Chad Oberacker
Chad Oberacker
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Bats/Throws: L/L
Year: 2010
Hometown: Erie, Pa.
Position: Outfield/Left-Handed Pitcher
Team: Baseball
Award: Male Athlete of the Year

An Erie, Pa. native, Oberacker finished his season ranked No. 3 in the nation, leading the Golden Eagles and the Ohio Valley Conference with a batting average of .452. Batting in the cleanup position, Oberacker consistently hit over .400 for the entire season, and finished fourth in the nation in total hits with 108 – a statistic that ranks first in the OVC - 40 of which were for extra bases. He lifted his career batting average to .395, before being drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round. He posted an on-base percentage of .527 and slugged .690, knocking in 70 runs, the third-best season in school history. He set single-season records in 2010 for hits (108) and doubles (29), which ranks first in the OVC, and he ranks second in Tech’s single-season history in total bases with 165. The only player to start all 56 games in a field position, Oberacker recorded a conference-high 281 total plate appearances, rounding the bases 67 times and logging five triples, six homers and 34 walks. He also recorded 36 multi-hit games and fielded .992. Additionally, Oberacker received Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week accolades for week 13 of the season, was named First-Team All-OVC and Second-Team Academic All-District. He becomes the first baseball player in Tech history to be named to an All-America team (having been named First-Team All-America by Collegiate Baseball News and Second-Team by Ping!Baseball) as well as Academic All-District. He was named to the 2010 OVC All-Tournament team and was on the 2010 John Olerud Two-Way Player watch list.