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2023 Softball

13 Olivia Herman

  • Height 5-7
  • B/T R/R
  • Year Redshirt
  • Hometown Westminster, Md.
  • High School Westminster
  • Position C
  • Major M.Ed. in Curriculum & Instruction

Biography

2021 Third-Team All-ODAC
2021 ODAC All-Tournament Team

Graduate Student (2023): Held a .355 batting average, the second best on the team … played in 31 games in a return from injury after she missed the entire 2022 season…  tied for team-lead in RBI this season at 20 … homered in the 5th against Roanoke in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference tournament … scored the first run in the top of the 2nd against Methodist … totaled 2 home runs, second-most on the team … scored the first run of the game against Guildford on April 1st.

Senior (2022): Missed the season while recovering from injury.

Junior (2021): Appeared in 44 games as a key piece of the lineup and the team's primary catcher, hitting .301 with 12 doubles, two triples, a homer, and 16 RBI ... Went 3-for-4 with two RBI in a March 3 win over Methodist ... Homered and drove in five runs May 5-6 to help the Hornets move past No. 9 Emory & Henry in the ODAC semifinal round.

Sophomore (2020): Stepped into the starting catcher role, appearing in 12 ballgames to the tune of a .324 average and three RBI ... Ranked fourth on the team with 11 base hits ... Went 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs March 7 versus No. 10 TCNJ, helping the Hornets to a sweep.

Freshman (2019): Saw action in 34 games, hitting .283 with a home run and nine RBI ... Went 3-for-6 with a double and a home run March 20 in a doubleheader at Ferrum.

Before Lynchburg: Three-time all-conference catcher, helping her team to a 2016 state 3A title and 2018 state runner-up finish ... 2018 Carroll County (Md.) player of the year ... Team captain ... Also competed in indoor track ... National Honor Society, among many other academic honors.


Personal

Minor: Coaching

Parents: Jennifer and David

Sister: Emma

Dream Vacation: Travel around England with my family

Favorite Movie: Miracle

Favorite Books: Harry Potter series

Favorite TV Show: Chicago Fire

 

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 13

    2019Freshman

    C/INF
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2020Sophomore

    C/INF
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2021Junior

    C
    5'7"
    13
  • 13

    2023Redshirt

    C
    5'7"
    13