Lynnsie Sarah Elam-Phillips (born May 27, 1998) is an American softball player for the Oklahoma City Spark of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF) and current assistant coach at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma. She played

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High school career

Elam played her high school softball career at

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in Chickasha, Oklahoma. She led her team to 4 district championships, 3 regional championships, and 2 OSSAA state championships. During her senior season, she had a .491 batting average, 5 homeruns, and 50 RBIs. She committed to the Sooners as a freshman, and soon after, her mother passed away which she attributes to her drive for success.

College career

Lynnsie Elam spent her entire college career playing for the University of Oklahoma. While playing in college, she won 4 Big 12 Conference regular season championships, 2 Big 12 Conference tournament championships, and 2 Women's College World Series championships. After the 2021 Big 12 Conference softball tournament, Elam was named to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team. Elam was the captain of the

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Oklahoma teams that won the NCAA championship. Her senior year, she was a finalist for the 2022 senior CLASS award. She was also named Big 12 Player of the Week in February 2020 and March 2022. Elam was not always the starting catcher for the Sooners, but was respected for her work effort and embracing the role of a team player.

Professional career

On June 14, 2022, the Florida Vibe announced that they had signed Elam to a professional contract. On January 3, 2023, the Oklahoma City Spark signed Elam to a contract for the inaugural

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Coaching career

On August 24, 2023, Elam-Phillips was named an assistant coach for University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Elam, Lynnnsie 1998 births Living people Oklahoma Sooners softball players Oklahoma City Spark players People from Chickasha, Oklahoma Sportspeople from Oklahoma