Lincoln Softball History

- Name: Christine Core

- Coaching Experience Head Coach Lincoln (2019-Present) Covenant (2017-18) Dade County High (2012-2015)

Other Coaching Experience Asst. Coach, Covenant (2016)

- Playing Experience Covenant (2009-2012)

- Education Bachelor's Degree (Covenant '12)

Christine Core joined Lincoln as the head softball coach in June of 2018 and is in her third season with the Blue Tigers.

Before COVID-19 cut short the 2020 season, Core had Lincoln positioned for one of the most successful campaigns in program history.The Blue Tigers opened the season 4-0 and went 8-2 at LU Softball Field, and the program held nine opponents to three or fewer runs while posting a pair of shutouts.

During her first season, Core led LU to its highest victory total since 2014 and helped the Blue Tigers improve in nearly every offensive statistical category. Six Blue Tigers batted .275 or better in 2019, and the team hit 20 home runs, its highest total in four years.

In addition to their improving play on the field, Core’s student-athletes have also excelled in the classroom, with 13 players earning academic recognition from the MIAA for posting cumulative grade point averages of 3.0 or higher in 2020. Under Core’s leadership, the Blue Tigers have received six MIAA Academic Excellence Awards, two MIAA Scholar Athlete Awards, and 24 appearances on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. Jordan Lawson, meanwhile, was named to the CoSIDA/Google Cloud Academic All-District first team in 2019.

Before coming to Lincoln, Core won 45 games in two years as the head coach at Covenant College, and in the process became the first coach in program history to lead the Lady Scots to back-to-back winning seasons. Covenant qualified for the postseason both years, with four players earning All-USA South honors.

An alumna of Covenant, Core returned to her alma mater as a full-time assistant coach in 2016 and has helped turn around the program. After winning 28 total games from 201315, the Lady Scots compiled 63 victories since the start of the 2016 season and went 27-29 in conference play.

Core began her coaching career at Dade County High in Trenton, Ga. in 2012, and led the program to three-straight state tournament appearances, highlighted by a Georgia High School Association Class AA championship in her first season. Core was named as the GACA Coach of the Year that season, as well as the Georgia Dugout Club Coach of the Year. Core followed that phenomenal debut season by coaching Dade County to an Elite Eight appearance in the state tournament in 2013.

During her four-year playing career at Covenant, Core earned NCCAA All-American first team honors, NCCAA Regional Player of the Year accolades and was selected to the NCCAA All-Tournament Team. Core holds Covenant’s single-season (26) and career (59) records for stolen bases, and is fourth in program history with 162 hits.

Core, who also started 42 games during a three-year basketball career at Covenant, graduated in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in English.

Cheyenne Meyer begins her second season as a graduate assistant with the Lincoln softball team in 2021.

In her first year with the team, Meyer helped the Blue Tigers begin the season 4-0 for the first time in program history. The Blue Tigers improved in both hitting and fielding, and ended the shortened-season with the third-fewest errors of any MIAA Program. Despite the 2020 campaign being shortened due to COVID-19, Meyer helped LU post its highest win total since 2013.

Before joining the Blue Tigers, Meyer had a three-year career at Morehead State, an NCAA Division I program in Kentucky. Meyer started 47 games for the Eagles, and was one of the team’s top defenders, recording a .987 fielding percentage in 2018.

Meyer played her freshman year at another NCAA Division I program, Marshall, where she made four starts and was primarily used as a pinch hitter. Prior to her collegiate career, Meyer had a successful tenure at Cedar Creek High, helping the program win a conference championship. During her four years at Cedar Creek, Meyer tallied 204 hits and 30 homeruns while earning first team all-conference, all-state and All-South Jersey recognition.

Mykenzie Livesay returned to the Lincoln softball team to serve as a graduate assistant in 2021.

2020: SENIOR SEASON

Tied for third on the team with 15 hits ... started all 20 games in the COVID-19 shortened season ... finished with eight runs, five RBI, three doubles and a triple ... hit .273 and had a .333 on-base percentage ... recorded 35 putouts and a team-high 30 assists.

2019: JUNIOR SEASON

Started all 50 games and tallied 35 hits, including nine doubles and a homerun ... scored 10 runs and finished second among the Blue Tigers with 22 RBI ... ended the year with a .276 batting average and a .331 on-base percentage ... recorded 76 putouts and turned 57 assists.

2018: SOPHOMORE SEASON

Started 47 games ... finished with 26 hits, including six doubles ... scored 19 runs and batted in 13 more ... had five hits as Lincoln swept Stephens (2/26) ... had four multiple-hit performances.

2017: FRESHMAN SEASON

Started all 52 games and tied for the team-lead with 17 runs ... notched 32 hits, including four doubles and two homers ... finished second on the team with 15 RBI ... posted 110 putouts and 73 assists ... scored four runs to help Lincoln beat NCAA Division I opponent Grambling State (3/3) ... had two hits and three RBI in a win over Langston (3/4) ... went 3-for-4 at the plate to help Lincoln finish a sweep over Fort Hays State (4/6).

HIGH SCHOOL

Two-time all-conference honoree at Steelville High ... also earned all-district honors and was named academic all-state ... earned three varsity letters.

PERSONAL

Born on September 3, 1997 ... daughter of Mike and Cheri Livesay ... has three siblings: Randi Livesay, Dustin Livesay and Kasey McMillen ... cousin Jennifer Havard played softball at Hannibal-LaGrange ... selected to the Principal’s Honor Roll for all 16 quarters of her high school career and was second in her graduating class ... also played basketball and volleyball at Steelville, earning all-conference honors in basketball twice ... sports management major.