Career Highlights
Libby Sugg has made her mark in the BYU record books through her four seasons with the Cougars. A 2018 NFCA Third Team All-American was BYU’s starting catcher for all four seasons. She finished her career in BYU's career record books at No. 1 in sacrifice flies (15), No. 2 in doubles (47) and RBI (211), No. 3 in slugging percentage (.666), chances (1206) and putouts (1119), No. 4 in homers (49), total bases (420) and walks (106), No. 5 in games started (225) and caught stealing by (28), No. 6 in games played (228), No. 8 in batting average (.355), No. 9 in hits (224) and No. 10 in at bats (631) and on-base percentage (.443). After her senior season, she ranked among active career leaders at No. 4 in RBI, No. 10 in home runs, No. 13 in total bases, No. 20 in doubles, No. 33 in walks and No. 35 in games played. Throughout her career she earned many national and conference awards including NFCA All-Pacific Region teams in 2017 and 2018. Following her career at BYU, she was drafted ninth in the Softball American draft to the E1 Pro Ballers of Mobile, Alabama.
Personal
- Parents are Chuck and Denise Sugg
- Has two siblings
- Major is exercise and wellness
- Is the second Cougar softball player to come out of Tennessee
Before BYU
- After her senior season, named Franklin High School’s Most Athletic Female and received the Wilco Award for Softball Player of the Year
- 2015 District 11-AAA Co-Player of the Year and named to the 2015 Tennessean First Team All-Midstate
- Three-time Tennessee Sports Writers Association First Team All-State selection
- Led high school team in all offensive categories each year and finished as the all-time career leader in: batting average (.540), runs (137), hits (163), doubles (41), home runs (40), runs batted in (157), walks (137), on base percentage, .(670), slugging percentage (1.080) and on base + slugging (1.760)
- Also holds single-season records for batting average (.571), runs (42), hits (53), doubles (16), home runs (15), runs batted in (53), walks (46), on base percentage (.747), slugging percentage (1.234) and on base + slugging (1.884)
- Led team and district with a .564 batting average average, 3 home runs and 20 RBI
- Played club ball for the Birmingham Thunderbolts, but previously played for Tennessee Fury 97, winning two ASA/USA National Championships–one with the 14U-A team in 2012 and the other with 16 Gold in 2014
- Earned letters in volleyball as well
- All-WCC Second Team
- 2016 WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
- Led the team in RBI (58) and home runs (18)
- Second on the team in doubles (10), total bases (118), slugging percentage (.724) and on-base percentage (.446)
- Only player on the team to play in and start every game this season
- In the top 25 in the NCAA for home runs and home runs per game for the majority of the season
- Hit home runs against four top-25 teams
- Named preseason WCC Freshman of the Year by College Sports Madness
- Had three RBI on two hits in her first collegiate game against San Jose State
- Hit her first career home run against No. 8 Tennessee, also earning three RBI in that game
- Tallied at least three RBI in eight games this season
- Homer at Utah sealed the win for the Deseret First Duel title
- Hit a home run in five games in a row, tying for third place in NCAA history for home runs in consecutive games
- Went 3 for 3 with three RBI and two runs against Southern Utah
- Hit a grand slam against Saint Mary's
- Went 2 for 3 with five RBI and a home run in NCAA regional win over Louisville
- NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team
- All-WCC Second Team
- Led the team in RBI (56), home runs (13), slugging percentage (.669) and tied for the most doubles (12)
- Listed as one of FPN’s 10 NCAA sophomores to watch in 2017
- Tied her career high of 5 RBI in win over Nebraska in the season opener
- Went 3/3 in upset of No. 13 Washington
- Named to the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge All-Tournament Team
- College Sports Madness Conference Player of the Week (2/14)
- Hit a solo home run vs. No. 18 Texas A&M
- Hit a grand slam against Boston U.
