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Jersey Number 4
Sierra Huerta
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Moorpark HS
- Hometown:
- Fillmore, Calif.
Bio
2021 (Graduate)
2020 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 30/30 … Started every game she appeared, missing just three games due to injury in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Leader on and off the field who brings fire and a fun energy, can usually be seen dancing on the field … Finished Marshall career ranked throughout the record book playing in just 119 games … Second all-time at Marshall in career hit-by-pitches (46), fourth in slugging percentage (.637), fourth in on base percentage (.463), 11th in home runs (25), 14th in assists (234), 20th in runs scored (84), tied for 20th in walks (49), tied for 21st in doubles (23), 22nd in RBI (76), and tied for 22nd in batting average (.304) … Finished season batting .288, 21 hits, 18 runs, four doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 17 RBI, slugged .658, 20 walks (led team), 10 hit-by-pitches (led team) and an on base percentage of .490 … Reached base safely in 29-of-30 games, including the first 22 games of the season … Recorded a hit in 18 games with two or more three times … Drew a free pass (BB/HBP) in 19 contests and two or more 10 times … Opened season with a walk and a hit-by-pitch in game one against Akron (March), followed up with 2-run triple in game two of doubleheader … Hit first homer of the season and scored two runs in win over Bowling Green (March 5) … Recorded two hit-by-pitches and a double in game one of doubleheader at Longwood (March 10) … Was 2-of-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBI and two walks in game one at Chattanooga (March 20), followed up with two doubles, a walk and two more runs in game two of doubleheader … Hit solo home run in the first inning of game three at Chattanooga (March 21) as part of back-to-back homers to lead off the game, Paige Halliwill hit the first … 2-of-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk against Bellarmine (March 27), and also injured finger, missed game three of Bellarmine series … Hit by two pitches, drew one walk and scored a run in game one win at Middle Tennessee (April 9) … Had a base hit and scored a run in game two at Middle Tennessee (April 9), however injured leg scoring in the first inning missed the rest of the game and the last two games of the series … Drew seven total walks in four-game Florida Atlantic series (April 16-18) with two walks in each of the first three games, then one walk and one hit-by-pitch in game four … Drew a bases loaded walk in game one against FAU (April 16) to score lone run of Herd’s 1-0 win … Hit two-run homer and tied career-high with three runs in second game of FAU series (April 17) … Smashed three-run homer in the first inning of second game of FIU series (April 24) … Game three of series at FIU was first game of the season did not reach base safely … Had a double, drew a walk and a hit-by-pitch in fourth game at FIU (April 25) … Hit final home run of Herd career in game one at Charlotte (May 7) … Tallied ninth career game with two hit-by-pitches in game two of Charlotte series (May 8) … In Herd career she appeared and started in 119 games, bat .304, 93 hits, 84 runs scored, 23 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs, 76 RBI, slugged .637, 49 walks, 46 hit-by-pitches and an on base percentage of .463.
2020 (Senior)
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 25/25 … Started every game for Marshall once again in her second season, starting first six games at second before switching back to shortstop, as the year was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Middle infield stalwart built on a great junior season in 2019 to shine even more, especially offensively in 2020 … Finished season batting .359 (fifth on team), 28 hits (tied for fourth), 27 runs (first), eight doubles (tied for first), nine home runs (second), 26 RBI (third), slugged .833 (third), .435 on base percentage (fifth), and six hit-by-pitched (tied for first) … Ranked in the top 50 in the NCAA in total home runs (15th), total bases (19th – 65), home runs per game (31st), slugging (32nd) and runs per game (35th) … Reached base safely in 23-of-25 games including 15-straight (Feb. 16-March 7) … Tallied a hit in 17 games, two or more hits nine times and three hits twice … Drove in a run in 12 games, two or more seven times and three or more five times … Committed just five errors and finished with a .955 fielding percentage, contributed two double plays and flashed superior play-making ability … Opened the season batting .556 with five hits, three runs, four RBI, three homers, one double and slugged 1.667 at the USC Upstate Classic (Feb. 7-9) … Hit career-high two home runs in second game of the year against Bucknell (Feb. 7) and drove in three runs as part of 3-for-3 performance … Hit third home run of the weekend at USC Upstate (Feb. 9) in fifth inning to give Herd back the lead … Earned first HBP of the season vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 14) … Smacked two-run double as part of a five-run first inning in win over Indiana State (Feb. 16) … Got Herd on the board in the fourth with RBI double in comeback win over East Tennessee State (Feb. 21) … Went 2-of-3 with two RBI and a double against Rhode Island (Feb. 23) … Drilled two more home runs versus Delaware State (Feb. 28) as part of team’s record-tying day of five total homers, finished with three RBI and set career-high with seven assists, one away from program record … Added third home run of the day in nightcap at Hampton (Feb. 28), and had three RBI … Was 3-of-4 with a double and scored career-high three runs against Howard (Feb. 29) … 2-of-3 with three RBI, a home run, one walk and one hit-by-pitch in comeback win at Norfolk State (Feb. 29) … Had five assists and scored once in Pirate Classic finale at Norfolk State (March 1) … Hit eighth home run of the year with a solo shot in first home game of 2020 versus Akron (March 4) … 2-of-4 with a double and firs triple with Marshall (had two at Moorpark College) and scored twice against Rutgers (March 7) along with incredible sliding stop and throw near second base in the seventh inning to help preserve win … Had one hit, two hit-by-pitches and tied career-high with three runs scored in second matchup with Rutgers (March 8) … Ended season at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11) going 2-of-3, tying career-highs with three runs and four RBI, smashing a grand slam in the fourth inning, was also hit by a pitch for 36th time in Herd career to move into third place all-time in team history … Has started all 89 games since joining Marshall and has tallied a .309 average, 72 hits, 66 runs, 19 doubles, 18 home runs, 59 RBI, slugged .631 (fourth in team history), .454 on base percentage (fourth in team history), 36 HBPs, 189 assists and a .952 fielding percentage.
