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Jersey Number 18
Sydni Burko
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Cabell Midland HS
- Hometown:
- Ona, W.Va.
2026 D1Softball All-American Second Team
NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team
2026 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
2026 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year
2026 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team
Program's Single-Season Home Run Record Holder (24)
2026 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 57/57 …Had historic first season with Marshall as transfer, starting and playing every game at third base ... Named program's sixth All-American ... Named to NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region ... Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Marshall's fourth-ever POY and first since Morgan Zerkle in 2017 ... Also named SBC Newcomer of the Year and All-Conference First Team ... Became program's single-season home run record holder with multi-home run game vs. JMU (Apr. 30), tying and surpassing Mya Stevenson (2019)/Saige Pye (2022) with home runs 20 and 21 ... Finished season with 24 homers after hitting three at Durham Regional, including two in third-multi home run game of season against Arizona (May 15) ... Started season strong with .583 average with three home runs and six RBI in four games against Top-5 Florida State and Florida ... Had team-leading 19 multi-hit games, 14 multi-RBI games, a 23 game reached base streak and 13 game hitting streak ... Finished 10th nationally and led the league with 24 home runs, led league in slugging percentage (.854), 3rd in SBC with 48 RBI, 4th in hits with 66, and 5th with 44 walks
Prior to Marshall: Made 18 appearances with 59 at-bats for Indiana as a freshman ... Had 13 hits with 18 RBI and a home run for the Hoosiers ... Had five putouts and seven assists with no errors in the infield ... Made NCAA Freshman Watchlist ... Transferred to Marshall because, "I wanted to play for my hometown."
High School: From Cabell County, West Virginia ... Graduated from Cabell Midland High School … hit .554 from the plate as a senior, with six doubles, nine home runs and 33 RBI … ranked as the No. 20 overall prospect in the class of 2024 by Extra Innings Softball … four-time Academic Honor Roll … 4.0 student throughout her high school career
NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region Third Team
2026 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
2026 Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year
2026 Sun Belt All-Conference First Team
Program's Single-Season Home Run Record Holder (24)
2026 (Sophomore)
GP/GS: 57/57 …Had historic first season with Marshall as transfer, starting and playing every game at third base ... Named program's sixth All-American ... Named to NFCA All-Mid-Atlantic Region ... Named Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Marshall's fourth-ever POY and first since Morgan Zerkle in 2017 ... Also named SBC Newcomer of the Year and All-Conference First Team ... Became program's single-season home run record holder with multi-home run game vs. JMU (Apr. 30), tying and surpassing Mya Stevenson (2019)/Saige Pye (2022) with home runs 20 and 21 ... Finished season with 24 homers after hitting three at Durham Regional, including two in third-multi home run game of season against Arizona (May 15) ... Started season strong with .583 average with three home runs and six RBI in four games against Top-5 Florida State and Florida ... Had team-leading 19 multi-hit games, 14 multi-RBI games, a 23 game reached base streak and 13 game hitting streak ... Finished 10th nationally and led the league with 24 home runs, led league in slugging percentage (.854), 3rd in SBC with 48 RBI, 4th in hits with 66, and 5th with 44 walks
Prior to Marshall: Made 18 appearances with 59 at-bats for Indiana as a freshman ... Had 13 hits with 18 RBI and a home run for the Hoosiers ... Had five putouts and seven assists with no errors in the infield ... Made NCAA Freshman Watchlist ... Transferred to Marshall because, "I wanted to play for my hometown."
High School: From Cabell County, West Virginia ... Graduated from Cabell Midland High School … hit .554 from the plate as a senior, with six doubles, nine home runs and 33 RBI … ranked as the No. 20 overall prospect in the class of 2024 by Extra Innings Softball … four-time Academic Honor Roll … 4.0 student throughout her high school career
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