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Sacco Tabbed First Team All-American By Softball America

STARKVILLE – Sierra Sacco was named a First Team All-American by Softball America on Tuesday. The Bulldogs’ leadoff hitter is the 11th individual in program history to earn All-America honors from at least one outlet, and the sixth to earn First Team recognition.   Mississippi State has now had at least one All-American in three […]

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STARKVILLE – Sierra Sacco was named a First Team All-American by Softball America on Tuesday. The Bulldogs’ leadoff hitter is the 11th individual in program history to earn All-America honors from at least one outlet, and the sixth to earn First Team recognition.
 
Mississippi State has now had at least one All-American in three of the last four seasons, and Sacco is the first outfielder selected since Iyhia McMichael in 2004.
 
A First Team All-SEC selection, Sacco was one of the 12 players drafted to play professionally this summer. In her final collegiate season, she posted a .450 average that ranked fourth in program history and 14th nationally. Her 1.286 OPS ranks sixth in MSU single-season history and she finished the year second all-time for runs (64) and third for doubles (19) in a season. Sacco finished her season among the top 20 nationally in doubles (10th), hits (12th), runs (16th) and batting average.
 
In addition to her national ranks, the First Team All-SEC selection was among the top five in the conference in average (2nd), doubles (1st), hits (3rd), runs (4th), total bases (4th) and on-base percentage (5th). She led the team in each of the categories mentioned previously along with stolen bases (16) and home runs (11).
 
Sacco collected 32 extra-base hits this year, which was more than the previous three years of her career combined (27). She posted 27 multi-hit games, which ranked sixth in State’s single-season records, and 13 multi-RBI games. Her 22 two-out RBIs were sixth in MSU single-season history.
 
Along with the impact she made at the plate, the Bulldogs’ centerfielder was perfect defensively in her MSU career. In 157 career chances at State, she made no errors while recording five outfield assists, four of which came in 2025. She is the first Bulldog outfielder with back-to-back errorless seasons while seeing at least 50 chances in both since 2014. From 2001 to her arrival in 2024, a Bulldog outfielder had been perfect with at least 50 chances only five times.
 
Sacco was also a First Team NFCA All-Region selection, making her eligible for that outlet’s All-America honors as well later this month. D1Softball.com will also name All-Americans before the season is closed.
 
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