Sidney Jones

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
High School:
Avon
Hometown:
Avon, Ind.
Prev School:
Miami (Ohio)

2024 // Senior

All-MVC Second Team
MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention
Played in 53 games and made 52 starts ... posted a .300 batting average, .364 on-base percentage, and .447 slugging percentage with three home runs and 33 RBIs ... was second on the team in batting average, third in slugging, fifth in runs scored (28), fourth in hits (45), third in RBIs, tied for second in doubles (nine), and fourth in home runs ... had four games with three hits, including vs. Northern Iowa (5/11) in the MVC Championship Game ... hit first home run of the season vs. Purdue (2/24) ... also went deep vs. Green Bay (3/9) and Northern Iowa (3/30) ... drove in three runs in two games, first at Texas State (2/10) and then against Evansville (4/13).

2023 // Junior

Appeared in 33 games while making 26 starts in her first season at SIU... hit first collegiate triple and home run in doubleheader at Belmont (3/25)... went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in win over Indiana State (4/1)... slashed .246/ .341/ .435 on the season.

2022 // Sophomore (Miami OH)

Appeared in five games ... drew a walk against IUPUI (2/20) ... scored a run at Northern Illinois (3/25).

2021 // Freshman (Miami OH)

Appeared in 14 games, which included one start ... tallied two hits, two walks, three runs scored and two RBI ... recorded a walk in her first collegiate game at Mississippi State (2/13) ... notched her first collegiate base hit, a single, at Georgia State (2/27) ... went 1-for-1 with a run scored and two RBI against Western Michigan (3/19).

High School

Played three seasons of varsity softball at Avon (Ind.) ... senior season was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic ... career .277 batting average with 16 doubles and 40 runs scored ... hit .225 with a .925 fielding percentage as a freshman on Avon's state runner-up team ... hit .356 as a junior with three home runs ... 2020 Hendricks County Female Athlete of the Year ... also played basketball for the Orioles ... played her travel ball for the Indiana Shockwaves ... had a 4.4 GPA in high school.

Personal

Born on January 15, 2002 ... daughter of Charles and Diana Jones ... father, Charles, is a police officer, while her mother, Diana, is a nurse ... has one half-brother ... intends to major in biology.