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Joey Lye

Williams College '09

Hometown: Toronto, Ontario

2015 Pan American Games Gold Medalist with Canada.

Playing for Together Rising

Originally from Toronto, ON, Canada, Lye was a four-year letter-winner in both softball and ice hockey at Williams College. She was the head coach at Bucknell University from 2018-2020. Lye recently became a certified Bucket List Coach and resides in Lewisburg, PA with her wife and two dogs.

Lye signed with the Canadian Wild in 2019. She became a member of Team Canada in 2010 and served as a team captain 2013-2017. She won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and a silver medal at the 2011 and 2019 games. She is also a three-time bronze medalist at the World Championships. Lye helped Team Canada qualify for the delayed Tokyo Olympics on Sept. 1, 2019.

  • Three-time team MVP
  • Four-time All-NESCAC First Team
  • Four-time NFCA New England Region First Team
  • Set five all-time school records: Batting average (.457), runs score (150), hits (211), total bases (267), stolen bases (62)
  • 2009 Led the nation with a .563 batting average
  • 2009 ECAC Division III New England Player of the Year
  • 2009 NESCAC Player of the Year
  • 2008 NFCA All-American
Headshot of Joey Lye

Career Stats

YEAR
G
GS
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
2020 Championship*
9
-
8
8
.375
.375
.625
1.000
6
3
-
1
-
1
-
-
2
5
-
-
1
-
Career Totals
9
-
8
8
.375
.375
.625
1.000
6
3
-
1
-
1
-
-
2
5
-
-
1
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
PA
AB
AVG
OBP
SLG%
OPS
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
HP
SO
TB
SF
SH
SB
CS
9/28/2020
Team OstermanTeam Warren
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/27/2020
Team WarrenTeam Piancastelli
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
9/26/2020
Team WarrenTeam Ocasio
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/20/2020
Team ReedTeam Hayward
1
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/19/2020
Team ReedTeam Warren
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/14/2020
Team ReedTeam Sanders
2
2
1.000
1.000
1.000
2.000
3
2
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
2
-
-
1
-
9/13/2020
Team PiancastelliTeam Reed
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/12/2020
Team OstermanTeam Reed
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/7/2020
Team OstermanTeam Show
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/6/2020
Team ShowTeam Hayward
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
9/5/2020
Team ShowTeam Ocasio
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8/30/2020
Team FaganTeam Wagner
1
1
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
8/29/2020
Team WagnerTeam Pendley
2
2
.500
.500
1.500
2.000
1
1
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
-
-

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Awards & Honors

2015 Pan American Games Gold Medalist with Canada.

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