OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Eph head softball coach Kris Herman made a trip to the Midwest to check up on one of her former star players recently and she liked what she saw.
Herman was in Oklahoma City to see Joey Lye ’09 compete for the Canadian National Softball Team vs. two teams from the USA and one from Japan in the KFC World Cup.
Herman reported that, Canada had “two tough 1-run losses today, but Joey got to play a bunch and did well.” These two photos are from the day Herman saw Lye in action versus Japan and the USA Futures team.
Lye, one of the most talented Eph players ever, is in her first season with the Canadian team as a utility player. To date she has played all three outfield positions, served as a pinch hitter, pinch runner and played second base.
For Kris Herman Lye played the outfield for three years before starring at shortstop as a senior and batting leadoff.
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| Scoreboard while Joey was batting vs. USA Futures |
Lye graduated from Williams owning career softball records at
Williams and finished among the top 10 in 11 different offensive
categories. She was named the ECAC 2009 Division III New England
Player of the Year, named to the NFCA's New England Region First
Team, selected as the 2009 NESCAC Player of the Year and was a New
England Softball Coaches Association First Team selection.
Her 2009 batting average of .563 led the nation (Div. III) and is
a Williams single-season record. In 2009, Lye led the Ephs in runs
scored (43), hits (63), total bases (73), walks (13), on-base
percentage (.608), and assists (74) as well as the batting average
and stolen bases (22).
Lye finished her career as the all-time leader in batting average
(.457), runs scored (150), hits (211), total bases (267) and stolen
bases (62). That in 148 games played, third best all-time.
Lye, was an assistant women’s ice hockey and softball coach for the Ephs, is expected to return to campus in the fall to coach another year.
