Career
Somerndike has made 38 appearances (13 starts) in the circle over three seasons at UCLA (2026) and Arizona (2023-25) … owns a career 10-2 record with a 4.88 earned run average … has totaled 58 strikeouts over 74.2 innings pitched … has thrown three complete games … has logged one complete-game shutout, coming in 2026 versus Fresno State … owns a .284 opponent batting average and 1.51 WHIP.
2026
Somerndike posted a 6-0 record with a 5.86 ERA over 14 appearances, including six starts, in her debut season at UCLA … totaled 18 strikeouts over 28.2 innings pitched … recorded a .297 opponent batting average and 1.67 WHIP … allowed 26 runs, including 24 earned, 33 hits and 15 walks … pitched her first career complete-game shutout and one-hitter versus Fresno State at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, allowing only two baserunners while striking out two (Feb. 21) … recorded her second complete-game victory at Illinois where she allowed just one run on three hits and three walks (April 11) … earned her first win as a Bruin after striking out the side versus UC Riverside (Feb. 8) … pitched three scoreless innings with three strikeouts to earn the win in a start versus East Texas A&M at the Judi Garman Classic (Feb. 27) … earned the win in a midweek contest versus Hawai’i, allowing two runs and striking out two over 4.1 innings of relief (April 2).
2025 (Arizona)
Somerndike appeared in two contests and allowed two earned runs, two hits and two walks over 0.2 innings of work as a redshirt sophomore at Arizona.
2024 (Arizona)
Somerndike redshirted her true sophomore season due to injury.
2023 (Arizona)
Somerndike posted a 4-2 record with a 4.01 ERA over 22 appearances, including seven starts, in her freshman season at Arizona … totaled 39 strikeouts over 45.1 innings pitched … recorded a .271 opponent batting average and 1.35 WHIP … pitched a complete game against CSU Bakersfield, striking out five batters and allowing one run on two hits in five innings (March 1) … struck out a season-high six batters versus New Mexico State (March 15) … pitched four shutout innings and earned the win at No. 8 Arkansas (Feb. 23).
High School
Somerndike was a four-year letterwinner at Villa Park High School (Villa Park, Calif.) … was named the 2020-21 Gatorade California Softball Player of the Year for her junior season after leading Villa Park with a 24-2 record and 323 strikeouts in 157.0 innings en route to a CIF-SS Division 2 championship game appearance … allowed just 57 hits and 30 walks … honored as the 2022 CIF-SS Division 1 Player of the Year in her senior season … named All-CIF Division 1 First Team in 2022 and All-CIF Division 2 First Team in 2021 … named the 2022 Orange County Pitcher of the Year by the Orange County Register … listed to the Los Angeles Times’ All-Star Softball Team in 2021 … also honored as the Team MVP in 2021 and 2022 … played for Villa Park head coach Terry Williams … played travel ball with the Firecrackers and OC Batbusters.
Personal
Born Sydney Lynn Somerndike in Orange, Calif. … parents are Susan and John Somerndike … has one sister, Jordan … has one brother, John … favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Angels … majoring in sociology.
Sydney Somerndike’s Career Highs (2023-25 at Arizona)
| Innings Pitched | 6.0 at Illinois (4/1/26) |
| Strikeouts | 6 vs. New Mexico State (3/15/23) |
| Hits Allowed | 7 vs. BYU (2/28/26) |
| Runs Allowed | 5 vs. BYU (2/28/26) |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 5 vs. BYU (2/28/26) |
| Walks Allowed | 4 vs. Hawai’i (4/2/26) |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2, Four Times (last vs. Oregon State, 2/7/26) |
| Pitches | 74 vs. BYU (2/28/26) |