2016 (Sophomore): Appeared in 12 games, making two starts at designated hitter and in right field…hit .231 with one RBI and two walks in limited action…picked up first career RBI at UC Santa Barbara (4/29) on a pinch-hit RBI single…singled and scored the tying run in the bottom of the ninth in a pinch-hitting role versus Long Beach State (5/7).
2015 (Freshman): Played in seven (7) games during his rookie season at Hawai’i, starting in five (5)…Primarily appearing at second base, he tallied one (1) hit and one (1) run on the year, logging a .913 fielding percentage…His first collegiate appearance came as a pinch hitter in the season opener with No. 15 Oregon (2/13), while he made his first career start also against the Ducks (2/15)…Against Oklahoma (3/15), Linebarger went 1-for-2 with a run scored, reaching base as a hit batter twice, securing six (6) assists and two (2) putouts at second base.
Prep: A 2014 graduate of Bozeman High School in Bozeman, Montana…Played baseball and football for the Hawks, leading BHS to the 2012 Montana High School Association (MHSA) Class AA Championship game as quarterback—MHS also won the 2013 State Championship…Without formal high school baseball in the state, Linebarger played American Legion Baseball for the Bozeman Bucks, accumulating a .381 average over three years…In 2014, he was a repeat honoree on the Great Falls Tribune Super-State Team, in addition to repeat Montana/Alberta All-State honors…He batted .407 in his final season, accruing 54 RBI and 47 runs, while hitting 12 doubles, a pair of triples, a home run and taking 34 walks with a .516 on-base percentage…In 2013, the Bucks advanced to the Montana/Alberta Class AA semifinal, while Linebarger batted .340 with 46 RBI and 48 runs, putting up nine (9) doubles and a team-leading seven (7) triples…In 2012, he hit .402 with a .511 on-base percentage, racking up 17 doubles and six (6) triples to collect 43 RBI and 56 runs…Over three years, he registered 42 stolen bases.
Personal: Hails from Bozeman, Mont. …Majoring in Business with an early admission to the program.
Career Highs:
Runs: 1 vs. Oklahoma (3/15)
Hits: 1 vs. Oklahoma (3/15)
RBI: None
Doubles: None
Triples: None
Home Runs: None
Stolen Bases: None
Assists: 6 vs. Oklahoma (3/15)
Putouts: 2 (2x) Last vs. Oklahoma (3/15)
2015 Game-By-Game Statistics
