Sierra Hyland
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality |  Mexico |
| Born | March 3, 1995 Shawnee, Kansas |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Softball |
| College team | Cal Poly Mustangs |
| League | Women's Professional Fastpitch |
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Sierra Hyland (born March 3, 1995) is a professional
Early life
Hyland was born in Merriam, Kansas and grew up in Visalia, California. She played softball at El Diamante High School.[4][5][6]
Playing career
She graduated from Cal Poly.[7][8] As a Mustang, Hyland broke the all-time career Big West Conference strikeouts record[9] (finishing with 965) and tossed three perfect games (on March 29, 2014; February 11, 2017; and May 22, 2017 in the NISC).
She also played for the Cleveland Comets after being drafted fourth overall in 2017.[10][11] As a rookie with Chicago, Hyland compiled a 3.57 ERA in 15.2 innings.[12]
At the 2021 Olympics, Hyland pitched 1.2 innings across two games, holding opposing batters to a .167 average.
References
- ^ "Mexican Olympic Softball roster announced, Dallas Escobedo highlights pitching staff". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Mexican Softball Federation | Team Mexico". Federación Mexicana. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Sierra Hyland heads to Tokyo with Team Mexico". KSBY. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Sierra Hyland". Cal Poly Mustangs Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Sierra Hyland's High School Softball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "All-Tulare County Softball: Sierra Hyland is first 4-time player of the year". USA TODAY High School Sports. 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "Former Cal Poly softball star heading to Olympics with Team Mexico". Cal Coast News. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ "CAL POLY PITCHER SIERRA HYLAND FANS HER WAY TO USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
- ^ Clark, Lucas (March 27, 2017). "Hyland sets strikeout mark". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA). pp. 1B.
- ^ "Cal Poly pitcher Hyland will play pro softball". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA). April 25, 2017. pp. 6B.
- ^ "Sierra Hyland". Cleveland Comets. 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
- ^ Serrano, Jay (October 23, 2017). "Sierra Hyland re-signs with Chicago Bandits". Mustang News.
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