Former Cornerstone Charter Softball Standout Olivia Nogueras Involved in Fight, Suffers Serious Head Injury

The 2025 Cornerstone Charter graduate suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed during an altercation near UCF as authorities continue investigating the incident.

Former Cornerstone Charter School softball star Olivia Nogueras, a 2025 graduate, recently suffered her second head injury in less than a year after a melee at a club near UCF. She now is recovering at home and the Orange County Sheriff's Office is investigating. | Olivia Nogueras

Former Cornerstone Charter School softball player Olivia Nogueras, who helped the Ducks’ recent rise to prominence, is recovering from a fractured skull and brain bleed after a fight in Orlando.

Nogueras, 19, became involved in an altercation during an outing at the Knight Library club near the University of Central Florida campus last Friday night, according to her family’s attorney in a story by The Orlando Sentinel.

Altercation Under Investigation

The 2025 CCS graduate said in a video that she was at the club with a friend when a fight broke out between other patrons. Nogueras said another patron struck her during the altercation. She said she responded before being body-slammed to the floor.

Nogueras, an Orlando resident, was transported to a local hospital, where she spent three days in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), per a statement from the family’s attorney, Mark NeJame. She now is recovering at home.

“Besides all that mishap, I’m just blessed to be here,” Nogueras said in a video released to The Orlando Sentinel. “I’m thankful for the people I have with me.”

As of Tuesday, Aug. 11, no arrests have been made in the incident as the Orange County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate.

Nogueras Suffers a Second Head Injury

The club incident is the latest setback for Nogueras, a talented four-year player from CCS who helped the Ducks advance to the Class 2A regional finals as a junior in 2024.

In October of 2025, she suffered a softball-related head injury while on scholarship with Warner University in Lake Wales, Florida. The injury triggered a seizure, forcing her into a wheelchair and physical therapy. She ended up missing the spring semester and subsequently enrolled at Valencia College in Orlando.

It is unknown if Nogueras will be able to resume studies or play softball as she continues to have health issues, NeJame said. “It’s just so sad because she was a star athlete. She was doing physical therapy twice a week and had progressed significantly,” NeJame said in a story by The Orlando Sentinel. “She was walking and going out and all that on her own like a normal 19-year-old. Then, this horrific thing happened to her. It’s going to be a long road for her.”

Softball Career at Cornerstone Charter

The road to softball prominence, however, was a short one for Nogueras. She came into her own as a sophomore in 2023, batting .333 with 21 runs scored, 16 RBI, seven doubles and one triple as the Ducks went 20-9-1 and advanced to the Class 2A regional semifinals.

In her junior year, she batted a blistering .359 with three doubles, one triple, 20 runs scored and 14 RBI to help the Ducks go 26-4 and advance to the Class 2A regional finals.

As a senior in 2025, she batted .278 with six doubles, one triple, 20 runs scored and 19 RBI to lead CCS to a 19-10 record and the Class 2A regional semifinals.

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