Biography
AT SOUTH ALABAMA
JUNIOR SEASON (2023)
• No. 91 on Preseason D100 Player List by DI Softball
• No. 100 on Preseason College Top 100 by SoftballAmerica
• No. 62 on Postseason D1Softball’s D100 List
• First-Team all-Sun Belt Conference selection
• Second-Team NFCA all-South Region selection
• Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Year
• Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week (2/21, 3/7, 3/28, 4/4, 4/18 and 4/25)
• Sun Belt Championship all-tournament team selection
• Preseason all-Sun Belt Conference selection
• Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll selection
• Just the second player in program history to be a three-time all-region selection (Hannah Campbell, 2011-13)
• First player in program history to be named the SBC Pitcher of the Year
• First player to earn an individual award from the conference since the 2013 season (Brittany Fowler, Player of the Year and Haley Fagan Freshman of the Year)
• Third player to earn first-team all-league honors for three-straight seasons, joining Devin Brown and Kaleigh Todd who each did so from 2016-18
• The six SBC Pitcher of the Week selections surpassed Brown’s single-season mark
• The were also the fourth-most in a season by a SBC pitcher, and the most since Louisiana’s Summer Ellyson who did so during the 2019 campaign
• The six selections gave her 11 in her career, which tied Brown’s program mark
• Finished the season with a 21-6 record and two saves, while posting a 1.52 earned run average and 214 strikeouts
• Set both the single-season (12) and career (31) marks for shutouts at South Alabama, and finished second in the NCAA in the category, just one shy of the national leader
• Tossed 18 complete games and worked 179.1 innings in the circle, while holding opponents to a .186 batting average
• Also combined on three other shutouts during the year
• Ended the season ranked among NCAA leaders in strikeouts (17th), wins (t23rd), ERA (23rd) and strike-to-walk ratio (27th)
• Five games with 10 or more strikeouts, and 13 with eight-plus
• Posted a 1.37 ERA and tossed 11 complete games and eight shutouts, while striking out 99 batters in 91.2 innings of work in the circle versus league foes
• The Jaguar pitching staff ranked as one of the top staffs in the nation, finishing tied for seventh with two other teams in shutouts (19), tied for eighth in earned run average (1.63), 11th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.97) and tied for 16th in strikeouts (361)
• Allowed one or fewer earned runs in 22 of her starts
• First player in program history to toss back-to-back no-hitters: vs. Mississippi Valley State (2/17) and vs. Missouri State (2/18)
• Combined with Madison Lagle to no-hit the Devilettes, the first combined-no-hit bid in program history, in the first outing as she struck out 10 and retired all 12 batters that she faced
• Struck out 10 batters and allowed just one base runner (walk) in the next outing against the Bears
• Picked up her first pitcher of the week honor as she went 3-0 at the Mardi Gras Classic, striking out 24 and holding opponents to a minuscule .048 batting average
• Of the 44 batters that she faced only four reached base safely – two hits, a walk and a hit batter
• Struck out a season-best 14 batters in a complete-game, three-hit shutout vs. Louisiana Tech (2/26)
• Followed that outing with an 11-strikeout, two-hitter against Tennessee Tech (3/3)
• Earned second SBC POTW honor after helping lead South Alabama to a 4-1 record at the Jane B. Moore Memorial (3/3-5), posting a 0.54 earned run average, allowing just three hits in her 13 innings of work, holding opponents to a .073 batting average and striking out 16 batters
• Picked up both wins for South in the SBC road series at Texas State (3/24-26) as she allowed just one run and finished with a 0.50 earned run average, striking out 12 in her 14 innings of work
• Had a hand in all three victories in the SBC series versus ULM (3/31-4/2) as she was 2-0 and earned her second save of the year in game two of the series
• In her 14.2 innings of work, Lackie allowed seven hits and a pair of walks, and struck out 17 batters, while holding the Warhawks to a .137 batting average in all three of her appearance
• Tossed 15 scoreless innings in the circle, struck out 18 batters, held opponents to a .164 batting average and went 3-0 for the week in her outings versus Nicholls (4/11) and the SBC series against App State (4/14-16), where she earned her first win in a relief appearance against the Colonels, and recorded a pair of complete-game shutouts versus the Mountaineers
