Sydney Rainford

Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
High School:
North Newton
Hometown:
Lake Village, Ind.

2026: Made 35 appearances including 19 starts in the circle for the Pirates … Tossed 64 strikeouts and posted a 3.31 ERA across 131.0 innings of work … Named American Conference All-Freshman Team … Threw seven complete games and tallied two saves … Tossed two complete game shutouts against Wichita State to earn American Conference Pitcher of the Week honors … Threw a career-high six strikeouts against UAB (Mar. 28) … Was named to the American Conference’s All-Tournament Team.

High School: Finished her high school career with 1,068 strikeouts ... Posted an ERA of 0.35 and tossed 373 strikeouts (both marks were No. 1 in the state of Indiana) as a senior to help lead North Newton to a state championship ... Named the Journal & Courier Small Schools Softball Player of the Year ... First Team All-State and All-Conference as a senior ... Helped lead North Newton to a conference and sectional championship in 2024 after recording 500 strikeouts as the ace pitcher for the Spartans … Three-time Northwest Indiana Times, Journal and Courier All-Area Team ... Two-time First Team All-State ... Three-time 1A Midwest All-Conference ... Three-time First Team All-Area ... Won a conference and sectional championship in her freshman season with North Newton.