Steve Osborne '01 is the most decorated Monks baseball player ever to don the Royal Blue and White. In a four-year career, Osborne rewrote the record books for a Saint Joseph's College baseball player. He completed his illustrious career ranking first in batting average (.430), home runs (42), hits (220), and runs (183). In 2001, Osborne set the single-season records for runs (64), batting average (.481), hits (77), home runs (22), and RBI (79). In addition, he garnered the Maine Athletic Conference Player of the Year and NAIA Honorable Mention All-American honors and was the 2001 NCAA Division III Statistical Champion for slugging percentage (1.031). He was also selected to the 2001 New England College Baseball All-Star game at Fenway Park and the NCAA Home Run Challenge at the 2001 College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Osborne was the first Saint Joseph's College baseball player ever to sign a professional baseball contract - with the New York Yankees.
Career Statistics:
YEAR | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | HBP | BB | SO | SB | AVG | SLG | OBP |
1998 | 26 | 77 | 18 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 1 | .338 | .558 | .407 |
1999 | 45 | 150 | 55 | 60 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 5 | .400 | .693 | .492 |
2000 | 39 | 125 | 46 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 38 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | .456 | .704 | .534 |
2001 | 44 | 160 | 64 | 77 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 79 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 6 | .481 | 1.031 | .536 |
TOTAL | 154 | 512 | 183 | 220 | 40 | 7 | 42 | 176 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 15 | .430 | .781 | .503 |