- WCC Player of the Week (3/6)
- Had 4 RBI vs. Sacramento State on 2/3 hitting
- Hit 2 two-run home runs in win over No. 11/13 Utah
- Went 3/3 in win at Southern Utah
- Notched 4 RBI at Utah State
- Went 2/3 with 2 RBI and 2 runs vs. UVU
- Had 3 RBI on 2-of-2 hitting with 2 runs vs. San Diego
- Three-run homer at Santa Clara, 4 RBI in the game
- Against Fordham in the NCAA Regionals, went 3/3 with 3 runs, two doubles and a homer, notching 4 RBI
- 2018 NFCA Division I Third Team All-American
- 2018 NCAA Eugene All-Region Team
- 2018 NFCA All-Pacific Second Team selection
- 2018 All-WCC First Team selection
- 2018 WCC All-Academic Team selection
- Named MVP by the coaches at the end-of-year banquet
- Team captain
- Started all 58 games this season
- Among all juniors in program history, finished the season ranked No. 1 in RBI (67), No. 3 in slugging percentage (.707), No. 3 in on-base percentage (.500), as well as No. 5 in hits (65), batting average (.414) and doubles (13)
- Also moved up in the BYU all-time record book in numerous categories: No. 2 in on-base percentage (.455), No. 3 in career slugging percentage (.700), No. 5 in career RBI (181), No. 6 in career home runs (42), No. 7 in career batting average (.362) and No. 10 in career doubles (35)
- Led the 2018 team in several categories, including batting average (.414), RBI (67), hits (65), doubles (13), home runs (11), slugging percentage (.707) and on-base percentage (.500)
- Had 10 games with three or more RBI, including four games with four RBI
- Went a perfect 5/5 in two games the same day against Nebraska and No. 25 Georgia (2/9)
- Had two homers and seven RBI at the Kajikawa Classic
- Went 2/3 with a home run against SUU (3/16)
- Also went 2/3 and had two home runs against North Dakota St. (3/30)
- WCC Player of the Week (4/9) after hitting .600 in four games with five runs on six hits and 11 RBI
- Went a perfect 3/3 at Utah Valley (4/10) with two doubles, one three-run homer and four RBI
- Also went a perfect 3/3 at SUU (4/30) with two runs
- Went a perfect 3/3 with two runs and four RBI against Utah Valley (5/1)
- WCC Player of the Week (5/7) after hitting .733 in five games with six runs on 11 hits and seven RBI, including five doubles and one home run
- Went 3/4 with one run and two RBI against LMU (5/12)
- WCC Player of the Week (5/14) after batting a .429 in two games with three hits and one and recording two RBI and 10 putouts catching behind the plate
- WCC Commissioner's Bronze Honor Roll
- Named WCC Preseason First Team
- Named All-WCC Second Team
- Drafted ninth overall in the Softball America Association draft to the E1 Pro Ballers of Mobile, Alabama
- Named College Sports Madness Conference Player of the Week
- In the BYU career record books, she finished her career ranked No. 1 in sacrifice flies (15), No. 2 in doubles (47) and RBI (211), No. 3 in slugging percentage (.666), No. 4 in homers (49), total bases (420) and walks (106), No. 8 in batting average (.355), No. 9 in hits (224) and No. 10 in at bats (631) and on-base percentage (.443)
- Finished her career ranked among active career leaders finishing the 2019 season at No. 4 in RBI, No. 10 in home runs, No. 13 in total bases, No. 20 in doubles, No. 33 in walks and No. 35 in games played
- Second on the team in batting average (.331), at bats (148), hits (49), doubles (12), total bases (82), slugging percentage (.401)
- Named offensive player of the year by the coaches at the end-of-year banquet
- Played in 55 games, starting 53 as BYU's catcher
- Went 2 for 3 with three runs including a homer and five RBI against UTEP (2/16
- Recorded a .667 batting average and two runs against Fordham (2/16
- Doubled against Nebraska (2/21)
- Had five putouts against SJSU (3/1)
- Homered against No. 2 UCLA (2/9)
- Recorded one hit and one run against No. 6 Tennessee (3/14)
- Batted .714 in two games totaling three runs, four RBI, one homer with a double in each game at UVU (3/26)
- Went 3 for 4 with one RBI at UTSA (3/28)
- Named WCC Player of the Week (4/1)
- Went a perfect 4 for 4 against SUU with three runs, two doubles, one homer and three RBI (4/2)
- Was 2 for 3 with one run, a homer and two RBI against USD (4/26)
- Went 2 for 3 in three out of five games
- Was 2 for 3 against Santa Clara with a homer (5/11)
- Went 2 for 2 against No. 13 Oklahoma State at the NCAA Regionals (5/16)
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 10
BYU upsets No. 13 Washington with sixth-inning heroics
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 10
BYU upsets No. 13 Washington with sixth-inning heroics
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 31
Cougars picked first in 2017 WCC preseason poll
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 31
