Nighthawk Highlights
2026:
-- PBC Preseason All-Conference Team
2025:
-- D2CCA Second Team All-American
-- NFCA Southeast All-Region Second Team
-- PBC All-Tournament Team
-- PBC All-Conference First Team
-- PBC Player of the Week - March 10, 2025
-- PBC Player of the Week - Feb. 3, 2025
Career Highs
-- Batting Average: .400 (2025)
-- Runs: 72 (2025)
-- Hits: 92 (2025)
-- RBI: 59 (2025)
-- Home Runs: 11 (2025)
-- Walks Drawn: 14 (2025)
-- Slugging Percentage: .700 (2025)
-- Putouts: 89 (2025)
-- Assists: 7 (2025)
2025 Season
Reaves put together one of the best individual seasons of any NCAA Division II softball player in 2025. She started all 64 games for the Nighthawks while posting a .400 batting average in 230 at-bats to go along with 92 hits, 72 runs, 59 RBIs and 11 home runs. Reaves led the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) in hits, runs scored, runs per game (1.13), total bases (160) and triples (6). She also ranked top five in Division II softball in doubles (24), hits, runs scored and total bases. Reaves set multiple UNG softball single-season records with the most runs scored, most doubles, tied for second-most hits, second-most at bats (230) and second-most stolen bases (24).
The Road to UNG
Sydnee Reaves joined the Nighthawks in 2025 after transferring from Montevallo in Montevallo, Ala. Reaves was a very impressive hitter with the Falcons, posting a batting average above .335 in each of her two seasons with the team. In her two seasons at Montevallo, Reaves started 93 of the 94 games she played in. She totaled a slash line of .341/.413/.799 which included a whopping 18 home runs, nine doubles and six triples. The talented hitter brought in 57 RBIs and only struck out 19 times in 164 at bats. She worked 19 walks in that span as well. In her outstanding sophomore year in which she ranked top 10 in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) in eight different offensive categories, Reaves earned a number of accolades for her achievements. She was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-South Region Second Team, All-GSC First Team, the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) All-South Region First Team and the D2CCA All-America Third Team. She said, "I only spent two days in the portal and immediately committed here [UNG] after my visit because it felt like a no-brainer. I could tell this place is special and it’s something I want to be a part of to finish out my career."
