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2026 Softball Roster

18 Juju O'Brien

  • Position Shortstop
  • B/T R/R
  • Height 5-8
  • Class Sophomore
  • School CC
  • Hometown Manhattan Beach, Calif.
  • Highschool Mira Costa

Biography

Honors and Awards
All-Ivy League Honorable Mention - 2025
Ivy League Rookie of the Week - 3/17/25 | 5/5/25

2025
Named to the All-Ivy League Honorable Mention Team … played in 39 games making 38 starts … slashed .288/.362/.375 on the year … finished with 30 hits on the year - including 10 multi-hit games … scored 10 runs and drove in 13 … boasted a .958 fielding percentage at short, tallying 45 putouts and 68 assists … in Ivy League play she hit .298 … hit .438 as a leadoff hitter for the Lions and hit .310 (13-for-42) with runners in scoring position.
 
PRIOR TO COLUMBIA
A four-year letterwinner playing shortstop for coach Gen Barlow at Mira Costa High School … Named softball team captain as a senior … Recognized as Daily Breeze All-Area as a junior and senior … Named All Bay League First Team as a senior … Named All-CIF as a junior shortstop … Honored as Bay League Most Outstanding Player following a breakout junior season … Finished her junior season with a .529 batting average, .573 OBP, 1.573 OPS and seven home runs … Recognized as the 2024 Mira Costa High School Athlete of the Year … Graduated summa cum laude.
 
PERSONAL
Enrolled at Columbia College.

Statistics

Season:
2026

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Historical Player Information

  • 18

    2025First Year

    Shortstop
    5'8"
    18
  • 18

    2026Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5'8"
    18