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University of Rhode Island

2017 Baseball Roster

9 Matt O'Neil

  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 205
  • Bats/Throws R/R
  • Year Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown East Longmeadow, Mass.
  • Position INF/P

Biography

Career Honors & Awards 

  • ABCA/Rawlings All-Northeast Region First Team (2017)       
  • NEIBA All-New England First Team (2017)
  • Atlantic 10 All-Conference First Team (2017)
  • ECAC First Team (2017)
  • Atlantic 10 Player of the Week (April 3, 2017)                  

In the Rhody Record Book (at end of 2017)

  • t-2nd - Home Runs (season) - 13 (2017)
  • t-5th - RBI (season) - 51 (2017)

 


2015 (Redshirt Junior)

  • Appeared in 27 games and made 16 starts.
  • Had two hits, an RBI and a run scored at Maryland (Feb. 27-28).
  • Singled and scored a run in back-to-back appearances at Winthrop (March 5) and vs. Indiana State (March 11).
  • Doubled at Towson (March 20).
  • Went 2-for-4 and drove in a run at George Mason (March 26).
  • Singled twice, walked and stole a base at Brown (April 14).
  • Doubled against Hartford (May 18).
  • Had a pinch-hit, two-run homer against Davidson in the title game of the Atlantic 10 Championship (May 28).

2015 (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Apeared in 29 games, making 25 starts... Played primarily at third base but also played short and pitched.
  • Hit .253 on the year with a .374 slugging percentage an a .314 on-base percentage.
  • Recorded 23 hits - including five doubles and two home runs - 11 RBI and 14 runs scored.
  • Was a perfect 2-2 in stolen base attempts.
  • Made four appearances on the hill, combining to post a 2.08 ERA over 4.1 innings. 
  • Allowed his only run, hits (2) and walks (2) in his first appearance of the season (vs. Brown, March 17)... Went on to toss 3.1 shutout innings over his next three appearances.
  • Recorded his first career hit at #2 Florida on Feb. 14.
  • Went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in URI's 6-3 win over #11 North Carolina (Feb. 28).
  • Made his first pitching appearance against Brown on March 17.
  • Tossed a 1-2-3 eighth inning at both Saint Louis (March 21) and Northeastern (March 31).
  • Was 3-for-5 with two RBI and a pair of runs scored at Bryant on April 8.
  • Doubled twice and drove in a pair of runs at Boston College (April 14).
  • Threw an inning and a third of shutout relief against Bryant on April 21.
  • Combined to go 5-for-8 with two home runs, three RBI and four runs scored in a pair of wins at UMass (May 9-10).
  • Went 2-for-4 in back-to-back games against La Salle on May 15-16.
  • Doubled and scored a run in URI's win over Fordham at the Atlantic 10 Championship (May 20).
  • Singled in back-to-back A-10 tourney games against Richmond (May 21) and VCU (May 22).

2014 (Sophomore)

  • Sat out the season after transferring to Rhode Island from Connecticut.

Prior to URI

  • Was a member of the UConn baseball team in 2013.
  • Did not appear in any games for the Huskies.

High School

  • Competed on the baseball, basketball and golf teams at East Longmeadow High School.
  • Captained the baseball team as both a junior and senior.
  • Also earned All-State honors those two years.
  • Was a Rawlings All-Region First Team pick his senior season.
  • Helped his 2010 Legion team to the Massachusetts State Championship, earning All-Regional accolades along the way. 

Personal

  • Born July 21, 1994.
  • Son of Karen and John O’Neil.
  • Has an older brother, Colin.
  • Favorite athlete is Robinson Cano.
  • Favorite teams are the Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins and New England Patriots.
  • Majoring in Plant Sciences.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2014Sophomore

    INF/P
    6'1" 198 lbs
    30
  • 10

    2015Redshirt

    INF/P
    6'1" 198 lbs
    10
  • 9

    2016Redshirt Junior

    INF/P
    6'1" 196 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2017Redshirt Senior

    INF/P
    6'2" 205 lbs
    9