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LETTER FROM COACH GOLLOWAYWelcome to OU baseball, one of the
most storied collegiate programs in the nation. The Sooners have
built a strong tradition by winning National Champi-onships in 1951
and 1994. Most recently, we made the programs 10th College World
Series appearance and are primed for another strong postseason run
in 2011.
As a Sooner coach, I have been fortunate enough to be a part of
four College World Series and the last ve regional titles at
Oklahoma. Its fair to say that Sooner baseball is second to none
when it comes to its student-athletes enjoying success on and off
the eld.
The University of Oklahoma Athletics Department is committed to
excellence on the eld and in the classroom and that is evident by
the amount of resources available to our student-athletes.
The expectations remain high and the goals are simple -- to
present the student-athletes with the most competitive setting that
will prepare them for success at OU and, in turn, in life.
As a Sooner head coach, I recognize the outstanding leadership
that has come be-fore this coaching staff and the successful
student-athletes who have represented this program. We acknowledge
the awesome responsibility as caretakers of this program and work
very hard to build upon its rich tradition. We will continue to
extend our right hand of fellowship to our alumni, fans and the
dedicated people who represent this great university as we all work
together to bring championships home to L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Head Coach Sunny Golloway
2011 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITSThe 2011 Oklahoma baseball media guide
is a production of the University of Oklahoma Athletics
Communications ofce. The guide was written, designed and edited by
Assistant Director of Athletics Communications Craig Moran.
Additional contributions provided by student interns Ashley Elkins,
Lawre Everest, Chris Jeter and Clark Wilson.
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THE PROGRAM Introduction 1 Table of Contents 2 Quick Facts 4Team
Information 52011 Roster 62011 Schedule 7Baseball Tradition 8 1994
National Championship 101951 National Championship 12College World
Series 14NCAA Tournament 16 Conference Success 17 Award Winners 18
MLB Sooners 20 Home Run Club 22Sunny Golloway 24 Assistant Coaches
25 Offense 26 Defense 27 Media Attention 28 Community Service
30Bedlam 32 L. Dale Mitchell Park 34 OU Facilities 36
Strength/Sports Medicine 38 The University 40 Academics 42 Athletic
Excellence 44 Tradition and Spirit 46Norman and Oklahoma City
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SEASON OUTLOOK2011 Preview 52Media Information 56Broadcast
Information 57Non-Conference Opponents 58 Big 12 Opponents 60 Big
12 Championship 61
OKLAHOMA STAFF Head Coach Sunny Golloway 64Golloway Q&A
67Assistant Coach Tim Tadlock 68Assistant Coach Mike Bell 69Ryan
Gaines and Russell Raley 70 Sooners Online 71 Support Staff
72University President David Boren 74VP/Director of Athletics Joe
Castiglione 75
THE PROGRAMA summary of the tradition established by OU baseball
including two National Championships, 10 College World Series
appearances, Sooners in Major League Baseball, the staff,
facilities, the Bedlam Series, media attention, community service,
the campus and academics.
SEASON OUTLOOKA preview of the 2011 season. Oklahoma returns all
but one position player and one starting pitcher from a team that
advanced to the 2010 College World Series. View a breakdown of the
Sooners by position and a closer look at each of the returning
starters.
OKLAHOMA STAFF A closer look at the people who run the Sooner
baseball program. Sunny Golloway is entering his sixth full season
as the head coach after taking over at the end of the 2005 season.
He is joined by assistant coaches Tim Tadlock, Mike Bell and
Russell Raley.
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PLAYER PROFILESEach of the 20 returning letterwinners from the
2010 squad, along with the 13 newcomers are highlighted with
complete bios, including the teams four captains (Elliott Blair,
Garrett Buechele, Tyler Ogle and Michael Rocha).
2010 REVIEWThe Sooners hosted the fourth NCAA Regional in the
last seven years and won 50 games en route to the programs 10th
College World Series appearance. The historic trek to Omaha was
made possible after OU knocked off then-No. 1 Virginia in the
Charlottesville Super Regional.
HISTORYReview the complete history that has helped OU establish
itself as one of the premier collegiate baseball programs in the
nation. OU is one of 13 schools to win multiple national titles and
it also ranks in the top 15 among College World Series appearances
and victories.
RETURNER PROFILES Chris Ellison 78Cale Ellis 79 Casey Johnson 80
Caleb Bushyhead 81Erik Ross 82 Max White 83 Jack Mayeld 84 Ricky
Eisenberg 85 Cody Reine 86 Tyson Seng 87 Bobby Shore 88 Ryan Duke
89 Jordan John 90 Tyler Brady 91 Cameron Seitzer 92 Ryan Gibson 93
Tyler Ogle 94Garrett Buechele 95Elliott Blair 96Michael Rocha 97
Drew Harrison 98 Anthony Collazo 99 Player bios listed in order by
jersey number
NEWCOMER PROFILESCasey Coyle, Evan Mistich 100 Drew Dahlberg,
Dillon Overton 101 Cayle Shambaugh, Scott Myers 102 Kindle Ladd,
Drew Krittenbrink, Steve Bruce 103 Tanner Toal, Burch Smith 104
Jake Smith, Cale Coshow 105
2010 REVIEW Season Highlights 1082010 Results/Big 12 Recap
110Overall Team Statistics 112Big 12 Team Statistics
113Game-by-Game Statistics 114 HISTORY Baseball Timeline
118Year-by-Year Statistics and Results 120All-Time Coaches
122Game-by-Game Results 125Postseason History 136 Team Records
140Individual Records 141All-Americans 146 Award Winners
148Letterwinners 156 Series Records 162Major League Alumni 182
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THE UNIVERSITY Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment:
30,092 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson and CreamConference: Big
12President: David Boren VP/Director of Athletics: Joe
Castiglione
OU HISTORY First Year of Baseball: 1898All-Time Record
(seasons): 2,287-1,299-11 (111)All-Time Big 12 Record (seasons):
207-179-2 (14) Big 12 Tournament Titles: One (1997)NCAA Postseason
Appearances (last): 33 (2010)College World Series Appearances
(last): 10 (2010)College World Series Titles: Two (1951 &
1994)
STAFF INFORMATION Head Coach: Sunny GollowayAlma Mater: Oklahoma
Christian College (1984) Career Record (years): 555-272 (13) OU
Record (years): 220-116-1 (6) Assistant Coach: Tim Tadlock -
Hitting CoachAssistant Coach: Mike Bell - Pitching Coach Volunteer
Assistant: Russell RaleyCoordinator of Baseball Operations: Ryan
GainesOfce Phone: 405-325-8354
STADIUM INFORMATIONStadium: L. Dale Mitchell ParkCapacity:
2,700Surface: GrassYear Opened: 1982Dimensions: LF - 335, CF - 411,
RF - 335Pressbox Phone: 405-325-8363
2010 TEAM INFORMATIONOverall Record: 50-18 Home/Away: 25-6/16-7
(neutral 9-5) Conference Record (Finish): 15-10 (Second) Conference
Tournament Record: 2-1NCAA Postseason: College World Series
(6-3)
2011 OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/8Position Starters
Returning/Lost: 7/1Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/8Newcomers:
14All-Americans Returning: 3
ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSBaseball Contact: Craig MoranOfce: (405)
325-8231Fax: (405) 325-7623Cell: (405) 249-8264E-mail:
[email protected] and overnight shipping address: 180 West
Brooks St., Suite 2525; Norman, OK 73019Web site:
www.SoonerSports.com
CRAIG MORANAssistant Director | Baseball, Soccer
DAVID BASSITYAssistant Director | Cross Country, Track &
Field
CASSIE GAGEAssistant Director | Softball, Volleyball
MIKE HOUCKAssociate Director | Mens Basketball
JARED THOMPSONAssociate Director | Womens Basketball
OU made the programs 10th College World Series appearance in
2010. OU has made four of those trips to Omaha with Sunny Golloway
on the staff (1992, 1994 and 1995).
The Sooners have won two National Championships in baseball. The
rst was in 1951 under Jack Baer and the second under Larry Cochell
in 1994.
The Sooners return seven position starters from the 2010 CWS
team, including All-Americans Garrett Buechele and Max White.
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The number of career wins by current head coach Sunny
Golloway.555
The OU baseball programs rst year of competition. 1898
The number of victories for the University of Oklahoma baseball
team, including 20 40-plus win seasons since 1973, entering the
2011 season.
2,287
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KENNY MOSSMANSenior Associate A.D. | Football
Bobby Shore won 10 games in his rst season at Oklahoma and will
solidfy a weekend rotation that also returns Michael Rocha.
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RETURNING POSITION STARTERS Name Class Pos. GP-GS Key
StatsGarrett Buechele Jr. 3B 65-65 .359, 16 2B, 17 HR, 65 RBI Caleb
Bushyhead Jr. 2B 68-67 .327, 16 2B, 6 HR, 40 RBI Chris Ellison Jr.
OF 61-56 .326, 4 HR, 32 RBI, 24 SB Cody Reine Jr. OF 51-38 .340, 7
2B, 10 HR, 42 RBI Tyler Ogle Jr. C 58-46 .331, 11 2B, 11 HR, 46 RBI
Cameron Seitzer Jr. 1B 66-63 .305, 15 2B, 16 HR, 53 RBI Max White
So. OF 62-52 .293, 13 2B, 15 HR, 43 RBI
RETURNING PITCHERSName Class APP-GS Key Stats Ryan Duke Sr. 25-0
3-2, 12 saves, 3.75 ERA, 36.0 IP, 39 Ks Michael Rocha Sr. 20-7 8-2,
3.53 ERA, 74.0 IP, 55 Ks Bobby Shore Sr. 17-17 10-5, 4.12 ERA, 94.0
IP, 77 Ks Ryan Gibson So. 12-10 5-2, 3.76 ERA, 40.2 IP, 40 KsJack
Mayeld So. 17-3 5-0, 2.47 ERA, 43.2 IP, 29 Ks Anthony Collazo Sr.
24-1 1-0, 3.92 ERA, 20.2 IP, 27 Ks
NEWCOMERS Name Class Pos. Hometown (Last School) Steven Bruce
Fr. RHP Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound H.S.) Cale Coshow Fr. RHP
Edmond, Okla. (Deer Creek H.S.) Casey Coyle Fr. C/INF Oklahoma City
(Putnam City North H.S.) Drew Dahlberg Fr. INF Edmond, Okla.
(Edmond Memorial H.S.) Drew Krittenbrink Fr. RHP Okarche, Okla.
(Okarche H.S.) Kindle Ladd Fr. RHP McKinney, Texas (McKinney North
H.S.) Evan Mistich Jr. INF Houma, La. (Panola J.C.) Scott Myers Jr.
