2023 Baseball Roster
Osuna, Alberto
Jersey Number 23
Alberto Osuna
- Position:
- 1B/DH
- B/T:
- R/R
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Junior
- Major:
- Exercise And Sport Science
- Hometown:
- Mauldin, S.C.
- High School:
- Mauldin
Bio
As a Senior (2024)
• Played in and started 62 games for the Tar Heels • Earned a spot on the 2024 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament team • Hit 14 home runs to finish his three-year career at UNC ranked fifth on the school’s all-time list • Posted career highs in home runs (14), runs (43), doubles (17), and walks (34) • Double in five consecutive games from Feb. 28 to Mar. 5. • Recorded the fourth two-home run game of his career against Longwood (2/28) • Made it five in his career with two home runs against Louisville (5/11) • Went 4-for-4 in the series finale against Miami (3/17), blasting a homer and two doubles • Recipient of the Iron Ram award, given out annually by the UNC Strength & Conditioning staff for the top all-around performer on each team.
As A Junior (2023)
Played in 52 games and made 48 starts (50 at DH, two at 1B) • Ranked fourth on the team in home runs with 11 • Nearly half of his hits were for extra bases (11 home runs, eight doubles) • Homered in four consecutive games from March 14 -21 (at Charlotte, High Point, Pitt, N.C. A&T) • Batted .400 (16-40) in a string of 11 games from Feb. 28 - March 15 • Collected his lone three-hit game of the season against Penn State • Drove in a season-high three runs against High Point and in game two of the Georgia Tech series • Collected a pair of doubles in the ACC Baseball Championship against Virginia • Homered twice during the postseason, versus Clemson in the ACC semifinals and Iowa in the Terre Haute Regional • Missed the opening week of the season due to injury • First hit of the year was a solo home run against VCU (2/28).
As A Sophomore (2022)
Played in 63 games and made 61 starts as the designated hitter • Finished the season with a batting average of .265 with an OPS of .911 • Tied for the team lead in RBIs (57) and ranked second on the team in home runs (20) • Became the first junior college transfer in program history to hit 20 home runs in his first season at UNC • Hit 13 of his 20 home runs during ACC play with an OPS of .939 • Led the team in home runs, slugging percentage (.603) and RBIs (36) during conference play • Tallied 16 multi-RBI games and 14 multi-hit games • Longest on-base streak of the season was nine games and longest hitting streak was eight games (April 8 – 19) • Batted .305 with six home runs and 17 RBIs in 16 games during the month of April • Homered twice in a game three times: at Duke (March 18), at Louisville (April 8), vs. Florida State (May 19) • Smashed a two-run home run in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie against UNCW and push the Heels to a 6-4 win • Collected a season-best four hits in the series opener at Louisville (April 8) • Tallied eight hits (8-of-16), 10 RBIs, three home runs and two doubles in the three game series at UofL • Drove in a run in eight straight games beginning with the series opener at Louisville (April 8 -19) • Hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift UNC to a 7-6 win over NC State in the series finale • Delivered Carolina's 7-5 series opening win over Florida State with a three-run walk-off homer; also hit a three-run homer in the first inning and finish the game with six RBIs • Collected five hits in the series against the Seminoles with three home runs and nine RBIs.
At Walters State Community College
Named 2021 NJCAA DI Player-of-the-Year, First Team All-America, Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) Player-of-the-Year and All-TCCAA Baseball East Team • Finished the 2021 season batting .459 with 25 home runs and leading the nation with 107 RBI in 68 games • His 25 home runs were one shy of the NJCAA lead • Broke the Walters State program record for the most hits (106) and the most RBI in a single season • First player in school history to drive in 100 or more runs • Led Walters State to its best record in program history, finishing the season 61-7 overall • Helped the Senators claim a TCCAA/Appalachian District title and earn the school's third straight trip to the NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series • Played in 19 games during the Covid-shortened 2020 season • Coached by Dave Shelton.
High School
Attended Mauldin High School and played two years for coach Jim Maciejewski • Named to the 2019 SCBCA 5A all-state team • Selected to play in the 2019 SC Coaches High School All-Star Game • Two-time all-region player • Member of the National Honor Society and student council.
Personal
Full name is Alberto Rafael Osuna Sanchez • Born in Greenville, S.C. • Son of Ramon Osuna and Anna Sachez de Osuna • Birthday is January 12 • Youngest of three children (Anna and Ramon) • His brother was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Walters State.
