STUDENT IN STUDENT-ATHLETE
» 2022-23 Academic All-PacWest Team
2023 (Freshman): Made 14 total appearances with three starts on the mound, totaling 22.1 innings with a 1-1 record and a 2.82 earned run average ... Earned first win after going 5.0 innings with two earned runs allowed in an 8-5 victory over HPU (April 22).
BEFORE HAWAI‘I HILO
» 2022 graduate of Royal High School (California)
» Played two seasons of varsity baseball for coach Maye
» Honors: All-League First Team, All-Ventura County Second Team, 2021 CIF Champion
» Also participated in football
» Played club for Strike One Baseball Academy and Trosky SoCal
PERSONAL
» Nickname is "OB"
» Preferred name is "Matt"
» Born July 2004 in Thousand Oaks, California
» Parents are Melina and Jeff O'Brien
» Has two younger brothers
» Aspires to play professional ball either in the MLB or in Australia
WHY HAWAI‘I HILO
» "The location and the fact that the coaches were willing to bet on me."
FAVORITES
» Hobbies: Basketball, beating his little brother at wiffle ball
» Sports Moment: Winning CIF junior year of high school
» Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, Miami Marlins, Anaheim Ducks
» Athletes: Clayton Kershaw, Christian Yelich, Tua Tagovailoa
» Movies: Moneyball, Miracle
» Musicians: Cody Johnson, George Strait
» Video Games: MLB The Show