RHP Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar J.C.) Dillon Overton Fr. LHP
Weatherford, Okla. (Weatherford H.S.) Cayle Shambaugh Fr. OF/LHP
Jay, Okla. (Jay H.S.)Jake Smith Fr. C McKinney, Texas (McKinney
H.S.) Burch Smith Jr. RHP Tyler, Texas (Howard J.C.) Tanner Toal
Jr. C Southlake, Texas (Howard J.C.)
ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Class:Senior 9Junior 11 Sophomore 4 Freshman
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By State: Texas 15Oklahoma 12California 3Kansas 2Louisiana 2New
Jersey 1
A .300 career hitter, All-American Garrett Buechele looks to
lead OUs offensive charge again. He was second in the Big 12 with
17 HR in 2010.
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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Yr. Hometown (Previous school 1 Chris
Ellison OF 6-2 189 L/R JR Norman, Okla. (Norman North High School)2
Cale Ellis INF 6-0 160 R/R SR Tonkawa, Okla. (Seminole State) 3
Casey Johnson OF 6-0 190 L/R SR Mesquite, Texas (Mesquite H.S) 4
Casey Coyle C/INF 5-9 180 R/R FR Oklahoma City (Putnam City North
High School) 5 Caleb Bushyhead INF 5-11 175 L/R JR Mannford, Okla.
(Mannford High School) 6 Eric Ross OF 5-9 160 L/L JR McKinney,
Texas (Grayson County College) 7 Max White INF/P 6-1 203 R/R SO
Durant, Okla. (Durant High School) 8 Jack Mayeld INF/P 5-11 182 R/R
SO Del Rio, Texas (Del Rio High School) 9 Evan Mistich INF 6-0 195
R/R JR Houma, La. (Panola Junior College)10 Ricky Eisenberg OF 6-0
192 R/R SR Seal Beach, Calif. (Cypress College) 11 Cody Reine OF
5-11 225 L/R JR Walker, La. (Grayson County College) 12 Drew
Dahlberg INF 6-0 170 R/R FR Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Memorial High
School) 13 Dillon Overton LHP 6-2 160 L/L FR Weatherford, Okla.
(Weatherford High School)15 Tyson Seng RHP/INF 6-1 175 R/R SR Enid,
Okla. (Enid High School) 16 Bobby Shore RHP 6-1 177 R/R SR
Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar Junior College) 17 Ryan Duke RHP 6-0 175
R/R SR Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen H.S.) 19 Jordan John LHP 6-3
200 L/L RS-FR Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen High School) 20 Cayle
Shambaugh OF/LHP 6-0 195 L/L FR Jay, Okla. (Jay High School) 21
Scott Myers RHP 5-9 155 R/R JR Oceanside, Calif. (Palomar Junior
College)23 Kindle Ladd RHP 6-1 170 R/R FR McKinney, Texas (McKinney
North High School) 27 Steven Bruce RHP 6-0 204 R/R FR Flower Mound,
Texas (Flower Mound High School)30 Tyler Brady OF 5-10 165 L/R SR
Newport Beach, Calif. (Cypress College) 31 Tanner Toal C 5-10 200
R/R JR Southlake, Texas (Howard College)32 Burch Smith RHP 6-3 192
R/R JR Tyler, Texas (Howard College) 33 Cameron Seitzer INF 6-4 225
L/R JR Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley West High School)34 Ryan
Gibson LHP 6-4 230 L/L SO Yukon, Okla. (Yukon High School) 35 Tyler
Ogle C 5-11 193 R/R JR San Antonio, Texas (Canyon High School)37
Jake Smith C 6-2 225 R/R FR McKinney, Texas (McKinney High School)
38 Garrett Buechele INF 6-0 205 R/R RS-JR Arlington, Texas (Lamar
H.S.) 39 Elliott Blair OF 6-1 181 R/R RS-SR Argyle, Texas (Liberty
Christian School) 42 Drew Krittenbrink RHP 6-1 184 R/R FR Okarche,
Okla. (Okarche High School)43 Cale Coshow RHP 6-5 270 R/R FR
Edmond, Okla. (Deer Creek High School) 44 Michael Rocha RHP 5-11
209 R/R SR Buda, Texas (Hays H.S.) 45 Drew Harrison INF 6-4 255 R/R
SO Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie High School) 46 Anthony Collazo
LHP 5-10 203 L/L SR Paterson, N.J. (Howard College) COACHING STAFF
29 Head Coach Sunny Golloway 50 Assistant Coach Tim Tadlock
(Hitting Coach) 22 Assistant Coach Mike Bell (Pitching Coach) 51
Volunteer Assistant Russell Raley 18 Student Assistant Kaleb Herren
25 Student Assistant Bryan Groth 28 Student Assistant Ross Hubbard
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Garrett BUECHELE BOO-shell Sunny GOLLOWAY
GAHL-a-way Michael ROCHA ROW-cha Anthony COLLAZO CUH-lahz-ohCody
REINE RENRicky EISENBERG EYES-in-bergEvan MISTICH Miss-titch Drew
DAHLBERG DOLL-berg Cayle SHAMBAUGH SHAM-baw Drew KRITTENBRINK
CRIT-in-brink Cale COSHOW co-SHOW
ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name 39 Blair, Elliott***13 Brady, Tyler
27 Bruce, Steven38 Buechele, Garrett**5 Bushyhead, Caleb**46
Collazo, Anthony*43 Coshow, Cale 4 Coyle, Casey 12 Dahlberg, Drew
17 Duke, Ryan***10 Eisenberg, Ricky*2 Ellis, Cale*1 Ellison,
Chris** 34 Gibson, Ryan*45 Harrison, Drew*15 John, Jordan3 Johnson,
Casey***42 Krittenbrink, Drew
23 Ladd, Kindle 8 Mayeld, Jack*9 Mistich, Evan 21 Myers, Scott
35 Ogle, Tyler** 13 Overton, Dillon11 Reine, Cody*44 Rocha,
Micheal***6 Ross, Erik*33 Seitzer, Cameron** 15 Seng, Tyson** 20
Shambaugh, Cayle16 Shore, Bobby* 32 Smith, Burch 37 Smith, Jake31
Toal, Tanner7 White, Max* * - letters earned
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DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Friday Feb. 18 William and Mary
Norman 3 p.m.Saturday Feb. 19 William and Mary - DH Norman noon / 3
p.m. Sunday Feb. 20 William and Mary Norman 11:30 a.m.Tuesday Feb.
22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff Norman 3 p.m.Wednesday Feb. 23 Arkansas-Pine
Bluff Norman 3 p.m.Friday Feb. 25 Oakland Norman 3 p.m.Saturday
Feb. 26 Oakland Norman noonSunday Feb. 27 Oakland Norman 1
p.m.Tuesday March 1 UT-Arlington Arlington, Texas 3 p.m.Thursday
March 3 San Diego State % San Diego Tournament 8 p.m. Friday March
4 San Diego % San Diego Tournament 4 p.m.Saturday March 5
California % San Diego Tournament 1 p.m.Sunday March 6 San Diego
State % San Diego Tournament 1 p.m.Friday March 11 Arkansas-Little
Rock Norman 3 p.m. Saturday March 12 Arkansas-Little Rock Norman 2
p.m.Sunday March 13 Arkansas-Little Rock Norman 1 p.m.Tuesday March
15 Arizona State Tempe, Ariz. 8:30 p.m.Wednesday March 16 Arizona
State Tempe, Ariz. 8:30 p.m. Friday March 18 *Texas A&M Norman
6:30 p.m.Saturday March 19 *Texas A&M Norman 2 p.m. Sunday
March 20 *Texas A&M Norman 1 p.m.Friday March 25 *Missouri
Columbia, Mo. 6 p.m. Saturday March 26 *Missouri Columbia, Mo. 2
p.m.Sunday March 27 *Missouri Columbia, Mo. 1 p.m.Tuesday March 29
Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. 6:35 p.m.Friday April 1 *Texas Tech
Norman 6:30 p.m. Saturday April 2 *Texas Tech Norman 2 p.m.Sunday
April 3 *Texas Tech Norman 1 p.m.Tuesday April 5 Oklahoma State
Norman 6:30 p.m.Friday April 8 *Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 6:30
p.m. Saturday April 9 *Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 2 p.m.Sunday
April 10 *Kansas State Manhattan, Kan. 1 p.m.Tuesday April 12 TCU
Norman 6:30 p.m.Friday April 15 *Oklahoma State $ Tulsa, Okla. 7:35
p.m.Saturday April 16 *Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma City, Okla. 7:05
p.m.Sunday April 17 *Oklahoma State @ Oklahoma City, Okla. 4:05
p.m. Tuesday April 19 Dallas Baptist Norman 6:30 p.m.Friday April
22 *Nebraska Norman 6:30 p.m. Saturday April 23 *Nebraska Norman 2
p.m.Sunday April 24 *Nebraska Norman 1 p.m.Tuesday April 26 TCU
Fort Worth, Texas 6:30 p.m.Friday April 29 *Texas Austin, Texas 6
p.m.Saturday April 30 *Texas Austin, Texas 2 p.m.Sunday May 1
*Texas Austin, Texas 1 p.m. Wednesday May 4 Arkansas-Little Rock
Little Rock, Ark. 6 p.m.Friday May 6 *Kansas Norman 6:30 p.m.
Saturday May 7 *Kansas Norman 2 p.m.Sunday May 8 *Kansas Norman 1
p.m.Friday May 13 New Mexico Norman 6:30 p.m.Saturday May 14 New
Mexico - DH Norman 3 p.m./6 p.m. Sunday May 15 New Mexico Norman 1
p.m.Thursday May 19 *Baylor Waco, Texas 6:30 p.m. Friday May 20
*Baylor Waco, Texas 6:30 p.m.Saturday May 21 *Baylor Waco, Texas 3
p.m. Wednesday - Sunday May 25-29 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship @
Oklahoma City, Okla. TBAFriday-Monday June 3-6 NCAA Regional Campus
Sites TBA Friday-Monday June 10-13 NCAA Super Regional Campus Sites
TBASaturday-Wednesday June 18-29 College World Series Omaha, Neb.
TBA - All times central | * Big 12 game | % San Diego Tournament
hosted by USD and played at Tony Gwynn Stadium | $ Game to be
played at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Okla. @ Games played at the
Redhawks Ballpark (Oklahoma City)
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Since the University of Oklahoma started its baseball program in
1898, the Sooners have recorded 85 seasons with a winning record,
including 33 NCAA Tournament appearances, 11 regional/district
titles, 10 College World Series appearances and two National
Championships. OU is one of 13 programs across the country to win
multiple national titles and the only school, in addition to Texas,
to do so in the Big 12 Conference.
