four team … three-time All-Licking County League first team honoree … two-time varsity Team MVP … 2015 Ohio Underclass Fastpitch All-Star Central District … 2016 Johnstown HS Award of Distinction recipient … Newark Advocate Licking Memorial Athlete of the Week on May 10, 2016 … Columbus Dispatch Athlete of the Week in 2016 … averaged .516 batting average with 47 RBI and a 1.1 ERA in 2015 … also lettered in basketball at Johnstown.
 
Personal: Daughter of Julie and Steve Stefanick.
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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2018Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2019Sophomore

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2020Junior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'7"
    9
  • 9

    2021Senior

    Pitcher/Infield
    5'7"
    9