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Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Softball - Minnesota

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SOFTBALL

Sydney Schwartz

Right-handed pitcher
CHANHASSEN HS
CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

.593

Batting Average

13

Home Runs

29

RBI

10

Stolen Bases
“Sydney has been absolutely dominating in both the circle and the batter’s box. She is the most amazing teammate. Syd’s simply the best we have had in our program.”
Joe Coenen
Head Coach - head coach of Chanhassen High
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Athletic Excellence

At the time of her selection, the 5-foot-10 senior right-handed pitcher had led the Storm to a 21-1 record and a berth in the Class AAAA state tournament quarterfinals. The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, Schwartz had batted .593 with 13 home runs and 29 runs batted in through 22 games. Ranked as the nation’s No. 54 recruit in the Class of 2022 by Extra Inning Softball, she recorded 10 stolen bases, posted a .718 on-base percentage and a 1.288 slugging percentage entering the postseason round of eight. She owned a 21-1 mark in the circle with a 1.24 earned run average and 209 strikeouts in 135.1 innings pitched.

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Academic Achievement

Schwartz has maintained a 3.50 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play softball on scholarship at the University of Minnesota this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Schwartz has volunteered locally as part of an elementary school literacy-outreach program and as a youth softball coach.