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2025 Softball Roster

John Byrum

79 Riley Lingerfelt

  • Height 6-1
  • Class Senior
  • High School North Davidson High School
  • Hometown Welcome, N.C.
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Biography

Honors: Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Week (2/20/2024), NFCA/Wilson Division II National Pitcher of the Week (2/20/2024), Conference Carolinas All-Conference Second Team Pitcher (2025), Threw The First Three No-Hitters in Purple and Gold, including the first perfect game (Feb. 16, 2024 against Shaw)

Career at Converse (2024-25): Appeared in 73 games in the circle making 52 starts... tossed 52 complete games and 333.1 innings allowing a career ERA of 3.99... posted a career record of 26-30 with seven shutouts and two saves... held opponents to a .260 batting average and struck out 395 batters... first, and at the time of her graduation only, pitcher to throw a no-hitter in school history... career .938 fielding percentage on 32 chances... had one career plate appearance

2025 (Senior): Made 35 pitching appearances and 26 starts, tossed 17 complete games and 164 innings... became first, and at time of her graduation only, pitcher in program history to be named an all-conference selection... held opponents to a .258 batting average and struck out 177 batters, finishing first in Conference Carolinas and top-20 nationally in Ks... won 14 games and became the first pitcher in program history to finish the season with a winning record... posted the second-lowest ERA in program history at 4.05... broke her own single-season record for pitching wins by winning both games against Lees-McRae on senior day on April 12... had her first and only career at-bat against Clark Atlanta on Feb. 5... recorded five games of 10+ strikeouts including 17 in the season opener against West Virginia Wesleyan

2024 (Junior): Made 38 appearances and 26 starts as she did the bulk of the Valkyries' pitching in 2024... won 12 games and allowed an opponent batting average of .262, the most wins and lowest BA allowed in a single-season by any qualified pitcher in program history (at the time)... struck out 218 batters, the first Valkyrie in program history to reach the milestone and was ranked seventh nationally in the statistic when the Valkyries' season ended... individually recorded all five of the Valkyries' shutouts including the first no-hitter and perfect game in program history on Feb. 16 against Shaw and the program's second no-hitter on Feb. 26 against Allen... recorded four put-outs, 12 assists and a fielding percentage of .941

2023 (RS Sophomore): Made 18 appearances and started three games at Louisburg College...Finished the season with a 5-0 record, 1 save, 44.0 innings pitched, 1.27 ERA and had 52 strikeouts. 

2022 (Sophomore): Made 15 appearances and a pair of starts at Louisburg College...Finished the season with a 5-0 record, 1 save, 28.0 innings pitched, 1.75 ERA and had 42 strikeouts on the season. 

2021 (Freshman): Made five appearances and made one start for the College of Central Florida...Finished the season with a 1-0 record, 11.1 innings pitched, 4.32 ERA and a trio of strikeouts.  

Personal: Is the daughter of Glenn and Kristy Lingerfelt...has a sister named Tyler and a brother named James...Father played football at Wake Forest, mother competed on the volleyball team at Guildford College and ran cross country at Western Michigan.

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Historical Player Information

  • 79

    2024Junior

    RHP
    6'1"
    79
  • 79

    2025Senior

    RHP
    6'1"
    79