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THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND
THE PRIDE OF LONG ISLAND

2019 Baseball Roster

Brian Ballweg
Joel Coleman
Joel Coleman
Vashaun Newman

12 Kevin O'Connor

12 Kevin O'Connor

  • Position:
    IF/OF
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    180
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Huntington, NY
  • High School:
    Harborfields

Summary

Biography

At Hofstra
2019: Played in 32 games, starting 23...Batted .235 with six doubles, one home run and nine RBIs...Scored 11 runs...Stole five bases...Went 2-4 with a double, two runs, and three RBIs at Liberty on March 17...Was 2-4 at Northeastern on April 6...Went 1-1 with three walks versus Monmouth on April 9...Hit a three-run home run in a win over William & Mary on May 17...Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Colonial Athletic Association Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll selection…Batted .231 in CAA play...2018: Played in 14 games with two starts...Batted .143 (2-14) with a double and three RBIs...Scored one run and walked twice...Doubled in his only at-bat at Manhattan on April 24, driving in and scoring a run...Went 1-4 with an RBI in a start at Elon on April 15...Drove in a run at Monmouth on March 27...CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll pick...2017: Red-shirted and did not play...2016: Played in 45 games, starting 34...Batted .234 with four doubles and 10 RBIs...Walked 23 times...Stole three bases...Went 3-3 versus Charleston on April 16...Was 3-4 versus Fordham on March 16...Went 2-3 with a double at Fairleigh Dickinson...Knocked in two runs with a double at Coppin State on March 5...CAA Commissioner's Academic Award recipient.

High School: Lettered in baseball at for four years at Harborfields High School in Greenlawn, New York…Did not play as a senior due to injury…Named to All-New York State Fourth Team as a junior…All-Suffolk County selection as a junior…Two-time all-league pick…Served as team captain as a junior and senior…Batted .360 as a junior with eight doubles and 20 runs scored…Member of league championship team as a junior…Personal: Has two brothers…Names LeBron James, Odell Beckham Jr. and David Wright as his favorite athletes…Cousin, Liam O’Connor, played baseball at Lehigh…Cousin, Rob Savarese played baseball for four years at Farmingdale…Also recruited by Stony Brook and Binghamton…Finance major.
 
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Historical Player Information

  • 8

    2016Freshman

    Infield/Outfield
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2017Sophomore

    IF/OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2018Junior

    IF/OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    8
  • 12

    2019Senior

    IF/OF
    5'10" 180 lbs
    12