Jimmy Obertop

Photo by: UM Photography,D.Marshke

Class:
Senior
Position:
C
Ht./Wt.:
6-2 / 230
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Saint Louis, Mo.
High School:
Westminster Christian

Senior (2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten Selection
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Appeared in 19 games with 17 starts after missing the start of the season due to injury
• Hit two home runs for three RBI in loss to Ohio State (May 18)
• Scored twice on two hits with home run against Oklahoma State (April 30)
• Tallied a hit in season debut on April 21st in 5-3 win against Michigan State

Junior (2022)
• Named the No. 23 overall MLB Draft prospect in the Big Ten Conference by d1baseball.com
• Named among the Preseason Top 50 Catchers by d1baseball.com, at No. 34 overall.
• 2022 Buster Posey National Collegiate Catcher of the Year Award Watchlist
• Named All-NCAA Louisville Regional Team at catcher
• Named Big Ten All-Tournament team at catcher
• Led all players with three hits in a win over Kansas State (Feb. 19)
• Had two hits, two walks and scored four times in a win at FAU (March 2)
• Had two hits against Indiana State (March 6)
• Connected for a solo home run in the first game of a DH at Louisville (March 11)
• Drove in three runs in a win at Louisville (March 13) and had two hits in the second game of that doubleheader.
• Hit the second of Michigan's four-straight fifth inning home runs at Nebraska (March 26), setting a Big Ten record for consecutive homers. Added an RBI double in the game.
• His ninth-inning, two-run double at Nebraska (March 26) broke a 6-6 tie en route to a U-M victory and came on an 0-2 pitch. He added two walks in the win.
• Hit a solo homer vs. Oakland (March 30)
• Led all players with three hits in a win at Michigan State (April 16)
• Hit two home runs, including a game-tying two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the game into extra innings of a 9-8 win against Ohio State (April 22).
• Turned a 4-3 deficit into a 5-4 lead with a 2-run homer in the seventh inning of an eventual 8-4 win vs. Indiana (May 6) as part of a two-hit, three-RBI game
• Walked three times at No. 18 Maryland (May 13)
• Had two hits in the first inning of a win against Michigan State (May 17)
• Hit a two-run homer that gave Michigan the lead for good in a win against Rutgers (May 19)
• Hit an RBI double for the eventual game-inning run, added a single and threw out a would-be base stealer in a win over Rutgers (May 20)
• Homered and plated the eventual game-winning run with an eighth inning single in the B1G Tournament opener vs. Illinois (May 26)
• Connected on a three-run homer in the eighth inning of the Big Ten Tournament championship game vs. Rutgers to open a 5-3 U-M lead en route to the championship.
• Hit a pair of two-run home runs in an NCAA victory against Oregon (June 3) while also throwing out a base stealer.

Sophomore (2021)
• Named All-Big Ten Conference Third Team at first base
• Named Academic All-Big Ten
• Led U-M with 11 home runs
• Second on team with 34 RBI despite missing four games and being limited in the final half of the season due to a leg injury
• Big Ten Conference Preseason Honors List
• Hit a 415-foot home run vs. Iowa (March 7)
• Hit a first inning grand slam and added an RBI single in a win over Purdue (March 13)
• Doubled and drove in two runs during a win over Purdue (March 14)
• Homered twice, including a 440-foot blast that cleared the batter's eye in CF against Illinois (March 19)
• Hit a game-winning two-run home run in the ninth inning to beat Michigan State (March 21)
• Had two hits, including a solo home run in a win at Penn State (March27)
• Hit a grand slam and had two hits in a 6-5 win at Maryland (April 4)
• Hit a solo home run at Maryland (April 5)
• Had two hits and an RBI in a victory over Ohio State (April 11)
• Hit a three-run homer against Illinois (May 2)
• Had two hits, including a double against Maryland (May 22)
• Connected for his 10th home run of the season, a two-run shot at No. 20 Nebraska (May 29) as part of a two-hit game
• Homered in his final at bat of the season, against Central Michigan in the NCAA Tournament (June 5)

Freshman (2020)
The 2020 season was cancelled after 15 games due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
• Saw action in 11 games on the season, including 10 starts
• Hit .265 while getting on base at a .375 clip
• Finished the season with three doubles, three runs scored and two RBI
• Picked up his first career hit with a double against No. 2 Vanderbilt in the season opener
• Went 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI against No. 24 Pepperdine

Prep
• 2019 Greater St. Louis Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame Rising Star Award finalist
• 2019 All-Metro Second Team selection
• 2017-18 All-USA Missouri Baseball First Team selection

Personal
• James Michael Obertop
• Son of Michael and Casey Obertop
• Born June 12, 2000
• Enrolled in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and majors in sport management