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Jersey Number 29
Sierra Sacco
- Position:
- Outfield
- Bats/Throws:
- L/R
- Class:
- Senior
- Height:
- 5-8
- Hometown:
- Marrero, La.
- High School:
- John Curtis Christian HS / Louisiana Tech
Bio
Awards / Honors
2025 AUSL Draft Pick - Rd. 2, Pick 1 (No. 5 overall) by the Talons2025 NFCA First Team All-South Region
2025 First Team All-SEC
2025 Softball America No. 4 Outfielder in April
2025 Softball America No. 7 Outfielder in March
2025Â Softball America Star of the Week (Mar. 18)
2025 SEC Honor Roll
2024 NFCA Second Team All-South Region
2024 Second Team All-SEC
2023 First Team All-Conference USA
2022 Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year Finalist (Top 10)
2022 Extra Innings Softball National All-Freshman Team
2022 NFCA First Team All-Mideast Region
2022 Conference USA Freshman of the Year
2022 First Team All-Conference USA
2022 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
2022 LSWA State Freshman of the Year
2022 LSWA First Team All-State
2022 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2022 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
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2025 | Senior
Named a First Team All-American by Softball America … earned First Team NFCA All-Region and First Team All-SEC recognition … one of 12 players in the country to be drafted into the AUSL … named a Top 25 Finalist for the USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award … one of two players to start all 58 games, all in center field … batted .450 (81-for-180), which was first in the SEC and 12th nationally and ranked fourth in program history … led the team slugging percentage (.761), on-base percentage (.541), hits, runs (64), doubles (19), triples (2), homers (11), RBIs (49), total bases (137) and stolen bases (16) … landed among the top 10 in MSU single-season history in average, slugging percentage, on-base percentage, runs, hits, doubles and total bases … posted the seventh perfect defensive season by a Bulldog outfielder since 2001 (minimum 50 chances) … on-base percentage ranked third in the SEC … doubles led the SEC and were third in program history … runs were fourth in school history … led the team with 27 multi-hit games, which was sixth in school history, and 13 multi-RBI games … MSU was 64-13 when she scored in her career … singled and drove in a run vs. No. 13 Texas Tech (2/7) … singled home the game-tying run before scoring the winning run in the walk-off vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/8) … also recorded an outfield assist against the Wildcats … tied the MSU single-game record with three doubles vs. Penn State (2/8) while driving in a pair of runs … went 3-for-3 in the win vs. No. 19 Nebraska (2/9), including a three-run double that provided all the scoring in the game … collected her 200th career hit with an RBI single against Southern Illinois (2/13) … reached base in every trip to the plate against North Texas (2/14) while drawing three walks … walked twice in the first inning alone against Bradley (2/15) and recorded her eighth career triple … walked three times and scored against Georgia Tech (2/16) … walked 10 times in The Snowman (2/13-16) and posted a 1.450 OPS for the tournament … hit two homers, including a grand slam, vs. Louisiana Tech (2/22) for a career-high five RBIs against her former team … doubled and walked three times in the win vs. North Alabama (2/22) … walked twice and scored twice in the comeback win vs. Miami (Ohio) (2/23) … collected multiple hits in four of five games at the Bulldog Invitational (2/28-3/2) … homered and drew two walks against Alabama State (2/28) … drove in three runs and homered against New Mexico (2/28) … collected her seventh and eighth doubles of the season against Northwestern State (3/2) … had three hits, including a homer, and three RBIs against Louisiana (3/5) … reached base in every plate appearance with two walks and two hits against No. 18 Auburn (3/8) … stole her 10th base of the year and hit her sixth home run of the season against the Tigers (3/9) … walked and singled in the series finale with Auburn (3/10) … had three consecutive multi-hit games with four walks and reached base in 11-of-12 plate appearances in the series at No. 25 Alabama (3/14-16) … doubled and drew an intentional walked in the final game of the series with the Crimson Tide (3/16) … came a home run shy of the cycle at UAB (3/19) with two RBIs … went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs at Northwestern (3/21) … was 3-for-3 in the second game of the doubleheader with the Wildcats (3/22) … collected her 17th multi-hit game at Southern Miss (3/26) … scored the tying run against No. 1 Texas (3/28) setting up the walk-off victory … collected two hits and delivered a sacrifice fly against Central Arkansas (4/1) while scoring twice … hit her seventh home run to lead off the game at No. 7 Tennessee (4/5) and drew three walks … batted .667 in the series with Missouri (4/11-13) with a 1.000 slugging percentage and six RBIs … hit a game-tying grand slam against the Tigers (4/12) … stole her 15th base of the year in the series finale with Missouri (4/13) after going 3-for-3 at the plate … finished 3-for-8 in the doubleheader at No. 2 Oklahoma (4/20) with two homers and three runs scored … doubled, stole a base and scored twice at Kentucky (4/26) … collected two hits, a walk and a stolen base against No. 17 Ole Miss (5/2) … homered and provided a sacrifice fly in the series finale with the Rebels (5/3) … was hit by a pitch vs. No. 9 LSU (5/7) in the SEC Tournament … led off the game vs. Washington (5/17) with a double and scored on the next pitch before later adding a second double.
