Sydney Long - 2026 - Softball - University of Southern Indiana Athletics

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Preston Leinenbach, USI Athletic Communications

2026:

One of two players to start all 47 games for the Screaming Eagles, playing every game at second base as a junior.
Batted .277 with 36 hits in 130 at-bats and a .715 OPS.
Tied for a team-best 21 RBIs and scored 12 runs.
Logged six doubles and a triple.
Walked a team-best 18 times.
Went a perfect 7-7 in stolen base attempts.
Recorded a team-high 95 assists and helped turn six double plays.
Registered eight multi-hit games and two multi-RBI performances.
Both two-RBI games came against Southeast Missouri, coming on March 22 and at the OVC Tournament on May 7.
Tied for a team-best seven-game hitting streak between March 14 and March 29.
Reached base in 11 consecutive games between March 14 and April 11, ranking second-longest on the team.
Tallied three-game winning RBIs, including the game-winner in the opening game of the OVC Tournament against Tennessee Tech on May 6.
Collected second career walk-off hit in USI's win over Villanova at the FAU Joan Joyce Classic on February 22.

2025:

One of three players to start all 42 games for the Screaming Eagles.
Appeared in USI's middle infield, primarily at second base as a sophomore.
Ranked second on the team with a .309 batting average, 17 runs, and 18 RBIs.
Slugged .455 toward an .835 OPS.
Totaled 38 hits in 123 at-bats, including six doubles, three triples, and two home runs.
Walked 10 times.
Helped turn five double plays on defense.
Posted 12 multi-hit games, including a team-best four hits against St. Bonaventure on March 1.
Had five games with multiple RBIs, including a four-RBI game against UT Martin on April 18.
Provided a game-winning walk-off RBI hit in the eighth inning against UT Martin on April 17.
Both home runs on the season came against Belmont on February 21, leading to three RBIs, and it was the first multi-home run game for USI in two seasons.
Finished the season on a six-game hitting streak and a 12-game on-base streak.
Earned OVC All-Tournament honors for the second consecutive season after batting .545 on 6-11 hitting with three extra-base hits and three RBIs in USI's three games at the OVC tournament.
Had two hits in each OVC tournament game.
Tallied three RBIs in USI's tournament win against Lindenwood on March 7.
Had a triple in each tournament game against Eastern Illinois and Tennessee Tech on March 8.
Named CSC Academic All-District.
Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2024:

Started 32 games in 37 games played primarily at shortstop as a freshman.
Hit .295 after notching 28 hits, including five doubles, in 95 at-bats.
Totaled 12 runs and 13 RBIs.
Posted six multi-hit games.
Finished the season on a five-game hitting and on-base streak.
Went on a tear during the OVC Tournament, going 9-18 with four RBIs and five runs to earn OVC All-Tournament Team honors.
Tallied three hits in tournament wins against SIUE on May 8 and Tennessee State on May 9.
Collected an RBI in seven consecutive games between May 4 and May 10.
Named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
Recognized as an Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL:

Played at Gibson Southern High School in Indiana.
Won the sectional championship as a senior in 2022-23.
Hit .415 with 16 RBIs and 42 runs scored.
Had 12 doubles and one home run.
Posted a 1.100 OPS with an on-base percentage and slugging percentage above .500.
Earned all-state accolades in 2022 as a junior.
A two-time all-conference recipient.
Hit over .400 in 2021.
Set the school's single-season mark for stolen bases with 40 in 2022.
Won the softball sectional and regional championship in 2021.
Also played basketball in high school, winning a sectional championship in 2022.
Was a member of student council and Beta Club.

TRAVEL TEAM:

Played club softball for Indiana Fusion Elite Unruh for four years and most recently for Indiana Shockwaves Pirillo.

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