2019 (Junior)
2019 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
2019 NISC Lynchburg Regional All-Tournament Team
2019 Top 10 NCAA Hit-by-Pitches Per Game (1st – 0.47)
2019 Top 10 NCAA Hit-by-Pitches (1st – 30)
GP/GS: 64/64 … Led the nation in hit-by-pitches per game (0.47) and total (30) while smashing the old team record set by Marcena Bertoldo in 2007 (16) … Was hit by a pitch twice in five different contests, also a Herd record … Had a string of five-straight games with at least one HBP March 30-April 7 … Her 30 HBPs is tied for the 12th most in a season in NCAA History … Did not miss a game and tied with teammate Aly Harrell for the most games played and started in a season in program history (64) all coming at shortstop … Led the team with 131 assists and had a .951 fielding percentage the best by a Herd shortstop since Hall of Famer Jessica Williams (.955) in 2004 … 131 assists fifth-best total in program history … Had nine games with at least four assists including two contests with six, versus Louisiana Tech (April 19) and George Washington (May 16) … Six assists in a game tied for the third most in program history … Did not commit an error over final 13 games of the season including all 10 postseason contests … Recorded four double plays … Finished first on the team with 11 doubles, second in on base percentage (.462), third in home runs (9), third in runs scored (39), third in walks (23), fourth in hits (44) and tied for fourth in RBI (33) … Recorded first hit for the Herd in the fifth inning of the season-opener against UC-Riverside (Feb. 8) … Had first hit-by-pitch of the season in the second game of the season at San Diego (Feb. 8), also drew two walks and scored twice … Had 11 multi-hit games with first two hit game against UC-Riverside (Feb. 9) … Seven multi-RBI games … Scored at least two runs in a game eight times … Reached base safely in 22-straight games March 26-May 4 … First career home run for Marshall was a grand slam in the first inning against Presbyterian (Feb. 16) … Hit fourth homer of the season in the top of the seventh at Southern Miss in game two (March 30) to give the Herd a 2-run lead … Was hit by a pitch four times during three game series against WKU (April 6-7) including the team single-season record-breaker in game two for 17th of the year … Recorded two hits in each of the three games against Louisiana Tech (April 19-20) with four doubles and scored three runs … Hit two doubles in game two against Louisiana Tech (April 19) … Drove in three runs with a double and a homer in series sweeping win at Middle Tennessee (April 28) … Seventh homer of the season in the bottom of the sixth to give Herd a 4-3 lead in game one against Florida Atlantic (May 4) and held on to win … Hit eighth homer of the year with a 2-run shot in first round of the Conference USA Tournament against No. 8 seed UTSA (May 8) … Was hit by a pitch four times during the C-USA Tournament including twice in semi-final loss to Louisiana Tech (May 10) … Recorded a hit in all five games of the National Invitational Softball Championship Regional … Ninth home run of the season came in 4-0 victory over Rutgers (May 17) in first elimination game of the NISC … Then hit two doubles in next elimination game win over George Washington (May 17) at the NISC … Recorded final hit of the year in the bottom of the seventh in NISC Regional Championship loss to Liberty (May 18).
