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Sydney Sherrill

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Sydney Sherrill - Softball - Florida State Seminoles

Player profile

(Updated June 2021)
position
Utility
year
Sophomore
hometown
Moore, Okla.
high school
Southmoore

Career honors

2018 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPION
2022 NFCA Second Team All-American
2022 D1 Softball Second Team All-American
Senior Class Award Second Team All-American
2022 NFCA Southeast All-Region First Team
2022 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
2022 All-ACC First Team
ACC Player of the Week (May 10, 2022)
NFCA National Player of the Week (May 10, 2022)
2022 SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALIST
2022 SOFTBALL AMERICAN PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN – THIRD TEAM
2022 D1SOFTBALL PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN – SECOND TEAM
2022 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
2022 Softball America Preseason Top 100 – 24
2022 Extra Innings Softball Preseason Top 100 – 30
2021 ACC All-Tournament Team
2021 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM
2021 ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2021 D1 SOFTBALL PRESEASON ACC PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2021 JUSTIN’S WORLD SOFTBALL PRESEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2021 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
2021 D1 SOFTBALL PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
2021 USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST
2021 SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON TOP 25 JUNIORS (No. 15)
2021 SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON TOP 100 (No. 47)
2020 USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST

2020 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
2020 SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN
2020 SOFTBALL AMERICA PRESEASON TOP 100 (No. 5)
2020 ESPNW PRESEASON TOP 25 PLAYER
2019 NFCA FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2019 NFCA SOUTHEAST ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM
2019 USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP 26 FINALIST
2019 ACC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
2019 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM
2019 ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2019 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
2018 WCWS ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM
2018 NFCA THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
2018 NFCA SOUTHEAST ALL-REGION SECOND TEAM
2018 NFCA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR TOP 10 FINALIST
2018 NFCA AND USA SOFTBALL NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK (APRIL 10)
2018 ACC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
2018 ALL-ACC FIRST TEAM
2018 ACC TOURNAMENT MVP
2018 ACC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

RECORD BOOK

Sherrill finished her career as one of the most decorated Seminoles softball players in school history. No one has played more games in the Garnet and Gold than Sydney Sherrill who played 283 games in her time at Florida State. She ranks 10th in FSU history with a .352 batting average, third in slugging percentage with a .622, second in on-base percentage with a .474, 2nd in runs with 225, sixth in hits with 281, first in doubles with 82, third in home runs with 43, third in RBI with 209, second in total bases with 496, second in walks with 186 and second all-time in program history with 555 assists. Sherrill also holds the single-game school record for home runs in a game with three against NC State (5/7/22)

REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON (2022)

Started all 61 games at third base during the 2022 season… finished the season with a .321 batting average (52-for-162) with a team-high 16 doubles and 49 runs scored, she also led the team in walks with 51 and on-base percentage with a .484 ob%… she also had nine home runs and 41 RBI… Sherrill finished the season a perfect 11-for-11 in stolen bases… finished the season with a .975 fielding percentage with 55 putouts and a team-high 141 assists… was named the ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive year and was named to the All-ACC First Team for the fourth time… had 10 multi-RBI games and eight multi-hit games in 2022… had four three-RBI games, including one against Pitt (3/4) where she hit a three-run home run, against Virginia Tech (4/10) where she hit a bases-clearing double, against Clemson (4/23) where she went 3-for-4 and against NC State (5/7) where she went 3-for-5 with three home runs… her three home runs against NC State were the most in a single game by a player in FSU history… went 3-for-5 with a home run in FSU’s 4-2 win over No. 7 Florida in Gainesville (3/6), her home run in the 10th inning was the go-ahead run.

REDSHIRT JUNIOR SEASON (2021)

Started all 63 games at third base during the 2021 season… finished the season with a .304 batting average (51-for-168) with a team high 15 doubles and 47 runs scored, she also led the team with 51 walks and a .464 on base percentage… also had one triple, two home runs and 34 RBI, she was 15-for-17 in stolen bases… finished the season with a .974 fielding percentage with 67 putouts and 121 assists… became the ACC all-time doubles leader on April 23 at Louisville when she recorded two doubles… had nine multi RBI games… recorded three RBI in the second game of the season in FSU’s 9-2 win over No. 24 Missouri (2/12)… went 2-for-3 with two RBI against Florida Gulf Coast (2/27)… went 6-fo-10 with seven runs scored in four games against Notre Dame (4/2-4)… went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two RBI and one home run against Pitt (5/7)… was 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run and a home run against Duke in the ACC Tournament (5/14)… recorded six RBI on five hits in during the WCWS… helped lead the Seminoles to a win in the first game of the Championship Series after going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run scored.