Cougars picked first in 2017 WCC preseason poll
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 23
BYU softball 2017 season preview
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 22
Road wins at UNLV lead BYU to undefeated fall season
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 22
Road wins at UNLV lead BYU to undefeated fall season
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 08
Cougars sweep Broncos in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Jul, 20
Seven Cougars named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
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ImageSoftball | Jul, 20
Seven Cougars named to WCC Commissioner's Honor Roll
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ImageSoftball | Jun, 09
2016 BYU softball season review
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ImageSoftball | Jun, 09
2016 BYU softball season review
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ImageSoftball | May, 16
Thompson, Bull, Bell earn top awards, BYU gets five on All-WCC First Team
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ImageSoftball | May, 16
Thompson, Bull, Bell earn top awards, BYU gets five on All-WCC First Team
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ImageSoftball | May, 07
Senior Day win leads BYU softball to sweep of Santa Clara
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ImageSoftball | May, 07
Senior Day win leads BYU softball to sweep of Santa Clara
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ImageSoftball | May, 06
Bull sets season strikeout record in doubleheader wins
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 29
Bell blasts Pacific in doubleheader sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 23
Bull's record-breaking game completes series sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 23
Bull's record-breaking game completes series sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 22
Thompson's perfect day leads Cougs to sweep Gaels in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 22
Thompson's perfect day leads Cougs to sweep Gaels in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 20
BYU shuts out UVU for the season sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 20
BYU shuts out UVU for the season sweep
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 08
Strid helps Cougars take one of two in WCC opening doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 08
Strid helps Cougars take one of two in WCC opening doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 22
BYU scores in every inning of 8-0 run-rule win over UVU
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 22
BYU scores in every inning of 8-0 run-rule win over UVU
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 18
Sugg shines in upset of No. 24 Fresno State, BYU falls to SDSU
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 18
Sugg shines in upset of No. 24 Fresno State, BYU falls to SDSU
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 17
First day of San Diego Classic for BYU results in doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 17
First day of San Diego Classic for BYU results in doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 15
BYU beats Utah 5-4 in Deseret First Duel
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 15
BYU beats Utah 5-4 in Deseret First Duel
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 12
Thompson shines as BYU wins one of two in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 12
Thompson shines as BYU wins one of two in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 11
Three home runs lead BYU to doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 11
Three home runs lead BYU to doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 05
Cougars fall 10-6 to No. 10 James Madison
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 05
Cougars fall 10-6 to No. 10 James Madison
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 03
BYU sweeps day with first road upset of top-15 team since 2010
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 20
Sugg leads BYU to 1-1 finish in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 13
Freshmen lead winning effort over Creighton, BYU falls to No. 24 Notre Dame
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 11
Bull, Sugg lead BYU to 8-0 win over San Jose State, splits doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 26
BYU softball 2016 preview
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 21
BYU picked for top awards in preseason College Sports Madness poll
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 21
BYU picked for top awards in preseason College Sports Madness poll