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Ohio State Overview
• Joined the Buckeyes in July of 2021 as a graduate transfer from Auburn
• Enrolled in Ohio State’s sports coaching master’s degree program
Career Honors
• Second team All-Big Ten and first team All-NFCA Midwest Region
• Two-time Big Ten Pitcher of the Week (March 14 and April 4)
• OSU Scholar-Athlete
• NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete (2022)
As a Graduate Student (2022)
• Ranked among the top pitchers in the Big Ten in innings pitched (225.0), strikeouts (271), earned run average (2.52) and opponent batting average (.214)
• Set the Ohio State single-season record for strikeouts with 271, topping a mark set 15 years ago by Jamee Juarez.
• Finished with a 22-11 record, the most win by an Ohio State pitcher in 12 years
• Had 10 double-digit strikeout games, including 13 in a 6-2 win at No. 23 Michigan (April 22).
• Pitched 24 complete games, the most in single-season program history
• Struck out 13 batters and allowed just one hit in a 5-0 win over No. 22 South Florida (March 13)
• Finished with a complete game shutout and 11 strikeouts in a 3-0 win at No. 8 Kentucky
• Allowed three or fewer earned runs in 25 of her 30 starts
More on Lexie
• Made 53 appearances in three seasons at Auburn and won 11 games
• Averaged neatly a strikeout per inning in 2019, fanning 66 batters in 69.2 innings
• The next season, in a COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, she pitched five complete games
• Her 2021 season was highlighted by having an ERA of 2.74, which was the best in her Auburn career
• Was the MAC Freshman of the Year in 2017 at the University of Akron
• Throw 20 complete games with seven shutouts, a 2.45 ERA and 183 strikeouts in 226.0 innings at Akron
• Made the SEC Academic Honor Roll three times at Auburn and graduated with her degree in nutrition science
• She had a minor in human development and family studies
• Set school records for strikeouts in a game (19), career (788) and single-season (228) at St. Vincent-St. Mary in Akron
