University of Minnesota Athletics
2015 Softball Roster

Sydney Fabian
- Class:
- Junior
- Height:
- 5-8
- High School:
- Hill-Murray HS
- Hometown:
- Lake Elmo, Minn.
2016Â - SENIOR SEASON:
Started 53 games in right field and made 54 appearacnes on the season - hit .265 with six doubles, a triple and six home runs for 29 RBI on the year - scored game winning run sliding around a tag at home in the tenth inning of the Big Ten Championship game against Michigan - recorded one run against Utah Valley - established two runs against No. 8 Oklahoma - had two runs and one hit against Texas Tech - earned three hits and two RBI in the two matchups against Virginina Tech - recorded one run and two hits in two games against No. 13/15 Florida State - singled to shortstop against Houston - accomplished one run in win over Western Carolina - recorded a run, hit and two RBI against No. 9 Georgia - scored twice with an RBI over Jacksonville - earned two runs and a RBI over UMASS - smacked a homerun for the Gophers only score in 1-0 win over FAU - earned the only run for Minnesota with a homerun in loss against Tulsa - recorded an RBI in win over Kansas - in two games against Purdue, accomplished two hits and two RBI - recorded two homeruns and five RBI over the weekend against Northwestern - recorded one run and two hits in the first game against Illinois - established two runs, hits and RBI in Rutgers series - started in right for both games against Nebraska, contributing two runs, three hits and three RBI - Added two runs, hits and RBI in Maryland series - Had a double and a home run in the NCAA Seattle Regional. The home run came in a must win situation against North Dakota State to help break the game open for Minnesota.Â
2015 - JUNIOR SEASON:
Appeared in 29 games with 18 starts at the left field, right field and designated player positions - hit .293 with a .463 on-base percentage and a .634 slugging percentage - Academic All-Big Ten - hit .438 in 13 road games - scored 12 runs, including the game-winning runs against NCAA Tournament qualifiers Louisville (Feb. 7) and Mississippi State (Feb. 27) - tied career-highs with three hits against Stetson (Feb. 13) and three RBI against Boise State (Feb. 20), homering in both games - hit a game-tying two-run home run in the sixth inning in a comeback win against Colorado State (Feb. 22) - had two four-game hit streaks - was 5-for-6 on stolen base attempts - record an outfield assist against Stetson (Feb. 13).
2014 - SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Academic All-Big Ten - made 40 starts, 38 of which came in left field, and played in 45 games - had a .259 batting average with a .367 on base percentage and a .419 slugging percentage, scoring 24 runs while driving in 18 - posted five multi-hit games and four multi-RBI performances, including games with three RBI against BYU (Feb. 15), Army (Feb. 22), and Green Bay in the Gophers' NCAA Regional opener (May 16) - reached base in 13-consecutive games from Feb. 8-28 - hit her first-career home run Feb. 15 against BYU - came home with game-winning runs against UNC-Greensboro (Feb. 23) and Purdue (May 3).
2013 - FRESHMAN SEASON:
Started in 29 games during freshman campaign with collegiate debut against DePaul (Feb. 9) - most starts came in the outfield - recorded a .159 batting average with a .354 on-base percentage - stole two bases for the season - went 2-for-2 vs. Illinois State (Feb. 15) - drew a walk in a pinch hit at bat against Northwestern (March 30) -saw walk against Georgia Southern (March 16) to load bases - hit a double vs. FGCU (Feb. 22) - went 1-for-2 and scored two runs against St. Bonaventure (Feb. 23) to help Gophers win 7-4.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A 2012 graduate of Hill-Murray High School - four-time letterwinner - three-time all-conference selection and a two-time all-state honoree - finalist for Minnesota's Ms. Softball as a senior after batting .552 with 10 doubles, five triples, three home runs, and a team-leading 37 runs batted in - as a junior, batted. 474 with seven doubles, two triples, two home runs, and eight stolen bases - played summer ball for the Minnesota Moose club team, and helped lead it to a pair of 16U national titles within the same month by batting .900 over the team's final 15 games - also played prep ice hockey - three-time Science Student of the Month.
PERSONAL:
The daughter of Pat and Gina Fabian - played for former Gopher shortstop Colleen Conway at Hill-Murray.
Year | AVG | GP-GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | SLG | BB | HBP | SO | OBP | SF | SH | SB-ATT | PO | A | FLD |
2013 | .159 | 43-29 | 63 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .175 | 17 | 2 | 27 | .354 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 14 | 0 | .875 |
2014 | .258 | 45-40 | 93 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 39 | .419 | 12 | 4 | 29 | .367 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 26 | 0 | .963 |
2015 | .293 | 29-18 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 26 | .634 | 11 | 2 | 14 | .463 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | .750 |
2016 | .265 | 54-53 | 132 | 38 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 61 | .462 | 28 | 3 | 35 | .405 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 42 | 0 | .955 |
TOTAL | .246 | 171-140 | 329 | 87 | 81 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 137 | .416 | 68 | 11 | 105 | .392 | 0 | 4 | 10-21 | 84 | 1 | .934 |