Kansas Jayhawks
Olivia Bruno - Softball - Kansas Jayhawks
Position RHP/UTL
Class Freshman
Height 5'10"
B/T R/R
Hometown Topeka, Kan.
High School Washburn Rural
NIL Opportunities Contact

Single-Game Career Highs

  • At Bats: 4 | 13 times, last vs. Penn State (2/16/24)
  • Hits: 3 | 3 times, last vs. Baylor (5/25/22)
  • Doubles: 2 | vs. UTA (2/24/23)
  • Triples: 1 | vs. Kansas City (4/12/22)
  • Home runs: 2 |2 times, vs. NC State (2/10/23) ; at Texas (4/14/23)
  • Total bases: 8 | vs. NC State (2/10/23) ; at Texas (4/14/23)
  • RBI: 4 | 3 times, last at Texas (4/14/23) ;
  • Runs scored: 3 | vs. NC State (2/10/23)
  • Walks: 2 | 7 times, last vs. Tulsa (3/15/23)
  • Innings pitched: 6.0 | vs. Fordham (2/12/22)
  • Strikeouts: 4 | at Western Kentucky (2/11/24)
  • Batters faced: 23 | vs. Fordham (2/12/22)
  • Putouts: 12 | vs. Sacramento State (2/17/23) ; vs. Weber State (2/13/22)
  • Assists: 2 | 4 times, last vs. Western Kentucky (2/11/24)

2023 (Sophomore)

Unanimous Preseason All-Big 12 Team selection … CSC Academic All-District Selection … Started all 52 games for KU … Led the Jayhawks in home runs (9), RBI (26) and walks drawn (30) … Produced two multi-home runs games, vs. NC State (Feb. 10) and at Texas (Apr. 14) … In 131 at-bats, Bruno produced 35 hits and eight doubles for a batting average of .267.

2022 (Freshman)

All-Big 12 Second Team … All-Big 12 Freshman Team … Played in 55 games, starting 54 of those … Led the team in home runs (13) and RBI’s (44) … Had 13 multi-hit games … First career-home run came vs. Fordham (Feb. 12) … Finished the season with a batting average of .353 … Started six games as a pitcher, playing 29 innings throughout the season … Finished with an ERA of 4.72

High School

Played for Washburn Rural High School under head coach Tricia Vogel … Two-time all-state honoree … Hit 11 home runs in 2019 … Helped the Junior Blues to back-to-back regional championships … Member of National Honor Society

Personal

Daughter of Tom and Shawna Bruno … Father, Tom played football and mother, Shawna, played volleyball, both at Washburn University … Has two sisters, Blake and Ava

Softball 🥎 Bruno Unanimously Selected to Preseason All-Big 12 Team

Sophomore Olivia Bruno was unanimously selected to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team, which was announced by the league on Wednesday.

Softball 🥎 Dramatic Win Against Host Grand Canyon Keeps Kansas Unbeaten

The Kansas Softball team stayed perfect on the season Saturday, winning both of its games at the GCU Kickoff Classic, including an extra inning thriller in the nightcap.