Olivia DiNardo

Honors & Awards (2023-24 at Arizona)

  • Second-Team NFCA All-West Region (2023)
  • Third-Team NFCA All-West Region (2024)
  • Second-Team All-Pac 12 (2023)
  • Pac-12 All-Tournament Team (2024)
  • Pac-12 All-Freshman Team (2023)
  • NFCA National Player of the Week (April 8, 2024)
  • Pac-12 Player of the Week (April 8, 2024)
  • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (April 8, 2024)

Before Nebraska (Arizona/Aragon HS/West Bay Warriors)

  • Spent two seasons at Arizona (2023-24) before transferring to Nebraska
  • Played in 106 games with 102 starts as a Wildcat
  • Started 74 games as the designated player and 28 starts at catcher
  • Hit .340 in her two seasons with 15 doubles, 20 homers and 74 RBIs
  • Totaled 103 hits, a .418 on-base percentage and .587 slugging percentage
  • Batted .295 with five doubles, 13 homers and 38 RBIs as a sophomore in 2024
  • Started 31 games as the designated player and 20 games as the catcher
  • Was a third-team all-region selection
  • Ranked 7th in the Pac-12 in home runs
  • Was 5-for-7 with two homers and six RBIs in two Pac-12 Tournament games
  • Earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Tournament team
  • Was a second-team all-region selection as a freshman in 2023
  • Was also second-team All-Pac 12 and a member of the Pac-12 Freshman Team
  • Started 43 games as the designated player and eight at catcher
  • Hit .382, the eighth-highest average by a freshman in Arizona history
  • Her average ranked 9th in the Pac-12 and 15th nationally among freshmen
  • Added 10 doubles, seven homers and 36 RBIs
  • Hit .857 with five doubles and seven RBIs at the 2023 Hillenbrand Invitational
  • Named the Pac-12 and NFCA National Player of the Week for her performance
  • Two-time first-team all-state selection at Aragon High School
  • Three-time all-conference pick
  • Played her travel ball for West Bay Warriors
  • 2021 Alliance Fastpitch 16U national champion
  • 2021 Alliance Fastpitch Most Outstanding Player
  • Ranked as the No. 7 recruit in the country by Extra Inning Softball
  • Tabbed as the No. 2 catching recruit

Personal

  • Born on April 28, 2024
  • Daughter of Dominic and Barbara DiNardo