2018 Baseball Roster
O'Brien, Kian
Jersey Number 10
Kian O'Brien
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Madison, Wis.
- Prev School:
- Madison College
Bio
KENT STATE HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2019 First Team All-MAC
- 2019 MAC Player of the Week
- 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-District
- 2019 MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week
2019 SEASON
- Played in 50 games, making 42 starts
- Finished the season with a .313 batting average, 30 runs scored, 52 hits and 21 walks
- Belted 20 extra-base hits, including 7 home runs, for a .530 slugging percentage
- Ranked eighth in the MAC in slugging percentage and ninth in both RBIs and home runs
- In MAC play, led the conference in RBIs (36) and ranked third in slugging percentage (.684), fourth in batting average (.389), fifth in home runs (5) and sixth in both hits (37) and doubles (9).
2018 SEASON
- Appeared in 29 games, making 13 starts for Kent State as a junior college transfer
- Recorded his first career hit against Sam Houston State in the season opener, an RBI single
- Had a season-high 2 hits against Middle Tennessee State
- Did not record an error in 66 chances at second base
PRIOR TO KENT STATE
- Lettered four years at Madison La Follette
- Named Wisconsin State Journal Player of the Year during senior season
- First Team All-Region, All-State, All-Conference and was named conference Player of the Year during senior season
- Second-Team All-Conference and All-Area during junior season
- First-Team All-State academically during senior season
PERSONAL
- Born August 9, 1997 in Geneva, IL
- Parent is Kelley O'Brien
- Is an only child
- Enjoys traveling and doing activities out on the lake
- Majoring in Sports Administration and would like to work in the front office for an MLB team one day
25 BSB MACT HYPE
Friday, July 18
25 BSB HYPE
Friday, July 18
Dane Gets Thrown on to the Mound with Kent State Baseball
Friday, July 11
Kent State Baseball | MAC Tournament 2025 Game 1 vs Ball State 5.23.25
Saturday, May 24
