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Olivia Bruno
Single-Game Career Highs
- Hits: 3 | Three 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 | Twice, 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 | Eight times, last vs. Western Kentucky (2/11/24)
- Innings pitched: 6.0 | at Iowa State (4/6/24) ; vs. Fordham (2/12/22)
- Strikeouts: 4 | vs. Western Kentucky (2/11/24)
- Putouts: 12 | vs. Sacramento State (2/17/23) ; vs. Weber State (2/13/22)
2024 (Junior)
Played in 45 games, starting in 40 of those … Contributed 22 hits, three home runs and a double … Added 15 RBIs with four multi-RBI games and four multi-hit games … Made 11 appearances inside the circle and pitched 27.1 innings … Finished with a 3-1 record and an ERA of 3.33 … Produced 51 catches, 41 putouts and nine assists.
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