Hokie Club2019: Played in 21 games, drawing six starts at first base and four as the designated player… Hit a pinch-hit, go-ahead, three-run home run, her first homer of the season, that propelled Tech to a win over Illinois (5/17) in the Lexington Regional … Earned one walk versus Boston College (4/27), which tied her season high … Scored a run and earned a walk as the designated player at Pitt (3/23) … Posted an RBI single and a walk in the Binghamton (3/19) doubleheader … Collected a hit at NC State (3/15) … Hit a double versus Georgia Tech (3/10) … Earned an 11-pitch walk and notched an RBI versus UAB (3/2) … Made six putouts at first base versus [RV] Texas State (2/22) … Turned in a season-high two doubles and two RBIs at Charleston Southern (2/17) … Earned three putouts versus Detroit Mercy (2/16) … Recorded at least one hit and one RBI in her first three games of the season … Had a double and two RBIs in the season opener versus [RV] Wichita State (2/8) and the first contest against Purdue (2/9) … Finished with one hit and one RBI versus College of Charleston (2/9).
2018: Played in 46 games with 44 starts … Started the final 29 games of the season behind the plate … Ranked second on the team with a .266 batting average … Her .242 average in ACC play ranked third … First career hit was a double vs. Florida A&M (2/9) … Went 1 for 2 with a double at Texas (2/24) … Drove in a run and scored a run vs. Iowa State (3/4) … Went 2 for 3 with an RBI single at No. 15 Florida State … Collected two hits vs. Pitt (3/23) … Posted an RBI double at Longwood (3/27) … Plated a run on an RBI double as part of a 2 for 3 performance vs. North Carolina (4/6) … Tallied two doubles at Virginia (4/14) … Went 2 for 2 with her first career home run vs. Hampton (5/2) … Had two hits and had one RBI in the first round of the ACC Championship vs. Duke (5/9).
Junior College: Played for Coach Laura North at Indian Hills CC … First team All-Region …. NFCA All-American … Over two years batted .316 with 61 hits, 41 Runs, 39 RBIs, 19 doubles, nine home runs with a slugging percentage of .554.
High School: Won All-state honors under Coach Matt Murillo at Dowling Catholic HS … Batted .358 as a senior with 44 hits, 31 Runs, 28 RBIs, 6 doubles, nine home runs that tied a school record, also had a slugging percentage of .642.
Personal: Sierra Walton was born May 19, 1997 in Ames, IA … The daughter of Jenny and Carlo Walton … Has a brother, Antoine, and a sister, Olivia … Father played basketball at Iowa State … Majoring in public relations.