Ohio State and Oregon Earn Big Ten Softball Weekly Awards
Buckeyes’ Farley and Ducks’ Grein and McCoy earn weekly recognition

Player of the Week
Kaitlyn Farley, Ohio State
Sr. – INF – Encinitas, Calif. – La Costa Canyon – Major: Human Development & Family Science
Hit a team-best .667 with three home runs, six RBI and a 1.333 slugging percentage as Ohio State went 4-0 on the weekend
Had at least one hit in all four games and multiple hits in three of four games
Went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in a five-inning win over Cornell
Hit home runs in wins versus Siena and North Florida
Four of her 10 hits on the weekend went for extra bases, reaching base in 11 of her 16 plate appearances
Last Ohio State Player of the Week: Jasmyn Burns (Feb. 10, 2025)
Pitcher of the Week
Lyndsey Grein, Oregon
Jr. – RHP – Mokena, Ill. – Lincoln-Way Central – Major: Psychology
Grein threw 18.0 shutout innings and won four games to lead Oregon to a 5-0 record at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
Pitched in all five games and allowed five hits while striking out 24 and opposing batters hit .088 against her
Pitched the final 3.1 innings against No. 5 Tennessee, striking out five and allowing no hits in the Ducks’ 1-0 win in eight innings
In 4.2 innings in relief against No. 22 Missouri, Grein went 4.1 innings and gave up one hit while striking out eight
Struck out six, walked none and allowed just one hit in the Ducks’ 2-0 win over Utah
Grein has not allowed a run in her last seven appearances (24.1 innings) and is 9-0 on the season, leading the NCAA in victories
Last Oregon Pitcher of the Week: Lyndsey Grein (Feb. 24, 2025)
Freshman of the Week
Rylee McCoy, Oregon
INF – Agoura Hilla, Calif. – Oaks Christian School – Major: Undeclared
McCoy hit four home runs to lead Oregon to a 5-0 record at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic
Hit two homers in the Ducks’ 11-3 win over No. 22 Missouri and had home runs against California and Utah
McCoy hit .438 for the tournament (7-of-16), tallied seven RBI, a pair of extra base hits and slugged 1.313
Last Oregon Freshman of the Week: Stefini Ma’ake (Feb. 17, 2025)
2025 Big Ten Softball Honorees
Feb. 10
PL: Jasmyn Burns, So., OSU
P: Lorin Boutte, Fr., OSU
F: Emma Cox, ORE
Feb. 17
Co-PL: Hannah Lindsay, Sr., IOWA
Co-PL: Ava Kuszak, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Jordy Bahl, Jr., NEB
Co-P: Ella Harrison, Fr., RU
F: Stefini Ma’ake, ORE
Feb. 24
PL: Kaitlyn Farley, Sr., OSU
P: Lyndsey Grein, Jr., ORE
F: Rylee McCoy, ORE