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Jersey Number 13
Sierra Lange
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Plano West
- Hometown:
- Plano, TX
- Major:
- Management
Bio
2022: NFCA All-America Third Team...Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Year…All Atlantic 10 First Team…NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region First Team…All A-10 Championship Team...NCAA Woman of the Year nominee...Became the first three-time All-Region First Team pick in program history...GW's ace ranked among top 10 nationally in victories and also nationally ranked in strikeouts, innings pitched and strikeout-to-walk ratio on the way to becoming first repeat A-10 Pitcher of the Year in a decade...Program's all-time leader in every major pitching category posted a career-best winning percentage...Offensively led the A-10 in runs scored and was nationally ranked in runs/game, stolen bases, toughest to strikeout and sac flies…Named A-10 Pitcher of the Week four times (3/1, 3/21, 4/11, 5/9) and A-10 Player of the Week once (4/25)...Closed regular season with dominant weekend at UMass with a no-hitter and an eight-inning, one-hit shutout (5/8)…Also tossed regular season shutouts vs. Dayton (4/9), St. Bonaventure (3/26) and Hampton (4/6) and was part of a combined blanking vs. Saint Joseph's (3/16)...Recorded three double-digit strikeout performances: Fordham (3/20), Saint Louis (4/30) & UMass (5/7)...Started all five games at the A-10 Championship, earning three wins, highlighted by a six-inning shutout vs. Dayton (5/13)...Went the distance in both games at the NISC, racking up 13 strikeouts in starts vs. Kansas and Bowling Green (5/21-23)...Closed regular season strong at the plate with a 12-game hitting streak during which she scored 14 runs…Had 17 multi-hit games and scored multiple runs 11 times... Her 19 steals were a career high, including multi-steal performances vs. St. Bonaventure (3/25) and George Mason (4/19)…Scored three times in wins vs. Maine (2/25), Rhode Island (4/23) and Dayton (5/13)…Drove in a season-high three runs with a bases-loaded triple in win vs. Georgetown (3/30)… Reached base five times in win vs. Delaware State as part of a streak of reaching safely in 10 straight plate appearances (4/26)...Had a pair of hits, including her 15th career triple to tie the program record, in the season finale vs. Bowling Green (5/23).
2020: Did not see action due to injury...Represented the Philippines at Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament during the fall...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: A-10 All-Conference First Team...All A-10 Championship Team...All NISC Liberty Regional Team...NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region First Team... Saw time at pitcher, outfield and second base for Colonials...Set GW records in nearly every pitching category...Ranked third nationally in wins & 16th in strikeouts...Tossed five shutouts, highlighted by a 7-0 win over North Carolina on 2/28...Posted league-high 12 wins vs. A-10 foes during regular season, most in the conference... Tied program record with three saves...Two-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week (2/11, 2/25)...Named MVP of the Carolina Classic...Ranked fourth nationally in hits to help GW hit .341 as a team...Posted .411/.451/.580 slash line...Led A-10 in BA and 3B and ranked top 10 in R, 2B, RBI & SB...Had 26 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances...Ended regular season by reaching base in 11 straight games... Had four four-hit games, including a pair in conference play... Went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in win over Mount St. Mary’s (2/22)... Tossed one-hitter with 14 strikeouts in 2-0 win over Lafayette (2/24)...Pitched complete-game shutout allowing just three hits at North Carolina (2/28)...Pitched career-high nine innings in extra-inning win over UNC Greensboro with 12 strikeouts (3/3)...Went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and also tossed a complete game in win over UMBC (3/8)...Had three hits and scored three times vs. Stony Brook (3/15)...Smacked a double and a homer and tallied two RBIs against Saint Joseph’s (3/31)...Went 4-for-4 with three RBIs in win over Saint Louis (4/7)...Had two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored in win over UMass (4/14)...Went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and picked up a win in run-rule victory over George Mason (4/17)...Pitched back-to-back shutouts at St. Bonaventure, ceding just four hits in each contest (4/18-19)...Closed regular season with four no-hit innings in win at La Salle (5/4)...Started every game for Colonials at A-10 Championship and NISC Liberty Regional...Tossed all eight innings in a 2-1 win over UMass at the A-10 Championship (5/9)...Provided walk-off RBI single in 12-11 win over Saint Joseph's at A-10 Championship (5/10)...Had three hits, including an RBI, and tossed a complete game in NISC win over Marshall (5/16)...Allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in NISC win over Appalachian State (5/17)...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List.
