Abby Sterling

Position:
Outfielder
Height:
5-7
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Beaumont, Texas
High School:
West Brook HS

Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017)
Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll (2015)

2017 (Sophomore)
Made 12 appearances, all as a pinch hitter…first plate appearances of her collegiate career…was tied for the team lead with four base hits in pinch-hit situations…hit .400 (4-for-10) and posted five RBI…delivered at least one RBI in four of the 12 pinch-hit opportunities…produced three RBI in two-out situations...had a string of three consecutive pinch-hit appearances in which her swing produced an RBI – Mar. 18 single vs. UTA; Mar. 19 sac fly vs. UTA; Mar. 26 double at USA…hit a two-run home run in her first career plate appearance on Feb. 26 vs. Mississippi Valley…RBI single in Game 2 vs. UTA on Mar. 18 opened the scoring in a three-run fifth that stretched the Cajuns lead to 6-1…capped off the scoring in the series finale at South Alabama with an RBI double as the Cajuns completed their first sweep in Mobile since 2011…appeared in all three games of the series at Georgia Southern (Apr. 1-2) with a single in Game 1 of the series capping of a streak in which she was 3-for-3 in pinch-hit chances.

2016 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared twice as a defensive substitute during in-season tournaments at Lamson Park … in both occasions, played first base … first collegiate appearance came in top fifth of Louisiana Classics finale vs. Central Arkansas (Feb. 21) … fielded a ground ball for the second out of the inning … recorded a putout on a grounder to shortstop in the fifth inning of the Ragin’ Cajuns Invitational opener vs. Rutgers (Feb. 26).

2015 (Redshirt)
Did not see any action during the season, taking a redshirt.

High School
Lettered four seasons as a third baseman at West Brook High School for coach Todd Paine … four-time first team all-district selection … named newcomer of the year as a freshman … was the team offensive MVP and named to the Super Gold Team 5A as a sophomore … selected as the team MVP her senior year … maintained a batting average above .400 all four years of high school … hit 28 home runs for her career … helped the Bruins to the state playoffs in 2011 and 2012 … member of the A/B Honor Roll and on the Student-Athlete Academic Honor Roll as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Personal
Born May 18, 1996 in Beaumont, Texas … daughter of Kyle and Paula Sterling … has one older sister, Maddie, who played one year of softball at Lon Morris College, and one younger brother, Kyle … a general studies major.