At Davenport
2023 (Gr.): Named Second Team All-GLIAC in her first season with DU… Started 22 games in the circle while appearing in 25… Led the team in wins (5), ERA (4.40), WHIP (1.46), and strikeouts (101)... Tossed a season-high 12 strikeouts in a 6-2 win over Parkside, only allowing two runs while pitching all seven innings (March 26)... In a rematch against the Rangers later in the season, she registered 10 strikeouts and only allowed three earned runs through 9.2 innings pitched (April 28)... Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete.
At Malone
2022 (Sr.): Appeared in just one game ending the season with a 1-0 record in the circle… Pitched three innings while tossing seven strikeouts facing a total of 13 batters.
2021 (Jr.): She was named the Great Midwest Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year… All-G-MAC First Team… Picked up G-MAC Pitcher of the Week honors three times in 2021, and was named the Wilson/NFCA National Pitcher of the Week on March 17… Registered a perfect game in the season opener against Rockford (3/8)... Started the season 6-0 only allowing two runs during that span… Ended the season with a 1.96 ERA in 189.0 innings pitched, putting together a 22-8 record with 236 strikeouts
2020 (So.): In a condensed season due to COVID-19, Byers pitched 17.1 innings in four starts and five total appearances... Byers was 0-4 with a 6.87 ERA... Struck out 14 batters, including seven in the season-opener versus Concord (WV).
2019 (Fr.): Named G-MAC Freshman of the Year… Byers pitched in 31 games during an exceptional freshman campaign in which she broke the Malone single-season record for wins and strikeouts…Posted a 20-9 record with a 2.20 ERA and 180 strikeouts in 191 innings pitched…Compiled 27 complete games and tied a school record with four shutouts…Recorded 13 games with at least seven strikeouts and four games with 10 or more…Allowed two earned runs or fewer in 21 of 30 starts…Went 9-1 with a 1.41 ERA at home…Tossed a complete game shutout with 10 strikeouts in collegiate debut against West Virginia Wesleyan (3/3/19)…Registered a season-high 11 strikeouts on three separate occasions against Wheeling Jesuit (3/5/19), Ohio Valley (4/23/19), & Walsh (4/27/19)…Spun a four-hit shutout with 8 Ks against Cedarville (4/3/19)…Struck out six in a one-hit shutout of Davis & Elkins (4/13/19)…Earned a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 victory over regionally-ranked Ohio Dominican (4/22/19)…Posted wins in G-MAC Championship elimination games versus Trevecca Nazarene (5/2/19) and Kentucky Wesleyan (5/4/19)…At the plate, collected 15 hits, including three doubles, eight RBI, and three runs scored…Led the G-MAC in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, complete games, and shutouts…Finished second in the G-MAC in ERA and third in opponent batting average (.241)…Finished 29th overall in NCAA Division II and third among freshmen in strikeouts…Named G-MAC First Team All-Conference and the G-MAC Freshman of the Year…Voted Second Team All-Midwest Region by the D2CCA... Named G-MAC All-Academic Team
High School: Byers was a four-year member of the West Branch softball team. As a senior, she led the Warriors to the OHSAA Division II State Championship where they lost 3-2 in 12 innings. Byers, who totaled nine strikeouts in the title game, posted a 13-3 record in her senior season with a 1.22 ERA and 176 strikeouts compared to just 16 walks. For her efforts, Byers was named First Team All-Ohio and First Team All-District. Byers earned All-Northeastern Buckeye Conference accolades in each year of her high school career. She was named to the NBC Second Team as both a freshman and a sophomore and then was voted to the NBC First Team as a junior and senior. Byers also received All-District recognition as a junior after posting a 1.80 ERA and helping West Branch win the 2017 NBC Championship. Byers registered a microscopic 0.61 ERA as a sophomore. She tossed four no-hitters in the circle throughout her career, including the only perfect game in West Branch history.
Personal: Born on May 10... Major is Criminal Restorative Justice and Psychology... Favorite movie is The Boss.