From the first conference championship in 1925 under head coach
Bill Owen to the Sooners last regional title in 2010 under current
head coach Sunny Golloway, winning is a regular occurrence in
Norman.
JACK BAER Architect of OUs first National Title in 1951, the
same year he was named the National Coach of the Year.
LARRY COCHELL Named the 1994 National Coach of the Year after
leading the Sooners to the programs second National
Championship.
ENOS SEMOREEnos Semore won .697 percent of his games coached at
Oklahoma, a mark that ranks 40th all-time in NCAA history.
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The Sooners won 50 games in 2010 for the fth time in program
history. OU also posted 50-plus victories in 1985, 1976 and
1975.
The OU baseball program has captured 26 conference championships
in the regular and postseason, the third best total in the Big
12.
Since the number of games in a season was increased in the early
1970s, the Sooners have won 40 or more games in 20 different
years.
Oklahoma has appeared in 33 NCAA Tournaments, a mark that ranks
third in the Big 12 Conference.
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26
The number of victories recorded by the 1976 Sooners under head
coach Enos Semore, a program best. 62
Oklahoma captured its rst NCAA title in 1951, led by hurler Jack
Shirley. OU won a then-program record 19 games in 1951.
1951
Only two other schools in the Big 12 Conference have made more
trips (10) to Omaha than the Sooners. 10
The Sooners last National Championship came in 1994, when they
defeated Georgia Tech, 13-5, en route to a 50-17 overall
record.1994
Oklahoma appeared in ve consecutive College World Series from
1972-1976.5
Semores clubs won nine conference championships, including two
Big Eight postseason titles (1977 and 1979).9
The number of wins recorded by former OU head coach Enos Semore
(1968-1989). The total is the highest in school history and was
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FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS17 players have been drafted in the rst
round, with Garrett Richards (below) the
latest in 2009. Other notables include: Jackson Williams, David
Purcey, Mark
Redman, Bobby Witt and John Russell.
ALL-AMERICANSJ.T. Wise (below) was a consensus All-
American in 2009 and one of 59 Sooners to earn the accolade
since 1950. Current
Sooners Garrett Buechele and Max White collected All-America
honors in 2010.
ALL-CONFERENCE Seven Sooners have been named a rst team
all-conference honoree on three
occasions in OU history and Casey Book-out (below) was the last
to accomplish
the feat (1997-99).
ACADEMICS OU has four Academic All-Americans in the last ve
seasons, including Aaron
Ivey (below), who was the rst Sooner to be named baseballs
Academic
Al-American of the Year in 2007.
Oklahoma won 50 games en route to its 10th appearance in the
College World Series in 2010 .
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Perhaps Oklahomas most successful alums, L. Dale Mitchell played
11 MLB seasons and his .507 batting avg in 1946 is a school record.
OUs stadium is named in his honor.
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OKLAHOMA POWERS TO SERIES TITLE For Immediate Release: June, 11,
1994 OMAHA, Neb. -- Twenty-ve guys pulling on the same rope. The
1994 Oklahoma baseball teams season-long motto that inspired them
to a 42-17 regular-season record continued to spark OU during
postseason play where the Sooners produced thier second baseball
national title in school history with a 13-5 rout of Georgia Tech.
The national title capped off an incredible NCAA Tournament run by
the Sooners who went undefeated in both the regional tournament in
Austin, Texas, and the eight-team double elimination World Series.
At the time, OU became only the fth team since the CWS moved to
Omaha in 1950 to accomplish such a feat. To further demonstrate the
Sooners dominance during the postseason, Oklahoma trailed in just
one of the 72 innings in the NCAA Tournament. OU nished the series
as the top hitting (.327) and pitching (2.37 ERA) team, while
ranking second in defense (committing only ve errors). We got hot
at the right time, said Oklahoma Head Coach Larry Cochell following
the championship game. The momentum that we got in Austin carried
over, and the two one-run victories here (against Auburn and
Arizona State) gave us the condence to keep it going. Leading the
way for the Sooners was senior centerelder Chip Glass, who was
named the Most Outstanding Player of the series. Glass, who hit
only three home runs during the regular season, nailed three
round-trippers during the series, including one in the championship
game. Over the four-game tournament, the Ukiah, Calif., native
batted .389 with four RBI and three stolen bases. With the game
tied at two after three innings, Oklahoma jumped ahead and claimed
a commanding lead that it would not relinquish. Aided by four hits
and three Yellow Jacket errors, the Sooners scored ve runs in the
fourth inning to break open a 7-2 lead. Two frames later, a two-run
double by Techs designated hitter Michael Sorrow (in the top of the
sixth) brought the Jackets back to within three runs before a
three-run homer by sophomore designated hitter Damon Minor capped
off a four-run bottom of the sixth to put the game away for good.
Junior leftelder Aric Thomas and senior rightelder Darvin Traylor
led all Okla-homa hitters with three hits and runs apiece, while
both drove in one run each. Junior righthander Tim Walton, who
pitched ve scoreless innings in relief a week before against
Arizona State in the OUs second game of the series, picked up the
win after throwing 2.1 strong innings in relief of senior starter
Kevin Lovingier.
Oklahomas ace closer, junior righthander Bucky Buckles, came on
for the nal 3.2 innings of work to close out the game and record
his school and Big Eight record 14th save of the season.
Buckles performance earned him a spot on the all-tournament team
along with ve other Sooners: Glass, senior second baseman Rick
Gutierrez, sophomore rst baseman Ryan Minor, Traylor and junior
pitcher Mark Redman. As a team, OU set a championship game record
with its 13 runs and tied the record with 16 hits. We didnt have
any superstars. This was a team in the truest sense of the word. We
all pulled together and did what it took to win. Chip Glass, 1994
CWS Most Outstanding Player
Oklahoma topped Georgia Tech, 13-5, off 16 hits in the
champion-ship game, setting a then CWS record. It marked the fourth
time the Sooners scored 10 or more runs in the NCAA tourney that
year.
The sluggers also led all CWS teams in 1994 with a .327 batting
average. OU averaged seven runs per game in the series.
The OU pitching staff nished the 1994 CWS with the lowest ERA,
2.37, among all the participants.
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OU displayed its dominance in the eight games of the tournament
by only trailing in one of the 72 innings played.71
The Sooners ran the table during the 1994 NCAA Tournament with a
perfect 8-0 mark, including a 4-0 record in the CWS.8-0
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DEFENSEThe Sooners defense, led up the middle by Rick
Gutierrez
(left) and Rich Hills, nished the College World Series ranked
second with ve errors.
ACE IN THE PEN
Bucky Buckles completed what was then a school-record 14th save
for the season after tossing the nal 3 2/3
innings in the championship game.
POWER LINEUP
The middle of the Sooners lineup (3-5) drove in seven runs in
the title game, led by Damon Minors three-run
homer in the 6th inning.
ELITE COACHLarry Cochell became the second coach in NCAA history
to take three programs to the CWS, totaling six appear-
ances (Oral Roberts -1978, Cal State Fullerton - 1988 and 1990,
and Oklahoma - 1992, 1994 and 1995).
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1994 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
OKLAHOMA 13, Georgia Tech 5Sunday, June 11 * Omaha, Neb.
Oklahoma (50-17)Name (Pos.) AB R H RBI BB SO PO AThomas, lf 5 3
3 1 0 0 2 0Hansen, lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Traylor, rf 4 3 3 1 1 0 1
0Gutierrez, 2b 4 1 2 3 1 0 2 3D. Minor, dh 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 0Bradshaw,
ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Hills, ss 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 4Glass, cf 5 2 2 1 0 0 5
0Mariani, 3b 3 0 2 2 2 0 1 1R. Minor, 1b 4 1 0 0 0 1 9 1Soto, ph/1b
1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0Flores, c 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 6Lovingier, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2Buckles, p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1Totals 39 13 16 13 5 4 27 18
Georgia Tech (50-17)Name (Pos.) AB R H RBI BB SO PO
AGarciaparra, ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 4McIntyre, 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 7Payton,
cf 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0Varitek, c 3 2 2 1 2 0 4 1Hensley, 3b/1b 4 1 1 0
0 0 1 4Byers, 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 12 0T. Barr, ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0Lincoln, pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Easterling, lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Sorrow,
dh 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 0M. Barr, ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Smith, lf/rf 4 0 1 1 0
0 0 0Saier, rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0Ritter, ph/3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Gogolin,
p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Totals 34 5 10 5 6 5 24 18
Score By Innings: R H EGeorgia Tech 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 10
4Oklahoma 2 0 0 5 0 4 2 0 x 13 16 0 E - Hensley 2 (16), Saier (5),
Varitek (9); DP - Georgia Tech 3, Okla-homa 1. LOB - Georgia Tech
8, Oklahoma 8; 2B - Payton (27), Sorrow (9), Hills (28). 3B -
Traylor (3); HR - Garciaparra (16), Varitek (17), D. Minor (14),
Glass (6); SB - Glass (26). CS - Garciaparra, Mariani.
Oklahoma IP H R ER BB SOLovingier 2.0 3 2 2 2 2Snyder 1.0 1 0 0
1 0Walton (7-3) 2.1 2 2 2 2 1Buckles (14) 3.2 4 1 1 1 2
Georgia Tech IP H R ER BB SOGogolin (12-3) 3.1 7 7 3 3 0Myers
2.2 5 4 4 0 3McGill 1.0 4 2 2 1 0Cason 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
WP - McGill, HBP - by Myers (Hills).Umpires - Runchey, Pedersen,
Nelson, Magnusson. Start - 12:07 p.m., Time - 2:50, Attendance -
21,053
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1951
OMAHA, Neb. -- They werent supposed to be there. They werent
even supposed to be that good, but the 1951 Oklahoma baseball team
proved in the end that it could play with the best teams in the
nation by sweeping through an impressive tournament eld en route to
its rst baseball national title.
Oklahoma came from behind to defeat the University of Tennessee,
3-2, in the championship game to become the rst team in College
World Series history to claim the title after winning the
double-elimination tournament in straight games without defeat.
The title also gave the University of Oklahoma the distinction
of becoming the rst school to win three national titles in one
school year after the football and wrestling teams both captured
national championships.
It was a ne pitching performance by one of those good pitchers
that lifted OU to victory in the championship game. Sooners
starting pitcher Jack Shirley limited the Volunteers to two runs on
three hits. He faced only ve batters over the mini-mum and retired
the side in order in seven of the nine innings. After surrendering
a single and a double in the rst inning, the righthander from
Altus, Okla., quieted the Tennessee bats until the fth inning when
he gave up a RBI-single that drove in the Volunteers second run of
the inning.
