Dennis O'Grady

2010

Named to the All-ACC Academic Baseball Team
An ACC Academic Honor Roll selection
One of the most versatile players in Duke’s lineup
Started 41 games in the field and 11 on the mound
Made a team-high 10 of his 11 starts against ACC teams
Made at least nine starts at four different positions
Started 14 games at first base, 12 at second base, nine in left field and six as the designated hitter
Hit .283 with 43 hits, 28 RBI and 32 runs scored
Doubled 11 times and hit two homers
Stole five bases
Struck out only 19 times in 182 plate appearances
Had 14 multi-hit games
Posted a 10-game hitting streak
Drove in a career-high five RBI in a 6-5 win over Presbyterian with only one official at bat
Had a two-run double and three sacrifice flies in that win over Presbyterian
Had 11 RBI in a five-game span from May 1-11
Hit .311 with two outs
Started a game on the mound in each of Duke’s 10 ACC series
Gave up more than four earned runs in only two of his 10 starts
Beat No. 15 Virginia Tech with seven innings of one-run ball
Gave up only three hits to the Hokies as Duke won 11-7
Threw eight innings and gave up only two runs against Boston College
Did not walk a batter in his eight innings against the Eagles.

2009

Appeared on the ACC Academic Honor Roll
Duke's second most used reliever, making 23 appearances out of the bullpen
Went 2-2 with three saves and a 5.76 ERA
Threw a bullpen-high 45.1 innings, striking out 39 and walking 18
Went more than one inning in 19 games
Started 12 games in the field and appeared in 17 games as a position player overall
Hit .238 with seven RBI and eight runs
Slugged .405 on two doubles, a triple and a home run
Threw five innings out of the bullpen to lock up a win against Virginia Tech
Threw 3.1 innings of shutout baseball against No. 7 Miami, striking out four
Held NC State without an earned run on two hits in three innings
Picked up his second win against No. 7 Georgia Tech, throwing 3.1 innings to lock up the series win
Held Boston College to one run over four innings
Went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI and a triple against Alabama A&M
Went 2-for-3 with a run and a double against Elon
Drove in two runs with a homer and went 2-for-3 against N.C. Central
Played with the Brainerd Area Lakes Lunkers in the Northwoods League
Went 6-1 with a 1.58 ERA over 74.0 innings
Held hitters to a .184 batting average
Ranked among the top five in the league in ERA, opponent batting average, opponent OBP and opponent SLG%

2008

Was used as a two-way player, making 12 relief appearances and two starts on the mound in addition to six starts in the field
Went 3-2 with one save and a 3.86 ERA through 30.1 innings
Struck out 23 batters and walked just three, one of which was an intentional free pass
Led all Blue Devil pitchers with a 7.7 strikeout-to-walk ratio and an average of 0.89 walk per nine innings
Opened his collegiate career with a 17.2 inning scoreless streak, holding opposing teams scoreless until his seventh appearance of the year
Batted .185 with five hits, four runs and two RBI at the plate
Made all six starts at second base and made just one error in 36 chances
Shut out Alabama A&M for six innings in his first career start, giving up just three hits (2/27)
Earned his first career save against Virginia Tech after entering the game in the bottom of the ninth and getting the final out in a 7-5 win (5/17)
Came out of the bullpen against Brown and shut down the Bears for four complete innings (3/25)
Played with the Saratoga Phillies of the New York Collegiate Baseball League

High School

A three-year letterman at Archbishop Molloy High School
A two-time all-city selection at second base and a one-time selection at pitcher
Collected CHSSA first team honors as a senior
Named the Queens Courier Player of the Year in 2006
Collected Molloy Baseball MVP honors the same season
Compiled a combined 15-3 record on the mound as a junior and a senior
Went 7-2 with a 2.25 ERA, 50 strikeouts and just 15 walks through 60 innings as a senior
Also batted .375 with six home runs and 55 RBI as a senior
Posted an 8-1 record and a 2.00 ERA as a junior
Struck out 55 batters while walking 18 through 63 innings of work
Hit .350 with three home runs and 45 RBI in 2006
Also lettered in basketball
Named team MVP in 2005, averaging 10 points and five assists per game
A member of the National Honor Society
Involved with SADD, SAC and the Irish Club

Personal

O’Grady’s Overall Batting Statistics
Year	Avg	GP-GS	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SLG%	BB	HBP	SO	OB%	SB-A
2008	.185	12-6	27	4	5	0	0	0	2	.185	1	1	6	.241	1-1
2009	.238	17-12	42	8	10	2	1	1	7	.405	6	1	6	.340	0-0
2010	.283	43-41	152	32	43	11	0	2	28	.395	14	9	19	.369	5-7
Career	.262	72-59	221	44	58	13	1	3	37	.371	21	11	31	.349	6-8

O’Grady’s Overall Pitching Statistics
Year	ERA	W-L	App	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	B/Avg
2008	3.86	3-2	14	2	0	0	1	30.1	34	15	13	3	23	.291
2009	5.76	2-2	23	0	0	0	3	45.1	65	33	29	18	39	.332
2010	5.09	2-5	15	11	1	0	0	69.0	87	45	39	25	59	.312
Career	5.04	7-9	52	13	1	0	4	144.2	186	93	81	46	121	.314