Sierra Romero

Personal: Romero majored in general studies at Michigan. Her sister, Sydney, won two NCAA titles as a player at Oklahoma and two more as a graduate assistant with the Sooners. Her younger brother, Michael, was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft. Her younger sister, Sophia, signed a National Letter of Intent to play college softball at Boise State. Romero has two dogs named Luna and Athens. She credits her travel ball coach, Mike Stith, and former Michigan head softball coach Carol Hutchins as people who have made a difference in her life. If she wasn't playing softball, Sierra says she would be a professional tennis player. In her free time, she enjoys watching movies, going to the pool, and trying new food spots. Romero has worn the No. 32 since her high school playing career.

2022 Championship Season: Romero tallied 848 leaderboard points. She started in all 15 games and had a batting average of .238. Sierra hit one home run and drove in three runs. Her best performance came in the Week Five finale against Team Chidester, where she had three hits, including a solo home run. In the Week Three opener against Team Jaquish, Romero hit two doubles.

2022 AUX Season: Romero finished in 12th place on the leaderboard with 1,134 points. She started in 11 out of 12 games and had an impressive batting average of .409. Romero recorded 18 hits, including two doubles and one home run. She ranked second in the league with 10 runs scored. Romero made history by hitting the first home run in AUX Softball history during a game against Team Ocasio. She had five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI contests. Romero had at least one hit in the first 11 games, including two three-hit performances. In the season opener against Team Chidester, she went 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. She also had a 3-for-3 showing against Team Fischer, with two RBIs.

International Experience: Romero has also represented Team USA at the ISF Junior Women's World Championship in 2013. She started eight games at shortstop, had a batting average of .500, and drove in 10 runs.

Other Professional Experience: Romero was the No. 2 overall selection by the USSSA Pride in the 2016 NPF Draft. She appeared in 105 games over three years, hitting 19 home runs and driving in 78 runs. Romero finished with a career batting average of .346. In 2017, she earned All-NPF honors after batting .302 with seven home runs and 33 RBIs. In the 2018 campaign, Sierra hit seven homers and had 25 RBIs.

At Michigan: Romero was a four-year letter winner. She started in 252 out of 253 games from 2013-2016. Romero had an impressive career batting average of .441, hitting 82 home runs and driving in 305 runs. She recorded 302 hits, including 44 doubles and six triples, and scored 302 runs. Romero was honored as the 2016 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year and received the Honda Sport Award for Softball. She was also named the NFCA Division I Player of the Year. Romero is the first player in Michigan history to earn All-America honors four times, including three First-Team awards. She was a three-time Big Ten Conference Player of the Year. Romero holds NCAA records in career runs scored (302) and grand slams (11). In her freshman year, she was named the 2013 Big Ten Freshman of the Year after hitting 23 home runs. In her sophomore year, Romero hit four grand slams and set single-season records for batting average (.491) and runs scored (74). As a junior, she set UM single-season records with 85 runs scored and 83 RBIs.