The win was Shirleys second of the tournament after leading the
Sooners to vic-tory in their rst game against Ohio State, and his
eighth in nine starts that year.
Offensively, Oklahoma pounded out 11 hits off of two Tennessee
pitchers. Most of the Sooners offensive production came from
catcher John Reddell (3-for-5), leftelder Phil McKee (2-for-4) and
rst baseman Gene Sheets (2-for-5).
However, it was centerelder Charley Pugsley who delivered the
key hit for the Sooners that day. With the game tied at two and two
outs in the top of the eighth, Pugsley hammered his only hit of the
evening into centereld to score third base-man Ray Morgosh with the
winning run.
OU scored its rst run of the game in the sixth inning when UTs
starting pitcher walked in Reddell with the bases loaded. Reddell
gured into the Sooners next scoring play when he singled home McKee
from third to tie the game at two in the top of the seventh.
After struggling with a 9-8 win in 10 innings over Ohio State in
the opener, and a 7-1 win over Springeld (Mass.) College in the
second game of the tournament, OU took its spot in the championship
game by defeating Southern California, 4-1.
Another pitching star for Oklahoma, Floyd Murphy, led the
Sooners to victory over the Trojans as Murphy scattered eight hits,
while the Sooner defense aided the effort by turning four double
plays in the game.
After beginning the season with six straight losses, OU nished
the regular season 12-9 and captured the Big Seven Conference crown
after compiling a 10-1 mark in league play. The Sooners shaky start
melted away into a hot streak which saw OU win its last 13 games en
route to the title. The 13-game streak ranks in the top 10 all-time
as the longest win streak to end a season by a CWS champion.
We just werent a great team, but everybody worked hard. We had a
couple of good hitters and two good pitchers, three really.
Jack Baer, head coach of 1951 Sooners
Gene Sheets tags out a Tennessee base runner during the 1951 CWS
Championship game.
The Sooners won their last 13 games en route to the 1951 title.
That mark ranks in the top 10 all-time as the longest win streak to
end a season by a College World Series champion.
The University of Oklahoma won three national championships in
1951. With titles also claimed by the wrestling and football
teams,
The Sooners won the title game with three runs off 11 hits,
opposite Tennessees two runs scored off three hits.
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Oklahomas win total during the 1951 season, a school record for
the rst 72 years of OU baseball until 1969 (23).19
The Sooners were undefeated during the 1951 NCAA Tournament with
a perfect 7-0 mark, including a 4-0 record in the CWS.7-0
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After winning the 1951 National Championship as a soph-omore,
Sheets became OUs rst two-time All-American,
earning the honors in 1952 and 1953. Sheets was also OUs rst,
rst team All-American in 1953.
JACK SHIRLEY
The Sooners ace during the championship run. His win in the
title game was his eighth of the season in nine starts. Prior to
limiting Tennessee to two runs off three hits, Shir-
ley also helped OU defeat Ohio State in the CWS opener.
JOHN REDDELL
A three-year letterwinner in both baseball and football at OU,
Reddell scored the Sooners rst run in the national
championship game and later drove in the game-tying run in the
seventh inning against the Volunteers.
JACK BAER
The Sooners coach led Oklahoma to its rst national championship
in baseball and 281 wins overall during his 26 years. The Sooners
won six conference championships
and advanced to ve NCAA Tournaments under Baer.
1951 NCAA COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
OKLAHOMA 3, TENNESSEE 2 Sunday, June 17 * Omaha, Neb.
OklahomaName (Pos.) AB R H RBI PO AWich, ss 5 0 1 0 2 8Morgosh,
3b 3 1 1 1 2 1Sheets, 1b 5 0 2 0 10 0Pugsley, cf 3 0 1 1 1
0Antonio, rf 4 0 0 0 1 0McKee, lf 4 1 2 0 1 0Reddell, c 5 1 3 1 7
1Harrah, 2b 4 0 0 0 3 2Shirley, p 3 0 1 0 0 1Totals 36 3 11 3 27 13
TennesseeName (Pos.) AB R H RBI PO AAsbury, lf 3 0 2 1 0 0Bell, ss
4 0 0 0 3 5Hopkins, 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1Hateld, 1b/p 4 0 0 0 3
3Richichar, cf 4 0 0 0 3 0Anderson, c 2 1 0 0 6 0Payne, rf 1 1 0 0
3 0Huffstetler, p 0 0 0 0 0 0Powell, -b 2 0 0 1 5 0Totals 27 2 3 2
27 10
Score By Innings: R H EOklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 11
0Tennessee 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1
E - Richichar.2B - Hopkins, Reddell, Morgosh. 3B - McKee.SB -
Reddell. S- Powell.DP - Wich and Sheets; Hateld, Bell and
Powell.LOB - Oklahoma 16, Tennessee 3.BB - Shirley 4, Huffstetler
1, Hateld 8.SO - Shirley 6, Hateld 5.
Winner - Shirley. Loser - Hateld.HBP - Pugsley (by Hateld).. WP
- Shirley.PB - Reddell, Anderson.Umpires - Warneke, Alvarez,
Tobin.Time - 2:12, Attendance - 6,290290
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Any Division I baseball programs success is measured in Omaha,
Neb., the home of the College World Series. The Sooners have
produced that success with two National Championships and 10 CWS
appearances. Oklahomas two national titles ranks second in the Big
12 and only two other members of the conference have more
appearances. The Sooners also rank in the top 20 in CWS wins (15)
and games played (31). Oklahomas crowning moments came during the
1951 and 1994 seasons when they ran the table with 7-0 and 8-0
marks, respectively.
Head Coach: Enos Semore | CWS Record: 0-2 | Overall: 62-19 1976
Team Stats - Batting Average: .318 | Earned Run Average: 2.78
Head Coach: Enos Semore | CWS Record: 2-2 | Overall: 52-10 1975
Team Stats - Batting Average: .300 | Earned Run Average: 2.08
Head Coach: Enos Semore | CWS Record: 1-2 | Overall: 43-8 1974
Team Stats - Batting Average: .330 | Earned Run Average: 2.32
Head Coach: Enos Semore | CWS Record: 1-2 | Overall: 48-12 1973
Team Stats - Batting Average: .320 | Earned Run Average: 1.92
Head Coach: Enos Semore | CWS Record: 1-2 | Overall: 35-17 1972
Team Stats - Batting Average: .268 | Earned Run Average: 2.86
Head Coach: Jack Baer | CWS Record: 4-0 | Overall: 19-9 1951
Team Stats - Batting Average: .232 | Earned Run Average: 3.94g | gg
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contested in Omaha, Neb., the 1951 Sooners collect their first
National Championship in baseball.
1972 - THE STREAK BEGINS In 1972, OU returns to the CWS and
begins a streak of five straight appearances in
Omaha. The streak is the fourth longest in NCAA history.
1974 - ANOTHER CONFERENCE CROWN & CWS APPEARANCE Oklahoma
went about business as usual in 1974 with another Big Eight
Confer-ence title and spot in the College World Series.
1976 - PROGRAM RECORD 62 WINS The Sooners produced a
program-record 62 wins in 1976. Only three CWS partici-
pants have entered the tournament with more wins.
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SUNNY GOLLOWAY The Sooners current skipper has been a member of
the coaching staff in each of Oklahomas last four CWS appearances.,
including his first as a head coach in 2010.
Tradition at the University of Oklahoma is second to none. I
have been fortunate enough to be a part of the 1994 National
Championship, four CWS appearances and five regional titles and we
look forward to adding on to the storied history.
Head Coach: Sunny Golloway | CWS Record: 1-2 | Overall: 50-18
2010 Team Stats - Batting Average: .196 | Earned Run Average:
3.14
Head Coach: Larry Cochell | CWS Record: 0-2 | Overall: 42-16
1995 Team Stats - Batting Average: .312 | Earned Run Average:
4.01
Head Coach: Larry Cochell | CWS Record: 4-0 | Overall: 50-17
1994 Team Stats - Batting Average: .319 | Earned Run Average:
4.08||
Head Coach: Larry Cochell | CWS Record: 1-2 | Overall: 43-24
1992 Team Stats - Batting Average: .307 | Earned Run Average:
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OUs total number of NCAA appearances, third in the Big 12 behind
Texas and Oklahoma State. Twice, the Sooners have made six straight
trips to the tourney (1972-1977 and 1984-1989).
The Sooners have recorded a winning record in 16 of their 33
NCAA tournament appearances. OU is 76-65 in 141 games played.
The Sooners have enjoyed home eld advantage on eight occasions.
OU has hosted NCAA Regionals in 2010, 2009, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1977,
1975 and 1974.
The Sooners scored 21 runs against Eastern Kentucky to open the
1986 tournament, a program best for an NCAA Tournament game. OU has
scored 10-plus runs on 15 occasions in NCAA postseason play.
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OU has played in five NCAA Regional finals in the last six
years, including 2006 (above) and 2010 (below) when it advanced to
a Super Regional.
Sunny Golloway is 35-19 as a coach in eight of the Sooners last
13 appearances and has been on the staff for OUs last ve regional
championships (2010, 2006, 1995, 1994 and 1992).35
The Sooners rst recorded NCAA Tournament appearance was in in
1947. They defeated Oklahoma A&M, 6-2, in the opener.1947
Despite not hosting a regional at L. Dale Mitchell Park prior to
2006, OU has enjoyed home-field advantage in three of the last five
years.
When Golloways Sooners made the programs rst appearance in a
Super Regional in 2006 at then-No. 1 Rice, he became just the
second coach in NCAA history to guide a team that far in his rst
full year.
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Oklahoma has made 33 trips to the NCAA Tournament after last
seasons trek that ended in Omaha, Neb. The Sooners rank third in
the Big 12 in NCAA appearances and no conference foe has played in
more regional finals in the last six years than the Sooners (5).
Below is a closer look of some of OUs numbers in the
postseason.
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The Sooners national success begins with winning championships
in one of the toughest conferences year in and year out. Oklahoma
has won 25 conference championships, which includes three
postseason titles in 1977, 1979 and 1997. OUs 25 conference
championships rank third among active Big 12 schools. Below is a
closer look at the breakdown: Texas .................... 91
Nebraska ........ 10 Oklahoma State ... 29 Baylor .............. 6
OKLAHOMA .......... 25 Kansas ............. 4 Texas A&M
........... 22 Texas Tech ........ 4 Missouri ............... 15
Kansas State .... 2
Okahoma won four straight regular season crowns from 1972-75
under head coach Enos Semore.
