Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2020 Softball Roster
Roster
Heath, Sydney
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/ SoftballP/1B
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/ Softball3B
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/ Softball1B
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Jersey Number 26
Sydney Heath
- Position:
- Outfield
- Height:
- 5-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Prev school:
- Stewarts Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Bio
*2020 (Senior)
- Started in 12 of the 23 games she appeared in during the shortened 2020 season
- Batted .237 (9-for-38) with five runs scored and seven RBIs
- Was one of six Blue Raiders to help lead the squad with two sacrifice hits
- Had a perfect 6-for-6 mark in stolen base attempts, which was the most swiped bags with a perfect percentage of any Blue Raider in 2020
- Was the only Blue Raider outfielder to register an assist in the 2020 season
- Had her first of two multi-RBI games against Seton Hall (Feb. 29), going 1-for-2 with three RBIs
- Posted her only multi-hit game against Sacred Heart (March 1), where she was 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and a run scored
- Stole two bases for the only time in her senior season in the second game against Tennessee State (March 11), which became the season finale
- Finished the season placed at a tie for sixth in MT program history in stolen base percentage (.889)
- Appeared in 55 games and started 49 games for the Raiders primarily in right field
- Went 45-for-144 (.313) with four doubles, one triple, scored 21 runs, and collected 10 RBIs
- Had a .354 slugging percentage and a .361 on base percentage
- Led the team with 18 stolen bases in 21 attempts
- Was second on the team with 10 multi-hit games
- Went 3-for-5 with a run, two RBI, and a double against Siena (2/23)
- Went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in the win over Albany (2/24)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and a double against Maine (3/21)
- Had seven hits, one double, scored two runs, and had two stolen bases in the series win against Charlotte (3/30-31)
- Went 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI in the series opener against FAU (4/13)
- Went 4-for-4 and scored the game tying run in the first round of the C-USA Tournament in the win against UTEP (5/8)
- Had a team high six hits in the C-USA Tournament (5/8-10)
- Named to the C-USA All-Tournament Team
- Named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Played two seasons at Columbia State Community College
- Named to the Second Team All-TCCAA in 2017
- Team captain
- Hit .448, with 73 hits, seven doubles, three triples, 30 RBIs, 32 runs, and 19 stolen bases in 2018
- A 2016 graduate of Stewarts Creek High School
- Played softball under Head Coach Tory Atwood, also lettered in volleyball
- All-District, All-Mid State Second Team, and All-Tournament honoree
- Helped lead SCHS to a state tournament appearance her senior season (2016)
- Played travel ball for the Firebirds and Fury under Head Coaches Thurman Bailey and Jody Parrot
- Born June 8, 1998 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- Daughter of Vaughn and Leigh Ann Heath
- Has one sister, Jess, and one brother, Drew
- Majoring in Exercise Science
Facility tour – Stephen and Denise Smith Student-Athlete Performance Center
Wednesday, July 30
Spring Sports Show hosted by The Boulevard – April 21, 2025: Softball and Baseball
Monday, April 21
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25
Monday, April 14
MTSU Softball vs WKU Recap 4/11-13/25 2025
Monday, April 14
