Sierra Romero
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Sierra Romero (born March 19, 1994) is an American softball player from Murrieta, California. She is currently an infielder for the Michigan Wolverines. She has twice been named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and currently holds Michigan's single-season records for batting average, slugging percentage, home runs, grand slams, runs, RBIs, and bases of balls.[1]
Early years
Romero was born in 1994 and grew up in Murrieta, California. She attended Vista Murrieta High School and was ranked as the No. 3 prospect in the United States by ESPN.com. She graduated from Vista Murrieta in 2012.[1]
University of Michigan
Romero enrolled at the University of Michigan in the fall of 2012.
2013 season
As a freshman in 2013, Romero started all 64 games for Michigan at the shortstop position. She compiled a .379 batting average with a .527 on-base percentage, 67 runs scored, 71 RBIs and 49 bases on balls. She set a Michigan single-season record with 23 home runs. She also set Big Ten Conference single-season records with 12 home runs and 34 runs scored in conference games. She was selected as the Big Ten Freshman of the Week seven times. At the end of the season, she was selected as the Big Ten Player of the Year and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.[1] On June 1, 2013, she hit a home run to lead the Wolverines to a 2-0 victory over Arizona State in the Women's College World Series.[2][3][4][5] At the end of the season, Romero was chosen as the second-team shortstop on the 2013 All-America team.[6] Michigan softball coach Carol Hutchins at the time said of Romero: "The one thing she gives us is swag. She's got swag like no other."[7]
After the 2013 Women's College World Series, Romero played for the Team USA Junior Women's National softball team in the International Softball Federation Junior Women's World Championship. Romero started eight games at shortstop for Team USA, compiling a batting average of .500 in 22 at-bats with a .955 slugging percentage. She had ten RBIs, three doubles, two triples, and a home run in the tournament.[8]
2014 season
In 2014, Romero appeared in 62 games for Michigan and compiled a .491 batting average with a .633 on base percentage, an .897 slugging percentage, 18 home runs, 74 runs, 72 RBIs, 30 extra base hits, and 66 bases on balls.[9] At the end of the season, she was selected as the first-team shortstop on the 2014 All-American team.[10] She was also named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.[11]
2015 season
In 2015, Romero appeared in 68 games for Michigan and compiled a .449 batting average with a .601 on base percentage, a .909 slugging percentage, 22 home runs, 85 runs, 83 RBIs, 35 extra base hits, 58 bases on balls and 12 time hit by pitch.[12] She was selected to the 2015 Big Ten All-Big Ten Conference team,[13] and the NFCA All-American team.[14]
Michigan school records
Through the 2015 season, and with her senior season still ahead of her, Romero ranks among Michigan's all-time career leaders in the following categories:
- Batting average. With a .438 batting average (229 hits in 523 at bats), she has the highest career batting average in Michigan history, 50 points ahead of Michigan's prior record holder, Traci Conrad, who compiled a .389 career batting average.[15]
- Slugging percentage. With a .881 slugging percentage, she has the highest career slugging percentage in Michigan history, more than 200 points ahead of Michigan's prior record holder, Samantha Findlay, who compiled a .677 slugging percentage.[15]
- Home runs. With 63 home runs, she ranked first in Michigan history, one home run ahead of Samantha Findlay for the most home runs in Michigan history.[15]
- RBIs. With 226 RBIs, she ranked first in Michigan softball history, seven RBIs ahead of Findlay.[15]
- Bases on balls. With 174 bases on balls, she is Michigan's all-time leader, having surpassed Findlay's career total of 155.[15]
- Runs. With 226 runs scored, she is Michigan's all-time leader, three runs ahead of Traci Conrad.[15]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sierra Romero Biography". Mgoblue.com.
- ↑ "Sierra Romero homers, Michigan shuts out Arizona State 2-0 at Women's College World Series". Fox News. June 2, 2013.
- ↑ Erin Lennon (March 27, 2013). "Don't pitch to Sierra Romero". The Michigan Daily.
- ↑ "Michigan softball frosh Sierra Romero is having a blast thanks to coach's advice". Detroit Free Press. May 10, 2013.
- ↑ Pete Cunningham (May 16, 2013). "Record setting freshman Sierra Romero leads powerful Michigan softball team into NCAA Regional". AnnArbor.com.
- ↑ "2013 NFCA Division I All-Americans". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ Rod Beard (May 30, 2013). "U-M freshman star Sierra Romero has 'got swag like no other'". The Detroit News.
- ↑ "Romero, Lawrence Win Silver Medal with USA Junior National Team". Mgoblue.com. CBS Sports. July 8, 2013.
- ↑ "2014 University of Michigan Softball Statistics" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ "2014 NFCA Division I All-Americans". National Fastpitch Coaches Association. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Big Ten Honors Softball All-Conference Teams and Individual Award Winners". Big Ten Conference. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "2015 University of Michigan Softball Statistics (as of May 22, 2015)" (PDF). University of Michigan. Retrieved May 17, 2015.
- ↑ "Michigan's Betsa, Hutchins earn top Big Ten honors". Detroit Free Press. May 6, 2015.
- ↑ https://nfca.org/index.php/awards/louisville-sluggernfca-all-americans/6514-2015-di-all-americans
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Michigan Softball Record Book" (PDF). University of Michigan. 2011. p. 13. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
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