AUSL

Carrie Eberle

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Oklahoma State University '21

Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

2021 Rookie of the Year

Playing for Athletes in Action

Personal: Eberle graduated from Virginia Tech in 2019 before transferring to Oklahoma State. Her mother and father both attended Virginia Tech, and she has one brother. Eberle completed her Master's degree in Forensic Sciences in 2021. She was named an assistant softball coach at Lipscomb on August 30, 2022, after spending the 2022 campaign as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State. Eberle lists Oklahoma State softball coaches Kenny Gajewski and John Bargfeldt as people who have made a difference in her life, along with her travel ball coach, Adam Martin, and former Virginia Tech coach Angela Tincher. She also played basketball and volleyball growing up. Eberle chose to wear No. 44 after donning the number during her high school basketball career. She lists "Pretty Girl Rock" by Keri Hilson as her walk-up song.

2023 AUX Season: Eberle accrued 582 leaderboard points in her second AUX campaign. This included 470 win points and 112 stat points. She led the league with nine appearances in the circle, two of which were starts. Over the course of 19.1 innings, she achieved a record of 1-2 with two saves and nine strikeouts. Her earned run average for the season was 4.35. One notable performance came on June 24, when Eberle threw a season-long 4.1 innings in relief against Team Leach. She allowed one run on four hits during this game. She also earned her lone win of the season on June 12 against Team Garcia. In that game, she gave up one run on three hits in 3.2 innings and struck out three batters. On June 14, she secured a three-inning save against Team Mulipola, recording two strikeouts while conceding one run on five hits. Additionally, Eberle earned a save on June 15 by securing the final out against Team Garcia.


2022 Championship Season: Eberle earned 26th place on the leaderboard with 1,204 points. She ranked eighth in the league with 160 win points and made 11 appearances in the circle with three starts. Eberle tallied 18 strikeouts and threw 32 innings, including a season-high 6 innings in the Week Two opener. She struck out five batters in Week One's finale against Team Zerkle while allowing only one hit in 3.1 innings of relief.


2022 AUX Season: Eberle accumulated 742 leaderboard points, earning 30th place in the league standings. She appeared in eight games with four starts and had a 6.00 earned run average with a 2-3 record. Eberle accrued 13 strikeouts over 25.2 innings and closed Series One with a season-high 5.2 innings against Team Chidester on June 15. She also threw 5.0 innings with three strikeouts against Team Ocasio in the season opener on June 13. Eberle earned a victory in relief against Team Gibson on June 19, throwing 3.2 innings and allowing just two hits.


2021 Championship Season: Eberle was named the inaugural Athletes Unlimited Softball Rookie of the Year. She finished fourth on the leaderboard with 1,592 points and ranked second in the league with 200 MVP points. Her 382 stat points were good for sixth place. Eberle tied with Aleshia Ocasio for the league lead with 13 games pitched and 10 games started. She also had a 3-2 record with two complete games in 51.0 innings. Eberle ranked fifth in AU with a 3.16 earned run average and notched 17 strikeouts, which shared sixth place in the league. She was one of 12 players selected in the Athletes Unlimited Softball College Draft. 

At Oklahoma State: Eberle played three seasons at Virginia Tech before transferring to Oklahoma State for her final two years. She made 154 career appearances with 122 starts and had a 1.88 career earned run average with 598 strikeouts in 808.1 innings pitched. Eberle also tallied 84 career complete games with 27 shutouts and five saves. She fashioned a 36-5 record in two years at Oklahoma State with 224 strikeouts and a 1.13 earned run average over 266.1 innings. Eberle stands second in OSU history with an .878 career winning percentage and ranks third on the Cowgirls' single-season list with 26 victories during the 2021 campaign. As a fifth-year senior, Eberle was a Second-Team NFCA All-America performer, accumulating a 26-4 record with a 1.40 earned run average and 156 strikeouts. She was honored as the 2021 Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year after leading the Cowgirls to the Women's College World Series. Eberle received a spot on the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team as a fifth-year senior. She also received Second-Team All-America distinction from Softball America during the COVID-shortened 2020 season after fashioning a 0.46 earned run average in 76.0 innings. Eberle teamed up with Kelly Maxwell to throw the first combined perfect game in OSU history on March 24, 2021, against North Texas. She also threw two solo no-hitters with the Cowgirls and was a finalist for the 2021 USA Softball Player of the Year. Eberle stands fifth in Virginia Tech history with a 2.27 career earned run average. She struck out 366 hitters in three seasons with the Hokies while pitching 534.0 innings. Eberle amassed a 45-35 record at Virginia Tech with 15 shutouts in 106 appearances. She was a two-time NFCA All-Region and All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree at VT, including First-Team notice in 2019. Eberle was named the 2019 ACC Pitcher and Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Headshot of Carrie Eberle

Career Stats

YEAR
W-L
ERA
G
GS
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
2023 AUX Softball
1-2
4.34
9
-
19.1
27
9
10
12
2
.321
5
1
-
2
117
143
6
2022 AUX Softball
2-3
6.00
8
-
25.2
42
13
17
22
2
.350
2
1
-
-
155
202
2
2023 Championship*
0-2
7.68
6
-
13.2
25
8
10
15
1
.410
-
1
-
-
37
68
2
2022 Championship*
3-5
5.03
11
-
32.0
36
18
23
23
5
.290
3
-
-
1
244
310
6
2021 Championship*
3-2
3.16
13
-
51.0
58
17
21
23
4
.296
1
6
-
1
214
304
3
Career Totals
9-14
4.69
47
-
141.2
188
65
81
95
14
.321
11
9
-
4
767
1027
19

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Game Log

DATE
HOME TEAM
AWAY TEAM
W-L
ERA
G
IP
H
SO
BB
ER
HR
B/AVG
HP
CG
SHO
SV
B
S
WP
6/24/2023
Team WarrenTeam Garcia
0-0
0.00
1
1.0
1
-
-
-
-
.250
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/24/2023
Team WarrenTeam Leach
0-0
1.62
1
4.1
4
-
2
1
-
.267
1
-
-
-
-
-
1
6/21/2023
Team LeachTeam Taylor
0-0
0.00
1
1.0
2
-
-
-
-
.400
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/19/2023
Team FillerTeam Taylor
0-0
7.00
1
1.0
3
-
-
1
-
.500
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
6/18/2023
Team TaylorTeam Filler
0-0
0.00
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
6/18/2023
Team TaylorTeam Leach
0-1
9.33
1
3.0
5
3
2
4
2
.333
2
-
-
-
32
44
1
6/15/2023
Team ZerkleTeam Garcia
0-0
0.00
1
0.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
6/15/2023
Team ZerkleTeam Mulipola
0-1
14.00
1
2.0
4
1
1
4
-
.400
1
-
-
-
19
23
-
6/14/2023
Team MulipolaTeam Zerkle
0-0
2.33
1
3.0
5
2
3
1
-
.385
1
-
-
1
36
38
2
6/12/2023
Team GarciaTeam Zerkle
1-0
1.91
1
3.2
3
3
2
1
-
.200
-
-
-
-
30
37
2

*The AUSL All-Star Cup was known as the Championship season through 2024.

Awards & Honors

2021 Rookie of the Year

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