On the Field With David Oppenheim
Get to know COC baseball's top hitter, outfielder David Oppenheim.
After transferring from Pepperdine University, following his freshman season, sophomore outfielder David Oppenheim has found a home with the College of the Canyons baseball team and now leads the squad in batting average (.377) and on-base percentage (.455). The Seattle, Wash., native now turned-Southern California resident is ranked third in the conference for his batting average, third with 43 hits and 10th for his 114 at-bats.
On why he chose COC…
I chose COC because I heard about how amazing the athletic programs are at the school.
On his pre-game music ritual…
I switch off between rap to pump me up and Bob Marley to relax me and get me focused.
On his advice to incoming freshmen who want to be student-athletes…
Stay on top of your school work!
On his favorite memory of his athletic career…
Winning a state championship my sophomore year of high school.
Family.
On what he does during his free time…
Work out, make playlists and hang out with friends.
Ted Williams from the Boston Red Sox. I wish I could ask him how he hits so well.
On his dream job, besides being a professional baseball player…
I would like to own my own business –a clothing apparel company.
On what celebrity or professional athlete he would like to hang out with and why…
Kobe Bryant because he is the man and I would love to see everything he does for a day.
On what he misses about Seattle…
I miss all my friends back home.
On his reaction to the Seahawks winning the Super Bowl…
I wish I was back there when it happened. All of my friends were sending me videos of them celebrating, so it was like I was actually there.
Written by Sports Information Intern Sam Kephart