Sierra Romero

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Sierra Romero
Northwestern vs. Michigan softball 2013 17.jpg
Romero batting against Northwestern, May 4, 2013, Alumni Field
Position
  • Second baseman
  • shortstop[1]:{{{3}}}
Born (1994-03-19) March 19, 1994 (age 30)
Murrieta, California
Medal record
Women's softball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team

Sierra Romero (born March 19, 1994) is an American softball player from Murrieta, California. She is currently an infielder for the Michigan Wolverines. She was named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year for three consecutive years from 2014 to 2016 and is the only college softball player to score 300 runs in a career. She holds NCAA records in runs scored and grand slams and Michigan single-season records for batting average, slugging percentage, home runs, grand slams, runs, RBIs, and bases on 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] In May 2016, she set a new NCAA record with her tenth career grand slam home run.[13] She was selected to the 2015 Big Ten All-Big Ten Conference team,[14] and the NFCA All-American team.[15]

2016 season

As of June 1, 2016, Romero had appeared in 56 games with a .465 batting average, .585 on-base percentage, and .916 slugging percentage. She had 19 home runs, 78 RBIs, 74 runs scored, and 49 bases on balls.[16] During the 2016 season, she set a new NCAA record for runs scored and became the first college player to score 300 runs.[17]

Michigan school records

Through the 2015 season, and with her senior season still ahead of her, Romero ranked 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 had 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.[18]
  • Slugging percentage. With a .881 slugging percentage, she had 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.[18]
  • 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.[18]
  • RBIs. With 226 RBIs, she ranked first in Michigan softball history, seven RBIs ahead of Findlay.[18]
  • Bases on balls. With 174 bases on balls, she was Michigan's all-time leader, having surpassed Findlay's career total of 155.[18]
  • Runs. With 226 runs scored, she was Michigan's all-time leader, three runs ahead of Traci Conrad.[18]

References

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