Sydney Littlejohn

Position:
Pitcher
Height:
6-0
Class:
Senior
Bat/Throw:
R/R
Hometown:
Rusk, Texas
High School:
Rusk HS

2017

Has made 34 appearances in the circle, including 26 starts ... threw 4.0 shutout innings in the season opener against Towson (Feb. 10), allowing just three hits while striking out eight ... threw a complete-game shutout against Youngstown State (Feb. 11), taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning while ultimately allowing just one hit along with 10 strikeouts ... pitched a combined shutout over Louisiana (Feb. 18) with Alexis Osorio, throwing 1.2 innings with just two hits allowed ... threw 5.1 shutout innings with 10 strikeouts against North Florida (Feb. 22) ... threw a complete-game shutout over UCF (Feb. 24), allowing just two hits ... pitched another two-hit shutout the next day against Texas Tech (Feb. 25), striking out eight ... named to the Easton Bama Bash All-Tournament team ... earned her sixth win of the season against Drake (March 3) in a complete-game effort before facing the Bulldogs the next day with 2.0 innings as part of a combined no-hitter (March 4) ... shut out Jacksonville (March 5) with 11 strikeouts over 7.0 innings ... was named to the Easton Crimson Classic All-Tournament team ... threw a complete-game shutout over Valparaiso (March 8) with 13 strikeouts ... threw a career-high 152 pitches over 7.1 innings pitched against Arkansas (March 12), ultimately taking a no-decision ... tossed a career-high 14 strikeouts in a complete-game shutout over Winthrop (March 15) ... took a tough-luck loss in game two against Mississippi State (March 18), allowing just one unearned run on three hits in the complete-game effort ... posted two wins over South Carolina, holding them to three runs in game one (March 24) before throwing a complete game with just two runs allowed in game three (March 26) ... threw a complete-game victory over Kent State (March 28), striking out 10 ... won game two at Missouri (April 1) ... tossed a complete-game shutout against Lipscomb (April 5), allowing just three hits while tying a career-high with 14 strikeouts ... took a hard-luck loss in game two against LSU (April 8), just her second of the season, allowing just one run on five hits ... earned her first save of the season against Southern Miss (April 19), securing the final two outs in the seventh inning of the 2-0 win ... secured the final out in game three against Auburn (May 7), earning her second save of the season ... threw 5.0 innings against Arkansas at the SEC Tournament (May 10), allowing just one run to earn the win ... earned the win in relief against Albany (May 19), throwing 4.2 shutout innings with one hit allowed ... threw 5.1 shutout innings in the start against Minnesota (May 21) to earn the win and clinch the Tide's NCAA Regional title.

