Sydney Littlejohn Watkins
Newberry, Florida
Threw first perfect game at Rhodes Stadium
Personal: Majored in exercise science at Alabama … owns Master’s degrees in nutrition sciences and sports business management … currently works with the University of Florida football team as a registered dietitian with her husband, Alex, who played football at Alabama and works as a strength and conditioning coach at Florida … animal lover who has two dogs - Leo and Bo … hobbies include anything to do with animals, baking and trying new restaurants.
Professional: Athletes Unlimited will be Littlejohn Watkins' professional debut.
At Alabama: Four-year letter winner for the Crimson Tide who made 129 appearances in the circle from 2014-17 … made 81 starts, which are tied for sixth on career list … compiled 67-20 career record with 1.77 earned run average, which ranks sixth in program history … tied for sixth on Alabama’s career wins list … posted 438 strikeouts in 538.2 innings pitched while limiting opponents to .210 batting average … also tallied 43 complete games with 19 shutouts and seven saves during career … owns seven career saves, good for eighth in program history … only pitcher in Alabama history with multiple perfect games during career … Second-Team NFCA All-America and All-Southeastern Conference performer as a junior … member of NFCA All-Region First Team in 2016 … two-time member of SEC Community Service Team … two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team honoree … threw two solo perfect games during the 2015 season and combined for two other no-hitters during her career … authored 1.31 earned run average during 2017 season, which ranks as the sixth-best mark in Alabama single-season history … owns distinction of throwing first perfect game in Rhodes Stadium history.
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