Sean O'Brien Season 2007

8 - Sean O'BrienPosition: Infield
Class: r-Junior
Height: 6' 0"

Weight: 195 lbs.

High School: Greeley
Hometown: Chappaqua, N.Y.

A successful player who the Hokies are counting on for leadership and a productive season ... Was voted one of the team captains by his teammates ... Has a great work ethic ... Combines good strength with improved flexibility and athleticism ... Dropped some weight during the fall and is now one of the faster players on the team ... Has made significant progress on his defensive skills ... Possesses an outstanding eye and command of the hitting zone ... Gets on base and doesn't strike out often ... Produces some power from the left-hand side of the plate ... Will be a big part of the Hokies' lineup ... Is going to see some starting time at first base and in left field ... Returned to action last year after missing the entire 2005 season due to shoulder surgery ...Started 52 games at first ... Led the 2006 team in batting at .317 and drove in 40 runs ... Also topped the squad with 41 walks ... Enjoyed an outstanding freshman season in 2004 when he drove in 45 runs and set a Tech modern-day record for a freshman with a .372 batting average ... Led the team in a number of categories that year, earning first-team All-Big East honors and a spot on the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-America team selected by Collegiate Baseball ... Proved to be a tough out, striking out just 16 times in 172 at bats ... Began the season working in the outfield before settling in at first base ... Was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 45^th round of the 2003 Major League Baseball amateur draft.

2005-06: Started 52 games at first base and one as the DH ... Batted .317 with 40 runs batted in ... Walked 41 times and scored 35 runs ... Went 3-for-5 at the plate at Campbell in his first game back ... Drove in a run with a double ... Had two hits in win at East Carolina ... Drove in four runs on three hits in first Towson game ... Picked up his first home run of the season in that game ... Had two hits in game two of the series and three in game three ... Picked up two hits and two walks in first Miami game ... Drove in two runs during loss at JMU and had a homer and five RBIs in loss to Dukes in Blacksburg ... Drove in two runs during a win at VCU ... Picked up a triple in game two against Boston College ... Posted another triple during a three-hit outing at Radford ... Hit a walk-off solo homer with two outs in bottom of the ninth for a win over Appalachian ...Went 5-for-9 in UNC series with four walks and two RBIs ... Walked three times against Marshall ... Drove in four runs and scored four during Duke series ... Batted .417 (5-12) in those three games ... Drove in two runs in game one at Clemson ... Drove in two runs and scored two in home win against VCU ... Collected three hits against Liberty in Blacksburg ... Hit a walk-off homer on a 3-2 count with two outs in the bottom of ninth to give Tech a 7-6 win over NC State ... Collected four hits in the Virginia series, driving in two runs and scoring three.

2004-05: Missed the entire season after undergoing shoulder surgery in March.

2003-04: Played in 50 games, starting 48 ... Picked up 20 starts in right field, 27 at first base and one as the designated hitter ... Got off to a slow start before hitting a stretch where he hit safely in 16 of 18 games ... Drove in three runs and hit his first collegiate homer at UNC Wilmington ... Also homered and drove in three runs against Towson ... Went 4-for-5 with two homers, three RBIs and four runs scored in a win at Richmond ... Knocked in six runs with four hits during a loss at Virginia ... Went 4-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs against UConn ... Led the team in multiple-RBI games with 13 and was second in multiple-hit games with 19 ... Also topped the Hokies in RBIs (45), home runs (6) and on-base percentage (.471) and was second in walks with 31 ... Struck out just 16 times.

High School: Earned four letters as a first baseman/outfielder at Greeley High where he played for coaches Jim Bellantoni and Walter Allen ... Won the Section 1 triple crown his senior year ... Batted .554 with 13 home runs and 48 runs batted in ... Carried a 1.257 slugging average and struck out just four times ... Named all-league and all-section ... Team MVP ... Hit .412 as a junior with four homers and 23 RBIs ... Carried a .441 batting average his sophomore year ... Was team MVP that season after adding eight home runs and 32 runs batted in ... Named all-league both seasons ... Batted .449 for his career with 28 home runs and 118 runs batted in ... Started four years in basketball, scoring over 1,000 points during his career.

Personal: Sean Patrick O'Brien ... Born 12/31/84 in Mt. Kisco, NY ... Son of John and Joan O'Brien ... Enrolled in apparel, housing and resource management.

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