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AT MIAMI
Senior leader who has increased his agility behind the plate ... occasional power ... smart player who should start behind the plate ... played in 42 games in his first year at Miami and hit five home runs while batting .252 ... came to Miami after being named to the NJCAA South Central All-District First Team and the Division I Region II All-Region First Team ... attended Texas A&M University in the fall of 2005 before joining the Hurricanes in January ... two-time MLB Draft selection, picked twice in the 47th round by the Chicago White Sox (2003 and `04) ... spent the 2005 summer playing for the Highland Park Blue Sox in the Texas Collegiate League.
Junior (2006)
Played in 42 games this season with seven starts behind the plate ... hit .252 with five home runs, three doubles and 22 RBI ... played solid defense, posting a .985 fielding percentage as a catcher ... went 1-for-2 with a walk and run scored against the Florida Marlins on 3/1. Lincoln Regional (6/2): Pinch-hit in the eighth inning of UM's Regional-opening win against San Francisco and caught the eighth and ninth innings. ACC Tournament (5/24): Went 0-for3 in the opening game of the tournament against Georgia Tech. at Georgia Tech (5/18-20): Drove in five runs in the series and hit two home runs ... went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a three-run home run in the series finale ... hit a solo home run in the second game of the series ... went 0-for-3 with a sac fly in the series opener. vs. Wake Forest (5/12-13): Walked and scored a run in the second game of the series ... was 0-for-4 with a walk, strikeout and run scored in Miami's 11-10 win ... went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and a RBI in the series opener. vs. Wright State (5/5-7): Started all three games, two at the DH and the series finale at catcher ... went 1-for-3 with a walk, hit-by-pitch and run scored in the series finale win ... was hit twice, scored and drove in a run with a sac fly in the 14-1 win ... went 0-for-2 with a sac bunt in the series opener. at N.C. State (4/28-30): Started all three games as the DH ... walked, was hit by a pitch and scored in the series-finale win ... hit a two-out, three-run double in the second inning of Miami's 9-6 win ... went 1-for-4 in the series opener. vs. Virginia (4/21-23): Went 1-for-5 with a run scored and struck out three times in the series finale ... went 1-for-3 and was hit by a pitch inGame 2 ... started as the DH and hit cleanup in the series opener ... singled, had his first career stolen base and scored in the first inning. at Florida State (4/14-16): Hit .300 (3-for-10) as the starting DH in the series with two runs scored ... hit a solo home run on a two-out full count in the third inning and had an RBI single in the seventh inning to cap a 2-for-3 day in Miami's 7-5 series-finale win ... was 0-for-3 with a walk in the 16-1 loss in Game 2 ... went 1-for-4 in the series opener, reaching base on an infield single and scoring in the eighth inning. vs. North Carolina (4/7-9): Started all three games and had his best series of the season ... went 4-for-13 with two homers, a double and seven RBI ... doubled and drove in a run in the series finale ... started at catcher, singled and drove in the game-winning run in the seventh inning of Miami's 9-7 win ... drove in a career-high four runs as the DH in the series opener and posted the first multi-homer game for a Hurricane in nearly a year ... hit his first career home run as a `Cane, a two-run shot in the fourth inning off Andrew Miller and hit another two-run jack in the seventh inning. vs. Clemson (3/31, 4/2): Pinch-hit in the series opener and went 1-for-3 with a single in the series finale, starting at catcher. at Maryland (3/24): Caught the ninth inning of Miami's 10-2 win. at Duke (3/19): Had one at bat and played catcher in the series finale. vs. Manhattan (3/15): 0-for-1 in pinch-hit appearance. vs. Fordham (3/14): Went 1-for-4 with a RBI and run scored ... hit a bases-loaded single in the eighth inning and threw out one runner trying to steal. vs. Virginia Tech (3/10-11): Pinch-ran for Eddy Rodriguez in the eighth inning of the series opener and scored a run ... pinch-hit in the second game of the series and went 0-for-1. vs. Michigan State (3/8): Pinch-hit and went 0-for-1 in the DH spot. vs. Indiana (3/4-5): Started the final two games of the series as the DH and the catcher ... went 2-for-7 with a walk and run scored ... 1-for-4 as the DH in the second game of the series ... 1-for-3 as the starting catcher. vs. Bethune-Cookman (2/25-26): Went a combined 1-3, playing in the final two games of the series. vs. Florida (2/18): Popped up to third in a pinch-hit appearance in the series' second game. vs. Louisville (2/15): Started and went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the third inning. vs. Winthrop (2/3-5): Played in every game of the series and made his first career start at catcher in the series finale ... Went a combined 0-for-4 in the series, including a 0-for-3 performance in his first start. vs. FIU (1/28): Came off the bench in the fifth inning of the opener and hit a double to left field in his first UM at-bat ... drove in a run with a single in the sixth inning ... finished the game 3-for-3.
Connors State JC
Played for Perry Keith at two-time conference champion Connors State JC in Oklahoma ... team was ranked no. 1 in the nation during the regular season both years ... named to the NJCAA South Central All-District First Team and the Division I Region II All-Region First Team. Sophomore (2005): Hit .260 with two home runs and 36 RBIs, playing the entire season with wooden bats. Freshman (2004): Knocked in 28 runs, hit four home runs and hit .292.
Catholic
O'Brien played for David Estes at Catholic High School ... held a .400 career average and hit 24 home runs in four-year career at Catholic ... two-time first-team all-state pick and helped lead team to four straight state tournaments ... drafted in the 47th round by the Chicago White Sox as a senior. Senior (2003): First team all-conference and all-state pick ... team MVP and all-star ... hit .416 with eight home runs and 31 RBIs and compiled a 6-0 record and 0.45 ERA with four saves on the mound. Junior (2002): First team all-conference and all-state pick ... team MVP ... hit .464 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs. Sophomore (2001): Arkansas Democrat Gazette All-Sophomore Team ... hit .333 with five home runs ... first team all-conference pick. Freshman (2000): Hit .375 with two home runs.
Personal
Son of Rick and Paula O'Brien ... has one sister, Ashley ... majoring in ... enjoys duck hunting and fishing in his spare time ... was once ranked third in the state of Arkansas in tennis while in middle school.
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