University of Connecticut Athletics
2024 Softball Roster
Meghan O'Neil
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Jefferson Forest
- Hometown:
- Forest, Va.
Career: 152 career appearances in the circle ranks first all-time in program history...18 career saves ranks first all-time program history...458.2 innings pitched ranks eighth all-time...402 strikeouts ranks fifth all-time...Career 3.57 era...39 wins...16 complete games...2022 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team.
2024: Made 41 appearances in the circle, setting a new program record for appearances in a single season...97 strikeouts in 79.1 innings pitched...Five wins...Held a 2.47 era...Seven saves ranked eighth in the country...Surpassed 400 career strikeouts against Creightonย (May 10)...Became the all-time program leader for appearances in the circleย finishing with 152 (Previous record 132)...Finished her career with 18 saves setting a new program record.
2023: Appeared in 30 games in the circle...Set a program record recordingย nine saves ranking third in the country...Six wins...65 strikeouts in 68.2 innings pitched...Surpassed 300 career strikeouts at DePaul on April 28th...Selected to BIG EAST Honor Roll once.
2022:ย Made appearances in 35 games with 23 starts...Held a 2.84 era with 13 wins...Four complete games...131 strikeouts in 128.1 innings pitched...Had a game high 15 strikeouts against St. Joeโs...Named to the 2022 All-BIG EAST Tournament Team.ย
2021: Appeared in 34 games with 19 starts in the circleโฆPosted ERA of 3.35โฆ10 winsโฆEight complete gamesโฆ80 strikeoutsโฆOpponent batting average of .280โฆFinished second in BIG EAST in innings pitched (127.1)โฆTwo savesโฆSeason-high nine strikeouts at Rhode Island (March 17)โฆWeekly honor roll selection on March 22 after going 2-0 with wins over URI and Creighton.
2020: Played in 12 games with nine starts in the circleโฆPosted ERA of 1.53โฆFive winsโฆFour complete gamesโฆ29 strikeouts in 55 innings pitchedโฆOne shutoutโฆCombined for a one-hitter in the 10-1 rout of Siena (March 6)โฆAlso added 10 assists and two putouts.
Before UConn:ย Three time All-Conference selectionโฆ Four-year varsity letter winner in addition to being named to the All-District Team three times under the direction of Gary Harrisโฆ Earned All-Area twice, Second Team All-Region twice, and was the varsity starting pitcher since her freshman yearโฆ Multi-sport athlete, playing basketball and volleyball (earning varsity letters twice)โฆ Earned an academic award for obtaining a 3.5 GPA in her junior yearโฆ Featured by News and Advance in Lynchburg, Va.ย ย
Personal: Meghan Mary OโNeil is the daughter of Dan and Laura OโNeilโฆ Has one sister, Katieโฆ Pre-Sports Management Major.
