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2023 (Junior): Logged a team-high 112.1 innings pitched while making a total of 29 appearances and 20 starts overall…finished with a 7-7 record and an ERA of 3.61 and a WHIP of 1.51…tossed five complete games and a pair of shutouts…added three saves…struck out a total of 46 hitters…tossed a seven-inning shutout vs. Louisiana Tech (3/18) with just five hits allowed…added a second complete-game shutout vs. Middle Tennessee (4/23).

2021 & 2022 (Bryant & Stratton): Helped lead Bryant & Stratton to the 2022 Region 4B Championship and was recognized as the 2021 NJCAA National Player of the Year…posted a two-year record of 46-10 on the mound with a 1.33 earned run average…tabbed 23 wins in each of her two seasons with the Bobcats while striking out 525 and issuing 106 walks.
 
Prep: During her senior season at Fox Valley Lutheran, Birling posted the nation's second-best ERA at 0.97 and her 281 strikeouts were the fifth-most nationwide…was a three-time all-conference selection…as a junior she registered a 1.67 ERA (7th best in nation) and 244 strikeouts (3rd best in nation).
 
Quoting Coach Larabee
"Sydney is a left-handed pitcher who controls the strike zone and has averaged just under 13 strikeouts per game. A two-time All-American, she is going to be a big part of our pitching staff this coming year."