Prior to Marshall: Moorpark College
Spent freshman and sophomore seasons starring for the Raiders … As a freshman she played in 34 of 38 games and hit .452 (led team), 47 hits (3rd), 42 runs (2nd), 15 doubles (1st), nine home runs (2nd), 63 RBI (1st) and struck out only five times in 104 at-bats … sophomore season (2018) played in 36 games and hit .486 (1st), 53 hits (1st), 33 runs (1st), 13 doubles (1st), two triples (2nd), eight home runs (1st), 44 RBI (1st), 18 stolen bases (1st) and struck out just once in 109 at-bats … Finished JUCO career with a .469 average, 100 hits, 107 RBI, 75 runs, 28 doubles, 17 home runs, slugged .859 and had an on base percentage of .526 … Was named Offensive Player of the Year for Moorpark College in 2017 … In 2018 was honored as All-WSC first team, All SoCal, Moorpark Most Valuable Player and Female Athlete of the Year at Moorpark College … Multi-talented athlete also took second team All-WSC in the Javelin and was a qualifier for the state tournament … Served as the President of Moorpark College’s Captain’s Council.
High School: Attended Moorpark High School … Was four-year varsity for softball and varsity in Track and Field as a senior in 2016 … Finished high school career batting .320, 89 hits, 60 runs, 63 RBI, 12 doubles, three triples and 15 home runs … Team finished as Marmonte League Undefeated Champions in 2013, Coastal Canyon League Undefeated Champions in 2014 … Honored with MHS Golden Glove, All-League First Team (2014), MHS Best Defensive Player and All-League First Team in 2016 as well as a Scholar Athlete … High school teammates with Amanda Lorenz (senior at Florida), Nicole Pufahl (2018 senior at Louisville) and Erika Hansen (2018 senior at Nevada).
Personal: Born August 31, 1998 … Daughter of Shelley Carpenter-Huerta and Ramon Huerta … Has a twin sister, Bailey, and an older brother Tanner … Chose Marshall because, “I have always wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself, and that’s exactly what I found at Marshall. The community involvement with the school, and the amount of pride there is for Marshall, that’s what drew me in and I knew that I could find a family with the Thundering Herd and proudly wear that ‘M’ on my chest. I knew when I left after my visit that I needed to make the place my home, because home is where your heart is and mine hurt a little bit the minute I left.” … Plans to major is sports management with a minor in communications.
2020 Conference USA Preseason All-Conference
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 30/30 … Started every game she appeared, missing just three games due to injury in abbreviated season due to COVID-19 … Leader on and off the field who brings fire and a fun energy, can usually be seen dancing on the field … Finished Marshall career ranked throughout the record book playing in just 119 games … Second all-time at Marshall in career hit-by-pitches (46), fourth in slugging percentage (.637), fourth in on base percentage (.463), 11th in home runs (25), 14th in assists (234), 20th in runs scored (84), tied for 20th in walks (49), tied for 21st in doubles (23), 22nd in RBI (76), and tied for 22nd in batting average (.304) … Finished season batting .288, 21 hits, 18 runs, four doubles, one triple, seven home runs, 17 RBI, slugged .658, 20 walks (led team), 10 hit-by-pitches (led team) and an on base percentage of .490 … Reached base safely in 29-of-30 games, including the first 22 games of the season … Recorded a hit in 18 games with two or more three times … Drew a free pass (BB/HBP) in 19 contests and two or more 10 times … Opened season with a walk and a hit-by-pitch in game one against Akron (March), followed up with 2-run triple in game two of doubleheader … Hit first homer of the season and scored two runs in win over Bowling Green (March 5) … Recorded two hit-by-pitches and a double in game one of doubleheader at Longwood (March 10) … Was 2-of-3 with a home run, two runs, two RBI and two walks in game one at Chattanooga (March 20), followed up with two doubles, a walk and two more runs in game two of doubleheader … Hit solo home run in the first inning of game three at Chattanooga (March 21) as part of back-to-back homers to lead off the game, Paige Halliwill hit the first … 2-of-3 with a home run, two RBI and a walk against Bellarmine (March 27), and also injured finger, missed game three of Bellarmine series … Hit by two pitches, drew one walk and scored a run in game one win at Middle Tennessee (April 9) … Had a base hit and scored a run in game two at Middle Tennessee (April 9), however injured leg scoring in the first inning missed the rest of the game and the last two games of the series … Drew seven total walks in four-game Florida Atlantic series (April 16-18) with two walks in each of the first three games, then one walk and one hit-by-pitch in game four … Drew a bases loaded walk in game one against FAU (April 16) to score lone run of Herd’s 1-0 win … Hit two-run homer and tied career-high with three runs in second game of FAU series (April 17) … Smashed three-run homer in the first inning of second game of FIU series (April 24) … Game three of series at FIU was first game of the season did not reach base safely … Had a double, drew a walk and a hit-by-pitch in fourth game at FIU (April 25) … Hit final home run of Herd career in game one at Charlotte (May 7) … Tallied ninth career game with two hit-by-pitches in game two of Charlotte series (May 8) … In Herd career she appeared and started in 119 games, bat .304, 93 hits, 84 runs scored, 23 doubles, two triples, 25 home runs, 76 RBI, slugged .637, 49 walks, 46 hit-by-pitches and an on base percentage of .463.
