NSD26: Skylar Sterritt
Skylar Sterritt | UTL | L/R | 5-11 | Sheridan High School | Prime Softball Academy | Sheridan, Ark.
Time Signed: 7:47 a.m.
Preps at Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Ark. where she has earned 11 varsity letters across three sports … Named the Arkansas Democrat Gazette Female Athlete of the Year in 2025 … Enters her senior season with 151 career steals which is just 36 shy of the Arkansas high school career state record of 187 … As a junior, she registered a .518 batting average, .571 on-base percentage, 1.133 slugging percentage and 1.714 OPS while tallying 43 hits, including eight triples, nine home runs, 43 RBI, 52 runs scored and 65 stolen bases … Sterritt helped lead Sheridan to a 23-7 overall record and state runner-up finish in 2025 while earning first-team all-state honors and 5A South-All Conference accolades … Batted .558 with 43 hits, 10 home runs, 27 RBI, 51 runs scored and 46 stolen bases as a sophomore, helping lead Sheridan to a 29-2 record and state championship in 2024 … Also registered a career best .657 on-base percentage in 2024 … Batted .473 with 44 hits, including six home runs, 21 RBI, 44 runs scored and 40 stolen bases as a Freshman in 2023 … Plays travel ball for Prime Softball Academy … Batted .588 with 50 hits, six home runs, 32 RBI, 52 runs scored and 40 stolen bases while posting a .643 OBP during the 2025 summer travel ball circuit … Totaled 21 hits during the 2024 Alliance National Championships in Indianapolis, Ind., batting .583 with three homers and 23 runs… Also ran outdoor and indoor track, where she was an 12-time state champion, competing in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes in addition to the high jump and long jump … Named to the 2024 Arkansas All-State track team … Ran a 11.96 100-meter dash as a sophomore in 2024, which was the fastest time in the state of Arkansas … Also played Volleyball while at Sheridan High School earning all-state honors and being named to two all-state tournament teams … Owns a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo … Academically, Sterritt is a National Honor Society member … Daughter of Doug and Erin Sterritt. … Brother Payton Sterritt plays baseball at Ouachita Baptist.
Coach Deifel on Sterritt…
“Skylar Sterritt is a game-changer. From the moment she committed, we saw the kind of athleticism, versatility, and mindset that thrive here at Arkansas. From her dominant season at Sheridan to her multi-sport background, she brings speed, power, defense, and a drive that will lift the whole program.”
Why Skylar Chose Arkansas…
“The coaching staff not only sees you as a player to win games but who you are as a person. It was a winning family culture and everything about Arkansas Softball felt like home.”
