Sean O'Brien
12/10/2009 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
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As a Senior (2013): Finished the year with the third highest batting average among starters with a .294 average… appeared in 50 games, including 37 starts… had 45 hits including five doubles and two home runs… added 15 RBI and 56 total bases… had 14 multi-hit games, including three-hit games against UC Riverside, Gonzaga and Santa Clara… home runs came against Nevada and UC Davis… also added 15 walks and five stolen bases.
As a junior (2012): Played in 29 games making 16 starts for SMC...hit .234 going 18-for-77...clubbed two doubles and a home run with five runs scored and eight driven in...his first collegiate home run came on 2/18 against Southern Utah it was the first home run hit at the new Louis Guisto Field...tied a career-high with four hits against San Diego on 4/20, went 4-for-5 with two runs scored and two driven in...hit .317 with runners on base and .355 with runners in scoring position going 11-for-31...a tremendous weapon off the bench, led the team with five pinch hits going 5-for-11 for a .455 average in that situation...in West Coast Conference action he played in 11 games making five starts...hit .346 going 9-for-26 with three runs scored and three runs driven in.
Summer League (2011): Played for the Bend Elks in the West Coast League with teammates Donald Collins, Toby DeMello and Kurt Jahnke...appeared in 10 games for the Elks going 10-for-31 with two doubles and five runs scored.
As a sophomore (2011): Appeared in 30 games making seven starts for the Gaels...hit .260 going 13-for-50...scored eight runs and drove in four...six of his 13 hits came as a pinch hitter...led the team as a pinch hitter hitting .429 going 6-for-14...in West Coast Conference play he hit .292 with seven hits in 24 at bats...boasted a .339 on base percentage drawing nine walks which was tied for eighth on the team.
As a freshman (2010): Appeared in 34 games with 23 starts in his first season at Saint Mary's...primarily played first base and designated hitter...finished the season with a .247 batting average, with 12 RBI and nine runs scored...had six extra base hits with five doubles and one triple...had six multiple hit games, including a season-high three hits in a 13-1 win over Seattle University on May 23, when he had is first career triple...was 3-for-5 in the game, with season-highs of three RBI and two runs scored...had a season-best 5-game hitting streak from Mar. 23-28...during that stretch, he was 9-for-19, including an 8-for-14 series against UC Riverside...was 2-for-4 with two RBI in the series opener against UCR...started at first base for the season opener against San Jose State and was 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.
High School: is a first baseman from Kamiakin High School (WA)...the Kennewick, WA product was a member of a 2008 American Legion state and northwest regional champion, and national runner-up...as a senior, he had a batting average of .500, good enough for third on his squad, and had four home runs to lead his team...was named to the All-Area First Team and the AP Class 4A All-State Second Team...was also recognized as a top 10 player in Oregon's prestigious All State Feeder Games for high school seniors.
| Year | avg | gp-gs | ab | r | h | 2b | 3b | hr | rbi | tb | slg% | bb | hbp | so | gdp | ob% | sf | sh | sb-att | po | a | e | fld% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010.... | .247 | 34-23 | 81 | 9 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 27 | .333 | 8 | 0 | 19 | 3 | .311 | 1 | 3 | 2-3 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2011.... | .260 | 30-7 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .280 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 2 | .339 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2012.... | .234 | 29-16 | 77 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 23 | .299 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .272 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | .947 |
| 2013.... | .294 | 50-37 | 153 | 23 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 56 | .366 | 15 | 4 | 27 | 2 | .366 | 3 | 1 | 5-6 | 18 | 0 | 2 | .900 |
| TOTAL... | .266 | 143-83 | 361 | 45 | 96 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 39 | 120 | .332 | 32 | 5 | 80 | 7 | .331 | 4 | 4 | 7-10 | 121 | 5 | 3 | .977 |
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Hits: 4, at San Diego, Apr 20, 2012
Doubles: 2, at Gonzaga, April 12, 2013
Triples: 1, at Seattle, May 23, 2010
Home runs: 1, three times
Total bases: 5, twice
RBI: 3, at Seattle, May 23, 2010
Runs scored: 2, 5 times
Walks: 2, at Southern Utah, Apr 02, 2011 ; Sacramento State, Mar 23, 2010 ; San Diego, May 01, 2011
Hit by pitch: 1, 5 times
Struck out: 3, four times
Sac flies: 1, four times
Sac bunts: 1, four times
At bats: 5, 7 times
Stolen bases: 1, 7 times
Caught stealing: 1, three times
Field chances: 12, at Seattle, May 21, 2010
Putouts: 11, at Seattle, May 21, 2010 ; at San Diego, May 28, 2010
Assists: 1, 5 times
Monday, June 01
Sunday, May 31
Sunday, May 31
Saturday, May 30
