2023 Softball Roster
O'Brien, Evelyn

Jersey Number 6
Evelyn O'Brien
- Year:
- Freshman
- Pos.:
- P
- Hometown:
- Cokato, Minn.
Bio
2023 (freshman season):
Career Highs (entering the 2024 season)
Innings: 5.1 (Weber State, 4.29.23)
Strikeouts: 4 (Utah State, 2.25.23)
Pitches: 76 (Utah State, 2.25.23)
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Games with five or more strikeouts: n/a
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: n/a
Complete games: n/a
Shutouts: n/a
No-hitters: n/a
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Prep: A 2022 graduate of Dassel-Cokato High … Named first-team all-area and all-section as a junior and senior, all-state as a senior … Voted team MVP in 2021 and ’22 … Led MN Whirl to a first-place finish at the JP Sports Midwest Championships in 2022.
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Personal: The daughter of Dan and Gretchen O’Brien … Has an older brother, William, and two younger sisters, Genna and Ezmae ... A political science major.
- Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
- Academic All-Big Sky Conference
- Made team after a fall tryout
- Appeared in 21 of 47 games, made one start
- Had a 6.22 ERA over 41 2/3 innings pitched
- Fourteen appearances were two innings or less in relief
- Made collegiate debut on opening weekend against Fresno State
- Made first collegiate start against NCAA tournament qualifier Grand Canyon
- Had four strikeouts against Utah State in three innings
- Threw season-high 5 1/3 innings against Weber State
- Pitched 9 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in three-game series against Weber State
Career Highs (entering the 2024 season)
Innings: 5.1 (Weber State, 4.29.23)
Strikeouts: 4 (Utah State, 2.25.23)
Pitches: 76 (Utah State, 2.25.23)
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Games with five or more strikeouts: n/a
Games with 10 or more strikeouts: n/a
Complete games: n/a
Shutouts: n/a
No-hitters: n/a
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Prep: A 2022 graduate of Dassel-Cokato High … Named first-team all-area and all-section as a junior and senior, all-state as a senior … Voted team MVP in 2021 and ’22 … Led MN Whirl to a first-place finish at the JP Sports Midwest Championships in 2022.
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Personal: The daughter of Dan and Gretchen O’Brien … Has an older brother, William, and two younger sisters, Genna and Ezmae ... A political science major.
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