#42 Serayah Neiss Season 2025-26

2026 as senior

• Appeared in 38 games with 19 starts in the circle
• Posted a 12-9 record and a team-best 4.42 ERA with 75 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings pitched
• Ranked 12th in the Big Ten with 12 victories
• Led the pitching staff with three complete games
• Recorded nine appearances with at least four strikeouts
• Won four games in a five-game span from Feb. 7-13
• Earned both wins in Iowa's doubleheader against St. Thomas on March 24, including a game one outing of 5 1/3 innings with one run allowed on one hit
• Pitched a career-high 9 1/3 innings against Washington on March 29
• Threw a complete game with five strikeouts in Iowa's 2-1 victory over Georgia Tech on April 10, earning the 50th win of her career
• Earned the win in Iowa's 7-2 victory over Iowa State, allowing two runs and striking out one over six innings
• Threw a complete game in Iowa's 8-7 victory over Purdue on May 1
• CSC Academic All-District
• Letterwinner

2023-25 at Fresno State

• 2025 Mountain West Pitcher of the Year and All-Mountain West First Team selection
• 2025 NFCA All-Region Third Team honors
• 2024 All-Mountain West second-team
• Finished the 2025 season with a 2.03 ERA and a 20-6 record
• Pitched eight complete games and recorded two saves
• Threw a team-leading 179.2 innings and recorded 123 strikeouts, holding hitters to a .245 batting average against. 
• Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts against New Mexico (April 18)
• Went a perfect 10-0 in the circle in Mountain West play and was a Mountain West all-tournament team selection
• Has 40 career wins in the circle with a 2.71 ERA across 439.2 innings pitched with 321 strikeouts
• 2x Mountain West Pitcher of the Week (2025)
• 2x Academic All-Mountain West (2023, 2024), 2x Mountain West Scholar Athlete (2023, 2024)

High School

• Led Newberg High School to a first-place finish in 2022 and semifinals of state playoffs
• Had a 0.88 ERA with a 357 strikeouts in 168.2 innings
• 2x first team all-state selection
• 3x all-conference selection
• Was named MVP and was a two-time Pitcher of the Year
• Earned school’s Carolyn Decrevel award, the highest student-athlete award for integrity, character, hard work and effort
• Club team won Southwestern nationals and placed ninth at USA gold nationals.

Personal

• Born Aug. 20, 2004
• Daughter of Arthur and Summer Neiss
• Has one sibling, Camden
• Intended major is Psychology