Sierra Hyland

Sierra Hyland
Personal information
Nationality Mexico
Born (1995-03-03) March 3, 1995 (age 29)
Shawnee, Kansas
Sport
SportSoftball
College teamCal Poly Mustangs
LeagueWomen's Professional Fastpitch
Team

Sierra Hyland (born March 3, 1995) is a professional softball pitcher for the Smash It Sports Vipers of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She represented Mexico at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and helped them place fourth.[1][2][3]

Early life

Hyland was born in Merriam, Kansas and grew up in Visalia, California. She played softball at El Diamante High School.[4][5][6]

Playing career

She graduated from Cal Poly.[7][8] As a Mustang, Hyland broke the all-time career Big West Conference strikeouts record[9] (finishing with 965) and tossed three perfect games (on March 29, 2014; February 11, 2017; and May 22, 2017 in the NISC).

She also played for the Cleveland Comets after being drafted fourth overall in 2017.[10][11] As a rookie with Chicago, Hyland compiled a 3.57 ERA in 15.2 innings.[12]

At the 2021 Olympics, Hyland pitched 1.2 innings across two games, holding opposing batters to a .167 average.

References

  1. ^ "Mexican Olympic Softball roster announced, Dallas Escobedo highlights pitching staff". wbsc.org. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mexican Softball Federation | Team Mexico". Federación Mexicana. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Sierra Hyland heads to Tokyo with Team Mexico". KSBY. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Sierra Hyland". Cal Poly Mustangs Athletics. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  5. ^ "Sierra Hyland's High School Softball Stats". MaxPreps.com. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "All-Tulare County Softball: Sierra Hyland is first 4-time player of the year". USA TODAY High School Sports. June 22, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  7. ^ "Former Cal Poly softball star heading to Olympics with Team Mexico". Cal Coast News. June 30, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  8. ^ "CAL POLY PITCHER SIERRA HYLAND FANS HER WAY TO USA SOFTBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016.
  9. ^ Clark, Lucas (March 27, 2017). "Hyland sets strikeout mark". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA). pp. 1B.
  10. ^ "Cal Poly pitcher Hyland will play pro softball". The Tribune (San Luis Obispo, CA). April 25, 2017. pp. 6B.
  11. ^ "Sierra Hyland". Cleveland Comets. June 14, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  12. ^ Serrano, Jay (October 23, 2017). "Sierra Hyland re-signs with Chicago Bandits". Mustang News.


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