UC Santa Barbara
Career Stats: 24 GP, .391/.459/.531, 64 AB, 13 R, 25 H, 3 2B, 2 HR, 19 RBI, 8 BB, 8 K, 3 SB, 4 SBA
2015: Entered 24 games on the season, drawing 15 starts (six behind the dish, nine at DH) ... Slashed .391/.459/.531 with five extra-base hits (two home runs), 19 RBIs, and 13 runs scored in 64 at-bats ... Greatly improved at the plate as the year went on, he appeared in 18 of the team's final 24 games after having appeared just six times over the first 34 games ... Among Gauchos with 50+ at-bats, led team in batting average and slugging percentage ... Had three hits in each of his first two starts of the season, including a five-RBI game vs. Dartmouth on Mar. 21 ... On May 3, lined a walk-off single into shallow center field to score Kyle Plantier and give UCSB a 4-3 win over UC Davis ... Drove in two of the team's three runs in a May 10 win over Cal State Fullerton ... Went 3-5 in a midweek loss to Cal State Fullerton on May 5 ... Batted .333 in conference play ... Hit .487with runners on base and .481 with runners in scoring position ... Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 24th round of the 2015 MLB First Year Player Draft with the 723rd overall selection.
Santa Barbara City College/Danville (2014): As a redshirt freshman, hit .299 with a .447 on-base percentage, 27 runs scored, and 13 RBIs ... Played in 35 games for the Vaqueros under head coach Jeff Walker ... Earned 21 walks against just 14 strikeouts ... Threw out 40% of would-be basestealers ... Spent the summer with the Danville Dans of the Prospect League ... Was an all-star and was selected to participate in the Home Run Derby.
Texas Christian University (2013): Utilized a medical redshirt year.
High School: A three-year letter winner for head coach Vince Dell'Aquila at Miramonte High School in Orinda, Calif. ... Played pitcher as well as catcher for the Matadors ... Graduated in 2012 ... In his senior season, was named team captain and ended up earning Team MVP honors as well as honorable mention All-DFAL accolades ... As a junior in 2011, was an honorable mention All-American ... Was also first team All-League and All-Section ... Won a DFAL Championship in 2011 ... As a sophomore in 2010, was an All-Section honorable mention after hitting .375 ... Also competed in football.
Personal: Patrick O'Brien was born on Oct. 7, 1993 to parents Mike and Suzi in Berkeley, Calif. ... Has two older sisters, Molly (born 1988) Katie (1989), as well as one younger sister, Fiona (2000) ... Is a sociology major ... Roots for the San Francisco Giants and San Francisco 49ers ... Lists Kevin Costner's For Love of the Game as his favorite movie ... Listens to Dom Kennedy, Wiz Khalifa, Revolution, Living Legends, and Goonies For Life ... Enjoys wakeboarding, wakesuring, ping pong, and poker in his free time ... Giants backstop Buster Posey is his favorite athlete ... Breaking Bad and Entourage are his favorite TV shows ... Out of high school, was recruited by Oregon State, Cal State Fullerton, Oregon, LMU, Santa Clara, and Saint Mary's.
