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Jersey Number 10
Kara O'Byrne
- Position:
- Pitcher
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stewartville, Minn.
- High School:
- Stewartville HS
2019 Summit League Pitcher of the Week
2019, 2018 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2021, 2019 Summit League Commissioner's List
2021, 2019, 2018 Summit League Honor Roll
2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Made 14 appearances in the circle with 10 starts ... Recorded 71.2 innings pitched ... Logged a season high 7.1 innings pitched at Kansas City (Apr 2) ... Pitched six complete games ... Allowed 56 runs, 49 earned, posting a 4.79 ERA ... Allowed 88 hits against 312 batters faced, a .282 batting average against ... Recorded a WHIP of 1.51 ... Had 44 strikeouts ... Recorded a season high eight strikeouts at Kansas City (Apr 2) and at South Dakota State (May 8) ... Had two putouts ... Had 18 assists ... Recorded a season high five assists vs Indiana State (Mar. 5) ... Had a .952 fielding percentage ... Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ...
2020 SEASON (JUNIOR): Made five appearances including a pair of starts during COVID-19 shortened season...Compiled a 0-2 record with a 3.38 earned run average...Struck out six and walked 12 in 18.2 innings pitched...Opponents hit .288...Had 1.000 fielding percentage with four assists and one putout in five fielding chances...Career record of 4-5 with 3.83 ERA, two complete games and two combined shutouts...Has 26 strikeouts and 31 walks in 71.1 innings pitched.
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 14 appearances including six starts, two complete games and a pair of combined shutouts...Compiled a 3-2 record with a 2.81 earned run average...Struck out 17 and walked 17 in 42.1 innings pitched...First combined shutout came in 1-0 win over Towson (3-15-19), when she teamed up with teammate KK Leddy...O'Byrne struck out two with no walks in 6.2 innings...Earned Summit League Pitcher of the Week (3-18-19) after going 2-0 with a 0.53 ERA with wins over Towson and Chattanooga (3-16-19)...Had a career-high four strikeouts twice including win over Chattanooga...Had career best five fielding assists vs. Notre Dame (3-9-19)...NFCA Scholar Athlete...Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll.
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made three appearances including one start...Compiled a 1-1 record with an 8.81 earned run average...Struck out three and walked two in 10.1 innings pitched...NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete...Summit League Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state player for Stewartville High School and head coach Curt Hughes...Pitcher, first baseman and outfielder...Compiled 17-4 record with 283 strikeouts in 131 innings...Opponents had .094 batting average...Hit .459 with seven home runs as senior...Played in Minnesota Prep All-Star game...2017 Post Bulletin Player of the Year and All-Area...Ms. Softball Minnesota finalist...Two-time all-conference performer...Won a softball golden glove award in 2015...Recorded 112 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched with a 7-2 record as a junior...Batted .483 as a junior...Also was two-time all-conference basketball player...Academic all-state in both basketball and softball...National Honor Society.
FALL LEAGUE: Played for the Midwest Speed in the fall of 2015...Tallied 100 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings with a 10-1-1 record and 1.45 ERA...Also held opponents to a .175 batting average.
SUMMER LEAGUE: Played for the Minnesota Sting (2015) and Rochester Royals (2013 and 2014)...Was a member of the Rochester Royals team that won the USSSA 16B World Series...Played Midwest Speed team that placed third at PGF Nationals in 2017.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration and marketing...Daughter of Michael and Amy O'Byrne...Has one sister, Jena.
2019, 2018 NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete
2021, 2019 Summit League Commissioner's List
2021, 2019, 2018 Summit League Honor Roll
2021 SEASON (SENIOR): Made 14 appearances in the circle with 10 starts ... Recorded 71.2 innings pitched ... Logged a season high 7.1 innings pitched at Kansas City (Apr 2) ... Pitched six complete games ... Allowed 56 runs, 49 earned, posting a 4.79 ERA ... Allowed 88 hits against 312 batters faced, a .282 batting average against ... Recorded a WHIP of 1.51 ... Had 44 strikeouts ... Recorded a season high eight strikeouts at Kansas City (Apr 2) and at South Dakota State (May 8) ... Had two putouts ... Had 18 assists ... Recorded a season high five assists vs Indiana State (Mar. 5) ... Had a .952 fielding percentage ... Summit League Commissioner’s List of Academic Excellence ... Summit League Academic Honor Roll ...
2020 SEASON (JUNIOR): Made five appearances including a pair of starts during COVID-19 shortened season...Compiled a 0-2 record with a 3.38 earned run average...Struck out six and walked 12 in 18.2 innings pitched...Opponents hit .288...Had 1.000 fielding percentage with four assists and one putout in five fielding chances...Career record of 4-5 with 3.83 ERA, two complete games and two combined shutouts...Has 26 strikeouts and 31 walks in 71.1 innings pitched.
2019 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Made 14 appearances including six starts, two complete games and a pair of combined shutouts...Compiled a 3-2 record with a 2.81 earned run average...Struck out 17 and walked 17 in 42.1 innings pitched...First combined shutout came in 1-0 win over Towson (3-15-19), when she teamed up with teammate KK Leddy...O'Byrne struck out two with no walks in 6.2 innings...Earned Summit League Pitcher of the Week (3-18-19) after going 2-0 with a 0.53 ERA with wins over Towson and Chattanooga (3-16-19)...Had a career-high four strikeouts twice including win over Chattanooga...Had career best five fielding assists vs. Notre Dame (3-9-19)...NFCA Scholar Athlete...Summit League Commissioner's List and Honor Roll.
2018 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Made three appearances including one start...Compiled a 1-1 record with an 8.81 earned run average...Struck out three and walked two in 10.1 innings pitched...NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete...Summit League Honor Roll.
HIGH SCHOOL: First team all-state player for Stewartville High School and head coach Curt Hughes...Pitcher, first baseman and outfielder...Compiled 17-4 record with 283 strikeouts in 131 innings...Opponents had .094 batting average...Hit .459 with seven home runs as senior...Played in Minnesota Prep All-Star game...2017 Post Bulletin Player of the Year and All-Area...Ms. Softball Minnesota finalist...Two-time all-conference performer...Won a softball golden glove award in 2015...Recorded 112 strikeouts in 55 innings pitched with a 7-2 record as a junior...Batted .483 as a junior...Also was two-time all-conference basketball player...Academic all-state in both basketball and softball...National Honor Society.
FALL LEAGUE: Played for the Midwest Speed in the fall of 2015...Tallied 100 strikeouts in 73 1/3 innings with a 10-1-1 record and 1.45 ERA...Also held opponents to a .175 batting average.
SUMMER LEAGUE: Played for the Minnesota Sting (2015) and Rochester Royals (2013 and 2014)...Was a member of the Rochester Royals team that won the USSSA 16B World Series...Played Midwest Speed team that placed third at PGF Nationals in 2017.
PERSONAL: Majoring in business administration and marketing...Daughter of Michael and Amy O'Byrne...Has one sister, Jena.
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