Robert Morris University Athletics

2003-06

The premier power hitter in Robert Morris softball history, Byers owns career school records for home runs (35), RBI (144) and walks (101). A native of Alum Bank, Pa., Byers started at third base and helped lead the Colonials to the 2005 Northeast Conference regular-season championship with a record of 17-3 (.850). As the No. 1 seed in the 2005 NEC Tournament, Robert Morris claimed the title and the program's first berth in the NCAA Tournament. RMU also earned a share of the 2006 NEC regular-season title with Byers as a senior. In 2005, Byers established a single-season school record with 51 RBI, including a single-game record seven in a 13-4 win over Wagner in the second game of a doubleheader sweep May 8, 2005. Her 11 home runs as a sophomore in 2003 is also the Robert Morris single-season record. Named the 2003 NEC Rookie of the Year, she earned All-NEC honors each of her four years with program, including first team honors twice (2004, 2006) and second team accolades twice (2003, 2005).