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CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHYThe Sooners won the first Big 12 Tournament
in 1997.
1997 Oklahoma won the rst Big 12 Tournament Championship in 1997
with four straight wins to close out the tourney. OU defeated Texas
Tech, 19-17, to win the inaugural championship.
The Sooners have 42 All-Big 12 honorees over the last six years
since Sunny Golloway returned to Norman.
The Sooners 25 conference championships rank third all-time
among active Big 12 schools. The Sooners have also nished second in
the regular season standings on 21 occasions, most recently
2009.
The Sooners hold the record for most runs scored in a Big 12
Tourna-ment game. OU defeated Oklahoma State, 21-6, in 2006 and
held the previous high with 19 against Texas Tech in the 1997 title
game.
OU won its second Big Eight Tournament Championship in 1979
after defeating Missouri and Nebraska twice. Nick Capra was named
the MVP.
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2009 - J.T. WISE Wise (right) enjoyed one of the best individual
seasons in Sooner history
in 2009 after collecting the programs rst Johnny Bench Award
(nations
top catcher) and Big 12 Player of the Year accolade.
Wise led Oklahoma in hitting (.359), home runs (17) and RBIs
(62) in 2009 and was named a
consensus All-American.
2009 - GARRETT BUECHELEThe third baseman broke out on the scene
in 2009 and became Oklahomas rst Big 12 Freshman of the Year after
playing in every game and hitting
.353 with 40 RBIs and a .951 elding percentage.
Buechele was named a freshman All-American that same year and
followed it up in 2010 with a .359 average, 17 HR and 65 RBI en
route to being
name an All-American as a sophoomore.
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2004 - OLE SHELDON
Sheldon was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in 2004. The
Sooners rst baseman hit .367 with 54 RBIs during the 2004
62-game campaign. In Big 12 play, Sheldon drove in half of his
overall RBI total and hit .390 with a .996 elding percentage.
2001 - GREG DOBBS
Dobbs was named the 2001 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year after
hitting .428 throughout the season with 10 homers and 62 RBIs. In
conference play, Dobbs hit .423 with 27 RBIs and
later was named a second team All-American by three different
publications.
1994 - RICK GUTIERREZ
Gutierrez was one of several key players who helped OU claim its
second national title in 1994. The second baseman was named the
1994 Big Eight Player of the Year after hitting .352 with
10 home runs and 68 RBIs. Gutierrez was also named a rst team
All-American after the season.
1994 - MARK REDMAN
Prior to helping lead the Sooners to the 1994 National
Champi-onship, Redman was named the Big Eight Newcomer of the Year.
Redman led the Sooners in 1994 with 14 wins and 136
strikeouts in 135 innings pitched. He later broke his
single-season strikeout record in 1995 with a
158 Ks, still a program best.
1989 - DARRON COX
Cox was named the 1989 Big Eight Player of the Year after a
solid senior season. The Sooners catcher hit .362 with 56 RBIs in
58 games played in 1989. Cox also had 17 doubles and 19 stolen
bases en route to earning all-district honors that season.
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66 SOONERS DRAFTED UNDER GOLLOWAYDuring Sunny Golloways 16 years
as a coach, he has helped produce 81 drafted players, including 66
while serving as an assistant or head coach at Oklahoma.
Player Position Year Round Team Danny Black 2B 2010 14th Florida
MarlinsZach Neal RHP 2010 17th Florida MarlinsGarrett Buechele 3B
2010 18th Texas RangersJeremy Erben RHP 2010 22nd Arizona
DiamondbacksJason Chowning RHP 2010 28th Houston AstrosGarrett
Richards RHP 2009 1st LAA AngelsAndrew Doyle RHP 2009 4th Texas
RangersJ.T. Wise C 2009 5th Los Angeles DodgersJamie Johnson OF
2009 7th Detroit TigersChase Anderson RHP 2009 9th Arizona
DiamondbacksBryant Hernandez SS 2009 9th Los Angeles DodgersAaron
Baker 1B 2009 11th Pittsburgh PiratesAntwonie Hubbard RHP 2009 26th
Cleveland IndiansMatt Harughty 2B 2009 26th Chicago White SoxMike
Gosse 2B/DH 2008 23rd Detroit TigersJackson Williams C 2007 1st San
Francisco GiantsJoe Dunigan OF 2007 5th Seattle MarinersHeath
Taylor LHP 2007 10th Cleveland IndiansStephen Porlier RHP 2007 21st
Oakland AthleticsAaron Reza INF 2007 21st Boston Red SoxBrad Burns
RHP 2007 26th New York MetsRyan Rohlinger INF 2006 6th San
Francisco GiantsDaniel McCutchen RHP 2006 13th New York
YankeesRussell Raley INF 2006 21st New York YankeesKody Kaiser OF
2006 26th Los Angeles DodgersWilliam Savage RHP 2006 26th
Philadelphia PhilliesJohn Brownell RHP 2006 27th Philadelphia
PhilliesChuckie Caueld OF 2006 39th Milwaukee BrewersKevin Smith
INF 2006 39th New York YankeesRyan Mottern RHP/OF 2006 49th
Cleveland IndiansGarrett Patterson LHP 2005 7th New York
YankeesDaniel McCutchen RHP 2005 12th St. Louis CardinalsRyan
Rohlinger INF 2005 21st St. Louis CardinalsTyler Gooch RHP 2005
50th Philadelphia PhilliesDavid Purcey LHP 2004 1st Toronto Blue
JaysJarod McAuliff RHP 2004 7th Oakland AthleticsMark Roberts RHP
2004 8th Texas RangersOle Sheldon INF 2004 14th Houston AstrosCasey
Brown RHP 2004 27th Houston AstrosMike Swindell RHP 2004 29th New
York MetsDaniel McCutchen RHP 2004 29th Tampa Bay RaysMark Redman
LHP 1995 1st Minnesota TwinsRuss Ortiz RHP 1995 4th San Francisco
GiantsRyan Minor INF 1995 7th New York MetsDamon Minor INF 1995
19th New York MetsRich Hills INF 1995 20th San Diego PadresSteve
Connelly RHP 1995 24th Oakland AthleticsTim Walton RHP 1995 25th
Philadelphia PhilliesToby Wilmot RHP 1995 45th Minnesota TwinsJerry
Whittaker OF 1994 2nd Chicago White SoxBucky Buckles RHP 1994 7th
Texas RangersKevin Lovingier RHP 1994 25th St. Louis CardinalsRicky
Gutierrez INF 1994 28th Cleveland IndiansChip Glass OF 1994 37th
Cleveland IndiansRich Hills INF 1994 48th Atlanta BravesGreg Norton
INF 1993 2nd Chicago White SoxDrew Christmon OF 1993 8th Detroit
TigersTim Cossins C 1993 16th Texas RangersRicky Gutierrez INF 1993
22nd Milwaukee BrewersByron Mathews OF 1992 3rd Chicago White
SoxClifton Foster RHP 1992 6th Oakland AthleticsJason Evans INF
1992 12th Chicago White SoxBrian Eldridge INF 1992 13th Oakland
AthleticsCasey Mendenhall RHP 1992 17th Detroit TigersZak Krislock
RHP 1992 23rd Houston AstrosTim Cossins C 1992 45th Pittsburgh
Pirates* 25 players from Oral Roberts were drafted during Golloways
tenure (1996-2003).
The OU baseball program has a long standing reputation of
producing top talent for the professional level and, with 41
players selected in the last seven years, the tradition
continues.
Nine Sooners were selected in the 2009 MLB Draft, including
Garrett Richards (above), who was taken in the rst round by the Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Richards is the second rst round
selection in the last four years at OU (Jackson Williams - 2007)
and the 17th in program history.
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2004. In the six previous seasons, 35 Sooners were selected in the
draft.
The number of players selected in the last six years that were
un-drafted when they arrived on campus. Five of the players turned
into top 10 round picks, including two rst rounders in Jackson
Williams and Garrett Richards.
Nine former Sooners were on Major League rosters in 2010,
including Daniel McCutchen (Pittsburgh), the latest Sooner to make
his MLB debut.
Since 2005, 30 players have improved their draft status after
playing at Oklahoma.
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Nine Sooners were drafted in 2009 for the second time in the
same season under Sunny Golloway, marking the second best total in
OU history (10 in 1998). The nine selections led the Big 12 in
2009.2009
Oklahoma had ve players selected in the last MLB Draft. At least
ve players have been taken in four of Sunny Golloways ve full
seasons at the helm.
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OKLAHOMA ALL-STARSMark Redman, a 10-year veteran, became the
eighth Sooner to earn a spot in the MLB All-Star Game with his
selection in 2006 while with the Kansas City Royals.
Below is a look at the other Sooners who have earned all-star
status in profes-sional baseball:
2006 Mark Redman Kansas City Royals2003 Russ Ortiz Atlanta
Braves1994 Danny Jackson Philadelphia Phillies1990 Jack Armstrong
Cincinnati Reds1988 Danny Jackson Cincinnati Reds1965 Eddie Fisher
Chicago White Sox1961 Don Schwall Boston Red Sox1960 Lyndall
McDaniel St. Louis Cardinals1952 L. Dale Mitchell Cleveland Indians
1949 L. Dale Mitchell Cleveland Indians
FIRST ROUNDERSSince 1967, 17 Sooners have been selected in the
rst round of Major League Baseballs Amateur Draft, including three
in the last six years with Garrett Richards selection in 2009. Each
of the last two rst rounders are Oklahoma natives with Richards
hailing from Edmond and Williams coming from Broken Arrow.
