2019 Softball Roster
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Garcia, Sydney
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Jersey Number 6
Sydney Garcia
- Position:
- OF
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Pius X HS
- Hometown:
- Kansas City, Mo.
Bio
Ends career ranked in the school Top 15:
No. 5 in runs scored: 103
No. 5 in triples: 8
No. 6 in stolen bases: 38
No. 7 in base hits: 176
No. 8 in at-bats: 568
No. 8 in walks: 48
No. 8 (tie) in doubles: 30
No. 12 in batting average: .310
No. 12 in home runs: 10
2020 (Senior): In a shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic in which there were 19 games played, Garcia started in all 19 contests... Starter in all three outfield positions, with nine starts in left, seven in right and three in center... Compiled a .214 (12-for-56) batting average with three doubles, two homers and a team-high nine RBIs... Tied for team lead with 12 runs scored... In her first five games of the year, batted 7-for-14 (.500) and a .857 slugging percentage with five RBIs and four runs scored... For that effort to begin the year, Garcia earned WAC Hitter of the Week accolades on Feb. 17... Roo player-high four runs scored in win against Drake (3/8)... Season best three hits and six total bases against Stephen F. Austin (2/14)... Member of the Academic All-WAC team.
2019 (Junior): Named Second Team All-WAC... Member of the Academic All-WAC team… Selected to be a part of WAC Softball Championship All-Tournament Team… Played in 56 games, starting all of them...Slashed a team best .346 BA.....545 SLUG % /.397 OBP… Set a all-time school record with five hits in a single-game against IUPUI on Feb. 9th... In that contest, she went 5-for-5 with two runs scored, one double and one stolen base... Her 191 season at-bats set a new school record, breaking Kaelene Curry's previous record of 188 at-bats in 2012... Collected a team best 66 hits and team best six home runs; the hits amount was third-highest in a single-season for a Roo....Her 16 doubles were second-highest in school history, one shy of Katie Kelley's all-time record of 17 set back in 2015… 30 RBIs (second best on the team)...scored 39 runs with 15 walks… had 10 steals
2018 (Sophomore): Played in all 55 games, making 54 starts on the season ... Slashed .322/.385/.425 on the year, finishing third on the team in batting average and on-base percentage ... Slashed .292/.370/.375 in WAC play ... Collected a team-best 56 hits with two home runs, four doubles and a team-leading four triples (T-2nd in WAC) ... Scored a team-high 33 runs and along with recording 17 walks and 19 RBI's ... Led the team and finished third in the WAC with 15 steals on the season, going 15-for-16 in stolen base attempts ... Notched 14 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games ... Opened the season with a 2-for-4 performance with a stolen base against South Dakota State (2/9) ... Hit first career home run against Southeast Missouri State (2/10) ... Recorded consecutive multi-hit games against Northern Iowa (2/11) and Eastern Michigan (2/16), going a combined 4-for-7 with a walk and two steals ... Collected first three-hit game in a 3-for-4 effort with a season-high three runs scored and two RBI's against UMBC (3/28) ... Drove in a season-high three runs to pair with a home run and a triple in the WAC Tournament against New Mexico State (5/11)... Member of the Academic All-WAC team.
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 52 games, including 45 starts as a true freshman … Led all newcomers at the plate batting .286 (42-for-147) with seven doubles, two triples and 11 RBIs … Slugged .361 with an on-base percentage of .348 and scored 19 runs … Successfully stole 10 of her 11 stolen base attempts to lead the team … Registered her first career hit against UMBC (Feb. 12) at the Belmont Winter Fest Tournament … Scored her first career run in UMKC's 8-0 victory over Rider (Feb. 18) at the Battle at the Beach Tournament, going 3-for-4 from the plate with 2 RBIs … Went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI against UT Arlington (Feb. 26) and again in the WAC Tournament against CSU Bakersfield with a pair of runs and a walk.
Personal: Born on March 16th, 1998. Daughter of John and Julie Garcia. Majoring in Communications. Has one sister - Katelyn, who is a freshman softball player at Kansas City in 2020.
