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Bradley University Athletics

2023 Baseball Roster

Profile

  • 1B/OF
    Position
  • Senior
    Class
  • San Diego, Calif.
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • 195
    Weight
  • Rancho Bernardo
    Previous School
Josh Seef
Josh Seef
Josh Schwam
Josh Schwam
Josh Schwam
Josh Schwam
James Franks
James Franks
James Franks
James Franks
Connor O'Brien
#41
Connor O'Brien
1B/OF
Position
Senior
Class
San Diego, Calif.
Hometown

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Season:
2023
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Career Stats

Career Statistics

Summary

Biography

HONORS & AWARDS
All-Missouri Valley Conference:  2019 (1st Team, 1B); 2021 (1st Team, 1B); 2022 (1st Team, 1B)
Missouri Valley Conference All-Defensive Team: 2021
Bradley Baseball Rod Thompson Award (Best Batting Avg.):  2021 (.366). 2022 (.392)
Bradley Busey Bank Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 05-04-22 & 03-16-22
MVC Good Neighbor Award:  2022
MVC Honor Roll :  2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
MVC Baseball Scholar-Athlete First Team: 2022
Academic All-District 5 Team: 2022 
Bradley Deans List: Fall ‘18, Spring '20, Fall '20, Spring '21
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll:  Fall ‘18, Spring '20, Fall '20, Spring '21, Fall '22
MVC Good Neighbor Award Winner: Spring '22


AT BRADLEY (2019-21)
•  Became the first Bradley freshman to earn All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team honors since Doug Robertson in 1994, earning the nod at first base by batting .282 overall and a team-best .351 in the 21 league games.
•  Repeated as the All-MVC first-team first baseman in 2021 by leading The Valley with a .370 batting average during the regular season.
•  In 43 MVC regular-season games, O'Brien is a .375 career hitter.
•  Has twice tied the Bradley single-game record with three doubles in a game:  April 26, 2019 at Missouri State and Feb. 27, 2021 against #30 Ball State.
•  Pounded two home runs in Bradley’s 12-8 win April 16, 2019 at Illinois.
•  Hit a walk-off home run to beat Southern Illinois in the second game of a doubleheader April 17, 2021.
•  Drove in 11 runs during Bradley's 10 games in 2020.

AT RANCHO BERNARDO H.S.
•  Playing for one of the top high school programs in the country, O’Brien was a 3-year letterman for the Broncos.
•  A two-time team captain, O’Brien helped Rancho Bernardo to three straight Palomar League titles.
•  After garnering second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore, O’Brien was a first-team all-league selection each of his final two seasons and was named to the All-San Diego Southern California CIF first team in 2017.
•  Hit .356 during his varsity career.

PERSONAL
•  The son of Shawn and Sharon O’Brien, Connor was born Dec. 19, 1999 in San Diego, CA.
•  One of four children, Connor’s siblings are Brittany Wardlow, Tiffany Vilker and Dylan O’Brien.