2024 | Junior
Earned Second Team NFCA All-South Region and Second Team All-SEC honors … one of two Bulldogs to start all 54 games, handling duties in center field … has started 169 consecutive games … led the team with a .347 (52-for-150) batting average and 13 multi-hit games … also led the team with a .492 on-base percentage that ranked sixth in the SEC … fifth in the SEC in walks (43) and was sixth in runs (54) … both walks and runs were among the top-10 totals in MSU single-season history … State was 30-7 in 2024 when she scored … averaged 0.80 walks per game, which was third nationally … led the team, going 19-for-19 on steal attempts, which was fifth in the SEC … became the sixth Bulldog outfielder to record a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage season with a minimum of 50 total chances … has not made an error in 141 straight chances dating back to 2023 … finished the year on a six-game hitting streak, batting .400 in that span … reached in all four trips to the plate against UAB (2/9) on Opening Day with a walk, two singles and a hit-by-pitch … went on to steal a base and score three times … tripled against IUPUI (2/9) … drove in a run and stole a base against the Jaguars (2/10) … walked twice and singled against UAB (2/10) … singled, stole a base and scored in the win against No. 23 Louisiana (2/13) … stole second and third vs. UC Davis (2/18) … matched her career-high with four hits vs. UCF (2/22) … walked and scored in the win vs. Notre Dame (2/22) … reached three times vs. No. 1 Oklahoma (2/23) with an RBI … walked and scored in the win vs. Cal State Fullerton (2/24) … walked, singled and stole a base on her way to scoring twice against Southern Miss (2/29) … singled twice and walked to reach in all three tips against Troy (3/1) while also stealing a base … hit a sacrifice fly and stole a bag against Alcorn State (3/2) … stole a career-high three bases against the Lady Braves (3/3) … doubled and tripled in the win against Samford (3/3) … walked twice and singled twice against ULM (3/13) on her way to scoring three times … also drove in a pair against the Warhawks … walked four times in the series against No. 13 Texas A&M (3/16-17) … matched her career high in RBIs with a three-run triple at Alabama State (3/20) … turned in a multi-hit game at No. 18 Arkansas (3/22) and scored the game-winning run in the seventh … hit her first career homer and posted a career-high four RBIs against the Razorbacks (3/24) while reaching base and scoring in all four plate appearances … collected two hits and scored three times in the win over No. 10 Florida (3/28) … went 3-for-4 against the Gators (3/30) with a double and a walk … reached and scored in all three trips to the plate at UAB (4/3) and stole a base … drove in a run with a sacrifice fly at No. 22 South Carolina (4/6) … reached in all four plate appearances against No. 4 Tennessee (4/12) with two runs scored and a career-high-tying three stolen bases … scored twice against Memphis (4/16) after walking twice and stealing two bases … singled at scored at Samford (4/24) … collected three hits including a career-high two doubles at No. 14 Missouri (4/28) … scored the game-winning run from first on a double against the Tigers (4/29) … singled and scored in the series finale against No. 14 Georgia (5/5) while also laying down a sacrifice bunt … doubled, walked and scored in the SEC Tournament game vs. South Carolina (5/8) … homered in the NCAA Tournament at No. 8 No. 8 Stanford (5/18).Â
2023 | Sophomore (at Louisiana Tech)
Started all 56 games in center field … named First Team All-Conference USA … batted .335 (56-for-167) … led the team in hits, walks (41), runs (40) and stolen bases (36) … tied for second on the team with 12 multi-hit games, including four three-hit games, which was tied for the team lead … ranked 12th nationally and led C-USA in stolen bases … tied for 13th nationally in walks (41) … opened the season on a five-game reached-base streak, which ran her career-long streak to 36 games dating back to 2022 … stole a pair of bases in the first game of a doubleheader with SE Missouri State (2/12) and went 3-for-4 with a double and RBI in Game 2 … singled, walked and stole two bases