O'Brien, a junior catcher from Tulsa, Okla., earned Joe Carter Missouri Valley Conference Player-of-the-Year honors as well as first team All-America honors from the NCBWA, second team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball and third team All-America honors from the ABCA.  He hit .410 with 56 runs, 100 hits, 25 doubles, 10 home runs and 70 RBI. 

He also finished the season on a 29-game hitting streak, which ranks fifth-best in Shocker history.  O'Brien was also a finalist for the Johnny Bench Award and was a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy.  He was also named the NCBWA District VI Player of the Year and an All Star by College Baseball Lineup.

For the complete list of CBI All-Americans, go to www.collegebaseballinsider.com.

-Wichita State-