Sydney McCollum

Position:
INF
Height:
5-8
Class:
Junior
Major:
Human Development
Hometown:
Huntington Beach, Calif.
High School:
Marina HS
Prev School:
Cypress College

Long Beach State (2019): Earned All-Region honors as a third baseman in her first season at the Beach, making the third team … Hit .313, fifth on the team with 10 doubles and a home run ... Led the team with eight stolen bases … Had 13 RBI and 14 walks on the year … Started all 46 games she played on the season … Began the year with a start at second base against Southern Utah in her D1 debut … Singled and walked against North Dakota … Went 2-for-4 with a double and a home run at UNLV, finishing with three RBI … Raised her batting average to .350 after going 7-for-13 at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs … Had multiple hits against both North Carolina and Cal … Closed a six-game hitting streak with a two-run double against Liberty … Made her first start of the season at third base against UCLA, going 2-for-3 with a double against the Bruins, starting an eight-game hitting streak … Started every game for the remainder of the season at third base … Hit a pair of doubles, scoring twice in Long Beach State’s win over Boston … Had two hits against College of Charleston and DePaul as well … Drove in a pair of runs in Long Beach State’s win at Hawai’i … Hit safely in six straight league games … Closed the Cal State Fullerton series by going 2-for-3 with a walk … Went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the final game of the UCSB series, stealing a base … Went 2-for-3 with a double in the final game of the Cal Poly series.

Cypress College: Starred for two seasons at Cypress College … Started every game over that period … Twice named the Orange Empire Conference Most Valuable Player … A two-time CCCAA All-State Selection … Led the 2017 team to an undefeated 48-0 record and a CCCAA State Championship … Hit .432 as a freshman with 19 doubles, four triples and 49 RBI … Stole 28 bases as a true freshman … Followed that up with another outstanding campaign, hitting .440 with 19 doubles, seven triples and seven home runs as a sophomore, slugging .762 … Also had 12 stolen bases.

High School: A two-sport athlete at Marina High School, lettering in both soccer and softball … An All-CIF selection in softball, and led her team to league championships as a sophomore and junior … A four-time scholar-athlete honoree.

Major: Human Development