2018: A-10 All-Rookie Team...Emerged as a two-way contributor for the Colonials, making a difference as a pitcher and hitter...Led GW in the circle with 15-8 record and 3.29 ERA in 138 1/3 innings over 29 appearances...Also paced team with 115 strikeouts and 10 complete games...Hit .355 in 107 at-bats with 30 RBIs and 26 runs scored. Each of those rank among top five all-time among GW freshmen...Had 14 extra-base hits with six doubles, two triples and six home runs...Led GW with .420 batting average in 23 A-10 games...Compiled 7-2 mark against A-10 competition thanks to a 2.98 ERA in 12 appearances with nine starts...Posted 10 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game with two RBIs and two runs scored in win over Dayton on April 21...Smacked first career home run in collegiate debut against Florida A&M on Feb. 16...Hit two home runs with career-high five RBIs in win over La Salle on April 14...Won collegiate pitching debut with complete-game in 3-2 victory over Stetson on Feb. 16...Recorded career-high 13 strikeouts in win over New Mexico on Feb. 23...Held nationally ranked South Carolina to two runs over six innings on March 3...Won both starts in Saint Joseph's series, allowing two total earned runs over 14 innings...Tossed first two complete-game shutouts against Saint Louis (May 5-6) and was later named A-10 Pitcher of the Week for those efforts...Picked up 2-1 complete-game victory against Dayton to open the A-10 Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named DFW-Fastpitch All-Metroplex for work on the mound as a sophomore, junior and senior at Plano West High School. Helped the Wolves to district championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017 ... Garnered district Most Valuable Player honors twice and team MVP honors three times. ... Played with Texas Glory Adkins Gold on the club circuit. ... Represented the Philippines at the World Cup of Softball and Junior World Championship in July 2017.
2021: A-10 Pitcher of the Year…A-10 All-Conference First Team (P)…A-10 All-Academic Team…A-10 Championship Most Outstanding Player...NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region First Team (UT/P)…Returned strong after missing last season due to injury to be GW's ace and one of its top hitters, helping Buff and Blue go 23-1 in A-10 play and win first conference regular season title...Became first in program history to be named Conference Pitcher of the Year…Tallied a 17-7 record with a 1.83 ERA and a conference-leading 170 Ks in 141 2/3 innings during regular season...Ranked among national leaders in wins, ERA, Ks, K-BB ratio, BB/7 innings...Became GW’s all-time leader in wins and strikeouts during season…Also hit .410 with team-high 55 hits, 42 runs scored, 28 RBIs, 17 extra-base hits and 14 steals...Had a team-high 17 multi-hit games and scored multiple runs 14 times...Ranked among national leaders in batting average, hits, slugging percentage, runs/game and triples/game…Three-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week (3/23, 3/30, 5/10)...Tossed first career no-hitter on 4/17 at St. Joe's...Earned a pair of wins over eventual NCAA Tournament squads (3/11 vs. Villanova, 3/14 at UMBC)…Hit pair of home runs in win at Saint Louis (4/25)...Matched a career-high with 14 Ks in 3-1 win over George Mason (5/2)...Tossed four-hit shutout in final start of regular season at St. Bonaventure (5/9)...Named A-10 Most Outstanding Player after finishing the week 4-1 with a 1.27 ERA and 29 strikeouts across 33 innings while also hitting .389 with six RBIs...Made shining NCAA debut at Baton Rouge Regional, pitching a career-high 10 2/3 inning in 1-0 defeat vs. Louisiana (5/21)...Named GW Athletics Lynn George Outstanding Senior Female Student-Athlete.