2016

NFCA Second Team All-American ... CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American ... NFCA First Team All-South Region ... Second Team All-SEC ... made 32 starts and five relief appearances ... earned a team-leading 23 wins with a 2.43 ERA over 167.1 innings ... fanned 114 batters with just 44 walks ... bounced back from a loss against UCF (Feb. 12) with a strong start against James Madison (Feb. 13), throwing 4.0 with one run on three hits with five strikeouts, ultimately taking a no-decision ... earned her first win of the season against Liberty (Feb. 14), throwing 4.0 innings with two runs on four hits and four strikeouts ... was the second pitcher in Alabama’s combined no-hitter at UAB (Feb. 16), throwing 1.1 innings ... threw 11.2 shutout innings at the Panther Invitational, collecting a pair of wins against Maryland (Feb. 19) and Georgia State (Feb. 20) ... threw a season-high seven strikeouts against the Panthers ... threw a complete-game shutout over Troy (Feb. 24), throwing a season-high seven strikeouts for the second consecutive start ... threw a complete-game victory over Arizona (Feb. 27), striking out seven with just one unearned run allowed on four hits ... earned her sixth win of the season against Jacksonville State (March 2) ... posted a complete-game shutout over ULM (March 4), striking out six with just three hits and no walks ... pitched a complete-game shutout over Samford (March 8), allowing just four hits and one walk over 5.0 innings ... pitched a complete-game victory at LSU (March 12), allowing three runs on six hits ... fanned a career-high 11 batters in a complete-game victory over New Mexico (March 18), allowing one run on four hits ... held Missouri to just one hit, a solo home run, in a five-inning victory in game two victory (March 26) ... secured the series win against the Tigers with another complete-game win in the finale (March 28), allowing two runs on four hits ... held Florida to one run on five hits in the series opener (April 1), throwing 6.1 innings in the win ... handed Florida its first shutout loss of the season in game three (April 3) to secure the series win for Alabama, limiting the Gators to just two hits ... named SEC Pitcher of the Week, Louisville Slugger/NFCA Pitcher of the Week and espnW Player of the Week following her performance in Gainesville ... threw a complete-game victory in game one over Mississippi State (April 8), holding the Bulldogs to just one run on seven hits ... threw 4.1 innings to earn the win in the series finale against MSU (April 10) ... won the series opener against Texas A&M (April 15), striking out five batters ... broke an eight-game winning streak with a loss in the series finale to the Aggies (April 16) ... earned her 18th win of the season against South Alabama (April 20) ... bounced back from a game one loss vs. Kentucky (April 22) with a complete-game shutout in game three (April 24), holding the Wildcats to just four hits to clinch the weekend series ... earned two wins in the series at South Carolina, allowing just one run in games one (April 29) and three (May 1) ... earned her 22nd win of the season with a complete game against Georgia (May 6) ... threw 4.0 innings with one run allowed to earn a win over Cal at NCAA Regionals (May 21).

2015

Made 14 starts along with 14 relief appearances, including a pair of perfect games against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 6) and Ole Miss (March 8) ... the only pitcher in program history to throw multiple perfect games in a season and is just the third pitcher in program history to throw multiple no-hitters in the same season, joining Stephanie VanBrakle and Kelsi Dunne ... led the team with a 1.71 ERA while earning a 16-2 record with 73 strikeouts and just 29 walks ... threw her first PERFECT GAME in her season debut against Eastern Kentucky (Feb. 6) ... it is just the second perfect game in school history, joining current UA pitching coach Stephanie VanBrakle who did so on April 1, 2006 vs. Kentucky ... it is the 23rd no-hitter in school history and the first since Jaclyn Traina on May 20, 2011 vs. Jackson State ... earned her second win against McNeese (Feb. 8), throwing 5.0 shutout innings ... allowed her first run of the season in the seventh inning vs. Samford (Feb. 11) ... allowed just three hits in a shutout win over Pacific (Feb. 13) ... limited the Cal Poly offense to just one hit in the extra-inning complete game shutout (Feb. 14), fanning a career-high 10 batters ... defeated James Madison (Feb. 21) for her fifth-straight win, going 6.2 innings with three earned runs allowed ... won game one vs. Louisiana (Feb. 28), limiting one of the nation's top offenses to just one run on two hits ... earned her second win of the weekend against the Ragin' Cajuns in relief in game three (March 1), giving up a game-tying homer in the top of the seventh before the Tide rallied in the bottom half to win in walk-off fashion ... threw her second PERFECT GAME of the season in the series finale vs. Ole Miss (March 8), marking the first perfect game thrown by an Alabama pitcher at Rhoads Stadium ... took her first loss of the season in relief in game two at Georgia (March 14) ... threw 5.0 shutout innings in the win against Georgia Tech (March 25), including 4.0 perfect innings to start before giving up her lone hit of the day in the top of the fifth inning ... earned a win in relief in game two against Texas A&M (March 28), allowing just two unearned runs over 5.1 innings pitched with six strikeouts ... defeated Southern Miss (April 1) with just one run allowed on four hits over 5.0 innings ... earned a win in relief in game two against Kentucky (April 4), throwing 2.0 shutout innings with just two hits allowed as the Tide came back to win, 7-3 ... threw 4.0 shutout innings in start against Middle Tennessee (April 8), earning the win with just four hits allowed ... threw 4.0 hitless innings with just one unearned run allowed against UAB (April 14) to earn the win in relief ... secured the final out in the game two victory over Tennessee (April 24), earning her first save of the season ... threw 9.2 shutout innings over the weekend against Arkansas, including a complete game victory in the finale (May 3) ... threw a six-inning shutout over Fairfield to open NCAA Regional play (May 15), allowing just two hits.

