2021 Softball Roster

Nick Corbin
Jay Crain
Tim Cowie - Tim Cowie Photography
Tim Cowie - Tim Cowie Photography
Tim Cowie - Tim Cowie Photography
Tim Cowie
Dave Mayo (Appalachian, '83)
Dave Mayo (Appalachian, '83)
John Crouch

29 Sidney Russell

  • Position Infield
  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Lincolnton, N.C.
  • High School North Lincoln

Biography

2021: Appeared in 38 games and made the start in 33 of them as a fifth-year… Posted a career-high .272 batting average over 92 at bats with 25 hits… Tied for the team lead in doubles with eight and also had two home runs… Recorded 13 RBIs and scored 17 runs… Posted a .424 slugging percentage and a .367 slugging percentage… Was a perfect 1-for-1 on stolen bases… Had a .945 fielding percentage at second base… Recorded a season-high two hits in the win over Coastal Carolina (5/6)… Scored a season-high two runs against Troy (4/25) and recorded a season-high two RBIs against Radford (4/3).

2020: Made 20 starts at second base for the Mountaineers, finishing the shortened season with a .232 batting average and a .339 slugging percentage… Had 13 hits and scored four runs in her 56 at bats… Hit her first career home run in the win over Oakland (Feb. 28)... Ended the year with three doubles, good for second on the team… Posted a .313 on base percentage with eight RBI… Knocked in a season-high three runs in the win over Saint Josephs (Feb. 15)... Went one-for-one in stolen base attempts… Season was cut short due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

2019: Started in all 56 games her junior year at second base ... managed 33 hits including seven doubles and a home run against UNC Greensboro on April 10 ... second on the team in fielding percentage (.983) with 107 assists and 125 putouts ... had a season-high seven assists against Texas State on April 5 ... stole one base against Presbyterian and April 16.

2018: Batted .250 in her 29 starts and 29 appearances before a season-ending knee injury … 25 starts at second base with 2 starts at shortstop and 2 in center field … contributed 13 runs and 9 RBI for the Mountaineers … only player to have multiple triples in the 2018 campaign … hit 4 doubles and 2 triples … stole 6 bases in 6 attempts.

2017: Started all 48 games at shortstop for the Mountaineers during her freshman season … finished with a .128 batting average with seven doubles and 14 runs batted in … tied with teammate Cara Parker for the most plate appearances with 156 … produced 25 hits, good for fifth on the team … had a seven-game hitting streak from February 22 to March 3 in which she went 10-for-20 (.500) with three doubles and seven runs batted in … best performance of the season came in a 10-3 win over UMBC (Feb. 26) when she batted 3-for-4 while scoring three runs and driving in two runs … had a career-high four RBI game against Norfolk State (March 3) which also included her lone triple of the season  … defensively, committed 19 errors on 182 chances for a .896 fielding percentage.

High School: Attended North Lincoln High School … batted .398 as a senior … lettered in softball, basketball and volleyball … was named to the All-District and All-Lake team as a sophomore, junior and senior … earned All-State honors as a sophomore and junior and was selected to the All-Conference team her junior and senior season … in volleyball, she was an All-Gazette player her junior and senior year.

Personal: Daughter of Carrie and Gerald Russell … sister of Austen Russell … born on December 2, 1997 (19 years old) … cousins Jake and Jerod Faggart played baseball at Appalachian State, and cousin Lindsey Russell played softball at Pfeiffer University … majoring in exercise science with a minor in nutrition.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2017Freshman

    Shortstop
    5'3"
    9
  • 29

    2018Sophomore

    Utility
    5'3"
    29
  • 29

    2019Junior

    Infield
    5'3"
    29
  • 29

    2020Senior

    Infield
    5'3"
    29
  • 29

    2021Senior

    Infield
    5'3"
    29