Upcoming Event: Softball versus SMSU on September 14, 2025 at 1 p.m.
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1 p.m.
Softball
vs SMSU
South Dakota State University Athletics
2018 Softball Roster
Crist, Lyndsey
Jersey Number 22
Lyndsey Crist
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Lincoln East H.S.
- Hometown:
- Lincoln, Neb.
Bio
Honors and Awards
2019: Started all 53 of her appearances, splitting starts between left (32), center (five) and right (16) fields … hit .257 (35 for 136) at the plate and had nine home runs, second-most among Jackrabbits … added six doubles and two triples, driving in 32 … worked 26 walks (also second-most) and posted a .402 on-base mark … finished with a .529 slugging percentage, second-best on team … recorded two assists from the outfield and had 46 putouts … fourth on team with eight multi-hit games and tied for third with eight multi-RBI showings … drove in four runs with a 3 for 4 effort against Omaha (3/23), hitting two home runs in the win … graduated with the fourth-most home runs in school history (23) and second-most walks (88).
2018: Started 36 games and appeared in 46, splitting starts between left field (30) and designated player (six) … went 28 for 106 (.264) at the plate with six home runs and a double … drove in 16 and scored 32 runs … third on team with 24 walks … slugged .443 and had a .409 on-base percentage … was hit by two pitches … had 49 putouts and one assists in the outfield with a .926 fielding percentage … put together six multi-hit games, including a three-hit showing against UMKC (3/24) … tallied a pair of two-RBI contests against UMKC (3/24) and Fort Wayne (5/10) in The Summit League Championship … blasted a solo home run at Fort Wayne (4/22) after a 12-pitch at-bat to put SDSU in run-rule territory during the series finale.
2017: Started 42 games and appeared in 48 … hit .197 (23 for 117) with six doubles and three home runs … drove in 10 runs and scored 27 … lead team with 23 walks, good enough for the No. 7 spot on SDSU’s Division I single season record list … slugged .325 and had a .358 on-base percentage … tallied three sacrifice flies and five sacrifice hits … went 8 for 10 stolen base attempts to lead the team … had two multi-hit games and one multi-RBI performance … homered against Central Connecticut State (3/11) and Omaha (4/22).
2016: Started 38 games and appeared in 48 for the Jacks, splitting time in left and center fields … second on the team with a .319 batting average, racking up 36 hits in 113 at-bats … scored 27 runs and had 22 RBI … raked seven doubles, one triple and five home runs (third most on team) … in conference play led the program with a .453 batting average (24 for 53) and had three doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 RBI … posted percentages of .531 (slugging) and 408 (on-base) for the season while working 15 walk and swiping eight bases in nine steal attempts … was hit by two pitches for the year and struck out 28 times … posted a .983 fielding percentage with 51 putouts and seven assists, committing only one error on the year … Put together six two-hit games and had a three-hit performance at Fort Wayne (4/30) where she had one of her two three-RBI games as well … the other three-RBI contest came against Dakota Wesleyan (4/21) … had five two-RBI games … ended the season on a streak of reaching safely in 13 games … had a seven-game hitting streak during the season (3/22 to 3/30).
Before SDSU: Earned four varsity letters in softball at Lincoln East High School ... earned all-conference and First Team All-State as a senior captain in 2014, when she hit .410 with 11 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 44 RBI ... also set a Nebraska Class ‘A’ record in 2014 with three home runs in a game ... named First Team Class ‘A’ All-State and First Team super state from the Lincoln Journal Star and Class ‘A’ Second Team from the Omaha World Herald as a senior ... all-academic award winner in 2013 ... played club ball with Nebraska Gold.
Personal: Born July 1, 1997 in Lincoln, Neb. … daughter of Dave and Julie Crist … has two sisters, Ashley and Abby … majoring in graphic design.
- All-Summit League First Team (2016)
2019: Started all 53 of her appearances, splitting starts between left (32), center (five) and right (16) fields … hit .257 (35 for 136) at the plate and had nine home runs, second-most among Jackrabbits … added six doubles and two triples, driving in 32 … worked 26 walks (also second-most) and posted a .402 on-base mark … finished with a .529 slugging percentage, second-best on team … recorded two assists from the outfield and had 46 putouts … fourth on team with eight multi-hit games and tied for third with eight multi-RBI showings … drove in four runs with a 3 for 4 effort against Omaha (3/23), hitting two home runs in the win … graduated with the fourth-most home runs in school history (23) and second-most walks (88).
2018: Started 36 games and appeared in 46, splitting starts between left field (30) and designated player (six) … went 28 for 106 (.264) at the plate with six home runs and a double … drove in 16 and scored 32 runs … third on team with 24 walks … slugged .443 and had a .409 on-base percentage … was hit by two pitches … had 49 putouts and one assists in the outfield with a .926 fielding percentage … put together six multi-hit games, including a three-hit showing against UMKC (3/24) … tallied a pair of two-RBI contests against UMKC (3/24) and Fort Wayne (5/10) in The Summit League Championship … blasted a solo home run at Fort Wayne (4/22) after a 12-pitch at-bat to put SDSU in run-rule territory during the series finale.
2017: Started 42 games and appeared in 48 … hit .197 (23 for 117) with six doubles and three home runs … drove in 10 runs and scored 27 … lead team with 23 walks, good enough for the No. 7 spot on SDSU’s Division I single season record list … slugged .325 and had a .358 on-base percentage … tallied three sacrifice flies and five sacrifice hits … went 8 for 10 stolen base attempts to lead the team … had two multi-hit games and one multi-RBI performance … homered against Central Connecticut State (3/11) and Omaha (4/22).
2016: Started 38 games and appeared in 48 for the Jacks, splitting time in left and center fields … second on the team with a .319 batting average, racking up 36 hits in 113 at-bats … scored 27 runs and had 22 RBI … raked seven doubles, one triple and five home runs (third most on team) … in conference play led the program with a .453 batting average (24 for 53) and had three doubles, a triple, two home runs and 10 RBI … posted percentages of .531 (slugging) and 408 (on-base) for the season while working 15 walk and swiping eight bases in nine steal attempts … was hit by two pitches for the year and struck out 28 times … posted a .983 fielding percentage with 51 putouts and seven assists, committing only one error on the year … Put together six two-hit games and had a three-hit performance at Fort Wayne (4/30) where she had one of her two three-RBI games as well … the other three-RBI contest came against Dakota Wesleyan (4/21) … had five two-RBI games … ended the season on a streak of reaching safely in 13 games … had a seven-game hitting streak during the season (3/22 to 3/30).
Before SDSU: Earned four varsity letters in softball at Lincoln East High School ... earned all-conference and First Team All-State as a senior captain in 2014, when she hit .410 with 11 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 44 RBI ... also set a Nebraska Class ‘A’ record in 2014 with three home runs in a game ... named First Team Class ‘A’ All-State and First Team super state from the Lincoln Journal Star and Class ‘A’ Second Team from the Omaha World Herald as a senior ... all-academic award winner in 2013 ... played club ball with Nebraska Gold.
Personal: Born July 1, 1997 in Lincoln, Neb. … daughter of Dave and Julie Crist … has two sisters, Ashley and Abby … majoring in graphic design.
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