Serayah Neiss is Iowa’s battle-tested lefty workhorse
Serayah Neiss enters Iowa’s 2026 season as a seasoned left-handed starter with proven durability and high-end experience: she was named to the Big Ten Players to Watch list, had 392 career strikeouts, and finished 2026 with a team-best 4.42 ERA and 75 strikeouts in 134 2/3 innings. Her differentiators are toughness, volume, and proven run-prevention upside—she has logged multiple 9-inning efforts and reached 50 career wins—but she can be hit when command wobbles, so she fits best with a defense and staff built to absorb innings and let her compete.