Below is a look at each of those players and the teams that
selected them:
Player Position Year Team Garrett Richards RHP 2009 Los Angeles
Angels of AnaheimJackson Williams C 2007 San Francisco GiantsDavid
Purcey LHP 2004 Toronto Blue JaysMark Redman LHP 1995 Minnesota
TwinsJack Armstrong RHP 1987 Cincinnati RedsBobby Witt RHP 1985
Texas RangersRay Hayward LHP 1983 San Diego PadresCraig Reid SS
1983 San Diego PadresPaul Williams OF 1983 Houston AstrosJohn
Russell C 1982 Philadelphia PhilliesBilly Irions RHP 1981
Philadelphia PhilliesBob Shirley LHP 1976 San Diego PadresBilly
Severns OF 1975 Milwaukee BrewersMike Swenton OF 1971 San Francisco
GiantsMike Swenton OF 1971 St. Louis CardinalsMike Swenton OF 1970
Cleveland IndiansRalph Rickey OF 1968 Chicago Cubs
MAJOR LEAGUE AFFILIATIONOff the playing eld, several former
Sooners are still involved with the sport on the Major League
level. Below is a look at some of the Sooners working in
profes-sional baseball: Name (years at OU) Position Organization
Rickey Bennett (1989-92) Assistant General Manager Houston Astros
George Frazier (1975-76) Television Broadcaster Colorado
RockiesMickey Hatcher (1977) Hitting Coach Los Angeles Angels of
Anaheim Stan Meek (1972-74) Scouting Director Florida MarlinsRyan
Minor (1993-95) Minor League Assistant Coach Baltimore Orioles Joe
Simpson (1971-73) Television Broadcaster Atlanta Braves
2010 MAJOR LEAGUE SOONERSDuring the 2010 MLB season, nine
Sooners played signicant roles on various teams across the country,
including the latest Sooner to make his MLB debut, Daniel McCutchen
with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
GEOFF GEARY Current .....Houston AstrosOther
.........Philadelphia At OU .........1997-1998
DAVID PURCEYCurrent .....Toronto Blue JaysOther .........noneAt
OU .........1993-1995
RYAN ROHLINGER Current .....San Francisco GiantsOther
.........noneAt OU .........2004-2006
REGGIE WILLITS Current .....LAA AngelsOther .........noneAt OU
.........2002-2003
RUSS ORTIZ Current .....Los Angeles DodgersOther .........SF,
HOU, BAL, ...................ATL, ARIAt OU .........1993-1995
DANIEL MCCUTCHEN Current .....Pittsburgh PiratesOther
.........noneAt OU .........2004-2006
GREG DOBBS Current .....Philadelphia PhilliesOther
.........SeattleAt OU .........2001
JASON BARTLETTCurrent .....Tampa Bay
RaysOther.........MinnesotaAt OU .........2000-2001
CHRIS JAKUBAUSKAS Current .....Pittsburgh PiratesOther
.........Seattle MarinersAt OU .........2002
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For more than 20 years, the Home Run Club has been a helpful
source of nancial support for the Oklahoma baseball program.
Joining the Home Run Club provides a chance for Sooner fans to help
make sure that the tradition that is OU baseball will prosper well
into the new millennium. The club provides a great social
oppor-tunity as well as a chance to be a part of one of the best
programs in the country.
The club begins each baseball season with its annual kickoff
banquet. Put on by the club, the banquet allows fans and supporters
of the program to socialize with other members and staff of the
baseball team. The banquet includes speeches from distinguished
guest speakers and from Head Coach Sunny Golloway. Gollo-way
previews the upcoming season and introduces each member of the team
to the gathering. The event usually takes place in late January or
early February, depending on the opening of the season.
The University of Oklahoma Home Run Club is the ofcial presenter
of the event. Those interested in joining the Oklahoma baseball
teams ofcial support group can do so at the banquet or by
contacting the Oklahoma baseball ofce with a donation of $50.
During past years, the Home Run Club has helped provide the
resources to enable the teams facilities to be among the best in
the nation. They raised money to provide the washers and dryers for
the new equipment room, as well the medical equipment for the
training room in the new clubhouse at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
One of the clubs main fund-raising events every year is its
annual golf tourna-ment held at the Jimmie Austin Golf Course. The
tournament, which is attended by both OU coaches and players,
allows participants a chance to have a great time while supporting
the Sooners. Drawings are held for door prizes as well as prizes
for a Hole-in-One, closest to the hole on all par 3s and team
prizes for rst-, second-, and third-place teams.
The Home Run Club also supports the Sooners with its presence at
both home and away games. The club organizes road trips for members
to travel to away games together, such as the series against
Oklahoma State held in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. At home games,
members have the chance to sit together in some of the best seats
inside L. Dale Mitchell Stadium.
Those interested in joining the Home Run Club can contact the OU
baseball ofce at (405) 325-8354.
The Sooners honored at the Diamond Dinner, including the 2011
honoree Daniel McCutchen (left) are listed below:
JEFF BAJENARU - 2006Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1999-2000
RICH HILLS - 2006Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1992-1995
KYLE DENNEY - 2005Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1998-1999
DAMON MINOR - 2005Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1993-1996
RYAN MINOR - 2005Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1993-1995
RUSSELL ORTIZ - 2004Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1993-1995
MARK REDMAN - 2004Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1994-1995
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GREG NORTON - 2010Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1991-1993
EDDIE FISHER - 2007Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1956-1958
GEOFF GEARY - 2007Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1997-1998
L. DALE MITCHELL, SR. - 2007Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1942-1946
BOB STEPHENSON - 2008Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1948-1950
REGGIE WILLITS - 2008Oklahoma Letterwinner, 2002-2003
DARRON COX - 2009Oklahoma Letterwinner, 1987-1989
DANIEL MCCUTCHEN - 2011Oklahoma Letterwinner, 2004-2006
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DIAMOND DINNER Q&AsAt each Diamond Dinner, the inductees
participate in a question and answer session with the audience.
Pictured left, Greg Norton, the 2010 honoree, answers questions
from the audience.
HOME RUN CLUB TENT PARTIESPrior to select home games throughout
the season, the Home Run Club offers a tailgate for its members.
Players and coaches speak at the function, which also serves as an
opportunity for fans to learn more about the current team.
TOP NOTCH FACILITIESDonations over the years by the Home Run
Club have helped provide the Sooners with the top resources in the
country, including a new indoor hitting facility and upgrades to
the teams clubhouse.
POST GAME AUTOGRAPHSAfter select home games, the players and
coaches are available down the third base line to sign autographs
for the fans in attendance.
LETTER FROM COACH GOLLOWAYThe baseball program at the University
of Oklahoma is poised to return to the nations elite and continue
its storied tradition. We invite you to be a part of this
collective effort by joining the Home Run Club. Through your
membership in the Home Run Club, you will be supporting our
student-athletes, both nancially and with your presence at the
numerous func-tions held throughout the season. The OU Baseball
team looks forward to the opportunity to get to know the
indi-viduals who contribute to the teams success on and off the
eld. Your donation gives us a competitive advantage and helps us
reach our goals of winning Big 12 and National championships.
Together, lets support our players in their journeys to winning
championships.
Boomer Sooner,
Sunny Golloway - Head Coach
2004-present
This is a great event for fans of OU baseball to not only get to
see the current players but also the former players who helped
build this program into what it is today, said OU head
coach Golloway. Its always an honor to have the former Sooner
greats come back to celebrate the
great tradition of this program.
I think all the players, past and present, have enjoyed this
event over the past six years and its
a tradition we look forward to continuing.
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The Sooners have recorded a winning record in 15 of their 30
NCAA Tournament appearances. OU is 66-58 in 124 games played.
The Sooners have enjoyed home eld advantage on six occasions. OU
has hosted NCAA Regionals in 2006, 2004, 2000, 1977, 1975 and
1974.
The Sooners scored 21 runs against Eastern Kentucky to open the
1986 Tournament, a program best for an NCAA Tournament game. OU has
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HEAD COACH SUNNY GOLLOWAY A native of Oklahoma, Sunny Golloways
dream of becoming the head coach at the University of Oklahoma
became a reality in 2006 when he was named the Sooners skipper on
July 15. Prior to ofcially taking over the reins of the program,
Golloway served as the interim head coach in 2005, when the Sooners
won 10 of their last 12 regular season games and played in the NCAA
Regional nal against Ole Miss. After helping OU clubs in 1992, 1994
and 1995 reach the College World Series as an assistant coach,
Golloway traveled northeast to take over the Oral Roberts program.
The Golden Eagles dominated the Mid-Continent Conference under
Golloway, winning six conference titles in eight years. ORU became
one of the na-tions winningest programs during his tenure,
averaging 46 victories per season.
In 2004, Golloway returned to Oklahoma to help his former
mentor, Larry Cochell, bring the Sooners program back to national
prominence. That goal has been accomplished in a short time as
three top-10 recruiting classes have been signed at OU while the
Sooners enjoyed a College World Series appearance, six trips to the
NCAA Tournament, including three NCAA Regionals hosted in Norman,
ve NCAA Regional nals, the programs only two appearances in a NCAA
Super Regional.
OKLAHOMA VP/DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS ON GOLLOWAY His passion for
this program is obvious and his enthusiasm never falters. I know
that we have a coach who is devoted to the University of Oklahoma
and one that is completely committed to the long-term success of
the program. - OU VP/Director of Athletics Joe Castiglione
PROMINENT PUPILS Coaching for various successful teams has given
Golloway the opportunity to work with several outstanding players.
Below is a list of some of those pupils:
Chase Anderson Aaron Baker Danny Black Jason Chowning Ryan
Christenson Andrew Doyle J.D. Drew Joe Dunigan Jeremy Erben Mike
Gosse Matt Harughty
Bryant Hernandez Antwonie Hubbard Jamie Johnson Braden Looper
Greg Norton Russ Ortiz Daniel McCutchenDoug Mientkiewicz Damon
Minor Ryan Minor Zach Neal
Garrett Patterson Stephen Porlier David Purcey Russell Raley
Mark Redman Aaron Reza Garrett Richards Ryan Rohlinger Heath Taylor
Jackson Williams J.T. Wise
Golloway won 45 games in his rst full year at the Sooners helm
in 2006. The total was the highest since 1994, the year OU won its
second national title and Golloway was an assistant on the
staff.
In a 12-month period, Golloway won three national
champion-ships. The summer before and after OUs 1994 NCAA
Championship, Golloway led his Kenai Peninsula Oilers to NBC titles
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OU has advanced to nine NCAA tournaments during nine of his 11
seasons as an OU coach (1992, 94, 95, 2004, 05, 06, 08 and 09). His
teams advanced to seven in eight years at Oral Roberts.
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In just over ve years at the helm, Golloway has won 220 games.
At the end of the 2005 season, Golloway took over as the interim
head coach and OU won 10 of its last 12 regular season
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Golloways .671 winning percentage ranks No. 15 among current
coaches in Division I baseball. The head coach is 555-272-1 after
leading OU to its fth 50-win season in 2010.
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Golloway has been on the OU staff for four of the programs 10
College World Series appearances (1992, 1994, 1995 and 2010).
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SURROUNDED WITH SUCCESSHead coach Sunny Golloway has hired two
of the games best in Tim Tadlock and Mike Bell. The OU baseball
program is in good hands as Golloway, Tadlock and Bell each served
as recruiting coordinators in Division I programs in the last seven
years and have landed some of the best amateur talent in the
country.
