Sierra Hyland

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Sierra Hyland
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Born (1995-03-03) March 3, 1995 (age 28)
Shawnee, Kansas
Sport
Sport Softball
College team Cal Poly Mustangs
League Women's Professional Fastpitch
Team Smash It Sports Vipers

Sierra Hyland (born March 3, 1995) is a professional softball pitcher for the Smash It Sports Vipers of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She represented Mexico at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and helped them place fourth. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Hyland was born in Merriam, Kansas and grew up in Visalia, California. She played softball at El Diamante High School. [4] [5] [6]

Playing career

She graduated from the Cal Poly. [7] [8]

She played for the Cleveland Comets. [9]

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