2017 Softball Roster
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Golden, Olivia
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Jersey Number 12
Olivia Golden
- Position:
- INF
- Bats/Throws:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Height:
- 5-5
- Hometown:
- Hartselle, AL
- High School:
- Hartselle HS
Bio
2017 (Redshirt Junior)
- Finished the year with three sac flies, placing 11th in the SEC
- Put together 34 hits (six doubles, two triples, six home runs) with 27 runs batted in (second on team) and finished third on the team with a .440 slugging percentage
- Earned seven multi-hit games in 2017, including a pair of three-hit showings, along with four multi-RBI games
- One of two Bulldogs to record a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage
- Also flashed her speed on the base paths, stealing nine bases on the year
- Batted an impressive .563 (9-for-16) with a runner on third and less than two outs, while also contributing eight two-out RBI
- Hit the final home run of her career on May 10 against Ole Miss in an SEC Tournament showdown in Knoxville, Tenn.
- Put together a career-high four-game hitting streak from April 28 at No. 9 Auburn to May 5 vs. No. 16 Kentucky
- Tallied the second three-hit showing of her final season against No. 16 Kentucky (May 7), going 3-for-7 with an RBI on Senior Day
- Went 1-for-3 with a run scored, a run batted in and a home run at No. 9 Auburn on April 29
- Recorded a career-high three stolen bases and her first-career triple in 6-0 win at Alcorn State (April 18)
- First Bulldog since Loryn Nichols (May 16, 2016 vs. Weber State) to record three stolen bases in a game
- Set a career high with three hits against Louisiana Tech (March 24) and again vs. No. 16 Kentucky (May 7)
- Strung together three putouts from right field against No. 8 Alabama on March 19, a new career high
- Set a career high with four RBI in an SEC-opening win at No. 5 Texas A&M (March 10), including hitting her fourth home run of the season
- Tallied home runs in back-to-back contests, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a bomb versus Southern Illinois (Feb. 26) and then going 1-for-2 with a homer at Southeastern Louisiana (Feb. 28)
- Hit her first-career home run against Eastern Illinois (Feb. 24)
- Tallied the first multi-RBI game of her career and first multi-hit performance since 2014, going 2-for-4 with one run and two RBI in MSU’s 6-3 victory against Texas Tech (Feb. 17)
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- In her first full season since 2014, appeared in 32 games while drawing six starts
- Saw most of her action as a pinch hitter and pinch runner, but also played third base, outfield and designated player positions
- Reached base in her first three contests of the season, drawing a walk against Georgia Southern (Feb. 11), Houston (Feb. 12) and Tennessee Tech (Feb. 13)
- Also stole a base for the second time in her career in the season-opening win against Georgia Southern
- Went 1 for 2 with a double, RBI and a walk in MSU’s 6-0 win against Incarnate Word (Feb. 27)
- Walked twice and drove in a run in MSU’s 7-0 victory against Western Kentucky on March 6
- Earned an RBI groundout that provided the winning run in MSU’s 6-2 victory against UC Santa Barbara (March 11)
2015 (Redshirt Sophomore)
- Sat out the entire season after undergoing paraclavicular thoracic decompression surgery for an acute blood clot of her subclavian vein in November 2014
2014 (Redshirt Freshman)
- Turned in first full season without injury, appearing in 31 games, primarily as a pinch runner
- Scored a career-high 11 runs, registered nine at-bats and drove in the first runs of her career
- Finished with two hits, one double, two RBI, a pair of walks and one stolen base
- Finished second on the squad with 31 games appeared as a substitute
- Made 2014 debut as a third-base replacement against Jacksonville State (Feb. 9)
- Scored first run of career at FAU (Feb. 14) in the second game of the doubleheader, entering as a pinch runner for Sam Lenahan in the top of the sixth and coming home when Julia Echols was hit by a pitch
- Scored the next game in a similar situation, pinch running for Logan Foulks and crossing home on a Caroline Seitz single up the middle
- Tallied season’s first at-bat against Iowa (Feb. 23) and played in all three games of the series (Feb. 21-23)
- Started the game-winning rally against Memphis (March 11), hitting a single to right field with one out in the top of the seventh and later in the inning scoring the contest-deciding run
- Stole first base of career versus Texas State (March 2), swiping second in the sixth inning
- Scored a career-high two runs against Samford (March 26) and drew first career walk after earlier entering as a pinch runner for Caroline Seitz
- Used a double in the fourth inning at Mississippi Valley State (April 1) to drive in first career runs, plating two
- Served as a pinch runner in all three contests against No. 3 Alabama (April 11-13), at No. 4 Tennessee (April 18-20) and versus Arkansas (April 25-27)
- Scored the game-tying run in the sixth inning against No. 16 Kentucky (May 7) in the opening round of the SEC Tournament after entering as a pinch runner
2013 (Freshman)
- Experienced action in three games for the Bulldogs and recorded one hit in two at bats
- Received a medical hardship waiver for the 2013 campaign
- Made collegiate debut as a pinch runner in the Southeastern Conference opener, against No. 12 LSU at home (March 8)
- Singled in first career at bat, in game two of a doubleheader run-rule sweep at College of Charleston (March 14)
High School
- Served as a third baseman and shortstop for Hartselle High School
- Tallied 162 runs, 100 RBI, 76 stolen bases and 30 home runs as a three-year member of the Lady Tigers’ varsity squad
- Hit .442 with a .508 on-base percentage and an .884 slugging percentage (13 home runs) during senior campaign
- In three seasons, Hartselle won two county championships, three area titles and two regional crowns en route to three appearances in the state tournament
- Invited to the Alabama Under Armour Softball Combine
- Two-time all-county selection
- Played travel softball with the 16U and 18U Huntsville Sparks, guiding Sparks to three-straight appearances at the ASA National Tournament
- A four-year starter for the Hartselle Lady Tigers’ volleyball squad, lifting the team to two county, three regional and four area championships and four consecutive state tournament appearances
- Named First-Team All-State by the Alabama High School Volleyball Coaches Association during last three years in high school
Personal
- Born Olivia Mullins Golden on Sept. 23, 1993, in Decatur, Ala.
- The daughter of Harry and Amy Golden
- Has one sister, Madeline
- Graduated in fall of 2016 with degree in human sciences (human development and family science)
- Pregame ritual is to eat a chicken biscuit
- Favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers
Career Highs
- At-Bats: 7, vs. Kentucky (May 7, 2017)
- Runs: 2, 4x, last vs. Jackson State (April 5, 2017)
- Hits: 3, twice, last vs. Kentucky (May 7, 2017)
- RBI: 4, at Texas A&M (March 10, 2017)
- Doubles: 1, 8x, last vs. Fordham (May 19, 2017)
- Triples: 1, twice, last vs. Kentucky (May 7, 2017)
- Home Runs: 1, 6x, last vs. Ole Miss (May 10 ,2017)
- Walks: 3, at Texas A&M (March 11, 2017)
- Stolen Bases: 3, at Alcorn State (April 18, 2017)
- Putouts: 3, vs. Alabama (March 19, 2017)
- Assists: 1, 6x, last vs. Ole Miss (May 10, 2017)
- Hitting Streak: 4 games (April 28, 2017 at Auburn to May 5, 2017 vs. Kentucky)
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