2015 Baseball Roster
Roster
Chris Iriart
- Position:
- INF
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 230
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chino Hills, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Orange Coast College
| HONORS & AWARDS |
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| 2015 | The American All-Academic Team | ||
| 2015 | Second Team ABCA/Rawlings All-Region | ||
| 2015 | NCAA Houston Regional All-Tournament Team | ||
| 2015 | Second Team All-American Conference (1B) | ||
| 2015 | All-Silver Glove Series Team | ||
| 2015 | USA Baseball Golden Spikes Watch List | ||
| 2015 | American Weekly Honor Roll (March 30) | ||
| 2015 | American Player of the Week (March 23) | ||
| 2015 | College Classic All-Tournament Team | ||
JUNIOR (2015)
Named a Second Team All-Region and All-Conference selection after finishing second in the league with 15 homeruns...Had the most homeruns by a Cougar since 2006...Was the first to break the American Conference homerun record this season...Only Cougar to have started and played in all 63 games this season...Led the team with .302 average...Led team with .573 slugging percentage on 15 homeruns, 14 doubles and two triples...Notched on-base percentage of .415 with 28 walks and league-leading 19 hit-by-pitches...Moved into Top 3 all-time in total chances (570) and putouts (543) in a single-season at first base...Opened the year with a hit in nine of the first 10 games...Had a team-long 15 game hit streak...Reached base in 20 consecutive games...Had a team-high 20 multi-hit games and finished second with 12 multi-RBI games...Had a homerun in seven of the 13 weekend series and four weekends with at least two homeruns...Belted a homerun in his first game as a Cougar vs. Minnesota (Feb. 13)...Put Houston ahead with a three-run homerun vs. Alabama (Feb. 20)...Hit two solo homeruns in a single-game at Memphis (April 3)...Drove in all three RBI on a three-run homerun to cap a 3-1 win on the road at Tulane (May 2)...Had a hit in all four games at the American Championship and scored six runs...Had a three-hit game in the NCAA Regional vs. Louisiana-Lafayette where he hit his 15th homerun...Reached back in all but five games this season... Helped Cougars to an American Athletic Conference title, their second consecutive 40-win season and to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament...Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 12th Round (No. 368) of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE
Played for head coach John Altobelli...Helped Pirates to a 36-9 record and a No. 1 ranking in the nation...Named second team All-Orange Empire Conference in 2014...Batted .316 with 10 home runs and 48 RBI.
HIGH SCHOOL
Two-time First Team All-District selection while playing for the Chino Hills Huskies...Named his district's Rookie of the Year in his first season of varsity baseball.
PERSONAL
Full name is Chris James Iriart...Born October 7, 1994...Son of William Iriart and Cathy Litton...Enjoys working out, nutrition and fishing...Majoring in sociology.
