SS: What I love most about the game is how with one swing of the bat or one pitch you can change an entire game. After I read my letter, it ended up being very emotional with all of us hugging.įCS.com: What is it about softball you love the most? I knew for sure that Northwestern is what I wanted and I didn’t want to waste another day before committing. All four coaches were there and I committed in person by reading them a letter I wrote called “Why Northwestern.”įCS.com: Describe your emotions around telling them, were you more nervous or more excited? 16, after I asked the coaches if I could meet with them but I didn’t tell them why. SS: I went down to Northwestern with my parents on Sunday Nov. The legacy of the players and the commitment the coaches made to me as not only a player but as a person helped me make my decision.įCS.com: How did you tell the coaches, in person, on the phone, on an unofficial visit?
I would like to study broadcast journalism and the Medill School of Journalism is incredible. I knew that after every trip I kept wanting to go back to Northwestern, either for a game or a pitching clinic or any chance I could to go back and talk to the coaches, the alumni and the players. SS: After my final fall showcase I had to a chance to review all of the schools I had visited or had been invited to visit. 16 when she committed.įCS.com: When did you decide to commit and what led into the decision? Sydney poses with the Northwestern coaches on Nov. They were great about never asking me for a decision because of my age, but they showed up at every tournament all summer long and again this fall, no matter how late or cold the game was. I had great connections with Coaches Kate ( Drohan), Caryl ( Drohan) and Courtnay ( Foster) and they invited me back to for an unofficial visit in April and offered me a scholarship. SS: I attended my first Northwestern camp the summer before seventh grade when I was playing with my local Oshkosh Raiders team and then went back that January for their elite camp with a lot of my Bandit teammates. But after each one, my heart led me back to Northwestern.įCS.com: Tell us how you were first seen by the coaches, then how long until they offered? I was fortunate to have unofficial visits to some great Pac-12, Big 10, SEC, ACC and CAA schools. SS: Northwestern was always one of my top schools, but I wanted to make sure that I knew what else was out there. I throw a hard drop, rise and change-up and work hard to keep the hitters off balanced and off plane.įCS.com: Did you check out other schools on visits or was Northwestern the one you wanted from the beginning? My strength is in the circle, but my all-around game, being a leader and a really good teammate is what got me my offer.įCS.com: What do you throw and what do you think you do best as a pitcher? SS: My pitching is what initially got me noticed, especially as a lefty, but I also put equal time into my hitting and defensive skills as I do my pitching. When I found the school that was the perfect fit for me, I knew I didn’t want to wait another day to become an Northwestern Wildcat.įCS.com: You’re a lefty pitcher and also play first, was it your pitching or your all-around game that got you the offer? Sydney Supple: I am very blessed to have looked at a lot of schools at an early age. Only a handful of 2019’s have committed and one of them is this Midwest standout who pulled the trigger in committing to a Big Ten program in the last few weeks… Sydney throws a hard drop, rise and change.Ĭurrent School: Carl Traeger Middle School (Oshkosh, Wisc.)įuture High School: Oshkosh North High SchoolĪccomplishments: Won back-to-back Northern Nationals B in 10U (2012) and 12U (2013).į: As far as we know, you were the second player in the 2019 class to commit… what are your thoughts about that?