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2021 Baseball Roster

19 Chris Arpan

  • Position Third Baseman
  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Portland, OR
  • Previous School University of Portland
  • Major Finance

Biography

PRONUNCIATION: oregon

NCAA Stats Page


Career Single Game Bests
Category Total Date Opponent
At-Bats 6 2/26/21 at Colorado Mesa
Runs 4 3/9/19 at Northwest Nazarene
Hits 4 4/27/19 2 times
RBIs 5 4/27/19 at Central Washington
2B 2 2/22/20 2 times
3B -- -- --
HR 2 4/27/19 2 times
Walks 3 5/16/19 Point Loma Nazarene
Stolen Bases -- -- --
Putouts 4 2/16/19 at Colorado Mesa
Assists 4 4/2/21 3 times
*Date of last occurrence if multiple | *Bold italics indicate school record

Awards
NCAA D2 All-West Region Season
Second Team (D2CCA) 2019 (Junior)
Honorable Mention (NCBWA) 2019 (Junior)
All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference Season
Second Team 2019 (Junior)



Career Summary: At end of career ranked third in slugging percentage at .605…ranked sixth in home runs with 19…ranked eighth in on-base percentage at .420…ranked 11th in batting average at .320…ranked 13th in RBIs with 71.
 
2021: In final collegiate season hit .286 with five home runs and 19 RBIs…limited to 27 games and 16 starts due to injury…posted a .556 slugging percentage…reached base at a clip of .352…had a season-high three RBIs on three occasions…played error-free defense in 32 chances primarily as a third baseman…ranked fourth on the team with 20 assists…turned four double plays.

2020: Hit .245 in 17 games played with 15 starts at third base...Hit clean up and finished tied for second on the squad with four home runs...ranked seventh on the team with 12 hits, including three doubles...Ranked third on the team with 13 runs batted in...Held a .551 slugging percentage and .381 on base percentage...season high three hits on February 22 against Colorado School of Mines, including a home run, two doubles, three runs scored, and four runs batted in...drew 10 total walks...ranked sixth on the team with 49 at bats...ranked seventh on the team with nine runs scored...made five errors for an .800 fielding percentage.

2019: Second-team D2CCA all-region third baseman…honorable mention NCBWA all-region…second-team all-GNAC…ranked second on the team and third in the GNAC with a .357 batting average and a .459 on-base percentage…ranked fourth on the team and in the GNAC with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs…ranked third on the team and in the GNAC with a .643 slugging percentage…ranked third on the team and in the GNAC with 14 doubles…played in 47 games and made 44 starts at third base and as a designated hitter…ranked second on the team with 24 walks drawn…ranked fifth in the GNAC with 55 hits…takes a streak of 16 consecutive games reaching base into the 2020 season…had multi-homer games on April 7 against Saint Martin’s and April 27 at Central Washington…scored a season-high four runs on March 9 at NNU…had a season-high four hits on March 9 and April 27…had a season-high five RBIs on April 27…tied the school single-game record with 11 total bases on April 27…had a season-high two doubles on March 16 against CWU...helped the ‘Jackets claim their fourth regular-season title in the last five years and tie the school record with 33 wins…helped the team win its first-ever GNAC tournament title and claim its first-ever berth into an NCAA D2 West Region Championship tournament.

University of Portland: As a sophomore in 2018 played in 10 games with seven starts…hit one home run and drove in three…batted .288 as a freshman in 2017…had one home run and six RBIs in 59 at-bats…started 19 games and fielded at a clip of .919 in 37 chances…slugged .390 and reached base at a clip of .408…scored eight runs. UP Stats Page
 
Jesuit High School: Three-year letter winner for the Crusaders under head coach Colin Griffin…two-time all-state selection…first-team all-Metro League pick as a senior with a .386 batting average…led league with a .440 batting average as a sophomore…named team’s most valuable player as a sophomore and senior…helped team win Oregon Class 6A state championship in 2016…also competed in soccer for four seasons and earned three letters as a forward under head coach Chris Thurley.

Coach Waddoups on Arpan: "Chris has amazing power potential at the plate.  He is a big, physical athlete that can quickly change a game with one swing of the bat.  He has played a solid 3B and continues to improve as a player."

Arpan on choosing MSUB: “I chose MSUB because of how great of a fit it is on and off the field. Academically, MSUB has the program that will help me obtain the degree I want as well as great faculty who I can work with. The city itself is in a perfect location in Montana that allows me to do all the hiking and fishing I could want. Lastly, the baseball coaching staff is a perfect fit for the goals I have as a player, and the players I have met share the same goals.”

Statistics

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2021

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Historical Player Information

  • 19

    2019Junior

    Third Baseman
    6'3"
    19
  • 19

    2020Senior

    Infielder
    6'3"
    19
  • 19

    2021Senior

    Third Baseman
    6'3"
    19