WALTHAM, Mass. – Brandeis University graduate student Mike Khoury of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, has been named the 2022 University Athletic Association Position Player of the Year. He was joined on the first-team All-UAA squad by graduate student outfielder Dan Frey of Ipswich, Massachusetts, while graduate student infielder Victor Oppenheimer of West Hills, California, was a second-team All-UAA selection.
Khoury is the fifth player in school history to win UAA Player of the Year honors in baseball and the first since 2003. After becoming Brandeis's first four-time All-UAA baseball player in 2021, he becomes the first Judge to earn five All-Association honors in a team sport. Khoury was a second team selection as an infielder as a first-year in 2018 and a first-team infielder in 2019. In 2020 and 2021, with COVID-limited, he was an All-UAA outfielder, but there were no first- and second-team distinctions. He returns to the infield for his fifth All-Association honor.
Khoury played games at first base, second base and in right field this season. Khoury has turned in one of the great seasons and great careers at the plate for the Brandeis baseball team. He led the UAA in batting average (.401), home runs (11) and runs scored and tied for second in RBI (44). His 11 homers this year mark just the fourth season in program history to reach double digits, ranking him 34th nationally in Division III in homers per game. He is also ranked 33rd nationally in runs pe game. Khoury also led the conference in slugging percentage (.708) and on-base percentage (.497). In March, Khoury was named the National Division III Hitter of the Week, when he had 13 hits in 17 at bats, including three doubles and three home runs, scoring 13 runs and driving in 13. Khoury will graduate ranked second on the Judges' career list in slugging percentage (.632), home runs (29) and runs scored (162), third in on-base percentage (.469), and fourth in RBI (128) while also reaching the career top 10 in four other offensive categories.
Frey, a five-year starter in center field, lands on the All-UAA team for the third time, the first as a first-team selection. He led the UAA with 48 RBI and 15 doubles this season, ranking 20th and 33rd in Division III in RBI-per-game and doubles-per-game, respectively. He was second to Khoury in UAA in batting average (.383) and slugging percentage (.699), while also finishing third in triples (3) and fourth in home runs (7). Frey's 48 RBI were the fourth-highest single-season total in Brandeis history and gave him 122 for his career, ranking sixth all-time. He also finishes his career as Brandeis's all-time leader in stolen base percentage, going 32-for-34 in his career (14-for-15 this season), while finishing tied for fifth with 42 doubles. Overall, Frey was a career .323 hitter with a .393 on-base percentage and a .534 slugging percentage, while posting a .981 fielding percentage in centerfield, making just six errors in 323 total chances, including just one in 103 chances this year.
Oppenheimer finished his six-year career with the Judges with his third All-UAA selection. He served as the team captain for the last four seasons. This year, he was a versatile component for head coach Derek Carlson '91, playing 14 games at third base, nine at second base, three at designated hitter and one at shortstop. Oppenheimer finished fifth in the UAA with a .361 batting average, ninth with a .500 slugging percentage and 10th with nine doubles. He hit safely in 23 of his 27 games, including a 16-game hitting streak during the season. Thirteen of Oppenheimer's 24 RBI this season came in UAA games. He finishes his career eighth in games started and 11th in games played with 138 of each. He is also tied with Frey for fifth on the Judges' career list with 42 doubles. He is ninth in career hits (169) and tied for 11th in runs scored with 119.
Brandeis finished the 2022 season with an 18-16 record under head coach Derek Carlson. They went 6-10 in the conference, finishing in fourth place. The Judges will return five members of their starting lineup and three of their starting pitchers in 2023.
Khoury is a 2017 graduate of East Bridgewater High School.
Frey is a 2017 graduate of St. John's Prep.
Oppenheimer is a 2016 graduate of Chaminade High School.
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