Junior Season (2020)

Started at third base for all 24 games played of the shortened 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, finishing second on the team with a .344 batting average (22-for-64) while leading the Seminoles with 26 walks and 23 runs scored…also had four doubles, four home runs, 16 RBI, a .594 slugging percentage and a .543 on-base percentage…was perfect in 77 defensive opportunities at third base on the season…her four doubles increased her career total to 51, which tied Alex Powers (2014-17) and Jessie Warren (2015-18) for the FSU career record…the 51 doubles also sits in a tie for fifth in ACC history…her four home runs gave her 32 home runs for her career, which ranks seventh all-time in FSU history…drew a pair of walks against No. 1 Alabama on February 7…set a career high with four runs scored on February 8 against Detroit Mercy on 2-for-2 hitting with a walk and a home run…walked twice and scored a pair of runs in an 8-0 victory over No. 1 Alabama on February 8…hit a pair of doubles on February 9 against Detroit Mercy, along with a walk, three RBI and a run scored…drew a walk, singled and scored against FAMU on Feb 12…walked, hit an RBI single and scored versus No. 13 Minnesota on February 14…walked twice on Feb 15 against No. 23 Northwestern…hit a solo home run against No. 2 UCLA on February 16…had a pair of hits, including an RBI double against No. 19 Baylor on February 28…was 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and two runs scored on March 1 against Villanova…scored three runs, walked and added a home run against Holy Cross…tied a career high with four walks and added a single in a road win at No. 22 UCF on March 4…posted three hits, including a double, and two RBI on March 6 against Longwood…drew three walks and scored three runs on March 8 against Detroit Mercy.

Sophomore Season (2019)

Shined for the Seminoles in 2019, both offensively and defensively, as the sophomore started all 65 games of the season and lead the team in eight different categories, including a .405 batting average, 75 hits, 18 doubles and 16 home runs…also added 60 RBI, 60 runs scored, 34 walks and was a perfect 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts… was one of seven different Seminole players to have at least 10 HR on the season and one of six to record at least 40 RBI…hit a single, walked, stole a base and scored a run against UNCW on opening day (Feb 8)…hit a solo home run in the bottom of the sixth inning against Iowa State on February 8, carrying the Seminoles to a 1-0 victory over the Cyclones…had a double, a home run and two runs scored against UNCG on February 9…drove in two runs as part of a nine-run first inning against UNCW on February 10…drew two walks against Ohio State on February 15…went 3-for-3 with two doubles, a home run, four RBI and two runs scored against Minnesota on February 16…walked twice, hit a double and scored two runs on February 17 against Florida Atlantic…hit a two-run home run against No. 6 Tennessee on February 17…walked twice and scored a run against Elon on Feb 22…batted 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs scored against Lipscomb on February 23…closed out the Unconquered Invitational with a home run, a double, three RBI and two runs scored versus Samford on February 24…hit a pair of doubles on March 2 against Toledo…was 2-for-3 from the plate against Louisiana Tech with a double and a run scored…tied a season high with three singles at UCF on March 3…combined to go 4-for-7 with a double, a home run, two RBI and three runs scored during the doubleheader at Grand Canyon on March 6…drew three walks and scored a run at No. 12 Arizona on March 8…walked and scored a run in the series finale against the Wildcats on March 10…singled, walked and stole two bases versus Notre Dame on March 15…hit a two-run home run on March 16 against the Irish…tied a career high with three runs scored on March 20 against North Florida…hit an RBI single against NC State on March 23…drove in three runs on a bases-clearing double on March 29 at Virginia and added a single, a walk and two runs scored…batted 2-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored in the series finale at UVA on March 31…hit a pair of singles on the road at No. 8 Florida on April 3…walked and hit an RBI double on April 6 at Louisville…drove in a career-high five RBI on April 8 against the Cardinals, including a seventh-inning grand slam…recorded a single, a stolen base and a home run at UNC on April 14…posted the first multi-HR game of her career on April 15 against the Tar Heels on 3-for-5 hitting with three runs scored…went 2-for-3 with a double against No. 6 Florida on April 17…hit a solo home run against Boston College (April 19)…walked and drove in two runs on April 21 against the Eagles…was 2-for-3 from the plate with a double, two RBI and a run scored in the series opener against Duke on April 26…had multiple hits in all three games at Syracuse (May 3-5), including a pair of doubles on May 4…hit a solo home run against Notre Dame in the ACC semifinals on May 10…drove in the game-ending run on an RBI double to center to close out the 8-0 win in six innings against North Carolina in the ACC Championship Game on May 11…brought in the first FSU run of the game in each game of the NCAA Tallahassee Regional…was 2-for-3 with a double, a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored on May 18 against USF…hit the fourth of four consecutive home runs on May 18 against USF, which set a school record, an NCAA Tournament record and tied the NCAA record…drove in a run with a sacrifice fly on May 24 against No. 13 Oklahoma State in the second game of the NCAA Tallahassee Super Regional.

