Biography
As a Senior (2018): Earned D2CCA All-Midwest Region First Team honors…Named to the NFCA All-Midwest Region Second Team…Earned All-GLIAC First Team honors as a pitcher…Named as a CoSIDA Academic All-American Second Team Honoree...CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree…Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Excellence Team…Earned GLIAC Pitcher of the Week for week 7 after going 2-0 with two complete game victories over Wayne State (4/2) and Purdue Northwest (4/7)…Tallied 14.0 innings pitched, one unearned run, 11K’s and just two walks in those games…Finished the season ranked eighth in the country with a 1.03 ERA…Made 17 starts and appeared in 20 games going 14-2 with 115.0 innings pitched…Tossed seven solo shutouts and two combined shutouts while holding opposing teams to a .202 batting average…Struck out 110 batters while walking just 27 en route to allowing 17 earned runs all season long…Was a major part of a Laker pitching staff that finished the year ranked second nationally in team ERA (1.17), total shutouts (24), and strikeout to walk ratio (5.49)…Tossed her first no-hitter for the Lakers in a five inning mercy rule victory over Bentley (3/9) where she struck out nine…Tossed a total of 10 complete games, including a complete game shutout of Hillsdale in the NCAA Midwest Region Tournament…Tallied a streak of nine straight victories from 3/9 through 4/21…Spun a season-high 10 strikeouts against zero walks against Saginaw Valley State (3/25) to secure the 2-1 victory…Ranked second in the league in both batting average against and ERA…Finished third in shutouts, fourth in wins, fifth in complete games and strikeouts in the league…Will leave GVSU ranking 14th with 10 career shutouts and 13th with 6.70 strikeouts per seven innings in 2018.
2017: Made 16 appearances and five starts in first season in Allendale…Finished the year with an 8-2 record and two saves, tossing three individual shutouts and being a part of two others…Logged 58.0 innings and compiled a 1.93 earned run average…Ranked fourth in the GLIAC in earned run average (1.93) and saves (two), fifth in shutouts (three), eighth in strikeouts per game (5.07), 13th in wins (eight) and opponents batting average (.253), 19th in total strikeouts (42), and 25th in innings pitched (58.0)…Allowed second-fewest runs by a Laker pitcher (min. 50 innings) with 22 runs given up, while finishing tied for ninth in fewest hits allowed (59)…Tied for eighth in GVSU career history with two saves…Allowed one or zero runs in 13 of her 16 appearances…Tossed a complete game four-hit shutout in her first appearance as a Laker, blanking William Jewell (Feb. 25) in a 6-0 win, totaling five strikeouts…Notched 5.2 innings of scoreless relief, allowing four hits and tallying a season-high seven strikeouts in 13-5 win over Quincy (Mar. 7)…Fired a complete game four-hit shutout with five strikeouts in a 6-0 road win at Purdue Northwest (Mar. 19)…Tallied her first save with three hitless innings of relief in a 2-0 road victory at Saint Joseph’s (Apr. 11)…Picked up the win with five innings of relief, allowing one run on three hits in a 7-2 win at Northwood (Apr. 14)…Allowed just three hits in five innings of 8-0 home win over Aquinas (Apr. 18)…Gave up one unearned run in five innings of 12-5 victory over Lake Erie (Apr. 22)…Pitched 3.2 innings and 2.1 innings, respectively, against Ferris State (Apr. 28) and #22 Saginaw Valley State (Apr. 29), allowing on run on four hits in each outing and collecting the win in both appearances, helping Lakers clinch GLIAC regular season championship at SVSU.
Prior to GVSU: Played two years at Lansing Community College under head coach Marc Kibby…Received All-Michigan Community College Athletic Association Honorable Mention plaudits…Posted tremendous 92-22 record with 940 strikeouts and 45 shutouts during time with Stars…Notched 18-strikeout game at LCC.
High School: Prepped at Portland High School under head coach Jack Anderson…Named First Team All-State Division II as a pitcher during both junior and senior seasons…Also received All-District and All-Region Team honors in all four years of her career…Finished as runner-up for Michigan Miss Softball award winner in Division II…Tallied 73-13 record in the circle with 771 strikeouts, while leading Raiders to four league championships and a 2014 district title…Went 21-4 with 275 strikeouts and a 0.69 ERA in 2014, while hitting .414 at the plate…Notched 27-4 record with 265 K’s, a 0.77 earned run average, and a .358 batting average in 2013…Tallied 25-5 record, 231 strikeouts, a 1.29 ERA, and a .313 average in 2012…Named 2014 Lansing State Journal Player of the Year, while also receiving LSJ Dream Team honors for three seasons…Also tabbed as Ionia Sentinel Player of the Year in 2014, while picking up First Team honors during last three years…Received Capital Area Activities Conference All-Academic Award in all four years at Portland…Also played four years of basketball for Raiders, three of which were on varsity team…Participated in National Honor Society, Community Service Club, Captains Club, and Homecoming Court.
Personal: Daughter of Michael and Kelly Grys…Enjoys basketball and softball, being at her cottage, and spending time with family, friends, and her nephew…Majoring in kinesiology, exercise science, and physical therapy.
