FMU: Returning 2-year starter....4th in program history with 56 wins (against only 8 losses) and 4th in career strikeouts (392)....T-4th in career saves (4) and 10th in career innings (420.2)....NFCA All-America Team (second team) 2025....D2CCA All-America Team (second team) 2025....NFCA All-Southeast Region Team (first team) 2025....D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (first team) 2025....D2CCA Southeast Region Pitcher of the Year 2025....Named to 2025 NFCA Division II Pitcher of the Year Watch List....Conference Carolinas 2025 Pitcher of the Year....Conference Carolinas 2025 All-Conference Team (first team)....Division II Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week (Feb. 17-23, 2025)....Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Week three times in 2025 (Apr. 14-20, Feb. 17-23, and Jan. 31-Feb. 2, 2025)....Pitched in 36 games (31 starts) as part of the 2025 squad that reached the NCAA Super Regionals....Conference Carolinas rankings: 1st in wins (28), 1st in ERA (1.45), 1st in innings pitched (198.1), 1st in strikeouts (187), 2nd in opponents' batting average against (.206), and T-7th in saves (1)....NFCA All-Southeast Region Team (first team) 2024....D2CCA All-Southeast Region Team (first team) 2024....Conference Carolinas 2024 Pitcher of the Year....Conference Carolinas 2024 All-Conference Team (first team)....Conference Carolinas 2024 Tournament MVP....Conference Carolinas All-Defensive Team 2024....Team MVP 2024....Received the school's Frankie Award for Female Rookie of the Year in 2024....Led 2024 staff with a 28-6 record, 3 saves, and a 1.83 ERA in 43 games pitched (33 starts).....Her win total was third highest in program history....NCAA II national rankings: 4th in wins, 5th in WHIP (0.82), 6th in complete games (27) and games pitched, 7th in shutouts (10), 10th in games started and strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.07) and fewest walks per 7 innings (0.91), 21st in fewest hits per 7 innings (4.82), 25th in strikeouts (205), and 26th in saves.....Led Conference Carolinas in wins, ERA, WHIP, Innings pitched (222.1), and opponents' batting average (.191), and ranked 4th in strikeouts....Tossed two no-hitters (vs Wingate on 2-21-24 and vs Catawba on 3-2-24)....Set program record with 18 strikeouts vs UNCP (3-8-24)....Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Week four times in 2024 (Feb. 19-25, 2024, Feb. 26-March 3, 2024, March 4-10, 2024, April 15-21, 2024)....Named to 2024 Tucci/NFCA Division II Pitcher of the Year Watch List....Transfer from Mars Hill University, where she played one season (2023)....Former high school teammate of current FMU first baseman Taylor Watford....Local product....Very excited to learn she wanted to come back closer to home....A natural lefty and those are hard to find, especially successful pitchers.....Can pitch, hit, and play the outfield.....Coming off a good freshman year......Has all the tools to be very successful in our conference and region as a pitcher....Excited to get to work with her to improve the tools she already has....Being a lefty, has an advantage of coming at batters from the other side, but on top of that, she knows how to spin the ball and is a driven competitor....We love pitchers on the mound who know how to compete, and she will complement our staff well with that mentality.....Quick on the base paths....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2025 (spring).
MHU: As a freshman (2023), recorded a 7-8 mark in the pitching circle with a 3.31 ERA, 11 complete games, and two shutouts.....Averaged nearly seven strikeouts per game....At the plate, batted .272 with four extra-base hits, 14 RBIs, and a .392 on-base percentage.....Led the Lions with 16 stolen bases in 18 attempts....Highlights included a pair of 11-strikeout games – including one against Lenoir-Rhyne University (an eventual NCAA Tournament team) – and at the plate hitting a grand slam against Limestone University..
PERSONAL:
- Born Alyssa Dawn Poston in Florence, SC
- Graduate of Hartsville High School, where she played for coach Amber Harvey
- Earned six varsity letters
- 3-time All-State and All-Region selection.
- As a senior, was named the Florence Morning News Player of the Year, the Region 6-AAAA Player of the Year, and a North-South All-Star selection
- Career mark as a prep pitcher was 58-9 with 571 strikeouts
- As a freshman, she was unbeaten in the circle (20-0) as Hartsville went undefeated (29-0) and won the state championship, and she was named a Max Prep Freshman All-American and a USA Today Freshman All-American
- Nicknames are Lyss and Posty
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: FBI agent
- How you got your nickname: Lyss I’ve been called my whole life, Posty started my freshman year of college and it’s because of my last name
- Favorite Fictional Character: SpongeBob
- Favorite Athlete: Caitlyn Clark
- Favorite Sports Team: Atlanta Braves
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Vampire Diaries
- Favorite Food: Spaghetti
- Favorite Vacation Spot: California
- Favorite Musical Artist: Jason Aldean
- Favorite Thing About FMU: It has a pool
- Favorite Off-Field/court Activity: Gym
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Team to make Super Regionals
- Why you first chose your sport: well… my mom and dad kind of chose it for me in the beginning
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Forgetting Failures
- Interesting Notes: Likes to draw in free time
- Brush With Greatness: My freshman season in high school, I went 20-0 pitching and won the state championship with a 29-0 record
