Southern Illinoise University Athletics
2026 Softball Roster
Sydney Potter
- Position:
- Catcher/Infielder
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Southeast Polk HS
- Hometown:
- Runnells, Iowa
- Prev School:
- Creighton
MVC All-Defensive Team
Played and started all 51 games as Southern Illinois' catcher ... posted a .289 batting average and a team-best 1.120 OPS ... also recorded 17 home runs, 46 RBI, 40 runs scored, nine doubles, and one triple with a team-leading 33 walks and .697 slugging percentage ... tied the SIU single-season home run record with 17 ... hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the seventh inning of SIU's MVC tournament game against Murray State on May 7 ... led the team with 15 multi-RBI games and had three RBI five times, four RBI once, and then six RBI once on Feb. 11 vs. Eastern Kentucky ... homered in six-straight games to begin the year, falling one shy of tying the NCAA record for consecutive games with a home run ... hit two home runs against Long Beach State on Feb. 13 in Mexico ... was named to the MVC All-Defensive Team on May 6, becoming the 10th Saluki to earn this honor ... named MVC Player of the Week and D1Softball Player of the Week on Feb. 10 ... was awarded MVC Newcomer of the Week on April 7.
Prior to SIU
Played two seasons at Creighton from 2024-25 ... as a sophomore in 2025, broke Creighton's single-season runs batted in record with 60 RBI to go along with 16 home runs ... also hit for a batting average of .299 with a slugging percentage of .593 ... had three multi-home run games in 2025 ... posted 15 multi-RBI games, including a season-best seven RBI on April 13 vs. Butler ... hit six home runs and tallied 20 RBI with a .514 slugging percentage as a freshman in 2024 ... was named to the 2025 All-BIG EAST First Team as a sophomore.
High School
Voted as the All-Iowa Des Moines Register Softball Player of the Year following senior year ... hit for a .470 batting average with 16 home runs and 55 RBI as a senior ... 16 home runs were the most in Class 5A and the 55 RBI were the second-most in 2023 ... in final year, led Southeast Polk High School to a 31-11 record and a fourth-place finish in the Class 5A State Tournament ... named to First Team All-State Team after her senior, junior, and sophomore years.