• Played in and started 62 games for the Tar Heels • Earned a spot on the 2024 NCAA Chapel Hill Regional All-Tournament team • Hit 14 home runs to finish his three-year career at UNC ranked fifth on the school’s all-time list • Posted career highs in home runs (14), runs (43), doubles (17), and walks (34) • Double in five consecutive games from Feb. 28 to Mar. 5. • Recorded the fourth two-home run game of his career against Longwood (2/28) • Made it five in his career with two home runs against Louisville (5/11) • Went 4-for-4 in the series finale against Miami (3/17), blasting a homer and two doubles • Recipient of the Iron Ram award, given out annually by the UNC Strength & Conditioning staff for the top all-around performer on each team.
As A Junior (2023)
Played in 52 games and made 48 starts (50 at DH, two at 1B) • Ranked fourth on the team in home runs with 11 • Nearly half of his hits were for extra bases (11 home runs, eight doubles) • Homered in four consecutive games from March 14 -21 (at Charlotte, High Point, Pitt, N.C. A&T) • Batted .400 (16-40) in a string of 11 games from Feb. 28 - March 15 • Collected his lone three-hit game of the season against Penn State • Drove in a season-high three runs against High Point and in game two of the Georgia Tech series • Collected a pair of doubles in the ACC Baseball Championship against Virginia • Homered twice during the postseason, versus Clemson in the ACC semifinals and Iowa in the Terre Haute Regional • Missed the opening week of the season due to injury • First hit of the year was a solo home run against VCU (2/28).
As A Sophomore (2022)
Played in 63 games and made 61 starts as the designated hitter • Finished the season with a batting average of .265 with an OPS of .911 • Tied for the team lead in RBIs (57) and ranked second on the team in home runs (20) • Became the first junior college transfer in program history to hit 20 home runs in his first season at UNC • Hit 13 of his 20 home runs during ACC play with an OPS of .939 • Led the team in home runs, slugging percentage (.603) and RBIs (36) during conference play • Tallied 16 multi-RBI games and 14 multi-hit games • Longest on-base streak of the season was nine games and longest hitting streak was eight games (April 8 – 19) • Batted .305 with six home runs and 17 RBIs in 16 games during the month of April • Homered twice in a game three times: at Duke (March 18), at Louisville (April 8), vs. Florida State (May 19) • Smashed a two-run home run in the seventh inning to break a 4-4 tie against UNCW and push the Heels to a 6-4 win • Collected a season-best four hits in the series opener at Louisville (April 8) • Tallied eight hits (8-of-16), 10 RBIs, three home runs and two doubles in the three game series at UofL • Drove in a run in eight straight games beginning with the series opener at Louisville (April 8 -19) • Hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to lift UNC to a 7-6 win over NC State in the series finale • Delivered Carolina's 7-5 series opening win over Florida State with a three-run walk-off homer; also hit a three-run homer in the first inning and finish the game with six RBIs • Collected five hits in the series against the Seminoles with three home runs and nine RBIs.
At Walters State Community College
Named 2021 NJCAA DI Player-of-the-Year, First Team All-America, Tennessee Community College Athletic Association (TCCAA) Player-of-the-Year and All-TCCAA Baseball East Team • Finished the 2021 season batting .459 with 25 home runs and leading the nation with 107 RBI in 68 games • His 25 home runs were one shy of the NJCAA lead • Broke the Walters State program record for the most hits (106) and the most RBI in a single season • First player in school history to drive in 100 or more runs • Led Walters State to its best record in program history, finishing the season 61-7 overall • Helped the Senators claim a TCCAA/Appalachian District title and earn the school's third straight trip to the NJCAA Division I Baseball World Series • Played in 19 games during the Covid-shortened 2020 season • Coached by Dave Shelton.
High School
Attended Mauldin High School and played two years for coach Jim Maciejewski • Named to the 2019 SCBCA 5A all-state team • Selected to play in the 2019 SC Coaches High School All-Star Game • Two-time all-region player • Member of the National Honor Society and student council.
Personal
Full name is Alberto Rafael Osuna Sanchez • Born in Greenville, S.C. • Son of Ramon Osuna and Anna Sachez de Osuna • Birthday is January 12 • Youngest of three children (Anna and Ramon) • His brother was selected by the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round of the 2016 MLB Draft out of Walters State.
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