University of Connecticut Athletics
2022 Softball Roster
Marybeth Olson
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Chanhassen High School
- Hometown:
- Victoria, Minn.
2021: Appeared in seven games with three starts (1-2), making season debut at DePaul on April 3โฆ 32 strikeouts through 27 innings pitchedโฆ 3.63 ERA and .218 opponent batting averageโฆ Tossed season-best seven strikeouts at Providence (April 27) and versus Villanova (May 15).
2020: Pitching โ Nine starts in 13 appearances in the circleโฆ Posted 1.46 ERAโฆ Perfect 10-0 markโฆ Five complete gamesโฆ A pair of shutoutsโฆ 84 strikeouts in 62.1 innings of workโฆ Tossed a no-hitter against Central Michigan (Feb. 14)โฆ Notched career-high 14 strikeouts in the 9-5 win at JMU (March 6)โฆ Hitting โ Played in 12 games with 12 startsโฆ. Fifth in on-base percentage (.425)โฆ Batting average of .241 and a .310 slugging percentageโฆ Seven hits, four runs, six RBIโs and nine total bases through 29 at-batsโฆ Season-high two hits and three RBIโs against Central Michigan (Feb. 14)โฆ Also added five putouts and eight assistsโฆ Named to AAC Weekly Honor Roll for Feb. 10โฆ Named AAC Pitcher of the Week for Feb. 17 after tossing the aforementioned no-hitter to go along with 16 strikeouts in 13 innings and a 0.54 ERA.
2019:ย PitchingโStarted 19 games and appeared in 34 in the circleโฆSeason ERA 2.18โฆ11 winsโฆ11 complete gamesโฆFive shutoutsโฆA pair of savesโฆ141 innings pitchedโฆ151 strikeoutsโฆTossed a no-hitter vs. Hartford on Apr. 2ndโฆHittingโPlayed in 11 games and started seven with a batting average of .133โฆScored one run, two hits, through 15 at-batsโฆSlugged .133 with an on base percentage of .278.
Season highs: seven innings pitched at ECU, Apr. 26thโฆ11 strikeouts vs. Bryant, Feb. 9thโฆzero walks and hits vs. Tulsa on Apr. 4th/3rd.
Named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll: Feb. 11th and Mar. 18thโฆNamed AAC Pitcher of the Week on Apr. 8thโฆalso mentioned by the NFCA for those performances. In the school single season pitching record book for appearances (34-three-way tie ninth overall), strikeouts (151-tied for eighth overall), and in the career section for her no-hitter.
Ended the season ranked fourth in the conference for batters struck out at 151โฆfourth for batters struck out at 39โฆand fourth for games finished at 15. In the NCAA, ranked 88th for earned run averageโฆ136th for hits allowed per seven inningsโฆ24th for strikeout-to-walk ratioโฆ92nd for strikeoutsโฆ62nd for strikeouts per seven inningsโฆand 57th for walks allowed per seven innings.
2018:ย Appeared in 20 games in the circle, making eight starts as a freshmanโฆRecord of 5-6 with a 3.02 ERA, accounting for four complete games, two shutouts and one saveโฆNotched 62.2 innings and a 64-14 strikeout-to-walk ratioโฆOpposing batting average of .256 was third-best on the pitching staffโฆFour games this season with eight or more strikeouts, including a season-high 10 in win over Stony Brook (Feb. 24)โฆNine strikeouts in a two-hit, complete-game shutout against Robert Morris (Feb. 18)โฆAppeared in five games in conference playโฆRecorded a 2-for-3 effort at the plate against Pacific (Mar. 9), including an RBI.ย
Before UConn:ย Played softball and basketball at Chanhassen High School ... Three-time All-Conference and All-Section as a softball player ... Two-time All-Metro and All-State ... Served as a three-time captain (2015-17) ... 2017 Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year ... Three-time Section 2AAAA Champions ... 2017 Minnesota AAAA State Champions ... 2017 PGF Central Region All-American ... Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year ... Career batting average of .458 ... Hit 21 home runs and struck out 300 batters in 189 innings pitched ... Captained basketball team as a senior ... Honor roll student and National Honor Society member ... 3.97 GPA.
Personal:ย Marybeth Olson is the daughter of Pat and Marnie Olson ... Born in January of 1999 ... One older brother, Michael ... Exercise science major.
