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Jersey Number 25
Owen Washburn
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Webster, Wisc,
- High School:
- Webster
Bio
2024 Season (Junior/3rd Yr):
• Made 38 appearances and 29 starts
• Hit .292 with six home runs and 23 RBIs
• Recorded an OPS of .901 and scored 28 runs
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against No. 7 Tennessee (Feb. 16)
• Turned in a 2-for-4 performance with a run scored against Nebraska (Feb. 17)
• Closed out his fourth-straight multiple hit game with a 2-for-4 performance where he drove in his first run of the season vs. UTA (Feb. 20)
• Homered twice and drove in five in a perfect 3-for-3 performance against Texas Southern (Feb. 25). His older brother Jack pitched that day and threw four innings to earn his first Red Raider win
• Scored three times and drove home two in a 2-for-3 game against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 1)
• Walked twice and scored a run in the series finale against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 3)
• Doubled and recorded an highlight reel outfield assist in the second game of the weekend series at UCF (Mar. 29)
• Homered in the Red Raiders 10-9 walk-off win against Stanford (Apr. 1)
• Finished a home run shy of the cycle and had three hits in five at-bats, scoring twice and driving home a pair in the Red Raiders 15-12 win over the Cardinal (Apr. 2)
• Had two hits in the Friday night win over Houston (Apr. 5)
• Walked twice and scored three runs in the win over Abilene Christian (Apr. 10)
• Drove in two and had two hits in the Red Raiders Friday night win over TCU (Apr. 12)
• Launched his sixth and final home run in the Red Raiders 13-12 win over UNLV (May 17)
• Plated three runs in the Red Raiders Big 12 Championship win over Cincinnati (May 23).
2023 (Sophomore/2nd Yr.):
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Webster High School … coached by Jarrod Washburn … recorded a .746 BA with 9 HR, 73 RBI, 52 R, 22 SB while posting 42 IP with a 1.00 ERA and 100 strikeouts … received Wisconsin Gatorade POY honors and Wisconsin PBR POY honors … received Academic Letter winner honors ... played summer ball with STIKS Academy under coach Sean Smith.
PERSONAL: Born in California and raised in Webster, Wisconsin … son of Jarrod and Kerrie Washburn … brother to Jack and Ava … father Jarrod Washburn played 12 years in the MLB and mother Kerrie Washburn ran Track & Field in college … majoring in Sport Management.
• Made 38 appearances and 29 starts
• Hit .292 with six home runs and 23 RBIs
• Recorded an OPS of .901 and scored 28 runs
• Went 2-for-3 with a run scored against No. 7 Tennessee (Feb. 16)
• Turned in a 2-for-4 performance with a run scored against Nebraska (Feb. 17)
• Closed out his fourth-straight multiple hit game with a 2-for-4 performance where he drove in his first run of the season vs. UTA (Feb. 20)
• Homered twice and drove in five in a perfect 3-for-3 performance against Texas Southern (Feb. 25). His older brother Jack pitched that day and threw four innings to earn his first Red Raider win
• Scored three times and drove home two in a 2-for-3 game against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 1)
• Walked twice and scored a run in the series finale against Gardner-Webb (Mar. 3)
• Doubled and recorded an highlight reel outfield assist in the second game of the weekend series at UCF (Mar. 29)
• Homered in the Red Raiders 10-9 walk-off win against Stanford (Apr. 1)
• Finished a home run shy of the cycle and had three hits in five at-bats, scoring twice and driving home a pair in the Red Raiders 15-12 win over the Cardinal (Apr. 2)
• Had two hits in the Friday night win over Houston (Apr. 5)
• Walked twice and scored three runs in the win over Abilene Christian (Apr. 10)
• Drove in two and had two hits in the Red Raiders Friday night win over TCU (Apr. 12)
• Launched his sixth and final home run in the Red Raiders 13-12 win over UNLV (May 17)
• Plated three runs in the Red Raiders Big 12 Championship win over Cincinnati (May 23).
2023 (Sophomore/2nd Yr.):
- Made 16 starts in 18 games played before suffering season-ending shoulder injury
- Batted .250 on the year with one double, three home runs, and 12 RBIs
- Finished strong with a .375 batting average (12-32) and 11 RBIs over his final 10 games
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
- Big 12 All-Freshman Team
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, March 7
- Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, May 16
- Started 59 of 61 games played, all of which came in right field
- Batted sixth in the order a team-high 48 times
- Batted .277 on the year with 10 doubles, two triples, seven home runs and 48 RBIs
- Owned 16 multi-hit games, tops among all Red Raider underclassmen
- Had a 10-game hitting streak from April 19-May 21. It was the fifth-longest streak by a Red Raider in 2022.
- Posted a season-high three hits on four different occasions, including his first career game
- The true freshman began his Texas Tech career with a walk-off base hit in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Red Raiders past Michigan, 7-6, on opening day at Globe Life Field (watch, watch). He went 3-for-4 and earned two bases on balls, scored three runs and one had RBI
- Had a season-high two doubles at Oklahoma State on May 13 (watch)
- Logged seven home runs in his first season as a Red Raider
- Had a season-high four RBIs on May 14 at Oklahoma State. It came via his first career grand slam at No. 3 Oklahoma State on May 14 (watch)
- Owned 14 multi-RBI games, which included five three RBI games and a season-high four-RBI game at No. 3 Oklahoma State on May 14
- Owned a .988 fielding percentage (watch); had five assists (watch)
- Recorded his first two career home runs in back-to-back games vs. Merrimack College (March 5-6) en route to Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.
- In games played May 9-15 en route to his second Big 12 Newcomer of the Week award, hit .400 in Texas Tech's sweep of then-No. 3 Oklahoma State. His grand slam in Saturday's game put the exclamation point on a seven-run fifth in the 9-3 win. He had multi-hit games in the other two contests in the series, hitting two doubles in Friday's 7-6 win and went 3-for-5 in Sunday's 6-4 affair. For the week, he had a 1.200 OPS and seven RBIs.
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Webster High School … coached by Jarrod Washburn … recorded a .746 BA with 9 HR, 73 RBI, 52 R, 22 SB while posting 42 IP with a 1.00 ERA and 100 strikeouts … received Wisconsin Gatorade POY honors and Wisconsin PBR POY honors … received Academic Letter winner honors ... played summer ball with STIKS Academy under coach Sean Smith.
PERSONAL: Born in California and raised in Webster, Wisconsin … son of Jarrod and Kerrie Washburn … brother to Jack and Ava … father Jarrod Washburn played 12 years in the MLB and mother Kerrie Washburn ran Track & Field in college … majoring in Sport Management.
Highlights: Cincinnati (Big 12 Tournament)
Wednesday, May 21
Behind the Mic - UC vs TTU
Wednesday, May 21
Preview Presser: Cincinnati (B12 Tournament)
Tuesday, May 20
Highlights: BYU (Game Three)
Saturday, May 17