Tadlock was hired away from Grayson Junior College prior to the
2006 season where he won 435 games, two NJCAA World Series and made
ve appearances in the championship series in nine seasons at the
helm. OU has thrived with him on the recruiting trail since his
arrival in Norman and have hit over .300 in each of his ve seasons
on the staff. Bell completed his third year in Norman in 2010 after
three successful years at Tennessee. In the last four years, he has
helped tutor four rst round draft picks at Oklahoma and Tennessee,
including the Sooners Garrett Richards in 2009. Richards was one of
four hurlers selected in last years draft.
TIM TADLOCK Hitting and Recruiting Coach | Sixth year at OU | 20
years of experience GOLLOWAY ON TADLOCKTim brings a wealth of
knowledge to the areas of recruiting and hitting. He is a proven
winner and his success speaks for itself. What is even more
impressive about Coach Tadlock is how his players speak so highly
of him. PROMINENT PUPILS:Danny Black ............ Florida
MarlinsRocky Coppinger ..... Baltimore OriolesVictor Diaz
............... Baltimore OriolesJesse Estrada ........... Chicago
CubsBrandon Fahey ........ Baltimore OriolesCarlos
Hines............. Tampa Bay RaysJohn Lackey ............. Boston
Red Sox - 02 World Series MVPAndy LaRoche ......... Pittsburgh
PiratesDavid Maroul ........... San Francisco GiantsDaniel
McCutchen ... Pittsburgh PiratesGarrett Mock ........... Washington
NationalsBryan Myrow ........... San Diego Padres Ryan Rohlinger
........ San Francisco GiantsBrian Tallet .............. Toronto
Blue Jays
MIKE BELLPitching Coach | Fourth year at OU | 10 years of
experience GOLLOWAY ON BELLMike has proven to be a true asset to
this program in a short time. Our student-athletes are working with
an outstanding and knowledgeable coach, who has had success every
where he goes. PROMINENT PUPILS:James Adkins .......... Los Angeles
DodgersChase Anderson ...... Arizona DiamondbacksJason Chowning
...... Houston AstrosAndrew Doyle ......... Texas RangersJeremy
Erben .......... Arizona DiamondbacksLuke Hochevar......... Kansas
City Royals - First overall draft pick in 2006Antwonie Hubbard ..
Cleveland IndiansZach Neal ................ Florida MarlinsGarrett
Richards ...... Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimJ.R. Robinson
........... Tampa Bay Devil RaysSean Watson ........... Cincinnati
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Tadlock landed the fourth best recruiting class in the country
in 2007 for the Sooners. It was the highest ranked class in program
history since 1987.
In addition to coaching OU to the 2010 College World Series and
Ten-nessee in 2005, Bell was also a player on the 1994 and 1995
teams at Florida State that advanced to the College World
Series.
Bell has coached three rst round draft picks in the last ve
years in Garrett Richards, James Adkins and Luke Hocheavar.
At Tennessee, Bell was in charge of recruiting and landed
back-to-back top 15 nationally ranked classes in 2005 and 2006. The
2005 group was ranked sixth nationally.
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CHRIS ELLISON Featured at the top of the order each of the last
two seasons, Chris Ellison is a career .326 hitter in his 114 games
played as a Sooner. The speedy center elder also causes plenty of
havoc for opposing teams with 24 stolen bases last season. The
total was 20 more than what he recorded as a true freshman and the
most by a Sooner since current Major Leaguer Reggie Willits (Los
Angeles Angels of Anaheim) swiped 37 in 2003.
SOONERS GET OFFENSIVE The OU offense has rejuvenated itself in
the last ve years, averaging seven-plus runs per game across the
past ve seasons. In 2010, OU scored 525 runs, the most since the
1998 campaign (606).
In addition, for the rst time since 2000, the Sooners recorded a
team batting average over .300 in ve consecutive seasons.
Prior to the 1999 and 2000 seasons, OU enjoyed one of its best
offensive seasons with a .335 team batting average. The 1998
Sooners also averaged more than nine runs per game that season.
In 2010, OU hit .307 as a team (second best average in the Big
12 Conference) and ranked fth in the league with a .287 average in
Big 12 games.
The Sooners had eight regular starters hit better than .300
throughout the 2010 season, including three with a mark of .330 or
better. In addition, ve Sooners nished with 10 or more homers
(Garrett Buechele - 17, Cameron Seitzer - 16, Max White - 15, Tyler
Ogle - 11 and Cody Reine - 10) for the rst time since 1998.
Junior Garrett Buechele, who was drafted following the 2010
season, was named an All-American after leading the Sooners in
batting average (.359), homers (17) and RBIs (65).
Each of the Sooners last 11 batting champions have been drafted
professionally or signed as a free agent following the season.
In addition, six of those 11 individuals were selected in the
rst 10 rounds of the draft, with J.T. Wise (5th round in 2009), Joe
Dunigan (5th round in 2007) and Ryan Rohlinger (6th round in 2006)
being the last three Sooners to hold that distinction.
CAMERON SEITZER The junior rst baseman has played in 103 games
at OU, starting immediately as a true freshman. He has hit over.
300 in each of his rst two years in the Crimson and Cream and
ranked second on the team in 2010 with 16 home runs. The son of
former MLB great, Kevin Seitzer, he will look to provide that same
power and consistency in the middle of the order in 2011.
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In 2006, OU led the Big 12 in hitting with a .323 average, the
highest for an OU squad since 1998 (.335). OU has hit over .300 in
each of Golloways ve full seasons at the helm with a .310 average,
up 21 points from the previous ve (.289).
The Sooners hit over 100 home runs for the second time in
program history last season with 105. The total is the most since
the Sooners set a program record in 1998 with 114.
The number of regular starters who hit better than .300
throughout the 2010 season, including seven that return for the
2011 campaign.
OU has hit over. 300 in Big 12 play in three of the last ve
years. Prior to the 2006 season, the Sooners also recorded clips of
.300 or better in 2000, 1998 and 1997.
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The 2010 Sooners scored 525 runs en route to hosting the fourth
NCAA Regional in the last seven years, the most runs scored since
the 1998 OU team plated 606.525
The number of combined runs scored since Coach Golloways return
to Oklahoma in 2004. The Sooners plated 3009 runs in the previous
seven years before his arrival.
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MICHAEL ROCHA A three-year starter in the Sooner rotation,
Michael Rocha was a key component to the Sooners College World
Series run in 2010, including a win over South Caro-lina in game
one. Rocha has appeared in 20 games in each of his three seasons
and has tossed at least 50 innings in each of the campaigns. The
senior is 17-8 in 24 career starts after winning a career-best
eight games a year ago.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS A common statement heard throughout
the history of sports, defense wins championships could not have
been more true during head coach Sunny Gollo-ways rst full year at
OUs helm.
In 2006, the Sooners led the nation with a .983 elding
percentage, the best mark in program history. The mark also ranks
as the second best all-time in NCAA history.
Behind the strength of its defense, the 2006 Sooners won a
regional champion-ship and advanced to the programs rst Super
Regional appearance (format originated in 1999).
OU has nished each of the last six seasons with Golloway on the
staff with a mark over .960. In the 10 years prior to Golloways
return in 2004, only ve OU squads recorded marks of .960 or
better.
Coach Golloway stresses fundamental baseball at OU and fans can
expect to see strong defense accompanied by solid pitching.
Since 2004, Golloway and company have helped develop some of the
conferences top pitchers. Twenty-three of the 41 draft picks
selected since Golloways return have been pitchers, including eight
who were selected in the rst 10 rounds and two that were taken in
the rst round overall (David Purcey in 2004 and Garrett Richards in
2009).
The Sooners staff returns 29 weekend or postseason starts with
seniors Michael Rocha and Bobby Shore, and sophomores Jack Mayeld
and Ryan Gibson back.
In 2010, closer Ryan Duke had 12 saves and tied the programs
career record of 28. He led the Big 12 with 16 saves in 2009 and
ranked sixth overall in the country. The 16 saves ranked second in
a single season at OU. He returns in 2011 with 73 career
appearances.
OU produced the nations top catcher in 2009 as senior J.T. Wise
was given the Johnny Bench award. Wise recorded .996 elding
percent-age in 2009 and is the second OU catcher in the last four
years to be drafted in the rst ve rounds.
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OUs .976 elding percentage in 2010 ranked 11th in the country.
In Big 12 play, the mark improved to .981, best in the conference.
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the highest in school history and the second best all-time in the
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TYLER OGLE Tyler Ogle faced the task of replacing 2009 Johnny
Bench Award winner J.T. Wise last season and was impressive in his
rst year behind the plate for the Soon-ers. Ogle had a .992 elding
percentage while hitting .331 with 11 homers and 46 RBIs. In 2010,
he was on the preseason player to watch for the Johnny Bench Award,
the third straight OU catcher to appear on the list.
Number of errors committed in 2006, the second fewest in school
history and the lowest since the NCAA schedule was expanded to 56
regular season games.
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SOONER BASEBALL IN THE SPOTLIGHT Oklahoma Athletics is a
household name due to the overwhelming media attention that hovers
around the Sooners. Writers and broadcasters representing the
nations most recognized media outlets regularly interact with
Sooner players and coaches and routinely spend time in Norman.
And when they cant come to campus, those same observers keep
tabs on OU thanks to extensive television coverage. The Sooners are
at the very center of the college athletics and everybody is
watching.
Being the most popular sports entity has its advantages.
Oklahoma athletics receive more coverage than any other
professional or minor league team in the state.
OU baseball benefits from that coverage. Behind football and the
basketball programs, baseball and softball are next on the food
chain. Throughout the spring, several media outlets cover the
Sooners on a regular basis.
The media attention blossomed in 2010 when the Sooners advanced
to their 10th College World Series in program history. Oklahoma was
not only one of the most popular stories in the state, but also
drew attention nationwide.
Located on page 29 are just a few examples of the various front
page stories from local publications in 2010.
Media attention was high in 2010 for head coach Sunny Golloway
and the Sooners during the programs 10th trip to the College World
Series.
OU baseball has enjoyed 55 television broadcasts over the last
ve seasons, including 30 in 2010. Ten of the games last year were
seen on national networks.
The popularity of the Sooners is evident in the signicant amount
of products and apparel purchased by fans. OU ranks in the top 15
nationally every year in the sales of licensed merchandise.
Since 2000, OU student-athletes have appeared on the cover of
Sports Illustrated 12 times. Sooner football is one the most
popular subjects for SI with 33 cover appearances.
During the 2009-10 season, the mens and womens basketball teams
combined to make 54 appearances on television, including 20-plus
nationally televised games.
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Every contest of the baseball teams 56-game schedule is
broadcast live on OUs agship station KREF 1400 AM or on the
internet. Each year, over 80 percent of the games can be heard live
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The number of consecutive games televised for the OU football
team. In addition, ESPN College GameDay has been on site for 23 of
OUs games in the last 10 years.
