University of Massachusets Athletics
2025 Baseball Roster

Gavin O'Brien
- Position:
- Outfielder/Infielder
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Salisbury, Conn.
- High School:
- Salisbury
2025 – Freshman: Competed in 28 games with 15 starts, making collegiate debut at Bethune-Cookman (2/22) … Had a batting average of .237 and a .939 fielding percentage … Tallied 14 hits, 12 runs and seven RBI … Registered six doubles and a home run … Totaled 23 bases … Recorded first career home run vs. Rhode Island (3/29) … Hit first collegiate double at Coppin State (3/1) … Had a career-best two hits four times in the season - at Towson (3/19), vs. Rhode Island (3/28), vs. Dayton (4/4) and vs. Siena (4/30) … Scored a career-high three runs against Siena (4/30) … In the field, had 31 putouts and two errors.
Before UMass: Attended Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut … Coached by Kevin Huber … Team Captain as a senior … An ECC Champion and CT All-State member in 2024 … Named the Day All-Area Player of the Year (East Lyme) in 2024 … A 2024 WNEPBL Co-Player of the Year … Helped team to the 2024 WNEPBL Championship title … First Team All-NEPSAC honoree … Was a CT All-State (2023) and a two-time ECC First Team member (2022, 2023) … Captain of the basketball and soccer teams … Played club for the Connecticut Capitals.