Softball Pitcher – St. John Fisher
Lindsey Thayer, Junior – Winthrop, NY/St. Lawrence
Lindsey Thayer of the nationally-ranked St. John Fisher College softball team continued her dominance inside the circle last week as the junior pitcher posted a 4-2 record with a 0.25 earned run average and 62 strikeouts in 35.1 innings of work. Thayer defeated No. 11 WPI after allowing just two hits over seven innings with 13 strikeouts before throwing a complete-game shutout against Meredith College. Thayer took a loss to nationally-ranked Coe College despite giving up just one hit in a 1-0 game, but bounced back with 2.2 perfect innings as the No. 2 Cardinals defeated No. 11 WPI for the second time in three days. the junior tossed all 11.0 innings in a 1-0 win over Franklin College after scattering just three hits while striking out 14. For the season, Thayer is 5-2 with a 0.17 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 42.1 innings.