2018 Softball Roster
Sikes, Makayla
Jersey Number 10
Makayla Sikes
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Gilmer HS
- Hometown:
- Gilmer, Texas
Bio
- 2018 All-Southland Second Team
- 2018 Southland All-Academic Second Team
Career: Played a major role on the Ladyjacks’ pitching staff over her four-year career in a SFA uniform, compiling 31 wins in 75 starts and 107 appearances ... Tallied 312 strikeouts in 474 and 1/3 innings of work on the rubber ... Threw 37 complete games, including 13 as a sophomore in 2016 and 13 as a senior in 2018 ... Was one of the Southland Conference’s top pitchers her final season, earning All-Southland Second Team accolades ... Assisted on 126 putouts in the field and made nine putouts, owning a .971 fielding percentage for her career.
2018 (Senior): Claimed All-Southland Conference Second Team accolades after posting an 18-11 record inside the circle as the Ladyjacks’ primary starting pitcher ... Ranked fourth in the Southland with a 2.36 ERA and was third in strikeouts (130) ... Tied for the third-most wins in the league and had the third-most strikeouts looking (39) ... Pitched the fourth-most amount of innings (177.2) in the conference and notched four saves, which tied for second-best among all Southland pitchers and tied for 25th-most nationally ... Held opponents to a .237 batting average, which ranked eighth in the league ... Made 38 total appearances on the rubber, fifth-most in the Southland, and started 29 contests, which tied for fourth-most ... Recorded a team-best three shutouts and was a part of two others ... Assisted on 39 putouts as a fielder and made four of her own, owning a .977 fielding percentage ... Caught 13 base runners attempting to steal for the second-most on the team and helped turn two double plays ... Named Southland Pitcher of the Week on March 26 after tallying three victories and racking up 16 strikeouts in 17 innings of work between March 20-24 ... Tossed complete game shutouts versus Mississippi State (March 2), Sam Houston State (March 31) and Central Arkansas (April 8) ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters in the nine-inning win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 10) and struck out 10 in the 10-inning victory at Houston Baptist (April 14) ... Earned a spot on the Southland All-Academic Second Team and appeared on the Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 25 games and made 10 starts inside the circle … Threw three complete games and collected 64 strikeouts … Pitched a total of 85.1 innings, holding opponents to a .277 batting average … Recorded her first career save in a 7-2 win at UIW (April 21).
2016 (Sophomore): Made 24 appearances on the rubber with 18 starts … Pitched 13 complete games, including a 5-0 complete game shutout at UIW (April 23) … Owned a 3.17 ERA in 123.2 innings of work … Held opponents' batting average to .236, tops among SFA pitchers and ninth-best in the Southland Conference … Struck out a team-best 76 batters.
2015 (Freshman): Started 18 games inside the circle and made 20 appearances … Pitched 87.2 innings and registered 42 strikeouts … Tossed eight complete games.
High School: Four-year letter winner at Gilmer High School where she was named an all-district pitcher … Played multiple sports and also lettered in volleyball … Named all-defense in volleyball.
Personal: Daughter to Linda and Steven Sikes … Played club softball for Sneaky Cleats and Bombers … Played club volleyball for Wrecking Crew.
- 2018 Southland All-Academic Second Team
Career: Played a major role on the Ladyjacks’ pitching staff over her four-year career in a SFA uniform, compiling 31 wins in 75 starts and 107 appearances ... Tallied 312 strikeouts in 474 and 1/3 innings of work on the rubber ... Threw 37 complete games, including 13 as a sophomore in 2016 and 13 as a senior in 2018 ... Was one of the Southland Conference’s top pitchers her final season, earning All-Southland Second Team accolades ... Assisted on 126 putouts in the field and made nine putouts, owning a .971 fielding percentage for her career.
2018 (Senior): Claimed All-Southland Conference Second Team accolades after posting an 18-11 record inside the circle as the Ladyjacks’ primary starting pitcher ... Ranked fourth in the Southland with a 2.36 ERA and was third in strikeouts (130) ... Tied for the third-most wins in the league and had the third-most strikeouts looking (39) ... Pitched the fourth-most amount of innings (177.2) in the conference and notched four saves, which tied for second-best among all Southland pitchers and tied for 25th-most nationally ... Held opponents to a .237 batting average, which ranked eighth in the league ... Made 38 total appearances on the rubber, fifth-most in the Southland, and started 29 contests, which tied for fourth-most ... Recorded a team-best three shutouts and was a part of two others ... Assisted on 39 putouts as a fielder and made four of her own, owning a .977 fielding percentage ... Caught 13 base runners attempting to steal for the second-most on the team and helped turn two double plays ... Named Southland Pitcher of the Week on March 26 after tallying three victories and racking up 16 strikeouts in 17 innings of work between March 20-24 ... Tossed complete game shutouts versus Mississippi State (March 2), Sam Houston State (March 31) and Central Arkansas (April 8) ... Struck out a career-high 11 batters in the nine-inning win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 10) and struck out 10 in the 10-inning victory at Houston Baptist (April 14) ... Earned a spot on the Southland All-Academic Second Team and appeared on the Southland Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 25 games and made 10 starts inside the circle … Threw three complete games and collected 64 strikeouts … Pitched a total of 85.1 innings, holding opponents to a .277 batting average … Recorded her first career save in a 7-2 win at UIW (April 21).
2016 (Sophomore): Made 24 appearances on the rubber with 18 starts … Pitched 13 complete games, including a 5-0 complete game shutout at UIW (April 23) … Owned a 3.17 ERA in 123.2 innings of work … Held opponents' batting average to .236, tops among SFA pitchers and ninth-best in the Southland Conference … Struck out a team-best 76 batters.
2015 (Freshman): Started 18 games inside the circle and made 20 appearances … Pitched 87.2 innings and registered 42 strikeouts … Tossed eight complete games.
High School: Four-year letter winner at Gilmer High School where she was named an all-district pitcher … Played multiple sports and also lettered in volleyball … Named all-defense in volleyball.
Personal: Daughter to Linda and Steven Sikes … Played club softball for Sneaky Cleats and Bombers … Played club volleyball for Wrecking Crew.
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