Sydney Stites

Photo by: Bill Jarvis

Photo by: John Sieber

Year:
Freshman
Pos.:
INF
Hometown:
Bozeman, Mont.

2016 (freshman season): Academic All-Big Sky Conference ... Big Sky Conference Freshman of the Year ... First-team All-Big Sky Conference ... A Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team selection ... Started all 56 games, 39 in right field after starting collegiate career at first base ... Batted .383, with a team-high 77 hits and team-leading 52 runs scored ... Led the Big Sky in runs scored ... Collected 135 total bases, 22 more than any other league player ... Ranked second in the Big Sky in slugging percentage (.672), plate appearances (221) and hits ... Tied for second with 12 home runs and 18 doubles, ranked third with 201 at-bats ... Drove in 47 runs to tie for fifth in the league ... Twice had five hits in a game to equal the program record ... Also had a four-hit game ... Had 22 multi-hit games, 13 multi-RBI games ... Ended the season on a 13-game hitting streak, the second-longest on the team in 2016 ... Had multiple hits in seven of those 13 games ... Finished with a .434 on-base percentage ... Went 3 for 3 on steal attempts ... Tied for the team lead with two triples ... Hit .667 when leading off an inning, .545 against left-handers, .361 with runners in scoring position ... Had 21 two-out RBIs ... Went 5 for 6 with three RBIs and four runs scored in 14-9 victory over Idaho State and 5 for 5 with four runs scored in 9-6 series-opening win at Northern Colorado ... Had home runs in back-to-back games on March 12 against Idaho State and Boise State ... Had four hits and scored three times in 17-6 win over Illinois State ... Batted .429 in four Big Sky tournament games and scored a team-high seven runs ... Went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored in 10-6 tournament-opening win over Southern Utah ... Had a .969 fielding percentage, with 118 putouts and five assists.

Personal: A 2015 graduate of Bozeman High ... Born January 3, 1997, in Fargo, N.D. ... The daughter of Jon and Jessica Stites ... Has two younger sisters, Casey and Ryen ... A biology major.