Owen McElfatrick

February 27, 2024, Evanston, IL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Illinois State at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

February 17, 2024, New Orleans, LA: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Tulane at Greer Field at Turchin Stadium in New Orleans, LA on Saturday, February 17, 2024. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Michael DeMocker/Northwestern Athletics

March 2, 2024, Daytona Beach, FL: A game between Northwestern Baseball and Bethune-Cookman at Jackie Robinson Park in Daytona Beach, FL on Saturday, March 2, 2024. (Photo by Liam Kennedy/Northwestern Athletics)

Photo by: Liam Kennedy/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics

Photo by: GRIFFIN QUINN/Northwestern Athletics

January 7, 2025, Evanston, IL: Members of the Northwestern Baseball team pose for photos as part of Internal Media Days at Walter Athletics Center in Evanston, IL on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. (Photo by Ryan Kuttler/Northwestern Athletics)

Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Position:
INF
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.
High School:
Berkeley Preparatory

Career Highs:

At-Bats………………..7 (2x), last at Iowa (5/5/24)
Hits…………………….3 (12x), last at Michigan State (4/11/25)
Runs…………………..4, at Maryland (3/29/25)
RBI…………………....6, vs. Milwaukee (5/8/24)
Home Runs…………..2 (2x), last vs. NIU (4/15/25)
Total Bases…………..8 (2x), last vs. NIU (4/15/25)
Walks…………………3, last at Illinois (4/21/24)
Stolen Bases………...1 (13x), last vs. Valparaiso (5/13/25)

2025: Started in 51 games… Led the team with a .303 batting average and 59 hits and tied for the team lead in stolen bases (5)... Finished second among Wildcats in doubles (16) and on-base percentage (.393)... Finished third on the team in on-base plus slugging (.926), home runs (9), slugging percentage (.533) and runs scored (40)… Doubled as part of a two-hit day in a win over Fordham (2/23)... Picked up three hits in four at-bats against Duke (2/28)... Recorded two hits including a double against Penn State (3/14)... Tallied three hits including a double against Penn State (3/15)... Wrapped up a seven hit weekend with two more hits in a win over Penn State (3/16)... Launched a home run against Illinois (3/21)... Reached twice, stole a base and scored a run against Western Michigan (3/25)... Reached and scored four times in a win over Maryland (3/29)... Cranked a home run and four RBI against Maryland (3/30)... Picked up three hits including a double, scored twice and drove in three in a win over Michigan State (4/11)... Launched two home runs and drove in three against Northern Illinois (4/15)... Drilled a two-run home run in a win at Nebraska (4/18)... Doubled and homered in a win over UIC (4/22)... Homered for the fifth time in six games against Washington (4/25)... Launched a homer and drove in three runs in an 11-7 win over Butler (4/29)... Scored twice and hit an RBI double in a win over Ohio State at Wrigley Field (5/9)... Homered, walked twice and stole a base in a win over Valparaiso (5/13).

2024: Led all Wildcats in doubles (14), home runs (11), runs (41), total bases (110), and slugging percentage (.524)... Second among teammates in hits (61), batting average (.290), OPS (.887), RBI (37)... Went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two runs at Tulane (2/18)... Logged seven RBI on two doubles and a home run over three games in a series sweep of Bethune-Cookman (3/1-3/3)... Went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs against Purdue at Wrigley Field (4/26)... Recorded his first career multi-homer game in a 9-3 win over Milwaukee, tallying six RBI off a two-run home run and a grand slam (5/8).

2023: Tallied 2 doubles and a home run at Louisiana Tech (3/3)... Reached base 5 times at Louisiana Tech (3/5)... Hit 2 doubles and drove in a run against UTA (3/24)... Hit a 3 run home run in a victory against Illinois (4/9)... Made it back to back days with a 3-run HR when he went yard against UIC (4/11)... Reached base 3 times and scored all 3 times in a win over Milwaukee (4/25)... Homered in a win over Iowa (5/19)... Had eight multi-hit games.

High School: 2020 and 2021 Preseason Underclass All American (Perfect Game) … Three-year varsity letter winner … Helped lead the Bucs to a District crown in 2021 … 28 strikeouts through 23.1 innings … Played club baseball with CBU Scout/United 2022 … Won a 14U BCS National Championship with Kangaroo Court … Dean and Headmaster's List student

Personal: Born Owen Thomas McElfatrick … Honor roll student … Played against fellow Wildcat Drew Dickson in high school … Went to the same high school as NFL wide receiver and Super Bowl champion Nelson Agholor … Anticipated major is learning and organizational change.