Sydney Booker

Position:
Infield
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
Bat/Throw:
R/R
Hometown:
Madison, Ala.
High School:
Bob Jones HS
Prev School:
Southeastern Louisiana

2017

Appeared in 55 games, including 49 starts primarily at shortstop ... had 28 hits and led the team with 78 assists ... hit a two-run home run in the season-opening win over Towson (Feb. 10) ... hit another two-run home run in the weekend finale against Coastal Carolina (Feb. 12) ... drove in the go-ahead run on a bases-loaded walk in the extra-inning win at UAB (Feb. 28) ... hit a two-run double and scored a run in the win over Georgia Southern (March 15) ... went 2-3 with an RBI single and a solo home run in the series rubber match at Mississippi State (March 19) ... scored twice in the series finale against South Carolina (March 26) ... was 3-3 against Kent State (March 28), driving in the final run of the game on a sixth-inning RBI single ... hit a two-run triple in game one at Tennessee (April 15) ... extended her hitting streak to a career-best five games with a single against Southern Miss (April 19) ... went 2-3 in the weekend finale against Washington (April 22) ... scored a run after hitting a sixth-inning triple in game two against Auburn (May 6) ... drove in a run with an RBI single in the first inning against Arkansas at the SEC Tournament (May 10).

2016

Appeared in 61 games, including 49 starts primarily at shortstop ... had 31 hits, including 10 doubles ... led the team with 79 assists ... got her first hit in a Crimson Tide uniform against Liberty (Feb. 14), a two-out sixth inning single, and later came around to score ... scored two runs at UAB (Feb. 16) ... scored runs after drawing a walk against Georgia State (Feb. 20) and Maryland (Feb. 21) ... drove in a pair of runs as part of a 2-4 performance against Marshall (Feb. 27) ... earned two RBIs at Jacksonville State (March 2), a third-inning RBI single and a seventh-inning sacrifice fly ... hit a fourth-inning single and later came around to score in the win over NDSU (March 4) ... hit an RBI single in the first inning against ULM (March 6) ... posted her second multi-hit game of the season in the series opener at LSU (March 11), going 2-3 ... earned a hit in games two and three against the Tigers (March 12-13) to extend her hitting streak to four games ... drove in both of Alabama's runs in a 2-1 victory over Florida (April 1) with an RBI fielder's choice and an RBI double ... pulled an RBI double to the wall to score the third and final run of the day in the Tide's 3-0 shutout over the Gators (April 3) ... scored twice and drove in a run in the win over Mississippi Valley State (April 5) ... drove in a season-high five RBIs in game two against Mississippi State (April 9), hitting a two-run single and a game-ending three run homer ... went 2-4 in game two against Texas A&M (April 16), hitting a fourth-inning single and a two-run double in the seventh ... reached base safely in all three games against South Carolina (April 29-May 1), including an RBI double in game one ... stretched her reached base safely streak to eight games with two hits and a walk over the Georgia series (May 6-8) ... scored twice in the SEC Tournament win over Mississippi State (May 11) ... went 2-3 with a run scored in the NCAA Regional final against Cal (May 22) ... hit doubles in both games at the Women's College World Series against Oklahoma (June 2) and LSU (June 4).

2015 (Southeastern Louisiana)

Started all 52 games as a freshman for the Lady Lions ... one of 25 finalists for the NFCA Freshman of the Year award ... named second team All-Louisiana by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association ... third team All-Southland Conference ... set new single-season school records with 49 RBI and eight triples ... was second on the team with a .362 batting average and 63 hits, including nine doubles and eight home runs.

High School/Club

First Team NFCA All-South Region and First Team All-State performer at Bob Jones High School ... participated in the North-South All-Star Game ... batted .403 over her career with 191 runs scored, 144 runs batted in and 62 doubles ... hit .489 with 23 doubles, 51 runs and four triples in her senior season ... also played varsity basketball ... played club softball with the Huntsville Sparks.

Personal

Born Sydney Nanette Booker on December 10, 1995 ... daughter of David and DeLourdes Booker ... father, David, played split end at Alabama and was on Crimson Tide's 1979 national championship team ... has one brother, Dylan, and two sisters, Savanah and Shelby ... majoring in human performance/exercise science.