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Jersey Number 28
Blake O'Brien
- Position:
- RHP
- B/T:
- R/R
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 195
- Hometown:
- Overland Park, Kan.
- High School:
- Saint Thomas Aquinas HS
Get to Know Blake ...
At what age did you start playing baseball and how did you get into baseball?
- 5 years old, with kindergarten friends.
- Locked in.
- Football, I played for 12 years before I came to KU.
- Pitching is the only thing that I do right handed.
- Salvador Perez.
NAME & HOMETOWN PRONUNCIATION
FRESHMAN – 2025
- Did not appear in a game
HIGH SCHOOL
- Played four years of baseball at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Overland Park, Kansas
- Ranked the No. 2 outfielder in the state of Kansas, and the No. 6 overall prospect in the state by Prep Baseball Report
- Named the Kansas 5A Player of the Year, an All-State First Team pitcher and an All-EKL First Team outfielder
- Posted a 7-1 record with a 1.14 ERA in 49.0 innings pitched through his junior year
- Recorded 85 strikeouts, a 1.07 WHIP and opponents hit .184 against him through his junior year
- Led the state of Kansas in extra-base hits (17) and doubles (13)
- His 13 doubles were also a school record
- In 2023, led St. Thomas Aquinas to a third-place finish in Class 5A, a conference championship and a regional championship
- Played four years of football in addition to baseball
- All-EKL First Team selection in football
- Four-year varsity starter in football and baseball
PERSONAL
- Son of Jason and Angie O'Brien
- Has two younger sisters, Brooke and Blair
- Committed in October 2022
- Picked Kansas over Duke, Notre Dame, Missouri State, Purdue, Arkansas and Xavier
- Chose Kansas because, “The coaching staff, the direction of the program and the opportunity to stay in Kansas and help build something special.”
- Majoring in business administration
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