vs. Toledo (2/17) … collected three hits and threw out a runner at the plate vs.Florida A&M (2/18) … scored a season-high three runs in a win vs. Gardner Webb (2/19) while going 3-for-4 and stealing two bases … swiped a pair of bags both vs. Tulsa (2/25) and vs. Furman (2/26) at the South Alabama Invitational … threw out a runner at the plate vs. Mississippi State (2/25) … doubled against Central Arkansas (3/1) and drove in a run with a walk … also turned a double play against the Bears … walked and stole two bases against Houston Christian (3/4) … opened what would tie her career-long hitting streak with a single against ULM (3/7) … also walked against the Warhawks to spark a 14-game streak with at least one walk … singled twice and drew a walk against UNT (3/12) … drove in two runs with a sacrifice fly and a single at Florida International (3/18) … went 2-for-3 against Middle Tennessee (3/25) while throwing a runner out at second in Game 1 of a doubleheader … walked twice and stole two bases in Game 2 … recorded a career-high seven putouts against the Blue Raiders (3/26) while extending her hitting streak to a career-best-tying 12 games … tripled and scored vs. NC State (3/31) … went 2-for-3 vs. BYU (3/31) while stealing a base … stole two bases on her way to scoring twice at ULM (4/4) … registered six putouts in the series opener at UAB (4/6) … tied her career high with three RBIs at UAB (4/7) … doubled at Ole Miss (4/12) … collected two hits in the series finale against UTSA (4/16) … drove in a pair of runs with a double and sacrifice fly at UTEP (4/21) … stole two bases against the Miners (4/22) … went 2-for-3 with a double and a walk against Charlotte (4/30) … drew a pair of walks and stole a base against Louisiana (5/3) while singling in her only official at-bat … walked twice and collected two hits against Middle Tennessee (5/10) while driving in a run at the C-USA Tournament.Â
2022 | Freshman (at Louisiana Tech)
Named a Top 10 Finalist for the Schutt Sports/NFCA National Freshman of the Year, C-USA Freshman of the Year, C-USA All-Freshman Team and LSWA State Freshman of the Year ... selected as First Team All-Conference USA along with Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors ... earned First Team All-Region honors and First Team All-State recognition by the LSWA ... one of 16 players nationally named to the Extra Innings Softball All-Freshman Team ... started all 59 games in center field ... batted .441 (83-for-188) on the year, which ranked eighth nationally and second in school history ... broke the Louisiana Tech single-season hits record and finished fifth in the NCAA that year … scored 54 runs, which also ranked second in Louisiana Tech single-season history ... drew a team-leading 36 walks and stole a team-high 28 bases, which ranked second in C-USA ... posted a .535 on-base percentage that ranked third in Louisiana Tech history and 14th nationally ... recorded nine outfield assists, throwing out eight runners at home plate ... totaled 24 multi-hit games ... reached base safely in 55 of 59 games and ended the season on a career-long 31-game reached base streak ... made her collegiate debut vs. Morehead State (2/11) while going 2-for-4 with an RBI double … recorded her first career stolen base vs. SIU Edwardsville (2/11) … went 2-for-4, scoring twice, vs. Stephen F. Austin (2/12) … doubled, walked and scored twice vs. Southern (2/13) … went 3-for-4 with a walk and two runs scored against Tulsa (2/19) … turned a double play against Central Arkansas (3/1) … doubled against Sam Houston State (2/19) … collected a pair of singles and stole a base vs. Portland State (2/25) … stole two bags vs. St. Thomas (2/25) … turned a double play vs. Alabama (2/26), throwing out a runner tagging up … drove in a pair of runs vs. Lipscomb (2/27) … went 3-fo-4 with an outfield assist against Southeastern La. (3/2) … tripled vs. Central Connecticut St. (3/4) … went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs the following day against the Blue Devils (3/5) … collected six hits in two games vs. Troy (3/5-6) while stealing two bases and driving in a pair of runs … went 2-for-4 at Florida Atlantic (3/11) while swiping a bag … threw out a runner at the