2020 (Senior)
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 25/25 … Started every game for Marshall once again in her second season, starting first six games at second before switching back to shortstop, as the year was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic … Middle infield stalwart built on a great junior season in 2019 to shine even more, especially offensively in 2020 … Finished season batting .359 (fifth on team), 28 hits (tied for fourth), 27 runs (first), eight doubles (tied for first), nine home runs (second), 26 RBI (third), slugged .833 (third), .435 on base percentage (fifth), and six hit-by-pitched (tied for first) … Ranked in the top 50 in the NCAA in total home runs (15th), total bases (19th – 65), home runs per game (31st), slugging (32nd) and runs per game (35th) … Reached base safely in 23-of-25 games including 15-straight (Feb. 16-March 7) … Tallied a hit in 17 games, two or more hits nine times and three hits twice … Drove in a run in 12 games, two or more seven times and three or more five times … Committed just five errors and finished with a .955 fielding percentage, contributed two double plays and flashed superior play-making ability … Opened the season batting .556 with five hits, three runs, four RBI, three homers, one double and slugged 1.667 at the USC Upstate Classic (Feb. 7-9) … Hit career-high two home runs in second game of the year against Bucknell (Feb. 7) and drove in three runs as part of 3-for-3 performance … Hit third home run of the weekend at USC Upstate (Feb. 9) in fifth inning to give Herd back the lead … Earned first HBP of the season vs. Lipscomb (Feb. 14) … Smacked two-run double as part of a five-run first inning in win over Indiana State (Feb. 16) … Got Herd on the board in the fourth with RBI double in comeback win over East Tennessee State (Feb. 21) … Went 2-of-3 with two RBI and a double against Rhode Island (Feb. 23) … Drilled two more home runs versus Delaware State (Feb. 28) as part of team’s record-tying day of five total homers, finished with three RBI and set career-high with seven assists, one away from program record … Added third home run of the day in nightcap at Hampton (Feb. 28), and had three RBI … Was 3-of-4 with a double and scored career-high three runs against Howard (Feb. 29) … 2-of-3 with three RBI, a home run, one walk and one hit-by-pitch in comeback win at Norfolk State (Feb. 29) … Had five assists and scored once in Pirate Classic finale at Norfolk State (March 1) … Hit eighth home run of the year with a solo shot in first home game of 2020 versus Akron (March 4) … 2-of-4 with a double and firs triple with Marshall (had two at Moorpark College) and scored twice against Rutgers (March 7) along with incredible sliding stop and throw near second base in the seventh inning to help preserve win … Had one hit, two hit-by-pitches and tied career-high with three runs scored in second matchup with Rutgers (March 8) … Ended season at No. 11 Kentucky (March 11) going 2-of-3, tying career-highs with three runs and four RBI, smashing a grand slam in the fourth inning, was also hit by a pitch for 36th time in Herd career to move into third place all-time in team history … Has started all 89 games since joining Marshall and has tallied a .309 average, 72 hits, 66 runs, 19 doubles, 18 home runs, 59 RBI, slugged .631 (fourth in team history), .454 on base percentage (fourth in team history), 36 HBPs, 189 assists and a .952 fielding percentage.