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An average of over 3 million people logged on to
SoonerSports.com every month last year, making the ofcial Web site
of the Oklahoma Athletics Department one of the top collegiate
sites in the nation.
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SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY THAT SUPPORTS OU OU lives by a clear
and strong motto in dealing with its student-athletes...Inspir-ing
Champions for Today, Preparing Leaders for Tomorrow.
To fulll that promise, the athletics department and
student-athletes take an active role in a number of community
service projects. Sooner student-athletes are exposed to life
outside of sports and school work with opportunities to serve and
help others.
In conjunction with OUs CHAMPS/Life Skills Program, all 21
intercollegiate athletics teams participate in community service
efforts each month. Each team is awarded points based on community
service, involvement with campus activities, and performance in the
classroom throughout the academic year and the baseball team
recorded the highest mark on campus in 2008.
Oklahomas student-athletes recognize that wearing the Crimson
and Cream means representing a popular sports program and
themselves as individuals. They are encouraged to respond to a
public that adores them, while learning important lessons about
making a positive impact in the lives of others and in the
community in which they live.
Below is a list of some of the community service efforts that
the OU baseball team participates in each year: SPECIAL SPECTATORS
The Special Spectators is a national organization that invites
seriously ill children to attend a sporting event and meet the
players and coaches. More than 30 children from several Oklahoma
City hospitals have been hosted by football, basketball, baseball
and gymnastics over the past year. The Sooner baseball team has
participated in the event for the past ve years. On top of meeting
the play-ers and coaches and participating in batting practice, the
children throw out the ceremonial rst pitch for that days game.
WILLOW SPRINGS BOYS RANCH Since 2005, Oklahoma baseball has
partnered with the Willow Springs Boys Ranch in Chandler, Okla., to
interact with the children and participate in a day of various
landscaping duties and team building exercises. The Willow Springs
Boys Ranch is a long-term residential childcare facility that
accepts applications from boys between the ages 7 to 12 years old.
Boys are able to live on the ranch until they graduate from high
school, obtain their G.E.D. or participate in an independent
liv-ing program after graduation. It is the programs goal to
provide an environment where boys can become successful and develop
into productive adults.
MIRACLE LEAGUE For each of the last ve seasons, the OU baseball
team has traveled to Mitch Park in Edmond, Okla., to play in a
Miracle League Game. The Miracle League, founded in 1997, is an
organization that gives special-needs children an op-portunity to
play baseball. Miracle Leagues across the country play in
specialized complexes that include custom-designed elds with
cushioned rubberized turf elds that prevent injuries, wheelchair
accessible dugouts and a completely at surface that eliminates any
barriers or obstacles for wheelchair bound or visually impaired
athletes.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITYAlong with other teams at OU, the Sooner
baseball team helped out the local Habitat for Humanity
Organization in 2007. The program was founded in 1976 and is
designed to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness around the
world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and
action.
SOONERS VISIT KENNEDY ELEMENTARYElliott Blair was one of several
Sooners who participated in a weekly program in the fall which
features baseball players interacting with children at local
elemen-tary schools in various classroom activities.
SPECIAL SPECTATORSFor the fth consecutive season, the OU
baseball team spent the day with two chil-dren from the Special
Spectators program, a non-prot organization that provides seriously
ill children and their families a chance to attend a behind-the
scenes day at athletic events.
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BASEBALL FIGHTING FOR A CAUSEPrior to the Texas A&M game on
May 15, 2009, Power Roong and Exteriors presented a check for
$4,150 to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Oklahoma in memory
of Mitchell Whitaker, a special friend of the OU Baseball Team who
passed away on Sept. 27, 2007.
Throughout the 2009 season, the company donated $50 for each of
the 91 home runs hit by the Sooners. The home run total was the
fourth most by a Sooner squad and the most since the 1998 team set
the program record with 114 dingers.
WILLOW SPRINGS BOYS RANCH - FALL 2010Its been a huge blessing
having the baseball team out here. Theyre a lot of similarities in
what we do at Willow Springs Boys Ranch and what University of
Oklahoma baseball is about, said J. Todd Vinson, the founder and
executive director.
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OKLAHOMA-OKLAHOMA STATE RIVALRY The Bedlam Series, presented by
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, played each year between OU and Oklahoma
State baseball at neutral sites, plays a huge part in giving each
program bragging rights across the state and national prominence.
The Sooners and Cowboys represent two of the most successful
programs, not only in the Big 12 Conference, but also across the
country. The series is the only rivalry in Division I baseball that
is played each year at neutral sites during the regular season. In
1986, the Sooners and Cowboys began battling at a neutral site at
the All Sports Stadium in Oklahoma City. In 1991, the series moved
to Tulsa, Okla. at the Drillers Stadium (Class AA ballpark) for the
series opener and the remaining two games were played at the All
Sports Stadium. In 1999, games two and three were moved to the
Redhawk Ballpark (Class AAA ballpark) in Oklahoma City. The
facility, built in 1997, is also home to the Big 12 Championship
and the Oklahoma City Redhawks (AAA afliate of the Texas
Rangers).
Close to 12,000 fans will pack the park in Tulsa and more than
13,000 fans will watch the Bedlam Series for each of the remaining
two games in Oklahoma City.
The rivalry was tabbed one of the best by Rivals.com: The Sooner
State is consumed by the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State rivalry. Tabbed
Bedlam by state natives, the annual series between the two schools
is intense on the eld. That energy is often channeled into the
stands. The series usually starts with a single game in Tulsa,
Okla. It then moves to AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City
for games two and three. In 2007, the Cowboys swept the Sooners in
the regular season series before dropping a single game to OU in
the Big 12 Tournament. Though OSU experienced a wealth of success
last season, they lead the overall series just 145-138, which
equates to a winning percentage over 51 percent. - Kendall Rogers,
Rosenblatt Report
The Sooners and Cowboys have met 286 times in the series dating
back to the early 1900s.
Ten of the last 17 regular season meetings in the Bedlam Series
have been televised, including two national broadcasts by the ESPN
family of networks.
Six of the last 10 games in the Bedlam series have been decided
by one run, including three contests last year.
Fifteen of the last 27 meetings between OU and OSU have been
decided by three or less runs.
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Since 1991, close to 12,000 fans have packed Drillers Stadium in
Tulsa, Okla., for the series opener each year.12,000
More than 13,000 fans are in attendance for each of the two
games of the Bedlam Series played at the AT&T Bricktown
Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
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For the rst time since 1996, one game of the Bedlam Series was
played at a campus site. The non-conference game was played in
Stillwater in 2010. OSU returns the trip in 2011 to Norman.
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games two and three of the Bedlam Series.
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WHATS AT STAKE Every good college rivalry has the tradition of
rewarding the winner a trophy at series end and the Bedlam Series,
presented by Oklahoma Farm Bureau, is no different. The Bedlam Bowl
is presented to each yearly winner on the eld following the third
and nal game of the baseball series.
The Bedlam Series is not only contested in baseball, but all of
the sports that OU and OSU compete against each other. At the end
of the academic year, the winner, based on a points system, earns
bragging rights until the next athletic year rolls around. The
University of Oklahoma has won the overall competition and brought
home the Bedlam Bowl in four of the last ve years.
Downtown Tulsa can be seen in the backdrop of right eld at the
new OneOK Field, home of the rst game of the Bedlam Series.
The Sooners in pose with the Bedlam Bowl trophy in 2010. OU won
the best of three series for the second straight season.
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L. DALE MITCHELL PARK QUICK FACTSYear Opened: 1982Seating
Capacity: 2,700Dimensions: LF - 335; CF - 411; RF - 335First Game:
Feb. 27, 1982 (Oklahoma 15, Cameron University 4)Largest Crowd:
4,544, vs. Texas (May 4, 1995)Overall Record: 660-171-1 (.794)
BACKGROUND Named for the mid-1940s Sooner letterman who still
holds OUs career and single-season batting records, L. Dale
Mitchell Park was dedicated prior to the 1982 season.
With a $1.3 million price tag, the rst phase of the renovation
was completed dur-ing the 1998 season and included an upper
concourse, additional restrooms and additional concession stands.
Phase two of the plan has provided for new locker rooms, a training
room facility and an equipment room for the Sooners.
Prior to the 2002 season, OU completed one of the nal stages of
the project as the press box facility underwent state-of-the-art
improvements. The press box and radio broadcast booths were
signicantly expanded as well. VIP suites and a
disability-accessible elevator were also added.
RECENT ADDITIONS OU added a practice facility prior to the 2009
season which includes a regulation-size ineld with natural grass
and a 5,160 square-foot indoor hitting facility. The building
contains three full-size pitching and hitting lanes and is heated
and air conditioned. The $1 million project covers 22,500 square
feet of existing ground at L. Dale Mitchell Park and is located
down the left-eld line adjacent to the Soon-ers bullpen. The
ballpark also received a new video and scoreboard in left eld prior
to the 2009 season and the chair back seats were replaced, as well
as new seats added, prior to the 2011 season.
RECORD CROWD An L. Dale Mitchell Park-record 4,544 fans jammed
the stadium on May 4, 1995, to witness the Sooners record a 3-2 win
over rival Texas en route to OUs second consecutive NCAA College
World Series appearance.
POSTSEASON HISTORY In 2006, the facility hosted its rst NCAA
Regional. It marked the third time in the history of the OU
baseball program that it has been chosen to host an NCAA Re-gional
in Norman (1975 and 1977), but rst at L. Dale Mitchell Park, which
opened in 1982. In 2009, the Sooners again were awarded home-eld
advantage in the postseason at LDM. Additionally, the Sooners have
hosted a regional in Oklahoma City on three occasions and last
hosted one in 2004 at the Bricktown Ballpark.
2001 BEAM CLAY FIELD OF THE YEARThe University of Oklahoma
baseball program was awarded the top honor in the collegiate
division of the Beam Clay Baseball Diamond of the Year Award in
2001. The award, sponsored by Beam Clay and Baseball America,
recognizes the best playing surfaces in three levels of baseball:
professional, college and schools, municipalities and parks. The
honor marked the second year in a row that OUs L. Dale Mitchell
Park was selected as one of the best college baseball elds in the
nation after nishing second in the competition in 2000.
Oklahoma took rst place honors in the competition in 1994 for
the rst time. The 2006 season was OUs latest entry as programs can
enter the competition only once every ve years after taking rst
place honors. Four major league head groundskeepers served as the
judges in the competition.
DIRECTIONS TO THE FACILITY:OUs facility is located east of the
intersection of Chautauqua