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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2024 Softball Roster

Michael Nance
Diego Zubieta-Soto
Michael Nance
Don Felice
Laura Ortiz

27 Olivia Szewczyk

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mount Carmel Academy
  • Hometown Harvey, La.

Biography

2024 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Appeared in 19 games in the circle for the Red and Blue, making one start … Finished with a career-high 4.88 ERA as she pitched 28.2 innings, striking out nine batters and making one save … Tossed three innings and 59 pitches in relief against Columbia, not allowing an earned run while striking out one (4/6) … Threw a career-best 5.1 innings against Brown to close out the season striking out two and tossing 63 pitches, limiting the Bears to just two hits and one run as Penn won, 3-1 (5/4).

2022 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Appeared in 19 games in the circle for the Red and Blue … Boasted a team-leading 4.44 ERA as she pitched 34.2 innings and struck out 16 batters … In Penn’s opening game at Harvard (4/9), she entered the game in the bottom of the third inning with two outs to strand a runner on third; due to weather the game was suspended with one out in the top of the fourth inning, but she came back to shut down a hot Harvard offense allowing just three hits over the final three frames of the game … Entered in the top of the sixth inning with one out and proceeded to pitch five innings, limiting Cornell (4/2) to just one run on three hits as Penn walked off in the bottom of the 12th inning to win 8-7.


2021 (Game-by-Game in PDF): Season was limited to 10 games due to Ivy League restrictions related to the Covid-19 pandemic ... Made four appearances at pitcher, with two starts, and also had three at-bats ... Totaled 8.1 innings with three strikeouts ... Helped her cause with her first collegiate hit at Villanova (4/7) ... Her other appearances came against Delaware (3/30), at La Salle (4/10) and in the season finale against Drexel (4/21).

High School: Four-year letter winner … 2020 team captain … Helped lead Mount Carmel to a 2018 district championship … Helped Mount Carmel to district and state championships in 2017 … National Honor Society officer … Principal's Honor Roll (2015-20) … National Latin Exam Summa Cum Laude … Active volunteer in the National Children's Cancer Society and Habitat for Humanity.

Personal: Daughter of Crystal and Craig Szewczyk … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Career Highs
Innings pitched: 5.1 vs. Brown (5/4/24)
Strikeouts: 4 vs. Cornell (4/2/22)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 9

    2021Freshman

    P
    5'4"
    9
  • 27

    2022Sophomore

    RHP
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2023Junior

    Right Handed Pitcher
    5'4"
    27
  • 27

    2024Senior

    RHP
    5'4"
    27