Sierra Hyland (born March 3, 1995) is a professional

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for the Smash It Sports Vipers of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She represented

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at the

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and helped them place fourth.

Early life

Hyland was born in Merriam, Kansas and grew up in

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. She played softball at El Diamante High School.

Playing career

She graduated from the Cal Poly. She played for the

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1995 births Living people American sportspeople of Mexican descent Cal Poly Mustangs softball players Cleveland Comets players Competitors at the 2022 World Games Mexican softball players Olympic softball players for Mexico People from Shawnee, Kansas Smash It Sports Vipers players Sportspeople from Johnson County, Kansas Softball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Softball players from California Softball players from Kansas Sportspeople from Visalia, California {{softball-bio-stub