@sydneyystewart
Last updated: June 2, 2026
Career Honors
2026
NFCA All-American (First Team)
D1 Softball All-American (Second Team)
Softball America All-American (Second Team)
NFCA All-West (First Team)
Big 12 Player of the Year
All-Big 12 (Unanimous First Team)
Big 12 Batting Champion (.490 Batting Average)
Big 12 Player of the Week (3/2-8)
Big 12 Player of the Week (4/20-26)
USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
USA Softball Top 50 Player Watch List
Preseason All-Big 12
D1 Softball Preseason All-American (Second Team)
D1 Softball Preseason D100 Players (#22)
D1 Softball Preseason Position ranking (#2 Catcher)
Softball America Preseason Top 100 (#40)
Softball America Preseason Position Ranking (#3 Catcher)
2025
NFCA All-American (Second Team)
NFCA All-West (First Team)
All-Big 12 (First Team)
Big 12 All-Tournament Team
Big 12 Player of the Week (4/28-5/4)
D1 Softball Player of the Week (4/28-5/4)
D1 Softball Position Ranking (#14 Catcher)
2024 (at Washington)
NFCA All-Pacific (Third Team)
Arizona Record Book
Career
Slugging Percentage: 1st (.866)
Fielding Percentage: t6th (.993)
Home Runs: 25th (40)
Season
Slugging Percentage: 4th (.919 – 2026)
Walks: 7th (48 - 2025)
Career (115 GP/115 GS, .381 AVG/.538 OBP/.866 SLG/1.404 OPS, 17 2B, 2 3B, 40 HR, 144 RBI, 0-0 SB, .993 fld%)
- Started all 115 games she played during her two seasons at Arizona and primarily saw time at catcher (100 games)
- Became a two-time NFCA All-American (2025 and 2026)
- Named the Big 12 Player of the Year and Big 12 Batting Champion in 2026
- Set the Arizona career slugging percentage record (.866 slugging percentage)
- Recorded a .993 career fielding percentage to rank sixth in Arizona history in career fielding percentage
- Hit 40 home runs during her career at Arizona to rank 25th in program history
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2026 (55 GP/55 GS, .390 AVG/.534 OBP/.919 SLG/1.454 OPS, 8 2B, 2 3B, 20 HR, 76 RBI, 0-0 SB, .986 fld%)
- Appeared in all 55 of Arizona’s games; making 47 starts at catcher and eight as the designated player
- Earned first-team NFCA All-American honors; her first time on the first team and second NFCA All-American honor
- Named the Big 12 Player of the Year after leading the conference with a .490 batting average, 13 home runs, 40 RBI, a 1.314 slugging percentage, 27 walks, a .655 on base percentage, and a 1.969 OPS in conference play
- Earned the Big 12 Batting Champion title after finishing conference action with a .490 batting average
- Finished 2026 with a .919 slugging percentage to rank fourth in Arizona’s single season slugging percentage records
- Also earned D1 Softball and Softball America second team All-America honors
- Named the Big 12 Player of the Week twice
- Was a USA Softball Player of the Year Top 25 Finalist
- Led Arizona with 20 home runs, 76 RBI, a .919 slugging percentage, 42 walks, and a .534 on base percentage
- Drove in five RBI in three games to tie her career high (vs. Nevada (2/17), vs. BYU (3/5), and vs. Houston (4/24))
- Recorded a season high three hits against Drake (2/12)
- Hit two home runs in three games (vs. Drake (2/12), at Texas Tech (3/14), and vs. Houston (4/24))
- Recorded a 1.000 batting average, a 4.000 slugging percentage, and a 5.000 OPS during the Houston series after hitting a home run in every at-bat and drawing seven walks of the weekend
- Averaged 1.38 RBI per game to lead the Big 12 and rank 10th in the NCAA
- Led the Big 12 with 0.76 walks per game
- Ranked second in the Big 12 with 76 RBI
- Her 20 home runs, .919 slugging percentage, and .534 on base percentage ranked third in the Big 12
- Led Arizona with 19 multiple RBI games
- Held a 21-game reached base streak
2025 (60 GP/60 GS, .374 AVG/.542 OBP/.819 SLG/1.361 OPS, 9 2B, 0 3B, 20 HR, 68 RBI, 0-0 SB, .996 fld%)
- Appeared in 60 of Arizona’s 61 games; making 53 starts at catcher, five as the designated player, and two at first base
- Named a second-team NFCA All-American for the first time in her career
- Earned NFCA All-West first team and All-Big 12 first team honors
- Led the Wildcats with 20 home runs, 68 RBI, a .819 slugging percentage, 48 walks, and a .542 on-base percentage
- Her 20 home runs, 68 RBI, .819 slugging percentage, and .542 on-base percentage ranks second in the Big 12
- Ranked third on the team with nine doubles
- Tallied 58 hits to rank fourth on Arizona
- Scored 56 runs to rank second on the team
- Drew 48 walks to rank seventh in Arizona Softball single-game history
- Had three hits in three games during the season
- Drove in a career high five runs against New Mexico State (4/22)
- Tied the program record for home runs in a single game with three home runs against New Mexico State (4/22)
- Hit two doubles against South Alabama (2/13) to set a season high
- Tied her career high of three walks against Kansas (4/11)
- Was second on the team with 19 multiple RBI games
- Recorded multiple hits in 15 games to rank fourth on the team
- Had a 31-game on-base streak from (2/6-3/21)
- Won Big 12 Player of the Week and D1 Softball Player of the Week honors after leading Arizona to a sweep of Houston with a .714 batting average, two home runs, three RBI, and a 2.389 OPS
- Named to the Big 12 All-Tournament team
Prior to Arizona
- Transferred to Arizona after two seasons at Washington
- Played in 91 games and started 82 games at Washington
- Totaled 10 doubles, seven home runs, and 28 RBI during her two seasons as a Husky
- Started 44 of 45 games during her sophomore season in 2024
- Posted a .321 batting average with eight doubles, five home runs, and 18 RBI as a sophomore
- Led Washington with 27 walks in 2024
- Named to the NFCA All-Pacific Region third team in 2024
Personal
- Born Aug. 2, 2004 to Sara and Colin Stewart
- Has a sister, Kaylin, and a brother, Jackson
- Her mom, Sara, played softball at Sonoma State
- Her dad, Colin, played baseball at San Diego State and Sonoma State and played professionally for the Atlanta Braves
