Mercedes O'Connor
Outfielder Catcher #0
Ht
5'
6"
Class
Sophomore
Hometown
Huntington Beach, 
California
Last School
Edison High School
Roster Years
2013-2015


Personal

  • Daughter of Craig and Rebecca
  • Born in Logan, UT
  • Has two younger brothers
  • Mom played softball at Orange Coast College
  • Enjoys writing poems and singing
  • Majoring in public health with an emphasis in health promotion
  • Also recruited by Utah State

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Edison High School
  • Earned the Scholar with Honors and the Character Coalition award for her academics
  • Earned the Athletic Character award, Best Defensive Player award and Most Valuable Position Player her senior year for softball
  • Was All-League second-team for 2012
  • Sported a .400 batting average, .447 on base percentage and had 10 stolen bases her senior year
  • Played in the Premeir and ASA qualifiers as well as nationals for both in club softball
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2014

  • All-WCC First Team
  • The first two hits of her career were RBI singles.
  • Hit an RBI double down the left-field line against James Madison.
  • Had the game-winning RBI against Idaho State in an 11-10 comeback win.
  • Went 3-for-4 with five RBI, a double, triple and her first career home run against Loyola Marymount in a 13-5 win. Added a 2-for-4  and two RBI performance in the only other game of the series.
  • Named WCC Player of the Week for Week 12
  • Hit a solo home run against Pacific in an 8-0 win.
  • Went 1-for-4 with two RBI in BYU's win over Northwestern in the Washington Regional
  • Went 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double in the final game of the season against Northwestern
  • Finished fourth on the team with a .326 batting average.
  • Started 30 games of 41 played
Sophmore Year 2015

  • All-WCC Second Team
  • WCC Player of the Week (3/2)
  • WCC Player of the Week by College Sports Madness (2/16, 3/2)
  • Ranked seventh in batting average (.350) in the WCC and third in sacrifice bunts (5)
  • Third in runs scored (36), fifth in OBP (.416), third in RBI (41) and first in sacrifice bunts (15) on the team in 2015
  • Hit 4-for-5 in 8-0 win over SIU
  • Blasted two home runs for four RBI in 5-4 comeback win over Nevada
  • Hit a walk-off single in the 5-4 win over Hawaii
  • Named to the College Sports Madness 2015 West Coast Preseason All-Conference Second Team
  • Hit 2 for 4 with a home run while driving in two runs in BYU's 8-7 win over Fresno State in the Eugene NCAA Regional
  • Started 52 of 52 games played
Junior Year

Senior Year

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2013

  • PCSC Commissioner's Honor Roll
Medical Redshirt Year 2013

  • PCSC Commissioner's Honor Roll


  • Softball | May, 09

    Cougars Bull over Lions 10-2 in six to conclude regular season

  • Softball | May, 02

    Bull ties BYU single-season win mark as Cougars sweep Broncos

  • Softball | May, 01

    Dominant pitching by Bull and Thompson fuel BYU's sweep, clinch WCC title outright

  • Softball | Apr, 22

    Bull fans 10 as Cougars top Aggies 8-1

  • Softball | Apr, 11

    Tauali'i's two home runs complete sweep over Pacific

  • Softball | Apr, 10

    Thompson's night leads Cougars to two wins over Pacific

  • Softball | Apr, 07

    Thompson, double plays help BYU softball to sixth win in a row

  • Softball | Mar, 21

    Cougars sweep Oklahoma State, fall to UVU

  • Softball | Mar, 12

    BYU softball takes two games, extends win streak to eight

  • Softball | Mar, 03

    O'Connor receives second Madness Player of the Week

  • Softball | Mar, 03

    O'Connor receives second Madness Player of the Week

  • Softball | Mar, 03

    Canceled: BYU softball travels east to Knoxville

  • Softball | Mar, 02

    O’Connor, Bull sweep WCC weekly honors

  • Softball | Feb, 27

    O'Connor's two homers, six hits propel Cougars to two wins in Mexico

  • Softball | Feb, 26

    BYU outlasts Nevada in first NCAA softball game outside U.S.

  • Softball | Feb, 19

    Cougars blast UCSB, fall in extras to Maryland

  • Softball | Feb, 18

    O’Connor named Madness Conference Player of the Week

  • Softball | Feb, 18

    O’Connor named Madness Conference Player of the Week

  • Softball | Feb, 12

    O'Connor walk-off hit lifts Cougars to 5-4 win

  • Softball | Feb, 06

    BYU softball splits day one of Kajikawa Classic

  • Softball | Sep, 27

    Cougars wrap up first weekend of fall play

  • Softball | Jul, 22

    Eight players earn WCC academic honors

  • Softball | May, 16

    Season comes to an end in Seattle

  • Softball | May, 16

    Season comes to an end in Seattle

  • Softball | May, 15

    Team effort leads Cougars to victory over Wildcats

  • Softball | May, 13

    BYU places a conference-high seven players on All-WCC teams

  • Softball | May, 10

    Cougars complete series sweep against Gaels on senior day

  • Softball | May, 09

    Cougars down Saint Mary’s, earn WCC title with doubleheader sweep

  • Softball | May, 06

    Cougars sweep doubleheader with Wolverines

  • Softball | May, 03

    St. Clair's clutch hitting helps Cougars sweep Tigers

  • Softball | May, 02

    Four home runs lead Cougars to doubleheader sweep

  • Softball | Apr, 30

    Bull leads BYU to win in her hometown

  • Softball | Apr, 29

    Big week ahead for Cougars

  • Softball | Apr, 28

    O'Connor named WCC Player of the Week

  • Softball | Apr, 28

    O'Connor named WCC Player of the Week

  • Softball | Apr, 25

    O'Connor's seven RBI lead to twinbill sweep of LMU

  • Softball | Apr, 15

    Cougars sweep Thunderbirds 10-2, 8-2

  • Softball | Apr, 11

    Bull's pitching leads defensive effort in 3-2 win over Broncos

  • Softball | Apr, 08

    BYU records 16th no-hitter in program history

  • Softball | Apr, 05

    Broderick and Almond power Cougars to series victory

  • Softball | Mar, 29

    Broderick powers BYU to sweep of Idaho State

  • Softball | Mar, 15

    BYU loses a close one against James Madison

  • Softball | Mar, 14

    Bravo and Bull lead comeback victory over Hawai'i

  • Softball | Mar, 12

    BYU falls short in two tight contests

  • Softball | Mar, 08

    BYU splits games against North Dakota State and Stanford

  • Softball | Feb, 21

    Thompson gives BYU boost at Mary Nutter Classic

  • Softball | Feb, 06

    Tauali'i ignites BYU's bats

  • Softball | Oct, 19

    BYU splits the doubleheader

  • Softball | Sep, 30

    BYU softball overpowers CSI and WSU