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