Omar Arif

Position:
P
Height:
6-0
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Major:
Communications
Hometown:
Mesquite, Texas
Prev School:
TCU

Prior to LBSU: Spent three seasons at TCU from 2004-06 as a reliever going 1-2 with three saves and a 5.21 ERA over 74.1 innings... struck out 53 and walked 27... had a .288 opponent average in 2005 and a .289 average in 2006... appeared in a career-best 30 games as a junior, going 1-1 with a 4.62 ERA over 39.0 innings... struck out 29 and walked 15... appeared in a season-best 3.0 innings against Texas State on February 14... actually began the 2006 season with a 1.38 ERA over his first eight appearances and kept his ERA under 4.00 until he gave up three runs at Oklahoma on April 11.... in 2005 pitched a career-best 5.1 innings of relief during the regional over Baylor, giving up one unearned run for a no-decision... had a 5.06 ERA as a sophomore over 11 appearances... as a freshman appeared in 12 games with three starts going 5.0 innings in a start against Dallas Baptist, giving up five runs (three earned)... has a 3.00 ERA over two appearances in NCAA Tournament games, also appearing in 2006 giving up two runs in 0.2 innings against Oklahoma.

High School: Named a Texas All-Star as a senior at Poteet High... named All-District three times posting a career record of 22-7 ... Was drafted in the 27th round by the Houston Astros during the 2003 draft following high school.

Personal: Son of Haji and Eileen Arif... majoring in communications.