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Jersey Number 10
Owen Diodati
- Position:
- Outfielder
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Niagara Falls, Ontario
- High School:
- A.N. Meyr Secondary
- Prev School:
- Alabama
Bio
Honors and Awards
2023
Dean’s List (Winter)
2022
Dean’s List (Fall)
2023 SEASON2023
Dean’s List (Winter)
2022
Dean’s List (Fall)
Played in 25 games, making 15 starts … Batted .145 (8-for-55) with a home run, three doubles, five RBI and three runs scored … Had two multiple-RBI games … vs. Xavier (Feb. 17-19): Started first three games in right field before serving as the designated hitter in the finale of the four-game Oregon sweep … Went 2-for-13 with a double and two RBI … In the season opener, doubled down the left-field line and drove in a run in first career at-bat as a Duck … Delivered a walk-off sacrifice fly scoring Rikuu Nishida in the bottom of the ninth … Reached base twice (1-for-3, BB) in a 5-3 game-three win … vs. UC Santa Barbara (Feb. 24-25): Started all three games in right field … Had a hit in all three games, going 3-for-10 in the series … vs. San Diego (March 2-5): Started the first three games in Oregon’s four-game series sweep … Reached base twice on base on balls in game two … vs. #13 UCLA (March 10-12): Started games one and two in the series before entering as a pinch hitter in game three … Had second career multi-RBI game as a Duck in the opener while going 1-for-4 with a pair of runs batted in and a run scored … Hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the second to give Oregon a 3-0 lead in an eventual 6-2 win … at Arizona (March 31-April 2): Had a pinch hit RBI double in the seventh inning to help Oregon rally from a 10-0 deficit to a 13-11 win.
CAREER (at ALABAMA)
Played three seasons (2020-2022) … Batted .245 (101-for-412) with 24 home runs, 88 RBI, and 70 runs scored with 13 doubles and two triples in 122 games … Reached base at a .349 clip while slugging .461… Named Freshman All-American, 2022 CoSIDA Academic All-American third team.
2022 SEASON (at ALABAMA)
Batted .242 (28-for-157) with eight home runs, seven doubles, 26 RBI, 27 runs scored and three stolen bases in 49 games (41 starts) … Reached base 29 times on free passes (25 BB, 4 HBP) to finish with a .360 OBP and a .439 slugging percentage ... Ranked third on the team in home runs, while tying for third in walks … Homered in three straight games, the first player at Alabama to do so since 2018 … Put a seven-game hitting streak while batting .385 with three home runs, four doubles, eight RBI, seven runs scored and four walks from March 13-25 … vs. Xavier (Feb 18): Went 1-for-4 with a game-winning, two-run home run …vs. North Alabama (March 9): Matched a career-high with three hits (3-for-5) with a home run and two RBI … vs. Florida (March 19-20): Hit a 2-run homer in the fourth to tie the game … Reached base four times (4-for-7) in back-to-back games, with four hits and three RBI … at UAB (March 23): Homered to right center in the sixth for a 4-1 lead … at Tennessee (April 15): Hit a pair of home runs in a game for the second time in career, while going 2-for-4 with two RBI … at Samford (Aril 26): Tied a career high with three hits while reaching base four times (3-for-3, BB) and scoring twice in a 10-1 win …
2021 SEASON (at ALABAMA)
Batted .230 (46-for-200) with 11 home runs, three doubles, one triple, 40 RBI, 30 runs scored and one stolen base … Walked 19 times while being hit by six pitches to finish with a .314 OBP and a .420 slugging percentage in 56 games (55 starts) … Set career season highs in hits, home runs, RBI, runs scored, at-bats, games played and starts … Second on team in homers while tying for second in 40 RBI … Split his time between the outfield and designated hitter … Hit three grand slams to tie for second most in Alabama history (since 1983), including back-to-back games at Charleston and vs. South Alabama (March 7-9) … All three grand slams came in first 13 games played … vs. McNeese (Feb. 21): Broke open a one-run game with a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth of a 9-5 Alabama win … Went 1-for-3 with a career-high four RBI and two runs scored … vs. Charleston (March 7): Hit a third-inning grand slam to give Alabama a 7-0 lead in an eventual 21-3 win … Tied a career-high with four RBI while going 1-for-2 with a walk and two runs scored … vs. South Alabama (March 9): Hit a walk-off grand slam to give Alabama an 11-8 win while going 2-for-5 with a double and two runs scored … Drove in four runs in second consecutive game … at Texas A&M (April 9-11): Matched a career high with three-hits (3-for-4) with a RBI and run scored in first game … Capped a series sweep hitting a walk-off three-run home run to give Alabama a 7-4 win … vs. Auburn (April 15-17): Delivered a walk-off game-winning single in the opener … Matched career-high with four RBI while going 2-for-5 with a two-run homer and a two-run single in a 10-9 series-clinching win … at Kentucky (April 23): Tied career high with three hits (3-for-4) including a double … Drove in two runs and scored once in the 10-1 series-opening win.
2020 SEASON (at ALABAMA)
Named a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball after batting .309 (17-for-55) with five home runs, three doubles, one triple, 22 RBI, 13 runs scored in a COVID-19 shortened season … Walked 13 times while being hit by one pitch to finish with a .431 on-base percentage and a .673 slugging percentage … Named first-team All-Canadian by the Canadian Baseball Network … Led team in RBI and multi-RBI games (7), while ranking second in home runs … Led all SEC freshmen in RBI and slugging percentage, while tying for the lead in home runs and walks … Among all hitters, tied for third in RBI and seventh in home runs … Drew five walks vs. Harvard (Feb. 28) to tie Alabama single-game record for free passes … Ranked 11th in the league in slugging percentage and finishing second for Alabama … vs. Northeastern (Feb. 14-16): Batted .667 (6-for-9) with three home runs, a double, a triple, eight RBI, six runs and four walks in a season-opening sweep … Hit two home runs on Opening Day, the first Alabama freshman to homer in a season-opener since 2016 … Had a season-high three RBI in both games one and three … Scored a career-high four runs in the opener … Earned SEC Co-Freshman of the Week honors following series … vs. Lipscomb (March 8): Matched a career high driving three runs in a series-clinching win.
SUMMER BALL
Played in the Cape Cod League in 2021 and 2022 … Finished second in the league batting .344, while leading team with three home runs … Played for the Great Lake Canadians for two years during his prep career.
MLB DRAFT
Selected in the 29th round (867th overall) of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
PREP SCHOOL
Attended A.N. Meyr High School in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada … Second-ranked catcher and No. 10 overall play in Ontario by Perfect Game … Top-ranked catcher and second-rated ply in Canada according to Prep Baseball Report … Ranked No. 363 on Baseball America’s Top 400 draft prospects and third on the outlet’s top high school list … The No. 303 ranked player on Perfect Games’ Top 500 combined draft list … Played for team Canada in the 2019 18U World Cup … Member of the Canadian Junior National Team and also played with the Great Lakes Canadians during prep career … Participated in the Tournament 12 (T12) presented by New Era at Rogers Centre on three occasions … Earned honorable mention recognition in 2018 for the Canada All-America Squad from Perfect Game … A two-sport athlete (hockey).
PERSONAL
Father (Ryan) was a four-year letter winner at Niagara University … Grandfather (Doug Rombough) played center for the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL for seven years … Selected for the 2022 SEC Community Service Team.
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