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Senior
Hometown
Murrieta,
California
Last School
Murrieta Valley High School
Roster Years
2016-2019
Career Highlights
Known to her teammates as “O,” Olivia Sanchez spent time as both a pitcher and a first baseman. She has played in 92 games at BYU. During her freshman year as a pitcher, she tallied shutouts against Creighton and Boise State and threw her career-high six strikeouts against Harvard and Texas. In 2018, she hit her first career home run, going a perfect 3 for 3 with two RBI against Santa Clara. The 5-foot-7 native of Murrieta, California, hit a grand slam during her senior season against UTEP as well as a solo homer going 3 for 4 at the plate with two runs and a career-high six RBI in the game. She also hit homers against UTSA while going 2 for 3 at the plate with two RBI and Utah Valley.
Personal
- Cousin of former BYU softball outfielder Monica Gonzales, who played from 2006-09
- Parents are Linda and Marty Sanchez
- Has one brother, David Sanchez
- Studying sociology
Before BYU
- Has a 1.58 ERA and a 24-11 record prior to her last season in high school
- At the plate in 2014 she added 28 RBI while hitting .360 with six doubles, a triple and eight home runs
- High school team was back-to-back league champions in 2013 and 2014 while she earned offensive player of the year in 2013 and all-league first-team honors in 2012 and 2014
- Was 2012 rookie of the year and on the Michelle Carew All-Tournament Team in 2013
- Played travel ball with the Firecrackers when they were ranked No. 3 in the nation
- Named a scholar athlete in 2012, 2013 and 2015
- 2012 Defensive Player of the Year
- 2013 Offensive Player of the Year
- 2015 Defensive Player of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year
- Southwestern League MVP in 2013 and 2015
- Southwestern League First Team All-League in 2012 and 2014
- Name to the All Area Team in 2013 and 2015
- Career totals: 94 games played, .356 batting average, 68 runs, 98 hits, 91 RBI, 23 home runs, 1.56 ERA, 43-15 record, 359 strikeouts
- Recruited by Colorado State, Santa Barbara and Oregon State
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2016
- Pitched shutouts against Creighton and Boise State
- Threw a career-high six strikeouts against Harvard
- Tallied four strikeouts in four games
- Tied her career-high six strikeouts at Texas
Sophmore Year
2017
- Pitched 1.0 inning to seal the win at Santa Clara
Junior Year
2018
- Played in 23 games, started 13
- Struck out two batters in just over two innings pitching at ASU (3/31)
- Scored four runs on eight hits this season
- Also saw time at first base, earning her first career hit on a single to center field against North Dakota St. (3/31)
- Had one RBI at USU (4/4)
- Hit her first collegiate home run and went a perfect 3/3 with two RBI against Santa Clara (4/6)
- Hit a double with one run and one RBI against UAlbany (5/18) in regionals
Senior Year
2019
- Played in 38 games, starting 35
- Recorded first RBI of the season against No. 18 Baylor (2/7)
- Hit a grand slam against UTEP as well as another homer, a career-high six RBI and two runs while going 3 for 4 at the plate (2/16)
- Hit a career-high batting average of .750 and a career-high slugging percentage of 2.25 against UTEP
- Doubled against Fordham while going 2 for 3 at the plate with two RBI (2/16)
- Recorded first RBI of the season against No. 18 Baylor (2/7)
- Hit a grand slam against UTEP as well as another homer, six RBI and two runs while going 3 for 4 at the plate (2/16)
- Doubled against Fordham while going 2 for 3 at the plate with two RBI (2/16)
- Had nine putouts against No. 4 Oklahoma (2/22)
- Went 2 for 3 with two runs, a homer, two RBI and a double at UTSA (3/28)
- Batted .667 at SUU with two RBI (4/2)
- Went 2 for 3 with one run and a double against USU (5/7)
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
Medical Redshirt Year
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Softball | Apr, 06
Cougars cruise past Santa Clara in WCC opening doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 23
BYU softball 2017 season preview
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 22
Road wins at UNLV lead BYU to undefeated fall season
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ImageSoftball | May, 06
Bull sets season strikeout record in doubleheader wins
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 30
Cougars complete series sweep of Tigers with 8-4 win
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 02
Cougars shutout in doubleheader against the Longhorns
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ImageSoftball | Apr, 02
Cougars shutout in doubleheader against the Longhorns
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 18
Sugg shines in upset of No. 24 Fresno State, BYU falls to SDSU
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 17
First day of San Diego Classic for BYU results in doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 12
Thompson shines as BYU wins one of two in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Mar, 11
Three home runs lead BYU to doubleheader split
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 20
Sugg leads BYU to 1-1 finish in doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 13
Freshmen lead winning effort over Creighton, BYU falls to No. 24 Notre Dame
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ImageSoftball | Feb, 11
Bull, Sugg lead BYU to 8-0 win over San Jose State, splits doubleheader
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ImageSoftball | Jan, 26
BYU softball 2016 preview
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 24
BYU finishes off fall schedule with two wins over UNLV
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 24
BYU finishes off fall schedule with two wins over UNLV
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 17
BYU wins doubleheader against SUU and Boise State in fall exhibition
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 17
BYU wins doubleheader against SUU and Boise State in fall exhibition
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 02
Hot hitting gets BYU 16-1 win over CSI
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ImageSoftball | Oct, 02
Hot hitting gets BYU 16-1 win over CSI
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ImageSoftball | Sep, 24
Thompson's home runs push BYU past Washington in first fall scrimmage
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ImageSoftball | Sep, 24
Thompson's home runs push BYU past Washington in first fall scrimmage