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 Champion-ships in 1951 and 1994. In 2010, we made the programs 10th College World Series appearance and are primed for another strong postseason run in 2012.

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

2012 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITSThe 2012 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 Adam Bingman and Lawre Everest.

PHOTOGRAPHY Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Matt Brown, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Kevin M. Cox, Richard Darby, Detroit Tigers, Wendy Egan, Kevin Ellis, Flintco, Kate Gaines, Lisa Hall, Simon Hurst, ICON Sports Media Inc., Mark Kraus, Jackson Laizure, Jerry Laizure, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Stan Lui, Miami Marlins, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Bruce Newman, Steve Nurenberg, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Elizabeth Roberts, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Ty Russell, Andrew Shurtleff, Aaron Sprecher, Ben VanHouten, John Williamson, Shevaun Williams & Associates, and J.P. Wilson.

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THE PROGRAM Introduction 1 Table of Contents 2 Quick Facts 4Team Information 52012 Roster 62012 Schedule 7Sunny Golloway 8 Assistant Coaches 9 Offense 10 Defense 11 Baseball Tradition 12 1994 National Championship 141951 National Championship 16College World Series 18NCAA Tournament 20 Conference Success 21 Award Winners 22 MLB Sooners 24 Home Run Club 26Media 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 48

SEASON OUTLOOK2012 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 Aric Thomas 68Assistant Coach Jack Giese 69Ryan Gaines, Rich Hills and Michael Rocha 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 2012 season. OU enters the year ranked as high as No. 14 and once again sets its sights on a Big 12 Championship and an appearance at the College World Series appearance in Omaha, Neb. View a breakdown of the Sooners by position.

OKLAHOMA STAFFA closer look at the people who run the Sooner baseball program. Sunny Golloway is entering his seventh full season as the head coach after taking over at the end of the 2005 season. He is joined by assistant coaches Aric Thomas, Jack Giese, Rich Hills and Michael Rocha.

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PLAYER PROFILESComplete bios on all the returning players and newcom-ers, including 2011 freshman All-American Dillon Overton (LHP). Other key starters returning include Caleb Bushyhead (SS), Jordan John (LHP), Evan Mistich (UTL), Cody Reine (OF), Erik Ross (OF) and Max White (UTL).

2011 REVIEWThe Sooners advanced to their fourth straight NCAA tour-nament appearance in 2011, and 34th overall. OU posted a 41-19 record, the third straight season to have at least 40 wins. Read more about the season and the accolades racked up by the Sooners in 2011.

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 Caleb Bushyhead 78Erik Ross 79 Max White 80 Jack Mayeld 81 Evan Mistich 82 Cody Reine 83 Dillon Overton 84 Kindle Ladd 85 Jordan John 86 Steven Bruce 87 Tanner Toal 88 Jake Smith 89 Cale Coshow 90 Drew Krittenbrink 91 Drew Harrison 92 Player bios listed in order by jersey number

NEWCOMER PROFILESDrake Roberts, Dusty Dishman, Ty Taylor 93 Dylan Raper, Garrett Carey, Matt Oberste 94 Steven Okert, Jacob Rhame, Dylan Neal 95 Chris Burgess, Jonathan Gray 96 Hunter Lockwood, Chase Simpson, Cole Stevens 97 Brian Brightwell, Damien Magnico 98 Adam Choplick, Jake Fisher, Dillon Yeaman 99

2011 REVIEW Season Highlights 1022011 Results/Big 12 Recap 104Overall Team Statistics 106Big 12 Team Statistics 107Game-by-Game Statistics 108 HISTORY Baseball Timeline 112Year-by-Year Statistics and Results 114All-Time Coaches 116Game-by-Game Results 117Postseason History 130 Team Records 134Individual Records 135All-Americans 140 Award Winners 142Letterwinners 150 Series Records 156Major League Alumni 176

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THE UNIVERSITY Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 30,754 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): 2,328-1,318-11 (112)All-Time Big 12 Record (seasons): 221-190-2 (15) Big 12 Tournament Titles: One (1997)NCAA Postseason Appearances (last): 34 (2011)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): 596-291-1 (15) OU Record (years): 261-135-1 (7) Assistant Coach: Aric Thomas - Hitting CoachAssistant Coach: Jack Giese - Pitching Coach Volunteer Assistant: Rich Hills Student Assistant: Michael RochaCoordinator of Baseball Operations: Ryan GainesOfce Phone: 405-325-8354

STADIUM INFORMATIONStadium: L. Dale Mitchell ParkCapacity: 3,180Surface: GrassYear Opened: 1982Dimensions: LF - 335, CF - 411, RF - 335Pressbox Phone: 405-325-8363

2011 TEAM INFORMATIONOverall Record: 41-19 Home/Away: 28-4/10-9 (neutral: 3-6) Conference Record (Finish): 14-11 (Third) Conference Tournament Record: 1-2NCAA Postseason: Fort Worth Regional (0-2)

2012 OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/15Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/7Newcomers: 20 All-Americans Returning: 2

ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONSBaseball Contact: Craig MoranOfce: (405) 325-8231Fax: (405) 325-7623Cell: (405) 249-8264E-mail: cmoran@ou.eduMailing 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 | Football, Softball

CASSIE GAGEAssistant Director | Track and Field, 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 four position starters and two starting pitchers from 2011, including All-Americans Dillon Overton and Max White.

