T.J. Oster

Height:
5-9
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Phoenix, AZ
High School:
Valley Christian
Position:
IF

Junior (2025): Played in all 54 games of the season…Started 53 games…Totaled 44 hits with 10 doubles, three triples, and two homers…Recorded 25 RBIs…Stole five bases…Fielded .950 with 114 assists and 22 double plays…Slugged .396 with 27 hits in Mountain West play…Marked a trio of career-highs with three RBIs, three runs scored, and five put outs in a 15-5 win over Nevada (Apr. 25, 2025)…Hit his first career homer in a 15-14 win over Washington State (Mar. 14, 2025)…12 multi-hit games…Five multi-RBI games…Hit two doubles at New Mexico (Mar. 29, 2025) and against UNLV (Apr. 13, 2025)…Will serve as a squadron A4 during his senior year…Worked as OPS and Combat Survival Training cadre during the summer of 2025.

Sophomore (2024): Saw action in 22 games, including eight starts…Posted a .296 on-base percentage…Went 1-for-2 as a pinch hitter which was tied for second on the team…Had a two-game hitting streak and three-game reached base streak during the season…Had a .944 fielding percentage with 10 putouts and seven assists.

Freshman (2023): Saw action in 28 games, including three starts...Recorded first-career hit on March 1 against #24 Texas Tech...Managed first-career RBI at Charleston Southern on March 5...Posted a .316 batting average in 19 at-bats...Stole first collegiate base on March 3...Went 1-for-4 in first career start at San Jose State...First multi-hit game took place on March 18.

High School (Valley Christian): Played at Valley Christian under Damon Gilliland…Held a 3.96 GPA…A 2021 first team all-conference selection and conference Defensive Player of the Year…Named to all-region team three-consecutive years…Team captain in 2021…2021 all-state academic team selection…Four-year letterwinner…Played club ball for T-Rex Baseball under Rex Gonzales…Attended USAFA Prep.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23…Son of Todd Oster and Tanu Uderitz…Has one sister, Tiana…Major is management…Hobbies include playing basketball, watching movies and spending time with family…Father, Todd, served in the Navy…Chose the Academy to “have my life serve a purpose greater than myself”…Many people don’t know T.J. is ambidextrous…His role model is his dad…Favorite player is Trea Turner…Says his family has had the biggest impact on his athletics career.