Owen Siegert

South Dakota State's Owen Siegert follows through on his swing during action early in the 2026 season.

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South Dakota State baseball player Owen Siegert takes a left-handed swing at a pitch during action earlier in the 2026 season.

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Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Position:
Outfielder/Pitcher
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Melbourne, Iowa
High School:
West Marshall H.S.
Major:
Sport and Recreation Management

PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

All-Summit League First Team (2025)
Summit League All-Tournament Team (2026)
Summit League Academic Honor Roll (2025)

2026: Again patrolled center field for the Jackrabbits ... started all 36 games in which he played and posted a team-best .343 batting average ... recorded 14 multi-hit games, starting with a 2-for-4 day in season opener at UTSA (2/13) ... notched three hits in each of the first two games in series at Tarleton State (2/20-21) and reached base two more times via walk in Game 2 ... started a seven-game hitting streak with two singles in victory at Central Arkansas (2/28) ... went a combined 5-for-8 with three runs batted in and five runs scored in doubleheader sweep of North Dakota State (3/21) ... was 3-for4 with three RBIs and three runs scored in series-clinching win at Northern Colorado (3/29) ... missed all of April due to injury, but extended a career-best hitting streak to nine games upon his return to the lineup during the final regular season series of the season at Omaha (5/13-16) ... earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the Summit League Baseball Championship after collecting six hits over four games (5/20-23) ... went 3-for-5 with two RBIs in opening-round win over Oral Roberts (5/20) and plated first Jackrabbit in second-round win against Northern Colorado with a double (5/21)

2025: Became the team's everyday center fielder, starting a total of 45 games ... led team with 12 stolen bases ... also ranked third on squad with 54 hits and 11 doubles, while tying for third with five home runs ... posted pair of two-hit games in series at Sacramento State (2/27, 3/1), including hitting first collegiate home run and scoring three times in series finale ... went 2-for-2 with a home run to close out series at Saint Louis (3/9) ... put together an eight-game hitting streak (3/15-3/28), which was highlighted by a 3-for-5, four-RBI performance against Southwest Minnesota State (3/25) ... led Jackrabbits to series-clinching win over Omaha by going 4-for-5 with three doubles, three RBIs and two runs scored (4/12) ... hit a pair of home runs, drove in four runs and scored three times en route to win over Northern Colorado (5/3) ... continued to swing a hot bat as he tallied multiple hits in each of the next four games, including a 7-for-13 (.538 batting average) series at Omaha (5/9-11) ... also made two pitching appearances, making mound debut in relief at Sacramento State (2/26) and tossing 1 1/3 scoreless innings at Creighton (3/18)

BEFORE SDSU: Owen excelled both on the mound and at the plate during a standout prep career at West Marshall High School ... honored as the Marshalltown Times-Republican Player of the Year in both 2023 and 2024 ... named Iowa Class 2A Pitcher of the Year in 2023 after fanning 133 batters over 63 1 /3 innings while posting a 0.99 earned run average and holding the opposition to a .097 batting average ... also batted .437 with 14 extra-base hits as a junior ... duplicated or surpassed many of those same numbers during his senior season, including compiling a 0.41 ERA while striking out 99 batters and walking only 10 in 51-plus innings ... hit at a .441 clip with 31 runs batted in, 57 runs scored and a school-record 41 stolen bases to repeat on all-state squad ... hit two home runs in the same inning of a game during his senior season ... named team MVP of the Small Schools East squad at the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association's All-Star Series ... received academic all-conference recognition multiple times