2019 (Junior)
2019 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
2019 NISC Lynchburg Regional All-Tournament Team
2019 Top 10 NCAA Hit-by-Pitches Per Game (1st – 0.47)
2019 Top 10 NCAA Hit-by-Pitches (1st – 30)
GP/GS: 64/64 … Led the nation in hit-by-pitches per game (0.47) and total (30) while smashing the old team record set by Marcena Bertoldo in 2007 (16) … Was hit by a pitch twice in five different contests, also a Herd record … Had a string of five-straight games with at least one HBP March 30-April 7 … Her 30 HBPs is tied for the 12th most in a season in NCAA History … Did not miss a game and tied with teammate Aly Harrell for the most games played and started in a season in program history (64) all coming at shortstop … Led the team with 131 assists and had a .951 fielding percentage the best by a Herd shortstop since Hall of Famer Jessica Williams (.955) in 2004 … 131 assists fifth-best total in program history … Had nine games with at least four assists including two contests with six, versus Louisiana Tech (April 19) and George Washington (May 16) … Six assists in a game tied for the third most in program history … Did not commit an error over final 13 games of the season including all 10 postseason contests … Recorded four double plays … Finished first on the team with 11 doubles, second in on base percentage (.462), third in home runs (9), third in runs scored (39), third in walks (23), fourth in hits (44) and tied for fourth in RBI (33) … Recorded first hit for the Herd in the fifth inning of the season-opener against UC-Riverside (Feb. 8) … Had first hit-by-pitch of the season in the second game of the season at San Diego (Feb. 8), also drew two walks and scored twice … Had 11 multi-hit games with first two hit game against UC-Riverside (Feb. 9) … Seven multi-RBI games … Scored at least two runs in a game eight times … Reached base safely in 22-straight games March 26-May 4 … First career home run for Marshall was a grand slam in the first inning against Presbyterian (Feb. 16) … Hit fourth homer of the season in the top of the seventh at Southern Miss in game two (March 30) to give the Herd a 2-run lead … Was hit by a pitch four times during three game series against WKU (April 6-7) including the team single-season record-breaker in game two for 17th of the year … Recorded two hits in each of the three games against Louisiana Tech (April 19-20) with four doubles and scored three runs … Hit two doubles in game two against Louisiana Tech (April 19) … Drove in three runs with a double and a homer in series sweeping win at Middle Tennessee (April 28) … Seventh homer of the season in the bottom of the sixth to give Herd a 4-3 lead in game one against Florida Atlantic (May 4) and held on to win … Hit eighth homer of the year with a 2-run shot in first round of the Conference USA Tournament against No. 8 seed UTSA (May 8) … Was hit by a pitch four times during the C-USA Tournament including twice in semi-final loss to Louisiana Tech (May 10) … Recorded a hit in all five games of the National Invitational Softball Championship Regional … Ninth home run of the season came in 4-0 victory over Rutgers (May 17) in first elimination game of the NISC … Then hit two doubles in next elimination game win over George Washington (May 17) at the NISC … Recorded final hit of the year in the bottom of the seventh in NISC Regional Championship loss to Liberty (May 18).
Prior to Marshall: Moorpark College
Spent freshman and sophomore seasons starring for the Raiders … As a freshman she played in 34 of 38 games and hit .452 (led team), 47 hits (3rd), 42 runs (2nd), 15 doubles (1st), nine home runs (2nd), 63 RBI (1st) and struck out only five times in 104 at-bats … sophomore season (2018) played in 36 games and hit .486 (1st), 53 hits (1st), 33 runs (1st), 13 doubles (1st), two triples (2nd), eight home runs (1st), 44 RBI (1st), 18 stolen bases (1st) and struck out just once in 109 at-bats … Finished JUCO career with a .469 average, 100 hits, 107 RBI, 75 runs, 28 doubles, 17 home runs, slugged .859 and had an on base percentage of .526 … Was named Offensive Player of the Year for Moorpark College in 2017 … In 2018 was honored as All-WSC first team, All SoCal, Moorpark Most Valuable Player and Female Athlete of the Year at Moorpark College … Multi-talented athlete also took second team All-WSC in the Javelin and was a qualifier for the state tournament … Served as the President of Moorpark College’s Captain’s Council.
High School: Attended Moorpark High School … Was four-year varsity for softball and varsity in Track and Field as a senior in 2016 … Finished high school career batting .320, 89 hits, 60 runs, 63 RBI, 12 doubles, three triples and 15 home runs … Team finished as Marmonte League Undefeated Champions in 2013, Coastal Canyon League Undefeated Champions in 2014 … Honored with MHS Golden Glove, All-League First Team (2014), MHS Best Defensive Player and All-League First Team in 2016 as well as a Scholar Athlete … High school teammates with Amanda Lorenz (senior at Florida), Nicole Pufahl (2018 senior at Louisville) and Erika Hansen (2018 senior at Nevada).
Personal: Born August 31, 1998 … Daughter of Shelley Carpenter-Huerta and Ramon Huerta … Has a twin sister, Bailey, and an older brother Tanner … Chose Marshall because, “I have always wanted to be a part of something bigger than myself, and that’s exactly what I found at Marshall. The community involvement with the school, and the amount of pride there is for Marshall, that’s what drew me in and I knew that I could find a family with the Thundering Herd and proudly wear that ‘M’ on my chest. I knew when I left after my visit that I needed to make the place my home, because home is where your heart is and mine hurt a little bit the minute I left.” … Plans to major is sports management with a minor in communications.
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