Evelyn O'Brien

Photo by: UM Photo/Ridley Hudson

Year:
Freshman
Pos.:
P
Hometown:
Cokato, Minn.

2023 (freshman season):

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)

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

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.

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.