2022 Softball Roster
Roster
Vinyard, Olivia
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Jersey Number 23
Olivia Vinyard
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Valparaiso
- Hometown:
- Valparaiso, IN
- Major:
- Political Science
Bio
2022: Saw action in 40 games with 13 starts for the A-10 regular season champions in her final collegiate season...Notched three hits and 10 runs scored on the season...Played strong defense in the outfield as part of a unit that ranked among the top 10 nationally...Reached base vs. South Carolina with a walk (2/12)...Entered as a pinch runner and scored vs. Fordham (3/19)...Recorded first hit and RBI of the season in win vs. St. Bonaventure (3/25)...Scored a run in win vs. Dayton (4/10)...Stole a base and scored a run in win vs. George Mason (4/16)...Tallied a hit in win vs. Rhode Island (4/23)...Played in four of five games at the A-10 Championship and had a hit and scored twice in the final vs. Fordham (5/14)...Saw action in both games at the NISC, logging time in the outfield vs. Kansas and Bowling Green (5/21-23).
2021: Saw action in 46 games with 45 starts in center field in first season at GW, helping Buff and Blue go 23-1 in A-10 play, win the conference tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament...Handled all 45 chances in the outfield without an error...Finished season with nine hits in 39 at-bats with a pair of doubles and 16 runs scored...Stole five bases in eight attempts...Singled in GW's season opener at Virginia (2/27)...Tallied a hit and two RBIs in an 18-3 win at UMBC (3/13)...Hit in four straight games spanning the second game of a doubleheader vs. Villanova (3/11) and the series finale at UMBC (3/14)...Had an RBI double in a 9-1 win over Saint Louis (3/27)...Had a hit and stole a base at Towson (4/8)...Scored twice in 9-1 win over Dayton (4/11)...Doubled in final at-bat of the season vs. Saint Joseph's at the A-10 Championship (5/13)...Set a season-high with four putouts in GW's epic NCAA debut vs. Louisiana (5/21).
At Yale (2017-2020): Saw action in 95 games over four seasons with 76 starts…Totaled 69 hits and  47 runs scored over Yale career…Started all 15 games in center field during shortened 2020 season, hitting .261 with a .320 OBP and handling 24 defensive chances without an error…Received inaugural Carol Roberts Legacy Award after senior season…Garnered All-Ivy League Honorable Mention recognition in 2019 after hitting .336 over 43 games and tying for 10th in the league with 44 hits, plus 24 runs scored…Missed most of 2018 season due to injury…Active in SAAC…Graduated with a Political Science degree.
High School: Four-year varsity starter at Valparaiso High School, earning All-Area honors after hitting .407 with a .521 on base percentage as a senior…Served as vice president of school's SAAC...Tabbed an Indiana Crossroads Top 100 Player…Represented New Lenox Lightning in club action, helping squad place ninth out of 185 teams at the 2015 ASA A Nationals.
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2021: Saw action in 46 games with 45 starts in center field in first season at GW, helping Buff and Blue go 23-1 in A-10 play, win the conference tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament...Handled all 45 chances in the outfield without an error...Finished season with nine hits in 39 at-bats with a pair of doubles and 16 runs scored...Stole five bases in eight attempts...Singled in GW's season opener at Virginia (2/27)...Tallied a hit and two RBIs in an 18-3 win at UMBC (3/13)...Hit in four straight games spanning the second game of a doubleheader vs. Villanova (3/11) and the series finale at UMBC (3/14)...Had an RBI double in a 9-1 win over Saint Louis (3/27)...Had a hit and stole a base at Towson (4/8)...Scored twice in 9-1 win over Dayton (4/11)...Doubled in final at-bat of the season vs. Saint Joseph's at the A-10 Championship (5/13)...Set a season-high with four putouts in GW's epic NCAA debut vs. Louisiana (5/21).
At Yale (2017-2020): Saw action in 95 games over four seasons with 76 starts…Totaled 69 hits and  47 runs scored over Yale career…Started all 15 games in center field during shortened 2020 season, hitting .261 with a .320 OBP and handling 24 defensive chances without an error…Received inaugural Carol Roberts Legacy Award after senior season…Garnered All-Ivy League Honorable Mention recognition in 2019 after hitting .336 over 43 games and tying for 10th in the league with 44 hits, plus 24 runs scored…Missed most of 2018 season due to injury…Active in SAAC…Graduated with a Political Science degree.
High School: Four-year varsity starter at Valparaiso High School, earning All-Area honors after hitting .407 with a .521 on base percentage as a senior…Served as vice president of school's SAAC...Tabbed an Indiana Crossroads Top 100 Player…Represented New Lenox Lightning in club action, helping squad place ninth out of 185 teams at the 2015 ASA A Nationals.
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| GW HIGHS | ||
| At-Bats | 3 | 9x, Last at Saint Joseph's (3/15/22) |
| Runs | 2 | 2x, Last vs. Fordham (5/14/22) |
| Hits | 1 | 12x, Last vs. Fordham (5/14/22) |
| RBIs | 2 | at UMBC (3/13/21) |
| Doubles | 1 | 2x, Last vs. Saint Joseph's (5/13/21) |
| Total Bases | 2 | 2x, Last vs. Saint Joseph's (5/13/21) |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 6x, Last vs. George Mason (4/16/22) |
| Walks | 1 | 3x, Last at South Carolina (2/12/22) |
| Putouts | 4 | 2x, Last vs. George Mason (4/16/22) |
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