Oklahoma State University Athletics
2019 Cowgirl Softball Roster
Roster
Sydney Springfield
- Position:
- Infielder
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Flower Mound
- Hometown:
- Flower Mound, Texas
2017 Spring SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll
2019 Season/Career Highs
Hits   2, four times, last vs. Kansas, 4/5/19
Home Runs   2 vs. Kentucky, 2/10/19
Runs Scored   2 vs. Kentucky, 2/10/19
Runs Batted In   4 vs. Kentucky, 2/10/19
Walks   2 vs. California, 2/16/19
Strikeouts   3 vs. LSU, 2/14/19
2019 (Junior): Transferred to Oklahoma State from LSU … Served as the Cowgirl coaching staff’s first pinch hitter off the bench primarily and made 43 appearances in her first season in Stillwater … Also started 15 games, including 12 at first base … Delivered several crucial hits for the Cowgirls throughout the year as a pinch hitter … Began building her clutch-hit resume with a pair of home runs, including the two-run walk-off winner, in the final two innings of OSU’s 8-7 comeback win over No. 13 Kentucky on Feb. 10 … Her first home run came as a pinch hitter … She stayed in the lineup as a defensive substitution at first base, and hit the walk-off home run after committing and error in the field that allowed UK to score an insurance run in the top of the seventh … The two-homer day was her third multi-hit game of opening weekend … Also recorded two hits against Houston in her OSU debut on Feb. 8 and against Illinois in the second half of a Feb. 9 doubleheader … Batted .462 overall, drove in four runs and had four extra-base hits overall during her first competitive weekend as a Cowgirl … Added to her resume with a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning of OSU’s 7-6 win at No. 24 Oregon on March 9 … Logged a pinch-hit double during OSU’s 9-6 come-from-behind win at Wichita State on March 27 … Launched a game-tying two-run triple to left field as a pinch hitter in the fifth inning of OSU’s seven-run comeback against No. 13 Texas Tech on April 27 at Cowgirl Stadium … Continued to excel as a pinch hitter in clutch situations, as she drove home two runs and gave OSU its first, and only, lead of the day in a 6-2 comeback win against No. 8 Texas on May 10 … Capped a season filled with key hits when  she delivered a go-ahead, and ultimately game-deciding, RBI single during the Cowgirls’ 2-1 win over Tulsa in the Stillwater Regional final on May 18 … Batted .246 overall in 69 at-bats, but improved that to .269 as a pinch hitter … Went 7-for-26 as a pinch hitter in 2019 … No other Cowgirl had more than three base knocks as a pinch hitter.
2018 (Sophomore at LSU): Started 24 games while appearing in 33 total for LSU in her sophomore season ... Batted .250 at the plate, notching 16 hits in 64 at-bats ... Recorded three multi-hit performances, including in both games of a Feb. 16 doubleheader against Central Arkansas ...Tallied four extra-base hits, including a pair of home runs, and logged 12 RBI ... Blasted her second career grand slam in the first inning of LSU's 5-1 victory over Florida Atlantic on March 4 ... Also hit a solo home run against Western Kentucky on March 13 ... Posted a solid .385 on-base percentage in her limited opportunities at the plate ... Did not record an error in 49 defensive chances ... Walked 14 times and posted three multi-walk games for the Tigers in 2018.
2017 (Freshman at LSU): Started 57 games while appearing in 60 total for the Tigers in her true freshman season ... Hit for an average of .259 with 17 extra base hits ... Scored 21 runs during the season and achieved 41 RBI ... Finished the season with 10 homeruns on her way to 17 total extra-base-hits with a slugging percentage of .488 ... Marked two or more RBI in eight games ... Went 2-3 with one run scored in her first collegiate start ... Went 3-3 with two runs and 2 RBI against Penn State ... Led the team in RBI in a game with six, which she achieved twice ... Went 2-3 with two home runs and 6 RBI against Troy ... Hit a dramatic go-ahead homerun in extra innings against Wichita State ... Went 3-4 with 2 home runs and 6 RBI versus Kansas ... Collected five RBI over four SEC Tournament games in May ... Hit a 2-run home run versus Missouri in the SEC Tournament opener ... Went 2-5 during the Tallahassee Super Regional ... Leadoff walk in the 3rd inning of the second Super Regional game led to the only run of the game ... Leadoff single in the 3rd inning of the Super Regional finale led to the first runs of the game for LSU ... 2017 Spring SEC First Year Academic Honor Roll.
High School: Was a four-year standout at Flower Mound High School in Texas, competing in the same district as fellow Tiger Maribeth Gorsuch in Class 6-6A… As a senior was named the Class 6-6A Offensive Player of the Year after hitting .514 with six home runs, 20 RBIs and 20 walks, 14 of which came during the second half of district play… She set the school record for home runs with 25… As a junior led Flower Mound to a 2015 district championship with a 15-1 record in class 6-6A and reached the regional quarterfinals of the state tournament... Was name first team all-district at first base after her junior season after hitting over .390 with more than five home runs to help power an offense that averaged over seven runs per game that year.
Personal: Full name is Sydney Brooke Springfield, born January 11 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma… Daughter of Tom and Melissa Springfield… Has one sibling in younger brother Jake… Plans to major in human sciences and education.
