Avery Byrnes plans to graduate Downingtown East High School in 2019, and then move south to Washington College in the summer to continue her softball and academic career.  She intends on studying Environmental Studies to one day become an Environmentalist and Conservation Officer.  
Avery joined the Lionville Lighting 14u team in 2014.  Her main position is pitcher, but she also enjoys playing second base.  In the spring of 2018, Avery pitched 108 innings (28 games) and had 160 strikeouts, with a 1.491 ERA.  
Good luck Avery!

Saturday, November 17th marked the 3rd Annual Lionville Lightning Strike Out Hunger Food Drive.  Over the past few weeks, players from both LL12U ('06 & '07), LL14U Black-Hendricks & LL16U Select teams, dropped Wegmans grocery bags at neighboring home in an effort to collect food and raise awareness to those in need this holiday season.  

Individual players from each team collected non-perishable food items and came together as ONE T.E.A.M. to deliver what was collected to the Chester County Food Bank. The collections coming only a few days before their push to distribute food through their network of over 120 food cupboards and social service agencies in our community.  

2016, the inaugural drive, then LL12U team brought in just over 1,800 lbs of food.  2017, two teams, then LL12U & LL14U, combined effort helped bring in just shy of 3,000 lbs of food.

This year, the four teams, collected 3,939 lbs of food, totaling the CCFB's largest one day collection of the season. 

• Foot note:  Each pound of food equates to feeding one person.   

 
Thank you to everyone that had a part this years food drive.  Each year it warms our hearts to see the young ladies in our organization giving back to those that are in need during the Holiday Season.  As a coaching staff we could not be anymore proud of these four T.E.A.M.S.

TOGETHER - EVERYONE - ACHIEVES - MORE  

Happy Holiday's from 
         - The Young Ladies, Parents & Staff of the Lionville Lightning 12U’07, 12U’06, 14U-Black & 16U-Select Teams.  ​

The Lionville Youth Association (LYA) is proud to announce that the Lionville Lightning Girls Travel Softball Teams (12U’07, 12U’06, 14U-Black & 16U-Select), in partnership with Wegmans Food Markets and the Chester County Food Bank, have teamed up again to help those in need this Holiday Season with their annual Strike Out Hunger food drive. 
 
We are asking for your help and it is simple.  On Saturday, November 17th (11:30a-Noon), the Lionville Lightning Travel Softball Teams, will be collecting non-perishable food items at the LYA Pavilion (34 Devon Drive, Exton, PA 19341).  From there, the four teams, will bring all food collected to the CCFB just in time for the holidays.
 
Ideas for donations include any canned goods such as soups, vegetables and fruits; healthy cereals and oatmeal; pasta, rice, and peanut butter.  Please not glass jars or expired items.
 
Your donation will be distributed by CCFB through their network of over 120 food cupboards and social service agencies so they can serve those in our community.  
 
Thank you for your support.
​ - The Young Ladies, Parents & Coaching Staff of the Lionville Lightning 12U’07, 12U’06, 14U-Black & 16U-Select Teams.