• Tied former Jag great Farish Beard for fourth all-time in career strikeouts versus the Colonels and then moved into fourth alone as she struck out Kayt Houston to begin the series opener versus the Mountaineers
• Georgia Southern series (4/21-23): didn’t allow an earned run and was two outs from recording her fourth no-hitter in the finale
• In her two appearances versus GS, struck out 12 and held Eagle batters to a .150 average
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022)
• Ranked No. 120 on D150 list by D1Softball
• First-Team all-Sun Belt Conference selection
• Third-Team NFCA all-South Region selection
• Named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week (3/15)
• Named to 2022 Extra Elite 100 College Player Rankings during the preseason
• 2022 Preseason all-Sun Belt Conference selection
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honoree
• Finished season with a 15-8 record, appearing in 31 games and making 21 starts
• Struck out 208 and allowed just 45 earned runs in 155.2 innings of work, while holding opponents to a .168 batting average
• Had seven double-digit strikeout games with five others with eight or more
• Tossed 17 complete games with eight total shutouts, seven solo
• Ranked among the league leaders in the SBC in earned run average and opposing batting average (second), strikeouts and strikeouts looking — 69 (third), while her three saves were the most among any pitcher
• Ranked in the top 50 nationally in several categories — hits allowed per seven innings (4.14 - 15th), strikeouts per seven innings (9.4 - 29th), shutouts (30th), saves (36th)
• Tossed a no-hitter versus UT Arlington (3/12), the 19th in program history and the second of her career.
• Lowered her ERA to 1.61 in conference play and held opponents to a .149 batting average, and tossed six shutouts
• Had a nearly 10:1 strikeout-to-walk ratio against league competition (129-25)
• Struck out five and earned a save in her two innings of work in South’s season-opening win over Central Florida
• Opened up SBC play with a five-inning no-hitter at UTA (3/12), striking out 10
• Followed that outing with three other double-digit strikeout games
• Tossed an eight-inning, three-hit complete game where she struck out 18 in game one of the series versus Texas State (3/18)
• Struck out the side four of the eight innings versus the Bobcats, getting ahead 0-2 counts on 12 times in the game, and posting nine of her strike outs in those counts.
• Went first-pitch strike to the first 21 batters she faced and didn’t throw a first-pitch ball until the second batter of the seventh inning
• Struck out 11 in the series finale versus Texas State (3/20) and then 14 in a shutout victory over Coastal Carolina (4/1)
• Had double-digit strikeout games versus Georgia Southern (4/29), Georgia State (5/11) and Texas State (5/12), recording 13, 11 and 11, respectively, in those outings
FRESHMAN SEASON (2021)
• Sun Belt Conference Commissioner’s List selection
• Easton/NFCA All-America Scholar Athlete honoree
• First-Team all-Sun Belt Conference selection
• Third-Team NFCA all-South Region selection
• Became just the second pitcher in program history to earn Sun Belt Conference weekly accolades four or more times in a season, joining Devin Brown who did so five times during the 2016 season
• Named Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week four times (4/13, 3/16, 3/9 and 2/23)
• Selected as the Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week (3/9) and the DISoftball Freshman of the Week (3/8)
• Finished the season with a 19-12 record and a 2.34 ERA and a freshman record 250 strikeouts
• Appeared in 42 games, making 26 starts and going the distance 17 times
• Recorded four saves and eight total shutouts – seven solo and one combined
• Led the Sun Belt in innings pitched, was second in strikeouts and tied for second in saves
• Also ranked third in opposing batting average, strikeouts looking, fourth in wins and sixth in ERA
• Finished the season sitting among the NCAA leaders in both strikeouts (14th) and saves (T-14th)
• Struck out the side 19 times and recorded at least 2 or more strikeouts in 81 innings (41.6%) in her 194.2 innings of work
• Recorded double-digit strikeouts seven times this spring, with five of those going for 12 or more.
