2023: Earned Academic All-PacWest distinction and was named the National, West Region and PacWest Player of the week on 2/7 … Saw action in 42 games, starting 40 for the Cougars in his final season… Went 39-for-148, with 36 RBI, nine home runs, six doubles and one triple with 29 runs scored… Collected a .500 slugging-percentage and stole three bases… Defensively, had 16 putouts with one assists and did not commit an error… In a victory over Cal State Monterey Bay, went 3-for-5 with three home runs and a career-high eight RBI while scoring three runs.
2022: Earned Academic All-PacWest distinction... Appeared in 55 games, starting 53 for the Cougars this season... Was 56-for-205 at the plate (.273 AVG%), with 46 RBI and 35 runs scored... Recorded a SLG% of .463 with 11 doubles, eight home runs, and two triples... Ranked top ten in the PacWest in at-bats (7th) and RBI (9th)... Recorded a 10 game hitting streak from 4/8 to 4/23 and turned in 16 multi-RBI games... Posted a .974 FLD% with 71 putouts and three assists... Hit a three-run home run (8th of the season) in the regional final against Cal State Monterey Bay (5/21) to help lead the Cougars to the super regional against Point Loma.
Northwestern (2018-20): Graduated from Northwestern with an undergraduate degree in Organizational Change and earned a Master’s in Management Studies… Played two full seasons and the COVID-abbreviated season with the Wildcats… Appeared in 101 games with 76 starts, going 66-for-287 at the plate… Posted a SLG% of .355, with 14 doubles, six home runs, two triples and 45 RBI… Led the team in home runs his sophomore year with five.
High School: A three-year letterwinner at Fenwick High School, participating in Baseball and Football… Led his team to a regional championship in 2015 and was named All-State in 2017... Named First Team All-Catholic League and All-Area after hitting .405 with 33 RBIs and 10 career home runs…Was named to the Honor roll every semester of his high school career.
Personal: Born
July 30, 1998 in Glendora, Calif., and grew up in Chicago, Ill…Son of Kathleen and J.J. O’Laughlin… Is the oldest of three, has a younger brother Mike and younger sister Shannon….Currently pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration… Enjoys fishing and golfing.
