Florida Atlantic University Athletics
2021 Softball Roster
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Jersey Number 29
Lynn Gardner
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mobile, Ala.
- High School:
- UMS-Wright College Prep
- Prev School:
- Mercer
- Birthday:
- 09/08
Bio
Career Accolades
- 2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2020 C-USA Co-Pitcher of the Week (2/17)
- 2020 C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- 2020 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- Pitched to a 2.93 ERA in her final season with the Owls
- Made 26 appearances and started in 18 games, tallying a 9-7 record
- Threw six complete games in 102.2 innings pitched
- Struck out a season-high seven batters in the win over Stonehill
- Tossed a nine-inning complete game in the Feb. 11 victory over Iowa
- Picked up two saves on the season, in the Feb. 12 win over Bethune Cookman as well as the Feb. 24 win over Villanova
- Threw an eight-inning complete game and earned a win over UTEP, striking out six batters
- Second Team All-Conference USA
- Was FAU’s ace and workhorse in the circle, leading the team in nearly every major pitching category
- Ranked fifth in the conference in wins (18), seventh in ERA (2.73) and fifth in innings pitched (179.1)
- Tossed nine complete game shutouts to rank 10th in the nation
- Racked up 123 strikeouts to rank sixth in C-USA
- Was only pulled from a start four times, throwing 22 complete games in 26 starts
- Threw a two-hit shutout against North Texas to secure Coach Joyce and the program’s 1,000th all-time win
- Allowed only two hits in five separate starts
- Also contributed at the plate with seven RBI and a home run, which was a three-run shot on Opening Day against Louisville
- Played her first complete season at FAU and handled the bulk of the work in the circle, pitching nearly 100 innings more than any of the other FAU pitchers
- Ended the season second among C-USA pitchers with 153.2 innings of work
- Had a team best 3.87 ERA despite the volume of innings tossed
- Tallied 15 complete games and recorded two saves
- Held nearly a 2:1 strikeout to walk ratio (89/46
- Started 20 of the 30 appearances
- Quite often hit for herself allowing the Owls to get the best nine offensive players in the lineup
- Recorded nine outings with one or less earned runs allowed
- Struck out a game high seven twice (at FIU (3/21) and at Marshall (4/17) and tallied six three times, each of which was versus NCAA bound teams
- First save of 2021 was versus South Dakota and the second was versus Marshall
- Offensively, she averaged .256, hitting most often in the heart of the order
- On base percentage was .293 and her slugging percentage was .429
- Recorded three multi-hit games, including FIU (3/21), Charlotte (4/11) and Middle Tennessee (4/23)
- Had multi-RBI games in a non conference game at FIU (2/12) and versus Middle Tennessee (4/23)
- Lone double was at FIU (2/12) and her two homers were charged to FAU (3/21), a C-USA game played in Miami, and versus Middle Tennessee (4/23)
- Had her first start in the circle against Wisconsin (2/7) pitching 5.1 innings
- Tossed her first complete game win against Penn State (2/14)
- Collected second win against Iowa State pitching 8 complete innings
- Pitched a season-high of eight strikeouts in 10 innings against North Florida (2/21)
- Named C-USA Co-Pitcher of the Week following a great weekend at the UCF Knights Classic where she went 2-0 against Power 5 schools in the circle with a 0.93 ERA and 11 strikeouts
- Tossed 59.1 innings with 52 strikeouts to lead the team in strikeouts
- Finished the season with a 5.76 ERA, accumulating nine starts in the circle with five complete games
- One of 22 FAU softball players to be named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
- One of 61 FAU student-athletes to earn C-USA Commissioner's Academic Medal
- Freshman season resulted in 10 wins on 19 starts and 152.1 innings pitched
- Tossed 10 complete games with one shutout and eight saves
- Struck out 88 batters on the season
- SoCon Pitcher of the Week
- Pitched a career-high 9.0 innings and tossed for a career-high eight strikeouts vs. Indiana
- Named to the Southern Conference Honor Roll
- Two-time All-County team selection (Coastal Alabama First Team choice and South All-Star squad)
- Led her team as captain during her junior campaign, while claiming MVP
- On fire at the plate her junior year, batting .516 with 37 RBI and eight homers
- Also shared impressive numbers in the circle her junior year, pitching 116.1 innings with a 1.62 ERA and 158 strikeouts
- Six-year letterwinner for UMS-Wright College Prep where she was coached by Mike Blaylock
- A member of the first ever UMS-Wright Bowling team, in which she competed for two years
- Three-year letterwinner in volleyball
- Born on September 8
- Daughter of Pat and Leah Gardner
- Majoring in civil engineering
- Played travel ball for the Birmingham Thunderbolts
- Chose FAU because it has a strong engineering program with many disciplines and the softball program has experienced great success. She noted that it's exciting to get to play for such a legend
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