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Furman University

2015 Baseball

7 Chris Ohmstede

  • Position 3B
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 195
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Marietta, Ga.
  • High School The Walker School

Biography

2015 — Heads into his senior season with 30 home runs, which ranks fifth on Furman’s career chart, and his 123 RBI is 10th on the Paladins’ all-time ledger. 2014 — Second team All-SoCon honoree in balloting by league coaches and media...pick by the coaches marked his second all-conference tab in two seasons...put together an excellent junior season, starting at third base in all 59 games and hitting .318 with a team leading 10 home runs and 47 RBI...slugged a team leading .511...posted 22 multi-hit games and tallied at least two RBI in a squad high 12 contests...belted a two-out, three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Furman a 9-8 win over East Tennessee State at Latham Stadium...performance capped a two-home run, six-RBI display and was the second of three, two-home run outings in 2014 (now five in his career)...left the yard twice in a 3-for-5, five-RBI display against Appalachian State (9-2 win) in Boone...also homered twice (2x4, 2 runs, 2 RBI) versus Western Carolina (5-4 loss) in Cullowhee...doubled twice and collected four RBI in an 8-6 victory in Charleston against The Citadel...went 4-for-5 at UNCG (8-6 loss)...recipient of a 2014 All-American Athlete Award as presented by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCAA) in recogntion of his athletic achievements and dedication to strength and conditioning. 2013 — Earned second team All-SoCon honors in balloting by league media after batting .291 with a team leading 14 home runs and 49 RBI...14 route jobs tied for third highest season tally in Furman history...earned starts in all 57 games, including 56 at third base, where he fielded at a .921 clip...started slow, hitting just .130 (6x46, 0 HR, RBI) over the first 12 games...batted .331 (60x181, 14 HR, 45 RBI) over Furman’s final 45 games...homered (2x4) and scored three runs in 11-6 win over Coastal Carolina...went 3-for5, homered twice, and drove in four runs in 7-6, 10-inning loss to Davidson at Fluor Field...second roundtripper against the Wildcats, a two-run ninth inning shot that gave Furman a 6-5 lead, easily cleared the wall in deep left center field, traveling an estimated 430 feet according to Greenville Drive officials...also homered twice (3x5, 3 RBI) in 8-3 win at Presbyterian...belted a grand slam off Western Carolina pitcher Jeremy Null in a 9-2 victory over the Catamounts...went deep in a 3-for-4 display against 11th-ranked South Carolina (6-5 win) at Fluor Field...fashioned a 10-for-21 run (.476) with 10 RBI in a five-game stretch (4-1) that included wins over The Citadel, Winthrop, and two triumphs against Georgia Southern...homered and drove in four runs against UNCG (13-7 win)...drove in a career high seven runs (2x5) on a the strength of a grand slam in a 19-3 rout of Dayton...helped key Furman to a 10-1 pasting of Elon in SoCon Tournament first round action, going 2-for-5 with a double and home run.  2012 — Earned Southern Conference All-Freshman Team and SoCon All-Tournament honors after a solid inaugural season...played in 50 games and registered 39 starts, with most (23) coming at third base...also logged starts at designated hitter (13), second base (2), and shortstop (1)...batted a solid .286 with six home runs and 27 RBI...had just one hit (1x13, .077) over his first 10 games, but after that batted .305 (43x141) over his final 40 games...finished second on the team in home runs behind Will Miller (10)... first clout was a three-run, sixth-inning blast in a 9-5 win over Toledo...went 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to help Furman erase a 6-0 deficit on the way to an eventual 10-7 win over USC Upstate...homered and scored three runs as part of a 3-for-3 performance against Georgia Southern (9-8 win)...belted a two-run round tripper in a five-run fourth inning versus Georgia (5-4 win)...had four hits against UNCG (9-4 loss)...doubled twice and drove in three runs as part of 4-for-4 performance in Furman’s 16-4 elimination game rout of SoCon Tournament top-seed Appalachian State at Fluor Field.

High School:  2011 graduate of The Walker (1A) School...head coach was Mike Brady...played infield...earned second team all-state honors as a junior and first team all-state accolades his senior year...helped lead The Walker School to a state Final Four playoff appearance in 2010, his junior campaign...also played basketball during his prep career...summer baseball experience included time with the Nelson Baseball School.

Personal:  Full name is Christopher Michael Ohmstede...born October 9, 1992, in Houston, Texas...son of Michael and Sherri Ohmstede.

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2012Freshman

    INF
    5'8" 176 lbs
    27
  • 7

    2013Sophomore

    3B
    5'8" 185 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2014Junior

    3B
    5'9" 191 lbs
    7
  • 7

    2015Senior

    3B
    5'10" 195 lbs
    7