Lyons Named Big 12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

NORMAN — University of Oklahoma softball graduate Grace Lyons was announced as the 2023 Big 12 Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference announced the spring scholar-athletes of the year on Wednesday.

Lyons, who received her Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering in 2022 with an undergraduate GPA of 3.88, is currently pursuing a Master's of Business Administration and held a 3.89 the past academic year.

The five-time Academic All-Big 12 honoree and three-time CSC Academic All-American helped lead the Sooners to three consecutive national titles throughout her time as a Sooner. In 2023, the senior captain hit .331 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs and collected her second straight Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year award. The Peoria, Ariz., native also earned Oklahoma's first Rawlings Gold Glove Award in 2023 for her stellar play at shortstop, starting 53 games and helping the Sooners to an NCAA best 61-1 record and Big 12 title sweep and the program's seventh national championship.

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