Grein Named NFCA National Pitcher of the Week

03/24/26 | Softball

EUGENE, Ore. – Lyndsey Grein, who threw two complete games to defeat Purdue in West Lafayette twice over the weekend, has been named the Wilson/NFCA Division I National Pitcher of the week, that organization announced Tuesday.

The senior from Mokena, Ill., was 2-0 with a 0.44 ERA in the Purdue series. She struck out 20, walked three and allowed one run on eight hits. She held opponents to a .151 batting average.

In the series opener on Friday, she threw a four-hit shutout to lead Oregon to a 6-0 victory. She struck out 11 and walked one.

Sunday, Grein allowed one run on three hits in the Ducks' 2-1 victory. She struck out eight and walked one and didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning.

She also threw two scoreless innings in Saturday's game.

Grein leads the Big Ten in strikeouts (119) and is 14-3 on the season.