As a junior at division two University of Illinois at Springfield in Springfield, Ill…Sidwell lead the Prairie Stars with 23 appearances all coming in relief where he threw a total of 20 innings with a 4.05 ERA and 20 strikeouts…In his sophomore season, Sidwell appeared in seven games out of the bullpen where he didn’t allow an earned run in 6.1 innings while striking out seven and had a WHIP of 0.33 for the Prairie Stars…In his freshman season, Sidwell appeared six times in relief throwing 5.2 innings and striking out five batters…Sidwell is from Sikeston, Mo. where he graduated from Sikeston Senior High School.