Owen Diodati

Career Accolades

Selected to the 2022 SEC Community Service Team
Split time between the outfield and at designated hitter, playing in 49 games with 41 starts
Batted .242 (38-157) with seven doubles and eight home runs to go with 26 RBI and 27 runs
Drew 25 walks and was hit by four pitches while stealing three bases in as many attempts
Ranked third on Alabama in home runs while tying for third in walks
Homered in three straight games from March 19-23, the first UA player to do so since 2018
Recorded a pair of home runs in the Tide's win at top-ranked Tennessee on April 15
Walked it off for the Tide on Opening Day with a game-winning, two-run home run on Feb. 18
Reached base safely in 12 straight games from March 12-April 1
Posted a seven-game hitting streak from March 13-25, batting .385 (10-26) with four doubles, three home runs, eight RBI, seven runs scored and four walks during that stretch

Split time between the outfield and designated hitter, playing in 56 games with 55 starts
Batted .230 (46-200) with three doubles, a triple and 11 home runs
Ranked second on UA in homers while tying for second in RBI at 40
Added 30 runs and 19 walks to go with a stolen base
Posted 11 multi-RBI games, including six in SEC play to tie for second among Tide hitters
Recorded five of the Tide's nine four-RBI performances in 2021
Totaled three grand slams to tie for the second-most in a single season in UA records (since 1983)
Recorded a grand slam in back-to-back games against College of Charleston on March 7 and then against South Alabama on March 9, the first player in UA history to accomplish the feat
Helped UA walk off Auburn on April 15 with the game-winning single
Recorded the game-winning home run in Sunday's series finale at Texas A&M on April 11
Walked it off for the Tide with a grand slam against South Alabama on March 9
Recorded an eight-game hitting streak from March 8, 2020 through Feb. 26, 2021, batting .357 (10-28) with a double, one triple, three home runs, 11 RBI, nine runs scored, six walks, three hit-by-pitch and one stolen base in as many attempts across that stretch
Selected as an NCBWA Preseason Third Team All-American
Also tabbed to the Preseason All-SEC Second Team by the league coaches

Selected as a Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball News at season's end
Named a First Team All-Canadian by the Canadian Baseball Network
Batted .309 (17-55) with three doubles, a triple and five home runs in his 17 games of action, including 14 starts
Added 22 RBI and 13 runs scored while drawing 13 walks, being hit by a pitch and stealing one base in as many tries
Team leader in RBI and contributed seven multi-RBI games to pace the Crimson Tide in that category
Ranked second on Alabama in home runs
Led SEC freshmen in RBI and slugging percentage (.673) while tying for the lead in home runs and walks among first-year players
Tied for third in RBI and seventh in home runs across all SEC hitters
Ranked 11th in the league in slugging and was second in that category for UA
Drew five walks in the Feb. 28 matchup with Harvard to tie the Alabama single-game record for free passes
Led the Tide offense in nearly every stat category on Opening Weekend against Northeastern, batting .667 (6-9) with a double, triple, three home runs, eight RBI, six runs and four walks
Recorded two home runs on Opening Day, the first freshman to homer in a season-opener since 2016
His efforts against the Huskies earned him SEC Co-Freshman of the Week recognition

Attended A.N. Myer High School in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
The second-rated catcher and No. 10 player overall in Ontario by Perfect Game
Top-rated catcher and second-ranked player in Canada by Prep Baseball Report
Ranked No. 363 on Baseball America's Top 400 draft prospects and third on the outlet's top high school list
Tabbed No. 303 on Perfect Game's Top 500 combined draft list
Played for Team Canada in the 2019 18U World Cup along with fellow signee Antione Jean
Member of the Canadian Junior National Team and also played with Great Lakes Canadians during his prep career
Participated in the Tournament 12 (T12) presented by New Era at Rogers Centre on three occasions
Received honorable mention recognition in 2018 for the Canada All-America squad from PG
A two-sport athlete who also excelled at hockey for A.N. Myer
Born left-handed but switched to right at a young age so he could play multiple positions
Drafted in the 29^th round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays but elected to attend Alabama