University of Rhode Island

Career Highlights

• 2023 NFCA All-Region Second Team
• 2023 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team
• Atlantic 10 Pitcher of the Week (5/2/2023)
• 2022 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team
• Team Captain in 2022, 2023 and 2024

2024 (Graduate Student)

• Team captain
• Appeared in 21 games, with eight starts
• Posted a record of 2-7 with a 5.06 earned average and 36 strikeouts in 47.0 innings of work
• Became the 16th Rhode Island pitcher to reach 20 career wins with 2.0 scoreless innings of relief in a 3-2 win over Massachusetts (4/24)
• Pitched 1.2 scoreless innings against St. Bonaventure (3/25)
• Recorded a save while allowing one run over 2.0 innings of relief 
• Earned her first win of the season with 3.0 innings of relief at Tennessee Tech (3/12)
• Allowed one run while scattering seven hits and striking out six in 3.2 innings against Columbia (2/25)
• Earned her first win of the season with 4.0 innings of work in which she allowed one run on six hits against Wofford (2/17)
• Pitched a 1-2-3 inning of relief against Northern Kentucky (2/16)

2023 (Senior)

• Team captain
• Earned NFCA Second Team All-Region honors, making her the first Ram in 21 years to receive the honor
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team for the second straight season
• Had 144 strikeouts this season, the third highest single-season total in program history
• Ended the season with exactly 300 career strikeouts, making her the sixth Rhode Island player to reach the milestone
• Second in the Atlantic 10 with a 3.38 strikeout-to-walk ratio
• Fourth in the A-10 with 7.1 strikeouts per 7.0 innings and fifth in total strikeouts with 144 strikeouts
• Ranked in the Top seven in the conference in strikeouts (5th), wins (7th), shutouts (t-2nd) and innings pitched (7th) 
• First Rhode Island pitcher in 20 years with four shutouts in one season
• In the classroom, she has a a 3.76 overall grade-point average and a 3.8 GPA in her major, completing a degree in Biomedical Engineering degree this spring while also finishing a minor in Mathematics

2022 (Junior)

• Team captain
• Named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team
• Appeared in 35 games, including 27 starts in the circle
• Had a record of 8-22, as she led the team in appearances, starts, wins, complete games (11), innings pitched (155.1), strikeouts (118) and shutouts (2) 

2021 (Sophomore)

• Appeared in 17 games, making 13 starts in the circle
• Had an 0-10 record with a 9.32 ERA
• Led the team in appearances (17), innings pitched (43.2) and strikeouts (30)

2020 (Freshman)

• Appeared in 10 games, making three starts in the circle
• Finished the season 0-2 with a team-best 3.33 earned run average
• Had 11 strikeouts and just four walks in 21.0 innings of work

Before URI

• Attended St. Francis Borgia, where she competed in softball for four years and track & field for one
• Also played club softball for the Louisville Sluggers (2010-19) and club volleyball for the FC United (2013-15)
• Was a four-time First-Team All-Conference selection
• Was the Conference Player of the Year her sophomore, junior and senior seasons
• Was named the Rookie of the Year as a freshman
• A three-time All-District selection
• Twice earned First-Team All-Region honors
• Led her team to four conference championships, two district titles and one sectional championship

Personal

• Born Jan. 8, 2001
• Daughter of Tim and Molly Lynchard
• Has one brother, Foster, and one sister, Christina
• Considered attending Saint Louis University and the University of Washington
• Chose Rhode Island because, "I loved the area and the atmosphere of both the University and the softball team."
• Enjoys traveling, hiking and jet skiing
• Favorite athlete is Yadier Molina
• Favorite teams are the Saint Louis Blues, St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs
• Majoring in Biomedical Engineering