Freshman Season (2018)

Had one of the best freshman seasons in Florida State history and etched her name in the FSU, ACC and NCAA record books as she led the Seminoles to their first NCAA National Championship…hit 29 doubles on the season, which set the FSU and ACC records and tied Nina Lindenberg (Fresno State – 1996) for the NCAA single-season record…named an NFCA Third Team All-American, received ACC Freshman of the Year honors and also earned a spot on the All-ACC First Team…tied for the team lead with two home runs at the 2018 WCWS and ranked second with seven RBI to earn a spot on the WCWS All-Tournament team…all seven RBI came with two outs, ranking second in the category in WCWS history…ranked second on the team overall with a .370 batting average and led the team and ACC with 81 hits…added 29 doubles, one triple, 12 home runs, 58 RBI, 46 runs scored and 16 stolen bases…started all 70 games on the season, including eight games at third base after Jessie Warren’s injury on March 10…her first career hit was a home run as she drove a third-inning pitch over the wall in right for a two run home run against Portland State on February 9…stole a base, scored a run and drove in an RBI on February 10 against Portland State…batted 2-for-3 with an RBI vs. Florida A&M (Feb 14)…gave the Noles the lead on No. 14 Minnesota with a two-run double in the sixth inning on February 16…had a career-high four hits and scored two runs against the Gophers on February 17…went 2-for-3 against No. 20 Michigan on February 18, hitting a double in the sixth inning and later scored the game-winning run…named ACC/Big Ten Softball Challenge Most Valuable Player – Tallahassee Site (February 18)…also earned ACC Player of the Week honors on February 20…was 2-for-4 with a double against McNeese on February 20…batted 2-for-2 with a pair of doubles, one RBI and two runs scored against Northern Iowa on Feb 23…drove in a pair of runs and hit a home run against Georgia State on February 24…was 3-for-4 with a triple, a home run, two RBI and two runs scored against FGCU on March 3…tied a career high with four hits, including two doubles, and had three RBI on the road at North Florida (3/10)…walked and hit a home run in game two of the doubleheader at UNF on March 10…hit a home run and drove in a career-high four RBI on March 21 in game one of the doubleheader against Troy…scored three runs in game two of the DH with Troy on 2-for-2 hitting with two walks and two RBI…drove in two runs and walked twice on March 24 against Syracuse…hit her 12th double of the season on March 25 against the Orange…hit a pair of doubles at Georgia Tech on March 30, driving in two RBI…recorded two more doubles in the series finale at GT on April 1…went 4-for-7 with two doubles, a home run and three RBI against No. 19 Louisiana on April 4…posted two doubles and two RBI vs. Pitt on April 6, setting an FSU single-season record with 20 doubles…drove in a season-high four RBI along with a home run on April 8 vs. Pitt…named ACC Player of the Week as well as NFCA and USA Softball National Player of the Week on April 10…recorded a double in each of the first two games of the Louisville series on April 21-22…drew four walks on April 27 at Notre Dame and added a single, a stolen base and a run scored…batted .700 (7-for-10) in the three games of the ACC Championship, with a double, a home run, two walks, three RBI and three runs scored to earn 2018 ACC Tournament MVP honors…drove in the game-winning run with a two-run single to right against Jacksonville State on May 18…hit a double, a home run and drove in three RBI in the regional championship against Jacksonville State on May 20…walked, hit a single and scored two runs in game two of the NCAA Super Regional against No. 11 LSU on May 26…hit her NCAA-leading 27th double of the season in game three versus LSU on May 26…hit a three-run double on May 31 against No. 3 UCLA in the first game of the 2018 Women’s College World Series…singled and scored in an elimination game against No. 7 Georgia on June 2…hit a solo home run versus No. 1 Oregon on June 2…hit a three-run home run against No. 3 UCLA on June 3 to send the Seminoles to the WCWS Championship Series…hit her 29th double of the season in the third inning on June 5, setting the ACC record and tying the NCAA single-season mark.

High School

Attended Southmoore High School…led the SaberCats to the 2017 6A Oklahoma State Championship…batted .611 for the season and was named The Oklahoman’s Big All-City Player of the Year…named 2017 Oklahoma Gatorade Player of the Year…competed for the USA Junior Women’s National Team during the summer of 2017.