University of Wisconsin-Stout Athletics

• 2003 All-American
• Led NCAA Division III in home runs in 2003 with 15.
• Her 15 home runs in 2003 are School and WIAC records. 
• Two-time first-team Great Lakes All-Region selection.
• Four-year starter, playing in 150 games. 
• Three-time All-WIAC selection.
• School record in fielding percentage (.992)
• Sits in the top-10 in four categories
  • Slugging percentage (.636/third)
  • hits (164/eighth)
  • RBI (112/third)
  • at-bats (461/eighth)
• Key member of Stout first ever NCAA Division III tournament team. 

Erin O’Connell earned softball All-America honors after leading the NCAA Division III in home runs in 2003, smashing out 15 round-trippers, a mark that is both still a school and Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) single season record. In a double header against UW-Superior in 2003, O’Connell recorded four home runs, three in the second game. O’Connell earned Great Lakes All-Region first team honors in 2003 and 2004 and third team honors in 2005. O’Connell was a four-year starter and three-time All-WIAC selection (2003, 2004, 2005). O’Connell finished her career with 31 home runs, a Stout record and a top-10 conference mark.  A first baseman who played in 150 games over her career, O’Connell holds the school record for fielding percentage (.992) and is currently in the top 10 in slugging percentage (.636/third) hits (164/eighth), runs batted in (112/third) and at-bats (461/eighth). In 2005, O’Connell played a key role when Stout won the WIAC tournament and earned their first trip to the NCAA Division III Softball Championship. Upon graduation O’Connell served as a Blue Devil assistant coach for four seasons.