2024 Softball Roster
Roster
Sydney Potter
- Position:
- Catcher/Infielder
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Runnells, Iowa
- High School:
- Southeast Polk HS
- Deals:
2024 (Freshman at Creighton)
Appeared in 46 games, making 41 starts during her first season as a Bluejay ... Made 19 starts at first base, 14 behind the plate and eight as the designated player ... Hit .242 on the year, scattering 29 hits ... Belted out a team-high nine home runs, while recording a team-best 33 RBI ... Had 10 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games, while posting a team-best .542 slugging percentage ... Also recorded nine doubles, 13 walks and scored 12 runs for a .331 on-base percentage ... Ranked second on the team with 183 putouts, fielding at a .990 clip ... Made collegiate debut and first career start against Southern Illinois (Feb. 9), becoming just the 14th true freshman to start the season opener since joining the BIG EAST ... Recorded first career hit, going 2-for-3 with an RBI in the Bluejays' 5-3 win over Stony Brook (Feb. 25) ... Earned BIG EAST Freshman of the Week honors on March 4 after hitting .636 (7-of-11) with two doubles, three home runs, three walks, five runs scored and 11 RBI at the Cougar Invite ... Blasted a three-run home run to left to record the first home run of her Bluejay career against Loyola (Chicago) on March 2 ... Followed that performance by going 2-for-3 with a double, home run, three runs scored and three RBI in a 16-8 win over St. Thomas (March 2) ... Drove in a season-high four runs on two base hits, including a home run in the Bluejays victory over Illinois State on March 3 ... Became the first Bluejay freshman since 2010 and just the seventh Bluejay since joining the BIG EAST to hit a home run in three consecutive games ... Hit a two-run home run in back-to-back games against Rider on March 13 ... Drove in another four runs on a double, home run and two walks against North Dakota (March 17) ... Went 2-for-3 with a double and home run in the Bluejays' 8-0 win over Georgetown (March 29) ... Recorded first hit in over a month, going 2-for-2 with three RBI and a double in the Bluejays' 4-2 win over Butler in the opening round of the BIG EAST Tournament (May 8) ... Finished freshman campaign with a pair of hits and an RBI in the BIG EAST Championship game against Villanova (May 11).
Southeast Polk HS
A catcher and third baseman from Southeast Polk High School in Runnells, Iowa ... Led the Rams to a 31-11 record and a fourth-place finish in the Class 5A State Tournament as a senior...was voted as the All-Iowa Des Moines Register Softball Player of the Year following her senior season, where she hit .470 with 16 home runs ands 55 RBI. Her 16 home runs were the most in Class 5A while her 55 RBI ranked second most in 2023 ... was named to the Des Moines Register and the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Class 5A First Team All-State Team, while also generating First Team All-District and First Team All-Central Iowa Metro League accolades as a senior ... was also named to the Class 5A All-State Tournament Team while earning a spot in the Iowa Senior All-Star Game ... Guided the Rams to a 25-14 overall record and a Class 5A State Tournament appearance during junior year ... Earned First Team All-State and All-Central Iowa Metro League Conference honor after leading all of Class 5A with 16 home runs and a .385 batting average as a junior ... Led Southeast Polk to a Class 5A District 2 Championship and a Class 5A State Tournament appearance after posting a .455 batting average with a 1.017 slugging percentage as a sophomore ... Ranked first in Class 5A and tied for third in the state of Iowa with 19 home runs during sophomore season ... Was named First Team All-State, All-District and All-Central Iowa Metro League following sophomore campaign ... Earned All-Conference Honorable Mention after hitting .358 with five doubles and five home runs as a freshman ... Named to the All- Central Iowa Metro League Academic team twice ... Played club softball for the Iowa Bandits and was coached by Clay Rickert.
