Lily O’Bryan has been a game-changing athlete for two Cleveland High School sports programs.
On the volleyball court, her play in the middle helped propel the Lady Blue Raiders to their first TSSAA state championship in a 49-win season in 2022. O’Bryan has been even stronger as a senior this fall, recording 170 kills and 50 blocks to go with a team-best 45.2% success rate on kills and a hitting percentage of .301 for Cleveland (27-8).
However, O’Bryan made the choice recently to continue her athletic career in college on the softball diamond when she committed to Furman University, a Southern Conference school in Greenville, South Carolina.
A pitcher, first baseman and outfielder, O’Bryan helped the Lady Blue Raiders to a record-setting 22-win season last spring. O’Bryan won 10 games in the pitching circle and posted a 2.93 ERA with 115 strikeouts in 93 1/3 innings. The 5-foot-10 right-hander had a pair of 12-strikeout games and threw two shutouts.
At the plate, she hit .417 with 17 extra-base hits, including seven home runs, scored 36 runs and drove in 25 runs.