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2026 Softball Roster

Connor Gahagan
Gary Holden

6 Sydney Dickinson

  • Year Sophomore
  • Position P/UT
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Height 6-1
  • Hometown Nolensville, Tenn.
  • High School Nolensville
  • Major Management/Spanish

Biography

Career
Games/Starts: 79/62
Maryville Debut: Feb. 14, 2025, vs. Berry
First Career Start: Feb. 14, 2025, vs. Berry
Career Stats Through End of 2026: .355 BA (71-for-200), .407 OBP, .670 SLG, 49 Runs, 14 Doubles, 15 Home Runs, 56 RBIs, 18 Walks, 3 Hit-by-Pitch, 13 Strikeouts, 5 Sacrifice Flies, 10-11 Record, 3.85 ERA, 123.2 Innings, 113 Hits Allowed, 83 Runs, 68 Earned Runs, 85 Walks, 131 Strikeouts, 25 Hit Batters, 4 Complete Game, .964 FPCT.

Awards
2026 CCS All-Conference First Team
2026 CCS All-Conference Second Team
Maryville College Female Athlete of the Month
2026 NFCA Leadoff Classic All-Tournament Team
2026 CCS Player of the Week x2
2025 CCS Rookie of the Week (April 21)
2025 CCS Academic All-Conference

2026 (Sophomore)
Games/Starts: 40/36
Stats: .410 BA (50-for-122), .460 OBP, Led team with .770 SLG, 39 Runs, 10 Doubles, Second on team with 10 Home Runs, First on team with 43 RBIs, 12 Walks, 2 Hit-by-Pitch, 6 Strikeouts, Led team with 3 Sacrifice Flies, 9-4 Record, 2.71 ERA, 85.1 Innings, 70 Hits Allowed, 37 Runs, 33 Earned Runs, 48 Walks, 89 Strikeouts, 14 Hit Batters, 3 Complete Game, .909 FPCT.
Best Games: Established herself as one of the Scots’ top two-way players during the season, making major contributions both in the lineup and inside the circle ... Delivered several big offensive performances, highlighted by a 3-for-4 game with two home runs and five RBI against LaGrange and a 3-for-3 outing with a homer and four RBI versus Spalding ... Also recorded a double, triple and three RBI against Gettysburg while consistently providing extra-base power throughout the spring. Dominated in the circle at times, including an 11-strikeout shutout against Sewanee and a 13-strikeout performance versus Brevard ... Added a complete-game shutout against Belhaven and turned in additional scoreless outings against LaGrange, Franklin, Asbury and Covenant ... Served as one of the Scots’ most versatile and impactful players throughout the year.

2025 (First Year)
Games/Starts: 39/26
Stats: .267 BA (20-for-75), .321 OBP, Third on team with .507 SLG, 9 Runs, 3 Doubles, Tied for team lead with 5 Home Runs, 12 RBIs, 6 Walks, 1 Hit-by-Pitch, 6 Strikeouts, Tied for third on team with 2 Sacrifice Flies, 1-7 Record, 6.06 ERA, 34.2 Innings, 39 Hits Allowed, 41 Runs, 30 Earned Runs, 33 Walks, 39 Strikeouts, 10 Hit Batters, 1 Complete Game, .972 FPCT.
Best Games: Scots won 16 of final 21 games to finish third in CCS regular season and third in CCS tournament ... Started 26 of 39 games during debut collegiate season ... Earned CCS Rookie of the Week honors April 21 after her performance in a home sweep against Piedmont ... Belted home runs in both games, first one a pinch-homer on first pitch she saw ... Laser over left-center field fence narrowed Piedmont's lead to 3-1 in fifth ... Scots rallied to win 6-4 ... Second blast in Game 2 was two-run rainbow shot at scoreboard that handed Scots 2-1 lead in third inning ... Maryville never looked back and won 5-3 to clinch third seed in CCS Tournament ... Nolensville product was 4-for-5 that afternoon with four RBIs ... Tied her sister, Paige, for team lead with five home runs ... Finished third on team in slugging percentage at .507 ... Four multihit games and four multi-RBI games ... Longest hitting streak was six games, from March 21 to April 5 ... Batted .462 (6-for-13) during that stretch with three home runs and six RBIs ... Lifted her batting average 100 points to .233 ... Batted .356 (16-for-45) over final 18 games to boost Maryville's late-season surge ... Also made 15 pitching apperances, including eight starts ... Best outing was three-hit performance over 5 and 1-3 innings to spark 8-0 win against Ferrum ... Struck out season-high eight in that contest ... Played solid first base when not pitching.

Before Maryville
Attended Nolensville High School in Nolensville … Played four seasons for head coach Luke Patton.

Stats: As senior, batted .430 with on-base percentage of .507 and slugging percentage of .785 ... 11 home runs and 55 RBIs, with 10 doubles and 27 runs scored ... For career, batted .382 with on-base percentage of .442 ... Set program records with 32 home runs, 29 doubles and 144 RBIs ... Scored 93 runs scored and posted .947 fielding percentage.
Honors: 2024 Williamson County Softball Player of the Year and District 10-4A MVP ... Three-time All-District First Team and three-time All-District Tournament ... Team MVP in 2024 and three-time team Offensive Player of the Year ... Two-time team Silver Slugger Award ... Helped Knights to first two appearances in state tournament, leading to third-place finish in 2023 and fifth place in 2024 ... Three-time District champions and two-time Region champs.
Get to Know: Also played basketball ... National Honor Society member … Spanish Honors Society, Best Buddies and Mu Alpha Theta ... Played three seasons of club softball for Fearless Elite under head coach Andrea Curtis.

Personal
Born: Sydney Erin Dickinson in Chicago.
Family: Parents are Juli and Rich Dickinson … One sister, Paige, who also plays softball for Maryville College.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 6

    2025Freshman

    Pitcher/Utility
    6'1"
    6
  • 6

    2026Sophomore

    Pitcher/Utility
    6'1"
    6