Awards and Honors
College Sports Communicators All-District (2023)
NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete (2025, 2024, 2023, 2022)
Dean’s List (S25, F24, F23, S23, F22, S22, F21)
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (S24)
Career Recap: Austin Peay
2025 (Senior)
Made five starts across 34 appearances… Three starts came in the outfield with two as the designated player… Finished the season with 10 hits, 10 runs, and nine RBI… Tallied her season’s first RBI against Florida A&M (Feb. 9) at Mercer’s Heart of Georgia Classic… Had an RBI double and scored a run against Appalachian State (March 7) at the Cathi Maynard Invitational… First of two home runs on the season came on a solo shot at Central Arkansas (March 29)… Opened the series against Bellarmine (April 4) with a home run and two RBI… Doubled in her first start of the season against North Alabama (April 12)… Had a season-high three RBI on a bases-clearing double in the regular-season finale at Lipscomb (May 2).
2024 (Junior)
Started 11 games across 31 appearances… First seven starts came as the designated player with the final four being in the outfield… Had one hit and an RBI against Kansas (Feb. 29)… Brought in a run on a sacrifice fly against Central Arkansas (March 23)... Finished the season with five hits and three stolen bases.
2023 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 39 games, including 30 starts as designated hitter… Set career single-game hits for hits (three) against Evansville (March) and Kennesaw State (March 19) … Also drove in a career, single-game high three runs twice against Illinois-Chicago (March 11) and Lipscomb (April 15)… Had the game-winning hit in series finale against Kennesaw State (March 19)… Fourth on team with 10 extra-base hits (eight doubles, two home runs)… Led team with four pinch hits.
2022 (Freshman)
Appeared in four games, all as a pinch hitter… Was hit by a pitch and scored a run against IUPUI (Feb. 25).
Career Recap: Silverdale Baptist Academy
Played third base and caught for coach Jackie Freeland at Silverdale Baptist Academy … Despite battling hand injury as senior, batted .350 to earn all-region honors as she helped lead the Seahawks to a third-place state tournament finish… As a sophomore, helped lead team to a state tournament appearance, hitting .468, with 13 doubles, four triples, and six home runs while driving in 35 … earned all-district, all-conference all-region and all-tournament team honors, including being named tournament MVP… As a freshman was member of the TSSAA Division II Class A State Champions, batting .450, with 10 doubles, two triples and four home runs while driving in 41 … named all-district, all-conference and all-region and all-tournament teams… As an eighth grader, batted .396, with three doubles, one triple and one home run while driving in 20 … named to all-district and all-conference teams… Also played basketball.
Personal
Skylar Marie Sheridan is the daughter of Scott and Stephanie Sheridan… Her father played football at Illinois and her mother played volleyball and rank track and field at Jackson State… Born Dec. 21.
