2023 Softball Roster
Stepp, Sydney
Jersey Number 6
Sydney Stepp
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Central
- Hometown:
- Westerville, Ohio
Bio
NCAA GAME-BY-GAME & CAREER STATS
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2023 season): 2
2023
2022
2021
2020 ^
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
Years of eligibility remaining (including the Spring 2023 season): 2
2023
- Named to the 2023 Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators (formerly CoSIDA)
- Also named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete as well
- Pitched in 18 games, starting 13
- Threw a total of 45 1/3 innings on the season
- Earned the win in BGSU's season opener, allowing two runs and just two hits in five innings vs. Detroit Mercy
- Allowed just one run in three innings of work against Tennessee Tech at Auburn's tourney
- Pitched in relief in all three games of the Toledo series, and did not allow an earned run in 4 2/3 innings of work
- Threw two innings of one-hit shutout relief in the opener, striking out two
- Later that day, allowed just one hit in 1 2/3 shutout innings
- Pitched in two games of the Western Michigan series, including one start
- In the start, allowed only a pair of unearned runs through the first five innings
- Started the second game of the Buffalo series, and retired all six hitters she faced (including three by strikeout) before the game was postponed due to inclement weather
2022
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Pitched in 11 games, making five starts on the year
- Had a 1-3 record and a 5.68 ERA
- In her six relief appearances, had a 1-0 record, a 2.21 ERA and an opponent batting average of .204
- All five of her starts came in MAC play
- Was 1-1 with a 3.44 ERA in home games
- Appeared in one game at the DePaul Dome Tournament on the season's opening weekend
- Threw a scoreless inning vs. Seattle, striking out one
- Made a pinch-running appearance and came around to score in the seventh inning of BGSU's walk-off win over Pitt at the Lady Bison Classic in Nashville
- Had one of the finest performances of her career against Northern Illinois at Meserve Field
- Pitched five innings of relief, allowing just one (unearned) run and two hits, vs. the Huskies
- Fired a scoreless inning at nationally-ranked Michigan, allowing one hit and striking out one batter
- Allowed one earned run in 2 2/3 innings vs. Toledo, striking out three
- Pitched an inning of relief at Western Michigan, allowing one hit and an unearned run while striking out one
- Started and pitched seven innings vs. Buffalo, striking out five
- Earned the win in relief vs. Detroit Mercy, allowing just one hit in 3 2/3 innings of work
- Allowed a homer to the first batter she faced, then retired 11 consecutive hitters
- Drew the start in the final regular-season game, at Kent State
- Saw action against Virginia in the NISC
2021
- Named to the Academic All-MAC Team
- Also named an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Made 16 appearances in the circle, starting six games
- Went 1-4 with a 4.03 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings
- Had one complete game on the year
- Had a 3.93 ERA in MAC play, as 14 of her 16 appearances came against league foes
- Made her season debut vs. Furman in the Winthrop tourney
- Fired 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief against the Paladins, allowing just one hit and striking out two
- Pitched in relief in two of the four games in the MAC-opening series vs. Central Michigan
- Struck out 10 Chippewas in six innings over those two appearances, allowing a total of three earned runs
- Pitched in three of the four games at Ball State, starting two
- Threw 3 1/3 innings of one-run, five-hit ball in the final game of that series
- Appeared in two games in the Akron series, and was 1-0 with a 1.45 ERA vs. the Zips
- Pitched well enough to win in the opener, but had a no-decision
- Went 5 2/3 innings in that game, allowing just one earned run and six hits
- Walked one and struck out six in that contest
- Came on in relief in the final game of the UA series, earning the first win of her BGSU career
- Allowed just one run and three hits in four innings of work, walking two and striking out three
- Pitched in two games the following weekend at Buffalo, making one start
- Allowed just one hit in 4 2/3 innings of relief vs. the Bulls, retiring 10 consecutive batters at one point
- Tied her season best with six strikeouts in that contest
- Threw a complete-game five-hitter at Ohio, walking one and striking out four, but took the loss in a 2-0 setback
- Pitched four innings of scoreless relief against Toledo at Meserve Field, allowing five hits while walking one batter and striking out three
- Pitched well in relief against MAC-leading Miami, giving up two runs and five hits walk striking out six in 4 1/3 innings of work
2020 ^
- Saw action in a pair of games on the season, pitching a total of three innings
- Both appearances came during the team's trip to Chattanooga on the season's opening weekend
- Made her BGSU debut with an inning of relief work vs. Indiana State
- Also pitched two innings in relief vs. Lipscomb the next day
HIGH SCHOOL
- Earned four letters at Westerville Central H.S. (’19) under coaches Brian Wamsley, Chip Linkhorn and Olivia Wamsley
- The Warhawks went 84-19 during her four seasons, including a 39-3 record in the Ohio Capital Conference
- A three-time All-OCC selection, earning first-team honors twice and second-team accolades once
- Team won three conference titles during her four years, capturing a district championship in her junior year and advancing to the state semifinals in her senior campaign
- Went 12-2 in the circle as a freshman, with a 1.96 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 97 innings
- As a soph, was 7-5 with a 1.47 ERA and 68 K's in 85 innings
- Went 8-2 and struck out 101 batters in 95 innings as a junior
- Had a fielding pct. of .978 or higher in each of those three years
- Missed much of her senior season due to injury, but was released to see action at first base as the Warhawks made their state tourney run
- Named an Outstanding Scholar Athlete in each of her four years
- Team captain as a senior
PERSONAL
- Born in Columbus, Ohio
- An accounting major at BGSU
- Daughter of Rick and Susan Stepp
- Has a younger sister, Kiersten
- Has played travel ball for the Beverly Bandits
- Favorite athlete is Tom Brady
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Wednesday, January 24
BGSU-CMU Softball Highlights (May 13, 2022)
Saturday, May 14
BGSU In The Nest : Nikki and Alex Sorgi (Softball)
Wednesday, May 08
BG Softball Beats Akron in Game 1 on Senior Day 4.27
Saturday, April 27
