Shippensburg University Athletics

2014 (Junior): Served as SU’s No. 2 starting pitcher during her third season with the Raiders…threw 100 innings and made 15 starts, including appearances in the PSAC and NCAA Tournaments…named a NFCA Scholar Athlete after the season…tallied six complete games, including a three-hit shutout of Walsh (zero walks, eight strikeouts) and a six-hit shutout of Bridgeport (zero walks, seven strikeouts)…recorded a three-inning save against Millersville…went six or more innings in nine appearances…totaled 63 strikeouts, including a season-high eight in the win over Walsh…had 3.1 hitless innings of relief with six strikeouts against Davis & Elkins…allowed no earned runs and just two hits in a complete-game loss at Millersville…worked to a 3.96 ERA…nabbed three hits in 15 at-bats at the plate, including an opposite-field three-run home run in a victory over Shepherd…drew a bases-loaded walk against Lock Haven.
 
2013 (Sophomore): Emerged as the No. 2 starter for the Raiders in her second season with the team…threw 102 innings and made 14 starts (16 appearances)…posted a 1.84 ERA and held opponents to a .224 batting average…struck out 91 batters…compiled a 7-5 record…logged 11 complete games…posted four games of 10 or more strikeouts, including a career-high 11 against Merrimack and twice against Millersville…contributed to four shutouts…notched a save at West Chester…yielded just eight earned runs in her first 54 innings of the year…gave up just five home runs…allowed two earned runs or less in 11 of 14 starts…went 1-for-3 in limited action at the plate.
 
2012 (Freshman): Pitched in 21 games and started 10 in the circle in her first season for the Raiders…posted a 5-7 record with three complete games…finished with an earned-run average of 4.35 in 66.0 innings…earned one save…struck out 47 batters, good for third-most on the team…began the season with a 3-0 record…struck out a season-high five batters on three occasions (against Northwood, Shepherd and Millersville…gave up a combined 15 hits in her three complete-game efforts…was named the PSAC East Pitcher of the Week after going 6.1 innings and giving up four hits and zero runs in a 1-0 home win over Kutztown that snapped the Golden Bears’ 33-game win streak and gave KU its first conference loss of the season…finished the season with two hits and drew eight walks from the plate.
 
Carbondale High School: Dazzled as a pitcher under her father, head coach Patrick Lynn…totaled 327 strikeouts in two years…posted ERAs of 1.97 and 1.69 during her high school career…twice hit over .300…pitched and played in Big League World Series in 2009…named a Times Tribune First or Second Team All Star every year during high school…played for club teams NEPA Hurricanes and Carbino Club Big League under head coach Joe Miraglia…member of the National Honor Society and distinguished honor roll…also competed in soccer and basketball.
 
Personal: Full name is Makenzie Patricia Lynn…is the daughter of Patrick and Gina Lynn…majoring in early childhood education…has one sister, Katie.