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2021 Loyola Softball Roster

12 Sydney Ruggles

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • High School Dundee-Crown
  • Hometown Carpentersville, Ill.

Biography

2022: Never was able to get on track due to nagging injuries and finished with an 0-5 record and a 5.70 ERA … Struck out a season-high five batters in 4.0 innings of work in her season debut against Mercer (Feb. 11) … Pitched a complete game and allowed only four hits and no earned runs against Texas State (March 4) … Permitted one run and struck out two in 4.0 innings versus Drake (May 1) in her final appearance of the season.
 
2021: Built off her sophomore year success and emerged as one of the top pitchers in the league, earning Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference recognition … Paced the Ramblers in nearly every statistical category, including appearances (31), starts (26), wins (7), complete games (13), shutouts (1), innings pitched (153.1), strikeouts (169) and ERA (3.24) … Her 169 strikeouts were the most by a Rambler since Brittany Gardner 2014 (187) and the most by a Loyola right-handed pitcher since Lindsey LaChiana in 2004 (203) … In Valley action, went 4-9 with a 2.85 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 95.2 innings of work … Over her final 10 appearances, struck out 66 batters in 54.2 innings and fashioned a 2.18 ERA … Struck out 10 or more batters on three occasions … Picked up her first win of the spring, striking out seven and yielding only one run in 4.0 innings, in a 6-5 decision over Oakland (March 5) … Collected another win the following day versus the Golden Grizzlies (March 6), again allowing only one earned run, this time over 5.0 innings, in Loyola’s 10-1 victory … Pitched arguably the best game of her career at Evansville (March 20), striking out a season-best 14 batters, while scattering three hits, in a 1-0 shutout victory in the MVC opener … Struck out nine and scattered four hits over 7.0 innings in a victory over Bradley (April 11) … Earned a no decision, but did not surrender an earned run and struck out four over 4.0 innings versus Northern Iowa (April 17) … Made it two straight starts without allowing an earned run when she scattered five hits and fanned nine in a 7-1 win against Valparaiso (April 20) … Mowed down 11 Drake hitters in a 5-1 loss to the Bulldogs (May 1) … Victim of tough luck and was saddled with the loss despite striking out 12 and allowing only five hits and two runs over 9.0 innings in a 2-1 loss to Indiana State (May 7) … Earned the win in two of her final three starts of the year … Tossed 5.0 innings and gave up one run in a 4-1 victory over Indiana State (May 8) in the regular-season finale … Was impressive against Evansville (May 12) in the opening round of the MVC Championship, setting down six Aces, while allowing only one run and five hits in a complete-game, 3-1 victory. 
 
2020: Led the team in every statistical category in an abbreviated season due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Posted a 6-2 record with a 1.71 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 53.1 innings of work … Completed five of her seven starts, recording three shutouts … Won each of her first five decisions … Finished the season with a flourish, permitting only three earned runs over 24.0 innings in her final four appearances, compiling a 0.88 ERA and 23 strikeouts in that stretch … Drew the start on Opening Day and earned the win in an 11-3 decision against Omaha (Feb. 7), striking out four in 5.0 innings of toil … Winning pitcher in a 4-3 victory against Butler (Feb. 8) and posted six strikeouts … Blanked George Mason (Feb. 14) in a complete-game victory … Mowed down six Broncos in 5.2 innings in a victory over Western Michigan (Feb. 28) … Struck out a season-high 10 batters in a hard-luck, 1-0 loss to Albany (March 1) … Hurled a one-hit shutout and fanned eight in a 3-0 victory over Saint Bonaventure (March 5) … Member of the MVC Honor Roll.
 
2019: Appeared in six games and logged 5.0 innings … Recorded her first career strikeouts in her debut at Evansville (March 23) … Earned her first collegiate win versus Indiana State (April 7) … Picked up a strikeout in four of her five appearances.
 
High School: Earned All-Fox Valley Conference honors in each of her four years at Dundee-Crown High School … Four-time all-area selection … Recorded 899 career strikeouts and led the area in that category three straight years … Played travel ball with the Wisconsin Lightning.
 

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Historical Player Information

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    2019Freshman

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  • 12

    2020Sophomore

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    5'8"
    12
  • 12

    2021Junior

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    5'8"
    12