Joey O'Gara

Weight:
205
Height:
6-7
Position:
Pitcher
Year:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Cincinnati, Ohio
High School:
Sycamore

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE YEAR: 2009
Pitched in 19 games, making five starts ... notched a 5.83 ERA with a 3-3 record on the year, throwing 46 1/3 innings ... allowed one hit and struck out two in two innings of work against Georgetown (2/21) ... went 4 1/3 innings in relief against Eastern Michigan (3/3) ... pitched strong in relief against Georgia Southern (3/6) to keep the Hoosiers in the game by allowing just two runs in 3 1/3 innings ...started against Stetson (3/18), allowing just six hits in five innings ... threw a scoreless inning against CCSU (3/21) ... struck out a pair in three innings at Cincinnati (4/1) to pick up the win in relief ... struck out a trio of PSU hitters (4/18) in 1 1/3 innings ... went a strong six innings against Louisville (4/21), scattering seven hits and a walk ... did not allow a hit or a walk, striking out a career-high six, against Western Illinois (4/29) ... pitched 2 2/3 innings out of the pen against Northwestern (5/10), picking up the win in relief ... pitched three innings in a start against Michigan State (5/14) ... pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings in the Big Ten Tournament opener against Purdue (5/20) ... matched those numbers in Indiana's win over Ohio State (5/22).

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2008):
Appeared in 13 games, making two starts ... went 0-2 with a 7.94 ERA ... made his first career appearance against Illinois State (2/29), striking out one and not allowing a hit ... threw four strong innings against Fresno State (3/9), scattering seven singles and allowing two earned runs ... pitched five innings in first career start, walking just one Utah (3/13) batter ... pitched the ninth against Xavier (3/26) ... threw 6 1/3 innings of strong relief against Minnesota (3/28) ... threw a perfect 1 2/3 inning against Illinois (4/6) ... threw an inning against Ball State (4/16) ... went 2 2/3 innings against Penn State (4/18) and did not allow a hit or an earned run ... threw 2 2/3 innings in relief against Louisville (5/6) ... started and went 6 1/3 in the finale against Northwestern (5/11).

REDSHIRT YEAR: 2007
Did not play for the Hoosiers in the spring, taking a redshirt season.

PREP/PERSONAL
Played two years under head coach Christian Shimpton at Sycamore ... was named the conference Comeback Player of the Year in 2006 ... struck out 22 batters in 27 innings of conference action ... posted a 2-4 record a year after being limited to just 3.1 innings on the mound ... was an honor roll student all four years at Sycamore ... earned a total of four letters at Sycamore in football and baseball ... has one brother, Danny ... father, Bill, played football at the University of Oklahoma from 1975-79 ... parents are Melissa and Bill O'Gara.
Birthdate: April 20, 1988
Major: Real estate/finance