March 3, 2008

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. - Lewis University junior Courtney Lyons (San Pedro, Calif.) is the Great Lakes Valley Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week.

Lyons was dominant in two starts over the weekend. She picked up a pair of shutout victories and ran her season record to 4-2.

Lyons tossed a four-hit shutout to help the Flyers top West Virginia Wesleyan on Saturday, 2-0. She struck out seven in the victory, while walking five in seven innings of work.

She turned in a real gem in Lewis' 2-0 win over Minnesota State Moorhead on Sunday. Lyons posted a one-hit shutout, walked just one batter and struck out 15 in the decision. The 15 strikeouts are a career-record for Lyons and the most by a Lewis pitcher since at least 1997.

Lyons now boasts a 1.05 earned run average this season and has struck out 44 in 33.1 innings of work. She has not allowed an earned run over her last 28 innings of work.

Lewis is 4-0 at the Rebel Spring Games and has won five straight overall. The Flyers are now 6-6 this season and will return to action on Wednesday.

Lyons is the first GLVC Pitcher of the Week for the Flyers this season. It is the second award of her career, as she last won the accolade during the 2006 season.

The Flyers resume action at the Rebel Spring Games on Tuesday, playing University of Mary at 11 a.m. and Saginaw Valley State at 3 p.m.