Savana Sikes

Class:
Senior
Position:
UT
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Height:
5-5
Experience:
TR
Hometown:
Douglasville, Ga.
High School:
Chapel Hill
Prev College:
Georgia

2023 (SENIOR): Started 59 games at third base … Helped lead Ole Miss to its seventh straight NCAA Tournament appearance … Recorded one of the best offensive season of her career, ranking sixth on the team with a .284 batting average … Tied for the team lead with 48 hits … Tallied multiple hits in 11 games … Led the team with 13 doubles, tied for the fifth-most in a single season in program history … Scored the second most runs on the team, crossing the plate 37 times … Drove in 20 RBI on the season … Walked 17 times and tallied a .382 on-base percentage … Was 6-of-7 in stolen bases … Assisted the Rebel defense in turning an SEC-leading 26 double plays … Registered a .962 fielding percentage with only seven errors in 185 chances … Earned a spot on the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team … Doubled and scored a run in her Rebel debut against North Carolina (2/10) … Went 3-for-4 against Kansas (2/18) … Doubled and scored twice in the win over SFA (2/26) … Crossed the plate a season-high three times against McNeese (2/26) and Mount St. Mary’s (3/3) … Doubled and drove in a pair to help Ole Miss top No. 10 LSU in its SEC home opener (3/24) … Was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored as the Rebels topped No. 19 Auburn (4/1) … Had a 3-for-4 day in the win over No. 15 Kentucky (4/9) … Doubled and scored a run as Ole Miss walked-off No. 21 Texas A&M (4/21) … Hit an RBI double and scored a run to help Ole Miss pick up its first win over No. 14 Florida in Gainesville since 2014 (4/29) … Went 3-for-3 with her first home run in an Ole Miss uniform as the Rebels stunned No. 14 Alabama in the final game ever at the Ole Miss Softball Complex (5/7) … Recorded a pair of RBI singles to send the Rebels into the Salt Lake City Regional Final with a win over No. 16 Baylor (5/20) … Singled in her final collegiate at-bat against Utah (5/21).

GEORGIA: Made 195 starts across both the infield and outfield in her four-year career with the Bulldogs … Recorded a .285 average with 45 hits and 33 runs scored as a senior … Led the Bulldogs with 12 doubles, while registering a .363 on-base percentage … Nearly flawless in the field, committing only one error in 73 chances … Helped Georgia advance to the Women's College World Series, posting a .244 average with nine multi-hit games and four multi-RBI games in 2021 … Made 26 starts at second base before her sophomore season was cut short due to the pandemic … Started all 61 games as a freshman, splitting time between second and third … Drove in 49 runs, the second-most RBI on the team and scored 30 more herself … Smacked eight home runs, including a pair of grand slams.

HIGH SCHOOL: Named the 2017 Class 4A Player of the Year… Was an all-state selection the first three seasons and an all-region honoree all four years of high school… Named Region Player of the Year as a junior and senior… Helped guide Chapel Hill a region championship all four seasons including winning the state championship in 2015… An all-around athlete, Sikes was county champion in track, basketball, and softball and was the Douglas County golf champion… Outside of athletics, she was a member of the Beta Club, DECA, and National Honor Society and graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Lisa and Rocky Sikes … Sister Sara played softball at Georgia in 2010 … Other sister, Morgan, played softball at Kennesaw State … Born April 28, 2000… Graduated from Georgia with a degree in Management.