2014

Made nine starts in the circle, along with 20 relief appearances ... went 11-2 with three saves and an SEC-leading 1.49 ERA over 89.0 innings pitched ... limited opposing batters to a .197 batting average while striking out 64 ... made her first appearance with the Tide in the final inning of the win over North Florida (Feb. 7), securing the win with a shutout inning ... earned the win in her first start, shutting out Middle Tennessee (Feb. 8) over 6.0 innings while allowing two hits and one earned run ... posted a season-high seven strikeouts against Middle Tennessee ... matched those seven Ks in her next start against Tennessee State (Feb. 14), throwing a shutout while allowing only three hits ... earned her third consecutive win by defeating New Mexico (Feb. 15), pitching 5.0 innings with one unearned run and four strikeouts ... earned her fourth win of the season against Virginia Tech (Feb. 22) ... appeared in all three games against South Carolina (March 7-9) ... earned the game two win in relief against the Gamecocks, throwing 3.2 hitless shutout innings with a walk producing the lone base runner ... also earned a tough save in game three vs. Souther Carolina (March 9), after entering with the bases loaded in the top of the seventh and the potential go-ahead run at the plate ... came on in relief during game three at Ole Miss, with one out in the seventh inning, (March 16), allowing two hits but retiring the final two batters to preserve the 9-2 victory ... entered to pitch with one out in the sixth inning against Georgia State (March 19), getting the final two outs to hold Alabama's lead ... struck out four in 2.2 relief innings during team's 6-2 win at Jacksonville (March 25) ... earned the win in relief during game two against LSU (March 29), throwing 2.0 shutout innings with one hit and a pair of walks ... threw 4.0 shutout innings as the starter against South Alabama (April 2), earning the win with only three hits allowed ... suffered her first loss of the season in game three at Mississippi State (April 13), entering with two runners on and nobody out in the bottom of the 10th of that eventual 4-3 loss ... threw 1.2 perfect innings in relief against Auburn (April 16) ... earned her second save of the season at North Carolina (April 18), throwing 3.0 innings with only one hit and one walk allowed over 37 pitches ... earned a road win at Southern Miss (April 22), throwing 5.0 shutout innings with three hits and five strikeouts ... clinched sole possession of an SEC championship for Alabama with a complete-game victory at Missouri (May 2), scattering four hits with one run allowed in her first SEC start ... earned her third save of the season in series finale at Missouri (May 3), allowing one hit over 1.2 innings ... named SEC Freshman of the Week after the series at Missouri ... suffered only her second loss of the season after falling 5-3 to Georgia (May 9) in the SEC Tournament semifinals despite a complete-game effort ... entered in relief against SIU Edwardsville during the NCAA Regional round (May 16), striking out the final batter in Alabama's 13-3 five-inning victory ... pitched 8.0 shutout relief innings against Nebraska in the NCAA Super Regional series opener (May 22), holding the Huskers to three hits as Alabama eventually won, 6-5, in the 12th inning ... allowed only an unearned run over 4.2 relief innings in game two against Florida (June 3) at the Women's College World Series.

High School

Named District 17-3A 2012 pitcher of the year after receiving 2011 State Most Valuable Player honors ... led club team to a runner-up finish at the 2011 PGF Fastpitch National Championships ... totaled 1,009 career strikeouts ... named to East Texas Super Team, Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State Team, All-Star Team and Academic All-State ... Max Preps All American ... district MVP in 2011 and again in 2013 ... helped her team finish third at the 2013 Premier Nationals ... helped the Texas Glory select team to a fourth-place finish at the 2012 ASA Gold Nationals in Oklahoma City ... member of the National Honor Society ... graduated in the top 10 of her class.

Personal

Daughter of Paul and Lynn Littlejohn ... has one sister, Kim ... earned a degree in exercise science. and is currently pursuing a masters in human performance with a sports management track.