2020: Did not see action due to injury...Represented the Philippines at Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifying Tournament during the fall...Recognized on the Fall 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List...Named to A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2019: A-10 All-Conference First Team...All A-10 Championship Team...All NISC Liberty Regional Team...NFCA All Mid-Atlantic Region First Team... Saw time at pitcher, outfield and second base for Colonials...Set GW records in nearly every pitching category...Ranked third nationally in wins & 16th in strikeouts...Tossed five shutouts, highlighted by a 7-0 win over North Carolina on 2/28...Posted league-high 12 wins vs. A-10 foes during regular season, most in the conference... Tied program record with three saves...Two-time A-10 Pitcher of the Week (2/11, 2/25)...Named MVP of the Carolina Classic...Ranked fourth nationally in hits to help GW hit .341 as a team...Posted .411/.451/.580 slash line...Led A-10 in BA and 3B and ranked top 10 in R, 2B, RBI & SB...Had 26 multi-hit games and 11 multi-RBI performances...Ended regular season by reaching base in 11 straight games... Had four four-hit games, including a pair in conference play... Went 4-for-4 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs in win over Mount St. Mary’s (2/22)... Tossed one-hitter with 14 strikeouts in 2-0 win over Lafayette (2/24)...Pitched complete-game shutout allowing just three hits at North Carolina (2/28)...Pitched career-high nine innings in extra-inning win over UNC Greensboro with 12 strikeouts (3/3)...Went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and also tossed a complete game in win over UMBC (3/8)...Had three hits and scored three times vs. Stony Brook (3/15)...Smacked a double and a homer and tallied two RBIs against Saint Joseph’s (3/31)...Went 4-for-4 with three RBIs in win over Saint Louis (4/7)...Had two doubles, three RBIs and three runs scored in win over UMass (4/14)...Went 4-for-4 with three RBIs and picked up a win in run-rule victory over George Mason (4/17)...Pitched back-to-back shutouts at St. Bonaventure, ceding just four hits in each contest (4/18-19)...Closed regular season with four no-hit innings in win at La Salle (5/4)...Started every game for Colonials at A-10 Championship and NISC Liberty Regional...Tossed all eight innings in a 2-1 win over UMass at the A-10 Championship (5/9)...Provided walk-off RBI single in 12-11 win over Saint Joseph's at A-10 Championship (5/10)...Had three hits, including an RBI, and tossed a complete game in NISC win over Marshall (5/16)...Allowed one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in NISC win over Appalachian State (5/17)...Recognized on the Spring 2019 GW Athletics Academics Dean's List.
2018: A-10 All-Rookie Team...Emerged as a two-way contributor for the Colonials, making a difference as a pitcher and hitter...Led GW in the circle with 15-8 record and 3.29 ERA in 138 1/3 innings over 29 appearances...Also paced team with 115 strikeouts and 10 complete games...Hit .355 in 107 at-bats with 30 RBIs and 26 runs scored. Each of those rank among top five all-time among GW freshmen...Had 14 extra-base hits with six doubles, two triples and six home runs...Led GW with .420 batting average in 23 A-10 games...Compiled 7-2 mark against A-10 competition thanks to a 2.98 ERA in 12 appearances with nine starts...Posted 10 multi-hit games, including a four-hit game with two RBIs and two runs scored in win over Dayton on April 21...Smacked first career home run in collegiate debut against Florida A&M on Feb. 16...Hit two home runs with career-high five RBIs in win over La Salle on April 14...Won collegiate pitching debut with complete-game in 3-2 victory over Stetson on Feb. 16...Recorded career-high 13 strikeouts in win over New Mexico on Feb. 23...Held nationally ranked South Carolina to two runs over six innings on March 3...Won both starts in Saint Joseph's series, allowing two total earned runs over 14 innings...Tossed first two complete-game shutouts against Saint Louis (May 5-6) and was later named A-10 Pitcher of the Week for those efforts...Picked up 2-1 complete-game victory against Dayton to open the A-10 Championship.
HIGH SCHOOL: Named DFW-Fastpitch All-Metroplex for work on the mound as a sophomore, junior and senior at Plano West High School. Helped the Wolves to district championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017 ... Garnered district Most Valuable Player honors twice and team MVP honors three times. ... Played with Texas Glory Adkins Gold on the club circuit. ... Represented the Philippines at the World Cup of Softball and Junior World Championship in July 2017.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| At-Bats | 5 | 7x, Last at UMass (5/8/22) |
| Runs | 3 | 8x, Last vs. Dayton (5/13/22) |
| Hits | 4 | 6x, Last at Saint Joseph's (4/17/21) |
| RBIs | 5 | vs. La Salle (4/14/18) |
| Doubles | 2 | 4x, Last at UMass (5/7/22) |
| Triples | 2 | 2x, Last at George Mason (3/21/21) |
| Home Runs | 2 | 2x, Last at Saint Louis (4/25/21) |
| Walks | 3 | 2x, Last vs. Dayton (5/13/22) |
| Total Bases | 10 | at George Mason (3/21/21) |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 6x, Last vs. George Mason (4/19/22) |
| Assists | 6 | vs. Massachusetts (3/30/18) |
| Putouts | 7 | 2x, Last vs. Saint Louis (3/27/21) |
| Innings Pitched | 10.2 | vs. Louisiana (5/21/21) |
| Strikeouts | 14 | 2x, Last vs. George Mason (5/2/21) |
Softball Gratitude Video
Monday, November 28
NFCA All-American Sierra Lange
Wednesday, June 22
Elana Meyers Taylor Heads to Fourth Olympics
Friday, February 11
Elana Meyers Taylor Heads to Fourth Olympic Games
Friday, February 11
