2021 Baseball Roster

38 Chris Okamoto

  • Position C
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 180
  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Cottonwood Heights, Utah
  • Highschool Hillcrest
  • Major Civil Engineering

Biography

2021: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in six games with two starts as a catcher for the Orediggers ... Finished the season hitting .444 with one run on four hits and three RBI ... Top performance of the year came on his Senior Day against UCCS on May 8 when he went 2-for-3 with one run and two RBI in the victory ... Also went 1-for-1 at #5-ranked Colorado Mesa on March 14 ... Produced a fielding percentage of 1.000 on 23 chances behind the plate while notching two assists ... Closed his career at Mines touting a .435 batting average while slugging .522.

2020: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award ... Part of Mines' rotation at catcher with three starts in four appearances for the Orediggers ... Closed the year hitting .300 with one run and three RBI on three hits including one double ... Also stole one base and drew two walks ... Defensively threw out three runners on the base paths and had no passed balls while fielding .974 behind the dish ... Top outing of the year came on Feb. 9 at Fort Hays State where he went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one walk and one stolen base.

2019: RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Appeared in three games for the Orediggers as a pinch hitter and backup catcher ... Finished the season hitting .750 with three runs on three hits and two RBI including one double ... Collegiate debut came against Adams State (3/29) as he went 1-for-2 with one run - both the first of his career ... Top performance of the year came at CSU-Pueblo (4/14) where he went 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI including on double.

2018: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Catcher and middle infielder for Hillcrest (Utah) … Slashed .256/.436/.308 with a .986 fielding percentage as a prep … Three-time all-region honoree … Academic All-State selection and was twice named Academic All-Region … Earned four letters … Honor roll student every quarter … Earned three academic letters … School Sterling Scholar in mathematics … Utah State Sterling Scholar semifinalist … AP Scholar with distinction.

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Historical Player Information

  • 38

    2018Freshman

    C
    5'9" 170 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2019Redshirt Freshman

    C
    5'9" 170 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2020Redshirt Sophomore

    C
    5'9" 180 lbs
    38
  • 38

    2021Redshirt Junior

    C
    5'9" 180 lbs
    38