Union University Athletics

Lynde Capogreco was a four year starter for the Union softball team, graduating in 1999. She played as a freshman for the inaugural team in 1995 and her sophomore season for the late Dan Patterson. She then played her last two years for Union Sports Hall of Fame 2018 inductee, Coach Brian Dunn. 

Capogreco led the NAIA in strikeouts per seven innings as a junior with 9.78 and senior with 12.0. She was top-2 in the NAIA with her .70 ERA as a junior and .87 ERA as a senior. 

Because of her play on the field, Capogreco  led Union to its first ever NAIA Top-10 national ranking and a first ever NCCAA National No. 1 ranking. Union also set a school record with 51 wins in a season, marking Union's first ever 50-win season. 

Capogreco's record setting career numbers include 109 appearances, 675.2 career innings pitched, 72 wins, 33 losses, 1.34 ERA, 960 strikeouts and only 176 walks. She struck out over 250 batters in a year three times, including 360 strikeouts as a senior. 

Capogreco set most every Union pitching record during her time as a Lady Bulldogs. She still holds records for strikeouts per seven innings at 12/game. She is ranked in Union history in several categories including most career wins (3rd at 72), career ERA (3rd at 1.34), most strikeouts in a game (2nd with 16), most strikeouts in a season (2nd with 360), strikeouts in a career (3rd with 960), and most innings pitched (4th at 675.2).

Postseason honors for Capogreco include NAIA All-American twice, NAIA Scholar Athlete three times, region pitcher of the year twice, conference pitcher of the year three times, and all-conference four times.  

Lynde lives in Clarksville, Tennessee with her husband, John Cloar. She works as a medical physicist at TriStar Skyline hospital in Nashville.