Nyeala Herndon

Montana vs. Portland State; Saturday, April 20, 2024; Grizzly Softball Field; Missoula, Mont.

Photo by: John Sieber via UM Athletics

Photo by: Tanner Ecker/UM Photo

Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Helena, Mont.

2025: Redshirt season

2024 (freshman season):

Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete
Appeared in 10 games, threw 17 2/3 innings
Went 0-1 with a 7.53 ERA
Struck out nine
Threw five innings in league game at Sacramento State
Limited Hornets to three hits on 89 pitches in relief
Pitched 3 1/3 innings in collegiate debut against Eastern Illinois
Struck out four in three innings of relief against Purdue-Fort Wayne
Did not allow a run in three of last five relief appearances

Career Highs (entering the 2026 season)
Innings: 5.0 (Sacramento State, 4.26.24)
Strikeouts: 4 (Purdue-Fort Wayne, 2.18.24)
Pitches: 89 (Sacramento State, 4.26.24)

Games with five or more strikeouts: n/a
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: n/a
Complete games: n/a
Shutouts: n/a

Prep: A 2023 graduate of Capital High … Named the best player in the state of Montana by MaxPreps in February of senior year … Second-team all-conference as a sophomore and a senior despite final season being cut short … First-team all-conference and all-state as a junior, the Western AA Defensive Player of the Year and the Helena Independent Record Player of the Year … Led Bruins to third-place finish at Class AA state tournament as a junior.

Personal: The daughter of Aspen Herndon, Daniel Polingo and Leighton Lindsey … Has two older sisters, Commiel and Breandilyn, four older brothers, Leighton Jr., Erin, Jamal and Kale, and four younger sisters, Lilly, Jasmine, Keyona and Avanti … An early childhood education major.