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2026 Softball Roster

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10 Sophia Olman

  • Position Catcher
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool St. Charles North
  • Hometown South Elgin, Ill.
  • Major Psychology

Biography

2026 - 1st team All-OVC (Catcher)

2026 (JUNIOR):
Played in 55 games making 55 starts seeing time as the primary catcher on the team with 40 games started behind the plate... earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors at catcher... named to OVC All-Tournament team helping EIU win second straight OVC Tournament Championship... hit .301 for the season with eight doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 42 RBI... increased that average to .405 in OVC action with 37 of 42 RBI on the season coming in conference play... earned OVC Player of the Week honors one time during the season... had ten multi-RBI games with a season high five RBI against SIUE... added a four RBI game against Tennessee State with three RBI games against Lindenwood, SIUE and Western Illinois... tied for tenth on the EIU single season list with nine home runs... ranks ninth on EIU single season list with 42 RBI... ranks tied for sixth on EIU single season list with 29 walks ending season with a .421 on-base percentage and .555 slugging percentage... finished season with 11 multi-hit games with a season high four hits against Tennessee State... had a hit against Princeton in the NCAA Tournament... 

2025 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 40 games during the season making 37 starts at catcher... took over as the primary catcher during Ohio Valley Conference play hitting .242 for the year... had six doubles, a triple, two home runs, 13 RBI and 13 runs scored... finished season with five multi-hit games collecting two hits against Morehead State, Southern Indiana (twice), Tennessee State and Western Illinois... had four multi-RBI games with two RBI against Southern Indiana, Western Illinois (twice) and Southern Indiana at the OVC Tournament... first of two home runs on the season was a walk-off extra inning winner against Southern Indiana... had a season long six game hit streak... ended year with an active streak of nine consecutive games of reaching base including a hit in the NCAA Tournament against Texas and drawing two walks in the NCAA Tournament against UCF... had a .991 fielding percentage behind the plate with 199 put outs and 21 assists... threw out seven base runners during the season...

2024 (FRESHMAN): Played in 26 games making 14 starts behind the plate during the 2024 season... took over the role of being the every day catcher in late April of the season hitting .361 for the year... made collegiate debut as a pinch runner against Green Bay at the Mardi Gras Mambo... first collegiate hit was as a pinch hitter in an OVC win over UT Martin... had one multiple hit game going 2-for-2 against IUPUI... finished year with four RBI, two doubles and seven runs scored.. had doubles against Morehead State and Southern Indiana at the OVC Tournament... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Played softball at St. Charles North leading team to IHSA Class 4A State Championship as a junior... named All-Conference and All-Area as a junior hitting .430 with 41 RBI, ten doubles and a 1.076 OPS... followed that up with a second team All-State selection as a senior hitting .418 with an OPS of 1.121 with four home runs... had a career fielding percentage over .990 including a .995 fielding clip during the state championship run... played travel softball for Extreme Elite National... 

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Historical Player Information

  • 21

    2024Freshman

    Catcher
    5'7"
    21
  • 10

    2025Sophomore

    Catcher
    5'7"
    10
  • 10

    2026Junior

    Catcher
    5'7"
    10
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