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2×German champion
.500Bundesliga 2026
.522U22 Euros 2026
138league games

Contact

MediaHolger Sistig (management)
Contact form
Interviewson request by email, in German or English

Short bio

Jana Sistig (born 2006 in Cologne, Germany) is a catcher for the Wesseling Vermins in the German Softball Bundesliga and a member of the German national team. With Wesseling she won the German championship in 2023 and 2024 and the German Cup in 2023, 2025 and 2026. She has played for German national teams since 2019, including the 2025 Women's European Championship in Prague and the 2026 U22 European Championship in Ostrava (.522 batting average, 7th of 19 teams). She hit .500 in the 2026 Bundesliga regular season and has also played in the Dutch Hoofdklasse for the Tex Town Tigers since 2023. Starting in 2027 she will study at the University of Detroit Mercy and play NCAA Division I softball for the Titans.

Fact sheet

Name
Jana Sistig, born 2006 in Cologne, Germany
Position
Catcher, #16, bats and throws right, 5'7" (1.70 m)
Clubs
Wesseling Vermins (German Softball Bundesliga), since 2023 also Tex Town Tigers (Hoofdklasse, Netherlands)
National team
since 2019: U16, U18, U22 and women's team; Women's European Championship 2025, U22 Euros 2024 and 2026
Titles
German champion 2023 and 2024, German Cup 2023, 2025 and 2026, bronze at the European Premier Cup 2024
Stats
Bundesliga 2026: .500 AVG, 1.381 OPS; U22 Euros 2026: .522; pop time 1.83 s; all league stats verified by the German federation (DBV), full statistics
From 2027
University of Detroit Mercy (Detroit, Michigan), Titans, NCAA Division I, Horizon League, commitment
School
German Abitur 2024, Tannenbusch-Gymnasium Bonn (designated elite sports school)

Photos

All photos: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr), bypatrickmohr.com. 4000 px, 300 dpi, credit and terms embedded in the metadata. See terms below.

Jana Sistig at bat for Germany at the U22 European Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic, July 20, 2026.
Jana Sistig at bat for Germany at the U22 European Championship in Ostrava, Czech Republic, July 20, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2667 px · 4.6 MB Download JPG
Jana Sistig catching for the German national team, June 26, 2026.
Jana Sistig catching for the German national team, June 26, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2667 px · 1.8 MB Download JPG
Jana Sistig at bat in the German national team uniform, June 26, 2026.
Jana Sistig at bat in the German national team uniform, June 26, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2667 px · 4.4 MB Download JPG
Jana Sistig makes contact, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 21, 2026.
Jana Sistig makes contact, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 21, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2667 px · 1.6 MB Download JPG
Jana Sistig slides into the base, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 23, 2026.
Jana Sistig slides into the base, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 23, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2667 px · 3.2 MB Download JPG
Jana Sistig (right, in catcher gear) with the German U22 team, Ostrava, July 21, 2026.
Jana Sistig (right, in catcher gear) with the German U22 team, Ostrava, July 21, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2666 px · 2.4 MB Download JPG
Jana Sistig on base, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 22, 2026.
Jana Sistig on base, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 22, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2667 px · 2.2 MB Download JPG
Jana Sistig running the bases, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 24, 2026.
Jana Sistig running the bases, U22 European Championship in Ostrava, July 24, 2026. Photo: Patrick Mohr (bypatrickmohr) · 4000 × 2667 px · 3.7 MB Download JPG

Graphic

Committed graphic, portrait: Jana Sistig, Detroit Mercy Softball
Portrait 1122 × 1402 px · Download
Committed graphic, landscape: Jana Sistig, Detroit Mercy Softball
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Graphic: German Cup winner 2026, Wesseling Vermins, Final Four Cologne
German Cup 2026 · Portrait 1122 × 1402 px · Download

Terms of use

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