plate against Florida International (3/19) … went 2-for-3 in the series finale with the Panthers (3/20) … finished the series at UTEP (3/25-27) going 5-for-11 with two RBIs and a stolen base … collect two hits in all three games of the series against UTSA (4/1-3) to post a .600 average … threw out a career-high two runners against the Roadrunners (4/2) … tripled in back-to-back games against ULM (4/5) and Stephen F. Austin (4/7) … went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and an outfield assist in the series opener against Nicholls State (4/8) … collected a career-high four hits in the series finale with the Colonels (4/9) … posted three-hit games at North Texas (4/14) and against UAB (4/22) … stole two bases and threw out a runner against the Blazers (4/23) … singled twice and stole two bases at Middle Tennessee (4/29) … went 3-for-3 vs. Marshall in the C-USA Tournament with two RBIs and a career-high three stolen bases.Â
High School
Was a six-year letter-winner at John Curtis Christian High School … helped lead the Patriots to two state titles in 2018 and 2021 along with two district titles ... was a four-time all-state performer ... batted .589 with a .675 on-base percentage and 42 stolen bases as a senior on her way to bein named the 2021 District 9-5A MVP … hit .670 with 67 stolen bases on 68 attempts in 2019 and was named LSWA Class 5A Most Outstanding Player ... also played volleyball and was named all-district three times … led the volleyball team to the state semifinals in 2020 … played travel ball for the Mariucci Patriots.Â
Community Service/Academics
Earned NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete recognition in 2022 … selected to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a freshman … was a member of the National Honor Society in high school.Â
Personal
Born Sierra Marie Sacco on Dec. 7, 2002, in Marrero, Louisiana … daughter of Shea and Patrick Sacco … majoring in business administration.Â
MSU Career Records (Through 2025)
3rd – Batting Average (.403)5th – Batting Average - SEC play only (.371)
5th – Slugging Percentage (.627)
7th – Slugging Percentage - SEC play only (.570)
2nd – On Base Percentage (.518)
4th – On Base Percentage - SEC play only (.467)
9th – Stolen Base Percentage (.921)
10th – Runs Scored - SEC play only (41)
T-1st – Fielding Percentage - SEC play only (1.000)
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MSU Season Records (Through 2025)
T-4th – Batting Average (.450, 2025)7th – Batting Average - SEC play only (.421, 2025)
9th – Slugging Percentage (.761, 2025)
T-6th – Slugging Percentage (.724, 2025)
7th – On Base Percentage (.541, 2025)
10th – On Base Percentage (.505, 2025)
T-1st – Stolen Base Percentage (1.000, 2025)
T-1st – Stolen Base Percentage - SEC play only (1.000, 2025)
T-1st – Stolen Base Percentage - SEC play only (1.000, 2024)
T-2nd – Runs Scored (64, 2025)
T-5th – Runs Scored - SEC play only (22, 2025)
T-9th – Hits (81, 2025)
T-8th – Hits - SEC play only (32, 2025)
3rd – Doubles (19, 2025)
9th – Total Bases (137, 2025)
T-6th – Total Bases (55, 2025)
9th – Walks (43, 2024)
10th – Runs Scored (54, 2024)
T-8th – Home Runs - SEC play only (6, 2025)
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MSU NCAA Tournament Career Records (Through 2025)
T-1st – Doubles (3)T-1st – Fielding Percentage (1.000)Â
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Career Highs (Through 2025)
At-Bats: 5, 6x, last, at Kentucky (4/26/25)Hits: 4, twice, last, vs. UCF (2/22/24)
Runs Scored: 4, 3x, last, at Northwestern (3/21/25)
Runs Batted In: 5, Louisiana Tech (2/22/25)
Doubles: 3, Penn State (2/8/25)
Triples: 1, 9x, last, at UABÂ (3/19/25)
Home Runs: 2, Louisiana Tech (2/22/25)
Walks: 3, 5x, last, Tennessee (4/5/25)
Stolen Bases: 3, 3x, last, Tennessee (4/12/24)
Putouts: 7, Middle Tennessee (3/26/23)
Assists: 2, UTSA (4/2/22)
Hitting Streak: 16 games, UAB (2/26/25), to Northwestern (2/21/25)
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Saturday, May 17
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Saturday, May 17
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SOFTBALL | Postgame Press Conference vs. Washington
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