Lyla Blackwell Season 2024-25

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... Plans to major in large animal science with the goal of becoming a veterinarian.