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O'Keeffe is a versatile player who saw action at third base and first base. Last year he provided a powerful bat and .300+ hitting in 28 games started. O'Keeffe transferred to Tech from Canada Junior College in San Francisco, Calif. where he was named All America selection in 1997. 1999: Platooned at first base with Mark Austry and starts at first base vs. letthanded pitchers … also started several games at third base … hit .432 in February, .357 in March and .308 in April … finished season with 10 multi-hit games and eight multi-RBI games … had six-game hit streak … Big 12 Commissioner's Honor List honoree … finished Texas series at 3-10 with five RBI, hom e run and double … went 2-4 with three RBI and double vs. UT-Pan American on 3/20 … went 3-5 with two RBI and double vs. Texas A&M … went 2-4 with two RBI vs. New Mexico on 3/2 … went 3-5 with home run, two RBI, two runs at New Mexico … went 3-5 with three RBI, double, home run vs. UCLA … doubled twice and finished 2-3 at San Diego … went 3-4 with RBI and two runs vs. TCU … drove in three RBI and went 3-5 with two runs vs. Howard. 1996-97 at Canada J.C.: Played two seasons at Canada Junior College in Redwood City, Calif. for head coach Mike Garcia ... named a 1998 Junior College All America ... selected Most Valuable Player of his league and Player of the Year in California ... batted .460 (87-189) with 29 doubles, one triple, 11 home runs, 59 runs scored and 71 RBI for Canada in 1998 ... also stole 22 of 24 bases, walked 15 times in 45 games played ... led Canada to 36-9 overall record and third place finish at California state championships in 1998 ... batted .350 in 1997 and helped Canada to playoffs as a freshman. High School: A 1995 graduate of Sacred Heart Cathedral in San Francisco where he played baseball for head coach Matt Gallegos along with basketball and football ... hit .480 as a junior and .400 as a senior ... named First Team All-West Catholic Athletic League as a junior and senior ... led Sacred Heart to semifinals of the Central Coast section as a senior in 1995. Amateur Experience: Played last summer in Alaska for the Mat-Su Miners ... finished second in league in home runs. Personal: Born David O'Keefe on February 2, 1977 in San Francisco, Calif. ... son of Joe and Jill O'Keeffe ... has sister, Emily (20) ... hobbies and interests include weight lifting ... his mother is a college counselor … medical redshirt as a freshman at Pacific University … career goals include going on in baseball as far as he can and studying to become a college counselor ... is a Family Studies major. O'Keeffe's Career Highs - At-bats: 5, three times; Runs: 2, three times; Hits: 3, four times (last at New Mexico, 2/23/99); Home Runs: 1, twice; RBI: 4, at New Mexico, 2/23/99; Walks: 2, vs. UT-Pan American, 3/20/99 |
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