Courtney Lyons[apos] Career Stats 2009 Highlights: Recipient of the Delahanty Award, given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...named to All-GLVC Second Team after posting a record of 12-12 with an ERA of 1.69 in 173.2 innings pitched, while striking out 158 batters and saving a school-record six games...set the school career record for saves with 15...was 6-6 with a 1.38 ERA in 86.1 innings pitched and 76 K[apos]s in GLVC play...was equally as effective at the plate, as she batted a team-best .322 (37-for-115) among team regulars with three homers, 18 RBI and 15 runs scored...broke the Lewis all-time career record for strikeouts with 559...tossed a complete-game, two-hit shutout victory over NY Institute of Technology (Feb. 15), while striking out seven batters...added another complete-game victory over NYIT (Feb. 27), allowing two runs and four hits, while fanning nine batters...earned complete-game, shutout victories over Shippensburg (Feb. 28), Mount Olive (Mar. 4), Kentucky Wesleyan (Apr. 8, GM 2), Southern Indiana (Apr. 9, GM 1), Bellarmine (Apr. 17, GM 1), Robert Morris (Apr. 22), Quincy (Apr. 26, GM 1)..fanned a season-high 15 batters against Missouri-St. Louis (Apr. 4) in game one...earned the 8-2 complete-game victory over UW-Parkside (Apr. 15), while striking out 13 batters...named the GLVC Player of the Week for the period ending March 2nd after batting .500 (7-for-14) with five RBI and three runs scored, including a two-run home run in an 8-6 win over Shippensburg (Mar. 1)...in that game, Lyons went 3-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBI...batted a combined 5-for-6 with two doubles and a RBI in victories over both Lake Superior State (4-1) and Mount Olive (1-0) on March 4...went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in a 6-2 victory over Drury (Mar. 15) in game one...was 3-for-4 with two runs scored and a double in an 11-2, five-inning win over Judson (Apr. 23) in game two...connected for two solo home runs against Northern Kentucky (May 3) in the GLVC Tournament.
2008 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC and recipient of the Delahanty Award, given to Lewis student-athletes for academic excellence...Daktronics All-Great Lakes Region First Team, NFCA All-Region second team and All-GLVC First Team selection... finished the season with a record of 20-9 with an ERA of 1.30, while fanning 217 batters, which was a single-season school-record...went 11-2 in GLVC play, with an ERA of 1.76 while striking out 93 batters...had two home runs and 12 RBI at the dish for the Flyers...tossed a complete-game, one-hit shutout in a 5-0 win over Delta State (Feb. 23)...earned a complete-game, four-hit shutout victory in a 2-0 win over West Virginia Wesleyan, while fanning seven batters...allowed one hit and fanned 15 in a 2-0 complete-game shutout win over Minnesota State-Moorehead (Mar. 2)...for her efforts, was named the GLVC Pitcher of the Week for the period ending March 3rd...connected for the game-winning solo home run in a 2-1 win over College of St. Rose (Mar. 5)...struck out 11 batters in a three-hit, complete-game shutout victory over St. Francis (Mar. 19)...earned a two-hit, complete-game 2-0 shutout victory over UW-Parkside (Mar. 30), while striking out six batters...struck out nine batters in a complete-game, three-hit, 11-2 win over Kentucky Wesleyan (Apr. 13)...added another complete-game, one-hit shutout in an 8-0 whitewash over Southern Indiana (Apr. 14), while going 2-for-2 at the plate, including a solo home run...allowed three hits and struck out eight batters in a 2-0 complete-game shutout win over Saint Joseph[apos]s (Apr. 20)...drove in two runs in a 10-4 win over Missouri S&T (May 1) in the GLVC Tournament...earned the 4-3 regional win over West Virginia Wesleyan (May 7), surrendering three runs in eight innings of work, while striking out eight batters...was the tough luck 1-0 loser in 14.1 innings of work, striking out 10 batters and allowing just five hits.
2007 Highlights: Academic All-GLVC, recipient of Lewis[apos] Delahanty Award for academic excellence among student athletes and a Deans[apos] List student both semesters...Louisville Slugger/National Fast Pitch Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region second team...All-GLVC second team...played in 34 games with 31 starts, including 17 starts as pitcher...tied for third in conference in ERA (1.89) and was fourth in opponent[apos]s batting average (.224)...led team in wins (15), appearances (26) innings pitched (118.1), strikeouts (104) and shutouts (4)...went 9-1 with a 1.92 ERA in GLVC play...was one of only six pitchers in the league to post an ERA below 2.00 in conference games only...received two or fewer runs of offensive support in all six of her losses, while yielding two or fewer runs in four of those games...went 8-0 with a 0.44 ERA, allowing just three runs over 47.1 innings while compiling 47 strikeouts during an 11-game span (Mar. 3 - Apr. 1)... struck out five or more batters in a game eight times...recorded a then, career-high 11 strikeouts in a four-hit, complete-game shutout against Lake Superior State (Mar. 3)...posted 10 strikeouts and allowed no earned runs in a complete-game win against Northern State (Mar. 7)...picked up both wins in Flyers[apos] sweep of SIU Edwardsville (Apr. 1)...had back-to-back complete game shutouts vs. Quincy (Apr. 29) and against Indianapolis (May 4)...at the plate, had four multi-hit and three multi-RBI games.
2006 Highlights: Played in 34 games, starting 18 as pitcher and 14 at first base...led pitching staff in starts (18), total appearances (27), complete games (13) and saves (3) and was second in ERA (2.11), opponent[apos]s batting average (.220), innings pitched (119.2), strikeouts (88) and wins (13)...ranked eighth in the GLVC in opponents batting average and ninth in ERA...was named GLVC Pitcher of the Week after pitching 10 scoreless innings with 13 strikeouts during a three-game stretch at Quincy and Missouri-St. Louis (Mar. 20)...in GLVC games, went 5-3 with a 2.10 ERA, pitching five complete games with one shutout and 40 strikeouts...earned first collegiate win by pitching a four-hit, complete-game shutout in collegiate debut against Dowling (Mar. 4)...struck out a season-high nine batters in a complete-game, shutout win at Missouri-St. Louis (Mar. 19)...fanned eight batters in a complete-game win against C.W. Post (Mar. 6)...had seven strikeouts at Indianapolis (Apr. 1)...went 3-for-4 with a double and first collegiate home run at Saint Xavier (Apr. 29)...went 2-for-3 at Quincy (Mar. 18)...had an RBI double at Missouri-St. Louis (Mar. 19).
Prep/Personal: Earned four varsity letters...posted a career pitching record of 36-2 ...never had an ERA higher than 0.32...helped her team to three straight CIF city championships...four year member of the honor roll...recorded a 0.65 ERA as a member of the Simi Valley Waves 18U Gold ... also played for the 18U Gold Select and 16U Corona Angels...daughter of Dan and Marty Lyons...aviation administration major.