No. 5 in runs scored: 103
No. 5 in triples: 8
No. 6 in stolen bases: 38
No. 7 in base hits: 176
No. 8 in at-bats: 568
No. 8 in walks: 48
No. 8 (tie) in doubles: 30
No. 12 in batting average: .310
No. 12 in home runs: 10
2020 (Senior): In a shortened season due to COVID-19 pandemic in which there were 19 games played, Garcia started in all 19 contests... Starter in all three outfield positions, with nine starts in left, seven in right and three in center... Compiled a .214 (12-for-56) batting average with three doubles, two homers and a team-high nine RBIs... Tied for team lead with 12 runs scored... In her first five games of the year, batted 7-for-14 (.500) and a .857 slugging percentage with five RBIs and four runs scored... For that effort to begin the year, Garcia earned WAC Hitter of the Week accolades on Feb. 17... Roo player-high four runs scored in win against Drake (3/8)... Season best three hits and six total bases against Stephen F. Austin (2/14)... Member of the Academic All-WAC team.
2019 (Junior): Named Second Team All-WAC... Member of the Academic All-WAC team… Selected to be a part of WAC Softball Championship All-Tournament Team… Played in 56 games, starting all of them...Slashed a team best .346 BA.....545 SLUG % /.397 OBP… Set a all-time school record with five hits in a single-game against IUPUI on Feb. 9th... In that contest, she went 5-for-5 with two runs scored, one double and one stolen base... Her 191 season at-bats set a new school record, breaking Kaelene Curry's previous record of 188 at-bats in 2012... Collected a team best 66 hits and team best six home runs; the hits amount was third-highest in a single-season for a Roo....Her 16 doubles were second-highest in school history, one shy of Katie Kelley's all-time record of 17 set back in 2015… 30 RBIs (second best on the team)...scored 39 runs with 15 walks… had 10 steals
2018 (Sophomore): Played in all 55 games, making 54 starts on the season ... Slashed .322/.385/.425 on the year, finishing third on the team in batting average and on-base percentage ... Slashed .292/.370/.375 in WAC play ... Collected a team-best 56 hits with two home runs, four doubles and a team-leading four triples (T-2nd in WAC) ... Scored a team-high 33 runs and along with recording 17 walks and 19 RBI's ... Led the team and finished third in the WAC with 15 steals on the season, going 15-for-16 in stolen base attempts ... Notched 14 multi-hit games, including three three-hit games ... Opened the season with a 2-for-4 performance with a stolen base against South Dakota State (2/9) ... Hit first career home run against Southeast Missouri State (2/10) ... Recorded consecutive multi-hit games against Northern Iowa (2/11) and Eastern Michigan (2/16), going a combined 4-for-7 with a walk and two steals ... Collected first three-hit game in a 3-for-4 effort with a season-high three runs scored and two RBI's against UMBC (3/28) ... Drove in a season-high three runs to pair with a home run and a triple in the WAC Tournament against New Mexico State (5/11)... Member of the Academic All-WAC team.
2017 (Freshman): Appeared in 52 games, including 45 starts as a true freshman … Led all newcomers at the plate batting .286 (42-for-147) with seven doubles, two triples and 11 RBIs … Slugged .361 with an on-base percentage of .348 and scored 19 runs … Successfully stole 10 of her 11 stolen base attempts to lead the team … Registered her first career hit against UMBC (Feb. 12) at the Belmont Winter Fest Tournament … Scored her first career run in UMKC's 8-0 victory over Rider (Feb. 18) at the Battle at the Beach Tournament, going 3-for-4 from the plate with 2 RBIs … Went a perfect 3-for-3 with an RBI against UT Arlington (Feb. 26) and again in the WAC Tournament against CSU Bakersfield with a pair of runs and a walk.
Personal: Born on March 16th, 1998. Daughter of John and Julie Garcia. Majoring in Communications. Has one sister - Katelyn, who is a freshman softball player at Kansas City in 2020.
SB Highlights vs. #3 South Dakota
Wednesday, May 07
SB Highlights @ South Dakota (Game Three)
Saturday, May 03
SB Highlights @ South Dakota (Game Two)
Friday, May 02
SB Highlights @ South Dakota (Game One)
Friday, May 02
