Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Scoreboard

Wayne State College

The official site of WAYNE STATe college WILDCATS WAYNE STATe college WILDCATS

2016 Softball Roster

10 Sam O'Brien

  • Position Shortstop
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Free State HS
  • Hometown Lawrence, Kansas

Biography

2016: Limited to 36 starts at shortstop during senior season due to injury, hitting .220 (27 for 123) with three doubles, three homer and 16 RBI...moved into second place on all-time career home run list with 28...went 2 for 3 with a home run against Northern State (4/2/16)...had three RBI in a win over Sioux Falls (4/12/16)...also went 2 for 3 with a double and RBI on Senior Day against Concordia-St. Paul (4/24/16).

2015:  Started 54 games at shortstop, hitting .311 with team-high eight home runs and 34 RBI...after junior season, ranks second on career home run list with 25...had 12 multi-hit games and seven multi-RBI contests...hit two homers, going 3 for 4 with six RBI in 9-3 win at Minnesota Crookston (4/12/15)...also homered twice vs. St. Joseph (Ind.) on 3/8/15, going 3 for 5 with four RBI...was 3 for 4 with two doubles and two RBI in 6-4 win over Central Missouri (2/20/15)...finished 4 for 8 with a homer, two doubles and four RBI in doubleheader at Concordia-St. Paul (4/25/15).

2014: Selected Second Team All-NSIC at shortstop after batting .327 for the season with 10 homers and 42 RBI...tied for the team lead in home runs, ranked second in RBI and was third in hits (52) and at bats (159)...one of only three players to start and play all 53 games during the season... ranked second on the team in both multi-hit games (16) and multi-RBI games (11)...had back to back days with five RBI's in one game, going 2 for 3 with a homer and five RBI vs. Minnesota Crookston (4/5/14) and went 3 for 4 with a double, homer and five more RBI vs. Bemidji State the following day...led the team in assists with 110.

2013: Was named co-MVP of the team, as she started all 44 games at shortstop as a true freshman...hit .309 on the year with 42 hits in 136 at-bats, while leading the team in homeruns with seven and RBI's with 34...she also recorded five doubles and one triple, while scoring 21 times...also led the team in slugging percentage at .515...had a six-game hitting streak during the season and shared the team-lead in multi-hit games with 14, while leading the team in multi-RBI games with 10...brought in a career-high six RBI's against Willmington (Del.), going 2-3 at the plate with one homerun and one run scored.

High School: Graduate of Free State High School in Kansas...was a four year starter in softball earning All-Sunflower League and All-Area First-Team honors to go with Second-Team All-Metro honors in 2011...had a career batting average of .485 with 50 homeruns.

Personal: Daughter of Kelly and Mary O'Brien...born May 13, 1994...majoring in early childhood development.

Statistics

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

There are no statistics available for this player.

Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2013Freshman

    Shortstop
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2014Sophomore

    Shortstop
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2015Junior

    Shortstop
    5'10"
    10
  • 10

    2016Senior

    Shortstop
    5'10"
    10