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Lyla Blackwell Season 2024-25

PositionOF
Height5-5
ClassSophomore
HometownFranklin, Ind.
High SchoolRoncalli

2025: Made 27 starts over 43 appearances, primarily in left field … Hit .270 in her sophomore campaign with five RBIs … Recorded a season-high two hits with two runs scored against North Dakota State (2/7) … Hit .333 with one RBI in the Hokies’ season-opening weekend at the Charleston Invitational (2/7-2/9) … Went 1-for-2 with her first career triple in Tech’s 8-0 win over Drake (2/21) … Went 1-for-1 with an RBI against then-No. 21 Alabama (2/23) … Recorded an RBI in Tech’s 12-4 win over Notre Dame (4/12) … Went 1-for-1 with one RBI against Clemson in the ACC Semifinals (5/9).

2024: Appeared in 21 games primarily as a pinch runner and scored 10 runs... Recorded one of each: a hit, stolen base, and run in win against BYU (2/16)...Had an RBI single in win against Radford (2/25)...Recorded two hits and one RBI in win against UMES (3/20)

High School: Four-year letterwinner out of Roncalli... As a senior at Roncalli, batting .546 with 59 hits and a .580 on base percentage... Scored 48 runs and ranked 8th in the state of Indiana with 39 in stolen bases... Led her team to a 31-4-1 record, ranked first in the state... Helped her team to back-to-back Indiana 4A State Championships and a 2022 High School National Championship... Earned a spot on the All-Marion County Team in 2021 and 2022... Named the Offensive Player of the Year in 2021, as well as a member of the All-USA Central Indiana Softball Super Team... In 2022, was a First Team All-State honoree, an NFCA First Team All-Region member and a First Team Extra Innings High School All-American... Playing for the Beverly Bandits Premier, Blackwell was a Triple Crown Sport All-American in 2018 and 2019... Named a 2022 PGF All-American... As a junior, the outfielder was ranked the No. 13 outfielder in the class of 2023... During the summer of 2023, recorded a .483 batting average with a .511 on base percentage and a .551 slugging... Had four doubles, a triple and 23 RBI with 26 stolen bases.

Personal: Daughter of Christina and Eric Blackwell... Has two siblings, Isabelle and Adeline... Majoring in Wildlife Conservation.