• Of her 587 put outs, 250 have come by strikeout, while 338 have come from balls put in play (42.6%)
• Of the 805 batters faced, Lackie has gotten ahead 0-2 in the count to 183 (22.7%) batters, retiring 150 (82.0%) of those batters and striking out 103 (68.7%) of those retired batters
• Retired the side in order or faced the minimum in 76 (39.0%) of her innings of work
• Named to the Jaguar Classic (2/19-21) all-tournament team after recording four solid outings out of the bullpen for South Alabama. Struck out 24, while allowing just two runs and issuing three walks in her 12.2 innings of relief
• Recorded first career complete-game shutout in a 2-0 win over Middle Tennessee (2/27), as she struck out 12, allowed one hit and didn’t issue a walk
• Received first Sun Belt Conference Pitcher of the Week honors during week two of the season on Feb. 23, the first by a freshman pitcher since Devin Brown did so on Feb. 9, 2015
• Struck out 10 in five innings of work against Northern Iowa (3/5), while only allowing one hit and two walks
• Posted her second double-digit strike out game of the spring as she set down 10 in her complete-game win over Kent State (3/6)
• Earned her second league pitcher of the week honors as well as a pair of national accolades (Wilson/NFCA Pitcher of the Week and DISoftball Freshman of the Week) after helping the Jaguars pick up the program’s first-ever win over second-ranked Alabama in Tuscaloosa
• Along with her two 10-strikeout performances, the freshman righty tossed her second complete game of the season, struck out six, while holding No. 2 Alabama (who came in hitting .324) to a season-low three hits, while not issuing a walk
• Used 102 pitches and threw 73 for strikes, while not throwing more than 13 pitches in an inning through the first four frames against Bama
• With the tying run at second in the fifth, struck out the next three batters to get out of the jam
• Selected as the Sun Belt’s Pitcher of the Week for the third time following South’s Week 5 series sweep over Appalachian State during the opening weekend of conference play.
• Allowed just one hit (.023 opp. batting avg.), walked two and struck out 31, while tossing a pair of complete-game, shut outs in the Appalachian State series (3/13-14)
• Struck out multiple batters in all but the third inning of game one of the series, and struck out the side on four occasions
• Tossed a no-hitter in the series finale (3/14) and struck out 15 and 16 batters, respectively, in her two games in the series
• Fourth SBC Pitcher of the Week honor came following South’s three-game sweep at ranked Texas State during Week 9 of the season
• Recorded a win and a save in the series against Texas State, while striking out 19 and allowing just two earned runs in her 15 innings of work.
• Tossed 10 scoreless innings and held the Bobcats – who entered the weekend as one of the top offenses in the conference – to just five hits (.172 average), while striking out 10 in the series
• Earned her 12th win of the season in game two of the series with a two-hit, complete-game shutout
• Posted three scoreless innings of relief with the tying run coming to the plate twice in those frames in the series finale
• Set the freshman record for strikeouts in a season in game one of a doubleheader versus UL Monroe (4/25), and holds the program mark for double-digit K’s and shutouts by a freshman
AT WALKER HIGH SCHOOL
• Lettered four seasons in softball at Holden High School in Holden, La.
• Member of the varsity squad since eighth grade
• Ranked 56th in Extra Innings Extra Elite 100 rankings, and No. 30 nationally at her position heading into her senior season
• Earned first-team all-state from the Louisiana Sports Writers Association, all-district and all-parish honors each of her first four varsity seasons (senior season was cancelled due to pandemic) with the program
• Selected as the Most Valuable Pitcher her junior and sophomore seasons
• Named the Class B LHSAA state tournament Most Valuable Player her freshman, sophomore and junior seasons
• Named to the PGF (Premier Girls Fastpitch) Watch List during her senior season for the Southwest Region
• Named an East All-Star by the Louisiana High School Coaches Association at the conclusion of her final prep season
• Led the Rockets to their third straight Class B team title during junior season•
• Was 21-2 with a 0.55 earned run average in the circle, and struck out 288 batters
• Was a force offensively as she sported a .452 batting average
• Led the nation in strikeouts on MaxPreps.com for several weeks during the 2018 season as she finished with 301 strikeouts
• Selected as the MaxPreps/NFCA National Player of the Week (Feb. 27 – March 5) during her ninth-grade season
• Played three years of travel ball with the Diamond Sports Hotshots organization and was coached by former Texas A&M All-American pitcher Mel Dumezich
• During the summer prior to her senior season, she recorded 136 strikeouts in 103 innings of work
• Helped the Hotshots record a runner-up finish a the 2020 USA Nationals held in Oklahoma, City, Okla.
PERSONAL
• Full name is Olivia Jaye Lackie
• Born in Holden, La.
• Daughter of Eddie Wilson (step-dad) and Kasie Lackie
• Has a younger sister, Emma Wilson
• Aspires to become a veterinarian
• Majoring in biology and minoring in general business
