Sierra Hyland

Height:
5-5
B/T:
R/R
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Visalia, CA
High School:
El Diamante HS
Exp.:
HS

2016 (Junior)
Became the first three-time NFCA All-Region selection in program history after ranking eighth among NCAA Division I pitchers in ERA (1.19), 18th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.49), 24th in strikeouts per seven innings (8.5) and 35th in total strikeouts (194) ... named to All-Big West first team after also leading the conference in opposing batting average (.177) ... 1.19 ERA ranked as the fourth lowest mark in program single season history while 194 strikeouts ranked fifth ... moved into 10th place in Big West history for career strikeouts with five at Hawai'i (May 7) and enters senior year with 690 strikeouts ... named March 1 USA?Softball National Player of the Week after winning three games and striking out 37 at Pacific's Libby Matson Tournament ... four-time Big West Pitcher of the Week honoree (12 total Big West POW honors are the most by any individual in athletics department history) ... tossed third career no-hitter and matched career high with 15 strikeouts in 1-0 victory against Saint Peter's (March 3) ... also struck out 15 in 5-4, season-opening win against Georgia State (Feb. 12) ... tossed four two-hitters ... finished with nine double-digit strikeout games, including 13 against both Central Michigan (Feb. 19) and at Hawai'i (May 6) ... offensively, led Cal Poly with 29 RBI and eight-multi RBI games – including matching a career high with four RBI versus Toledo (March 4) ... finished second in lineup with .336 (46-for-137) batting average, 46 hits and 12 multi-hit games ... homered against No. 6 Oregon (Feb. 12), Army (Feb. 19) and Toledo (March 4) ... produced career high four hits versus Saint Peter's (March 3) ... batted .692 (9-for-13) with a runner on third and less than two outs, .550 (11-for-20) versus lefthanders, .372 (32-for-86) with runners on base and .365 (23-for-63) with runners in scoring position ... when not pitching, made 26 appearances as Cal Poly's designated player and one at third base ... compiled a perfect fielding percentage.

2015 (Sophomore)
Named to NFCA All-West Region second team and to All-Big West Conference second team after finishing 27th among NCAA Division I pitchers with 233 strikeouts ... also finished second among Big West players in innings pitched (257.1) and appearances (46) and fourth in ERA (2.31) and opposing batting average (.211) ... set single season program record with 46 appearances while 233 strikeouts ranked as the third highest total ... named Big West Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 9) after striking out season high 14 Creighton batters and tossing a one-hitter (Feb. 6) ... compiled seven double-digit strikeout games including 12 versus Indiana (Feb. 20) and at CSUN (March 28) ... averaged 5.1 strikeouts per appearance and 0.91 strikeouts per inning ... also tossed a one-hitter in 3-1 victory versus Oregon State (Feb. 8) ... offensively, led Cal Poly with five homers, 70 total bases and five multi-RBI games and finished second with 11 multi-hit games ... started all 55 games and played third base and designated player when not pitching.

2014 (Freshman)
Named Big West Conference Pitcher of the Year, Freshman Pitcher of the Year, to the All-Big West first team and as one of 10 finalists for the NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year trophy after finishing third among NCAA Division I pitchers in shutouts (13), 11th in hits allowed per seven innings (4.32), 18th in strikeouts (263), 19th in ERA (1.48) and 22nd in victories (26) ... in Cal Poly single season history, ranked first for strikeouts, shutouts, innings pitched (264.1), starts (34) and appearances (42); second in victories and complete games (28) and sixth in ERA ... 26 victories ranked as the most by a freshman pitcher in the nation ... 263 strikeouts ranked as the ninth highest single season total in Big West history ... tossed a perfect game with 11 strikeouts in 1-0 victory against CSUN (March 29) ... threw no-hitter with 12 strikeouts in 4-0 win versus Maryland (Feb. 22) ... finished with four one-hitters ... struck out career high 15 Dartmouth hitters in 7-0 win (March 23) ... enjoyed six double-digit strikeouts games ... earned program-record six Big West Pitcher of the Week honors (Feb. 24, March 10, March 24, March 31, May 5, May 12) ... offensively, led Cal Poly and finished fifth among Big West players in doubles (11), sixth in slugging percentage (.570) and seventh in batting average (.366) and RBI (36) ... also led Cal Poly with six homers and 10 multi-RBI games ... tied program record with five hits in 14-1 win at UC Santa Barbara (April 5) ... also recorded career high four RBI at UCSB and versus No. 25 Texas (Feb. 20) ... named Big West Field Player of the Week for Feb. 25.

El Diamante HS (Visalia, Calif.)
Four-time All-West Yosemite League Player of the Year and Tulare County Player of the Year selection posted a combined 1.20 ERA in 747.1 innings with a 101-14 record, 51 shutouts, 959 strikeouts, 258 walks and allowed just two total extra-base hits in four years ... single-year pitching totals include: freshman (23-7, 1.52 ERA, 193 innings pitched, 254 strikeouts), sophomore (24-4, 1.10 ERA, 184.2 IP, 172 K), junior (30-2, 1.02 ERA, 200.0 IP, 312 K) and senior (24-1, 1.16 ERA, 169.2 IP, 221 K) ... at the plate during career, hit a combined .416 with 159 hits, 139 RBI, 39 doubles, 28 home runs, a .795 slugging percentage and struck out just 29 times in 382 at-bats ... single-year hitting totals include: freshman (.323 batting average, 33 RBI, seven homers), sophomore (.384 BA, 33 RBI, 28 R, 6 HR, .707 SLG%), junior (.468 BA, 44 H, 36 RBI, 34 R, 14 2B, 8 HR, .557 OB%, .936 SLG%) and senior (.490 BA, 47 H, 37 RBI, 37 R, 7 HR, .528 OB%, .916 SLG%) ... helped program to a combined 99-18-1 overall record, a 47-3 West Yosemite League mark, the 2011, 2012 and 2013 WYL titles and the 2011 Central Section championship ... program and finished the 2012 season ranked No. 12 in the final ESPNHS California Division I poll.

Personal
Daughter of Michael Hyland and Teresa Banuelos ... majoring in graphic communications ... career highlight at Cal Poly is throwing first career perfect game ... Sierra Denae Hyland was born on March 3, 1995 in Shawnee, Kan.