Patrick O'Brien Biography

2013 (Junior) | Game-By-Game Stats: Appeared in15 games, 13 of which he started... Led the Penguins with 91.0innings pitched, and finished with a 3-8 record and a 4.85 ERA...Allowed 58 runs, 49 of which were earned, on 108 hits and 18walks... Struck out 51 batters, and opponents hit .295 againsthim... Was 2-4 with a 4.24 ERA in league play... Named the HorizonLeague Pitcher of the Week on April 8 when he held Milwaukee tofive hits in a complete-game victory... Did not walk a batter andstruck out seven batters in YSU's 6-2 victory over the Panthers onApril 6... Earned the victory at Samford in the opening weekend ofthe season, holding the Bulldogs to one run on two hits in sixinnings on Feb. 17... Also earned the win against UIC, holding theFlames to three runs on six hits in seven frames on April 20...Allowed two earned runs in 6.2 innings against Wright State in thefirst game of the Horizon League Tournament (5/22)... Went thedistance against the Raiders during the regular season in a 6-3loss... Did not factor in the decision at UIC when he allowed onerun on seven hits in seven innings... Pitched at least six inningsin 10 of his 13 starts... Threw in relief twice with mixedresults... Struck out three batters in 1.2 scoreless inningsagainst Akron (4/3)... Surrendered five runs in 2.2 innings to WestVirginia (4/24)... Allowed six home runs, but only one of thosecame after March 30.

2012 (Redshirt-Sophomore) | Game-By-Game Stats: Pitched in 11games, 10 of which he started... Posted a 1-6 record with a 5.59ERA in 46 2/3 innings... Struck out 31 batters while walking 15,and opposing batters hit .307 off of him... Was 1-3 with a 4.44 ERAin six Horizon League appearances... Had an ERA of 3.08 in hisfinal six outings... Issued two walks in his final 17 1/3innings... Did not pitch from April 5 to May 11 due to aninjury, and he missed the Horizon League Tournament with aninjury... Made his YSU debut by starting the season opener againstCanisius on Feb. 17... Earned his win against Butler on March 31,allowing one earned run on five hits in six innings... Also allowedone earned run in six innings in his previous start at UIC on March24... Did not allow a run in three innings in his start againstPittsburgh on May 15... Did not allow a hit until the fifth in hisfinal start of the season at Valparaiso (5/19)... Ended up allowingtwo earned runs on six hits in five innings... Allowed one earnedrun and struck out five batters in four innings at Austin Peay(3/2).... Struck out a season-high six batters in 5 1/3 innings vs.LIU Brooklyn (2/24).

2011: Sat out to fulfill NCAA transferrequirements.

2010 (Bowling Green): Went 4-3 with ateam-high six saves in 26 appearances for the Falcons... Also madeone start... Struck out 24 batters in 34.1 innings and allowed justfive extra-base hits... Allowed only six earned runs in his final28.2 innings... Earned his first win against Eastern Kentucky(3/20)... Earned his first save in game two of the doubleheaderagainst EKU... Did not give up an earned run over 13 games (17.1innings) from March 30 to May 16... Struck out multiple battersfive times... Fanned a career-high three batters against ClevelandState... Honored with the Fireman Award for best reliefpitcher for BGSU.

High School: Had a combined record of 12-5with 142 strikeouts in 112 innings over three years... Earnedhonorable mention All-Federal League accolades as a junior as heposted 1.90 ERA and 57 strikeouts in 54 innings... As a senior, wasnamed First-Team All-Federal League with a 1.70 ERA with 65strikeouts in 58 innings... Threw a no-hitter against Ursuline as asenior... Was ranked 29th on the Buckeye Scout Top 100 list.

Personal: Son of Rich and Sue O'Brien... Hisbrother, Rich, pitched at Bowling Green... Also has a sister(Jill)... His grandfather, Jack Mayo, played for the PhiladelphiaPhillies in the early 1950s... Major is criminal justice...Recipient of the 2013-14 Judith Ann Ritz Memorial Scholarship.

Career Stats (at YSU)