Oregon softball’s Lyndsey Grein out with an eye injury; what we know
Oregon softball ace Lyndsey Grein did not start the Ducks’ opening game of the NCAA Tournament on May 15, but she is in the dugout with a large bandage over her left eye.
The senior, who was scheduled to start against Idaho State on Friday in the Eugene regional game, has an eye infection according to a team spokesperson and is day to day for the rest of the weekend.
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Taylour Spencer started in place of Grein against the Bengals.
Lyndsey Grein statistics
Grein (23-6), a 2025 NFCA All-American, 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 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).
Oregon pitcher Lyndsey Grein rallies the crowd from the dugout as the Oregon Ducks host the Idaho State Bengals in an NCAA regional on May 15, 2026, at Jane Sanders Stadium in Eugene, Oregon.
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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