2023 Softball Roster
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Rains, Olivia
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Jersey Number 25
Olivia Rains
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- P
- Hometown:
- Pryor, Okla.
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
Bio
2024 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
2021, 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
GRADUATE SEASON (2024)
Appeared in 23 games making five starts… finished with a career-high seven wins and two complete games… pitched a brilliant complete-game shut out against New Mexico State (3/2) allowing just two hits while striking out three batters… had another shut down performance against Iowa State (5/8) where she went 3.0 innings allowing just one hit to help the Red Raiders comeback and win… had a season-high five strikeouts against New Mexico (3/12)… recorded the third-most innings pitched (59.2) and strikeouts (30) on the team.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Made a pair of starts over 21 appearances… recorded a 4.31 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 39.0 innings of work… finished the season with a 1-2 record… pinned opponents to a .297 batting average… held a perfect game until the final out of Tech’s win over Bethune-Cookman
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Made 22 appearances and four starts inside the circle… recorded the second-best ERA on the team at 4.87… tallied 32 strikeouts over 50.1 innings of work… finished the season with a 1-8 record… earned her lone win against Baylor after scattering four hits and not allowing a run in 5.1 innings of work
FRESHMAN (2021 – Oklahoma)
Made 17 appearances with one start in the circle during the Sooners’ championship season … Finished the season with a 1.17 ERA and 20 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .148 average … Helped combine for 12 total shutouts, the most of any pitcher on the team … Tallied a season-best three strikeouts four times … Pitched 1.1 innings in the NCAA Tournament with an appearance in the National Championship series against Florida State (6/8).
FRESHMAN* (2020 – Oklahoma)
Made 12 appearances in the circle, pitching 38.1 innings on the season … Finished the year with a 2-0 record with an ERA of 2.74, allowing 17 runs (15 earned) and 26 hits, walking 17 batters … Went a season high 5.0 innings in a win over Missouri State (3/7), striking out three and allowing just one earned run … Pitched 4.2 innings to go with four K’s and one earned run in a win over Mercer (3/6) … Struck out three in 4.0 IP vs. No. 3 Washington (2/22) … Recorded a career-high 6-strikeout game vs. Texas A&M (2/21), allowing no runs and two hits in 5.0 innings of work … Recorded the win in 4.2 IP performance vs. No. 4 Arizona (2/15) with 2 K, 1 BB and 1 H.
*Season cut short on March 13 due to COVID-19 outbreak, NCAA granted student-athletes an extra year of eligibility, while still counting records from the 2020 season.
PRYOR HS
Played for Pryor High School in Pryor, Okla. ... Named 2017 Gatorade Oklahoma Softball Player of the Year ... Finished her senior season as an all-state honoree behind a 0.88 ERA and 290 strikeouts over 206 innings pitched ... At the plate, batted .457 in 2018 with 46 hits, 29 runs, 16 RBIs, four home runs and three stolen bases in 2018 ...Led her team to the 2016 state championship title as well as a pair of runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2018 … Named the Michele Smith Award winner in 2018.
PERSONAL
Born on June 22, 2000 … Daughter of Ryan and Jennifer Rains … Has a younger sister, Gracyn … Father, Ryan, played baseball at Oklahoma City College.
2024 Easton/NFCA Scholar Athlete
2021, 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
GRADUATE SEASON (2024)
Appeared in 23 games making five starts… finished with a career-high seven wins and two complete games… pitched a brilliant complete-game shut out against New Mexico State (3/2) allowing just two hits while striking out three batters… had another shut down performance against Iowa State (5/8) where she went 3.0 innings allowing just one hit to help the Red Raiders comeback and win… had a season-high five strikeouts against New Mexico (3/12)… recorded the third-most innings pitched (59.2) and strikeouts (30) on the team.
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
Made a pair of starts over 21 appearances… recorded a 4.31 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 39.0 innings of work… finished the season with a 1-2 record… pinned opponents to a .297 batting average… held a perfect game until the final out of Tech’s win over Bethune-Cookman
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
Made 22 appearances and four starts inside the circle… recorded the second-best ERA on the team at 4.87… tallied 32 strikeouts over 50.1 innings of work… finished the season with a 1-8 record… earned her lone win against Baylor after scattering four hits and not allowing a run in 5.1 innings of work
FRESHMAN (2021 – Oklahoma)
Made 17 appearances with one start in the circle during the Sooners’ championship season … Finished the season with a 1.17 ERA and 20 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .148 average … Helped combine for 12 total shutouts, the most of any pitcher on the team … Tallied a season-best three strikeouts four times … Pitched 1.1 innings in the NCAA Tournament with an appearance in the National Championship series against Florida State (6/8).
FRESHMAN* (2020 – Oklahoma)
Made 12 appearances in the circle, pitching 38.1 innings on the season … Finished the year with a 2-0 record with an ERA of 2.74, allowing 17 runs (15 earned) and 26 hits, walking 17 batters … Went a season high 5.0 innings in a win over Missouri State (3/7), striking out three and allowing just one earned run … Pitched 4.2 innings to go with four K’s and one earned run in a win over Mercer (3/6) … Struck out three in 4.0 IP vs. No. 3 Washington (2/22) … Recorded a career-high 6-strikeout game vs. Texas A&M (2/21), allowing no runs and two hits in 5.0 innings of work … Recorded the win in 4.2 IP performance vs. No. 4 Arizona (2/15) with 2 K, 1 BB and 1 H.
*Season cut short on March 13 due to COVID-19 outbreak, NCAA granted student-athletes an extra year of eligibility, while still counting records from the 2020 season.
PRYOR HS
Played for Pryor High School in Pryor, Okla. ... Named 2017 Gatorade Oklahoma Softball Player of the Year ... Finished her senior season as an all-state honoree behind a 0.88 ERA and 290 strikeouts over 206 innings pitched ... At the plate, batted .457 in 2018 with 46 hits, 29 runs, 16 RBIs, four home runs and three stolen bases in 2018 ...Led her team to the 2016 state championship title as well as a pair of runner-up finishes in 2015 and 2018 … Named the Michele Smith Award winner in 2018.
PERSONAL
Born on June 22, 2000 … Daughter of Ryan and Jennifer Rains … Has a younger sister, Gracyn … Father, Ryan, played baseball at Oklahoma City College.
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