Sydney Fleming Class: RS Junior Hometown: Oakland, Calif. High School: Bishop O'Dowd HS Height: 5-8 Position: Catcher Experience: SQ

Enjoyed another strong fall season after a successful spring of 2008 ... One of the unsung heroes from last year's magical campaign ... Swings a hard bat ... Comes up with some big plays when she is called upon ... A solid fielder ... Has extensive experience catching former Aztec All-American Christina Ross and former all-conference selection Melissa Owens ... Will provide much-needed depth behind the plate ... One of the leaders on the team ... Is a hard-worker.

2008 Season: Saw some playing time this season after redshirting the 2006 season and not getting in a game in 2007 ... Played in seven games ... Was 2-for-7 at the plate for a .286 average ... That mark is seventh regardless of at-bats ... Also had a sacrifice bunt, one of 11 on the team to do so ... Owned a perfect fielding percentage in seven chances, one of seven at 1.000 ... Games played came against UC Davis (Feb. 9), Saint Peter's (Feb. 29), Harvard (Feb. 29), Oregon (March 2), San Diego (March 7), New Mexico State (March 14) and Utah (April 25) ... Earned her first plate appearance against UC Davis on Feb. 9 ... Had two hits on Feb. 29, the first coming against Saint Peter's and second coming in the nightcap versus Harvard ... Had three putouts versus Harvard (Feb. 29) and four more at Utah (April 25) ... Laid down her first sacrifice bunt vs. San Diego on March 7 ... SDSU was 6-1 when she played and 2-0 when she recorded a hit.

2007 Season: Was the freshman team captain ... Did not see any game action, but was used extensively in the bullpen, catching for all-conference selections Melissa Owens and Christina Ross.

2006 Season: Utilized her redshirt season in her first year on The Mesa.

High School: Earned four letters at Bishop O'Dowd High School in Oakland, Calif. ... Garnered most valuable player honors in the HAAL/NCS League after her senior and junior seasons ... Received first team all-league honors in 2004 and 2005 and honorable mention accolades in 2002 and 2003 ... Was also a four-year letterwinner for the golf team and was named the league's rookie of the year after her freshman season and was all-league as a senior ... A member of the National Honor Society and senior class president ... Played club ball for the Pleasanton Phantom (2004-05) and the California Crossfire (2000-04) ... A scholar-athlete with a 3.64 GPA.

Personal: Sydney Alexis Fleming was born Aug. 14, 1987, in Oakland, Calif. ... Daughter of Stephanie and Steven Fleming ... Father, Steve, played basketball for Weber State from 1970-74, and brother, Steve, Jr., played college hoops for Cal Poly ... Also was recruited by Long Beach State ... Is majoring in advertising.