Oregon softball ace pitcher Lyndsey Grein didn’t start in the Ducks’ opening game of the NCAA Tournament May 15 but is in the dugout with a large bandage over her left eye.
The senior, who was slated to start against Idaho State Friday in the Eugene Regional game, has an infection in her eye according to a team spokesman, and is day-to-day for the rest of the weekend.
Taylour Spencer started in place of Grein against the Bengals.
Lyndsey Grein stats
A 2025 NFCA all-American, Grein (23-6) leads the Big Ten Conference in appearances (43), is second in WHIP (1.05) and wins and third in strikeouts (195), hits allowed per seven innings pitched (5.07) and strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.75). She is also fourth in innings pitched (162.1) and strikeouts per seven innings pitched (8.4), and fifth in earned-run average (2.73).
Chris Hansen covers University of Oregon football, men’s basketball, track and field, cross country and softball for The Register-Guard. You can reach him at chansen@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @chansen_RG
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