Colby-Sawyer Athletics

AT COLBY-SAWYER
2022: O'Brien was the top bat for the Chargers in 2022 starting all 37 games in a corner outfield or designated hitter role. Cooper ended the year slashing .324/.443/.546 (AVG/OBP/SLG) with a team-best six home runs, a team-high 27 RBIs, six doubles and 23 runs scored. O'Brien had 53 putouts and two assists in the field ending the year with a .948 fielding percentage. O'Brien had 13 multi-hit games for the Chargers including a two-homer game on March 30th against Norwich University, where O'Brien went 2-for-2 with the two long shots with a career-best five RBIs, three runs scored and a pair of walks. Cooper's bat was red hot from March 14th to March 31st, hitting safely in 11 of the 12 games for the Chargers and finishing the stretch 17-for-35 (.485) with four homers, 16 RBIs, 12 runs scored, five doubles and a pair of stolen bases. O'Brien hit his first collegiate homerun on March 16th against Curry College in a 8-7 Charger win. O'Brien was later named to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) All-Conference Third Team and was also a GNAC player of the week.

2021: O'Brien started two games for the Chargers in the 2021 shortened season. O'Brien went 1-for-5 at the plate with a double and a RBI. In the field O'Brien also had three putouts in the outfield. 

2020: O'Brien earned a GNAC Rookie of the Week award. In the shortened 2020 season, O'Brien started five times in eight appearances. He hit .429, was tied for fourth on the team with six hits, third with four RBI and second with a pair of stolen bases.  

PRIOR TO COLBY-SAWYER: Graduate of Vergennes Union High School, where O'Brien was a two-sport athlete participating in baseball and hockey. O'Brien was a two-year baseball team captain.