Baseball

O’Brien Named GNAC Co-Rookie of the Week

Posted: Mar 15, 2022

STANDISH, Maine – The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) weekly honors have been announced and Saint Joseph's College freshman outfielder Peter O'Brien (Scarborough, Maine) has been selected as the GNAC Baseball Co-Rookie of the Week.

O'Brien was a catalyst for the Monks' offense last week (4-1) as the freshman centerfielder hit .412 (7-17) with nine runs, two doubles, a homer, two RBI and five walks. He posted a .706 slugging percentage and a .545 OBP to account for a stellar 1.251 OPS in five games during the Monks' spring trip.

In seven games this season, O'Brien is hitting .444 (8-18) with 10 runs, two doubles, a home run, three RBI, two stolen bases, and seven walks and sports an outstanding 1.322 OPS (.600 OBP, .722 SLG%).

O'Brien shares the GNAC weekly award with Elms College freshman pitcher CJ Kuentzel, (Albany, N.Y.), who tossed 7.2 scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts (no walks) last week, including a nine-strikeout one-hitter on Thursday in a 9-0 win over Gordon.

Saint Joseph's (5-3) is scheduled to play a doubleheader at Clark University this Saturday. First pitch is slated for 12:00 PM.

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Founded in 1912 by the Sisters of Mercy in Portland, Maine, Saint Joseph’s College is Maine’s Catholic liberal arts college in the Mercy tradition. We are inclusive of all faiths, including no faith. The 474-acre campus, located on the shore of Sebago Lake in Standish, Maine offers more than 40 undergraduate programs and a Division III athletic program to a population of approximately 1,000 on-campus students. A pioneer of distance education since the 1970s, the College also provides online certificates and undergraduate and graduate degrees for thousands more working adults who reside in more than 20 other countries. In 2015 the College was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching to receive its Community Engagement Classification, highlighting the College’s focus on community service throughout its mission and daily interactions within local, regional, and global communities. In 2018, Princeton Review recognized SJC as one of its “Green Colleges” for its sustainability initiatives. Learn more at www.sjcme.edu.