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4 Sydney Gay

  • Position Pitcher
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Smithfield
  • Hometown Carrollton, Va.

Biography

Career: A three-time second-team All-Big South performer...on pace to crack Longwood's all-time top five in innings pitched and complete games...also ranks second in school history in fewest hits allowed per game and third in strikeouts...owns a career record of 67-40, including two 20-win seasons.

2018 (Junior): Named to the All-Big South first team, her third consecutive all-conference award…finished as runner-up in the Big South Pitcher of the Year voting…was one of just two pitches in the Big South with a sub 2.00 ERA through at least 150 innings on the mound…ranked among the Big South’s top three in nearly every pitching category, including tied for first in starts (33), second in wins (25), opponent batting average (.204), appearances (43), and third in ERA (1.97) and innings pitched (209.2)… earned Big South All-Tournament honors after tossing 17.2 innings and striking out 12 to send Longwood to the semifinals…two-time Big South Pitcher of the Week, earning those honors on March 12 and April 30…threw complete games in 12 of her 33 starts, including one complete-game shutout…also contributed to two other shutouts in relief...won six consecutive decisions from March 8-24 and five straight from April 11-21.

2017 (Sophomore): Named Second-Team All-Big South … Pitched the second-most innings of any pitcher in the Big South with 198.0 total innings … Posted a 15-16 overall record with a 2.30 ERA …  twirled 16 complete-game performances, giving up two or less runs in at least five innings of work in 18 games … Earned the win in Longwood’s NCAA Tournament victory over Ohio State and picked up a save to send the Lancers to its second straight NCAA Regional Championship game … Led the Big South with 147 strikeouts with 37 of those coming with the batter looking.

2016 (Freshman): 2016 Big South Tournament MVP and was named to Big South All-Tournament Team … Second-Team All-Big South … Named to Big South All-Freshman Team … Posted a 20-8 record with a 1.93 ERA in 178.0 innings, spanning 37 appearances and 22 starts … Had 14 complete games and five shutouts … Didn’t allow a single run and posted 24 strikeouts in 24.2 innings throughout Big South Tournament, including three starts … Pitched a one-hit shutout in the Big South Championship against Campbell … Her 20 wins tied for 10th in program history in single season victories … Top-10 among freshman pitchers in ERA in the NCAA … Lowest ERA in the Big South … Fifth all-time in Longwood’s all-time record book with 176 strikeouts … Named VaSID Second Team All-State …  Led the Big South in opposing batting average against (.188) … Was fifth in the conference with 178.0 IP and third in strikeouts … 64 of her strikeouts came looking, which led the Big South … Tied for first in the league with 20 victories … Helped the squad to the lowest team-ERA in the Division I era at Longwood (2.29) … Helped the pitching staff to a top-20 ranking in the NCAA in team-ERA … Helped guide the pitching staff to Longwood’s single season strikeout record with 366 … Posted at least 175 K’s, and became part of the first duo in program history to have two pitchers with at least 175 strikeouts, both in top-five all-time at Longwood in single season K’s along with Elizabeth McCarthy.

High School: Set a school and area record of 294 strikeouts to go along with a 0.60 ERA in 166 innings pitched as a sophomore to help her earn 2013 Pitcher of the Year accolades in the Bay River District … Also, earned 2015 Pitcher of the Year accolades, 2015 All-Conference honors, 2015 Conference Player of the Year Honors and was named 4A VHSL Player of the Year.

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2016Freshman

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2017Sophomore

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2018Junior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    4
  • 4

    2019Senior

    Pitcher
    5'8"
    4