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RETURNING POSITION STARTERS (min. 30 starts) Name Class Pos. GP-GS Key StatsCaleb Bushyhead Sr. 2B 46-45 .288, 9 2B, 0 HR, 18 RBI Evan Mistich Sr. DH/INF 50-44 .316, 6 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBI Cody Reine Sr. OF 47-35 .256, 6 2B, 4 HR, 27 RBI Erik Ross Sr. OF 48-37 .315, 1 2B, 0 HR, 21 RBI Max White Jr. OF 46-37 .286, 11 2B, 3 HR, 20 RBI

RETURNING PITCHERSName Class APP-GS Key Stats Steven Bruce So. 6-1 2-0, 2.93 ERA, 15.1 IP, 10 Ks Drew Harrison Jr. 1-0 0-0, 0.00 ERA, 2.0, O Ks Jordan John RS-So. 20-7 4-2, 2.35 ERA, 61.1, 54 Ks Kindle Ladd So. 9-1 0-1, 5.93 ERA, 13.2, 10 Ks Jack Mayeld Jr. 11-1 0-1, 3 saves, 3.68 ERA, 22.0, 18 Ks Dillon Overton So. 23-7 8-4, 2.30 ERA, 74.1 IP, 59 Ks

NEWCOMERS Name Class Pos. Hometown (Last School) Brian Brightwell Fr. OF Oklahoma City (Putnam City H.S.)Chris Burgess Jr. RHP West Chicago, Ill. (Black Hawk College) Garrett Carey Jr. INF Waco, Texas (McClennan C.C.) Adam Choplick Fr. LHP Denton, Texas (Billy Ryan H.S.) Dusty Dishman Jr. INF Sugar Land, Texas (Temple College)Jake Fisher Jr. LHP Tahlequah, Okla. (Connors State)Jonathan Gray So. RHP Chandler, Okla. (Eastern Okla. State)Hunter Lockwood Fr. C Bedford, Texas (Lawrence Dale Bell)Damien Magnico Jr. RHP Mesquite, Texas (Howard College)Dylan Neal So. C McKinney, Texas (Blinn College)Matt Oberste So. INF Sallisaw, Okla. (Connors State)Steven Okert Jr. LHP Rowlett, Texas (Grayson College)Dylan Raper Fr. OF Glenpool, Okla. (Glenpool H.S.)Jacob Rhame Fr. RHP Corinth, Texas (John Guyer H.S.)Drake Roberts Fr. INF Washington, Texas (Brenham H.S.)Chase Simpson Jr. INF Flower Mound, Texas (Weatherford J.C.)Cole Stevens Fr. RHP Blanchard, Okla. (Blanchard H.S.) Ty Taylor So. LHP/OF Cleburne, Texas (Weatherford J.C.)Dillon Yeaman Jr. OF Norman, Okla. (Northeastern A&M)

ROSTER BREAKDOWN By Class:Senior 5Junior 10 Sophomore 11 Freshman 8

By State: Texas 19Oklahoma 12Louisiana 2Illinois 1

Senior Caleb Bushyhead, a two-year starter, is one of seven players that were on the 2010 roster that advanced to the College World Series.

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Yr. Hometown (Previous school 1 Drake Roberts INF 5-8 144 R/R FR Washington, Texas (Brenham High School)2 Dusty Dishman INF 6-1 162 R/R JR Sugarland, Texas (Temple College) 3 Ty Taylor LHP 5-10 165 L/L SO Cleburne, Texas (Weatherford College) 4 Dylan Raper OF 5-10 150 L/R FR Glenpool, Okla. (Glenpool High School) 5 Caleb Bushyhead INF 5-11 185 L/R SR Mannford, Okla. (Mannford High School) 6 Eric Ross OF 5-8 157 L/L SR McKinney, Texas (Grayson County College) 7 Max White OF/INF 6-1 203 R/R JR Durant, Okla. (Durant High School) 8 Jack Mayeld INF/P 5-10 170 R/R JR Del Rio, Texas (Del Rio High School) 9 Evan Mistich OF 5-11 210 R/R SR Houma, La. (Panola Junior College)10 Garrett Carey INF 6-1 210 R/R JR Waco, Texas (McLennan CC) 11 Cody Reine OF 5-11 217 L/R SR Walker, La. (Grayson County Colleg13 Dillon Overton LHP 6-2 160 L/L SO Weatherford, Okla. (Weatherford High School) 14 Matt Oberste INF/OF 6-2 209 R/R SO Sallisaw, Okla. (Connors State College)15 Steven Okert LHP 6-2 219 L/L JR Rowlett, Texas (Grayson CC) 16 Jacob Rhame RHP 6-0 222 R/R FR Corinth, Texas (John Guyer High School) 17 Kindle Ladd RHP 6-1 182 R/R SO McKinney, Texas (McKinney North High School) 18 Dylan Neal C 6-2 195 R/R SO McKinney, Texas (Blinn College) 19 Jordan John LHP 6-3 205 L/L RS-SO Corpus Christi, Texas (Calallen High School) 21 Chris Burgess RHP 6-2 210 R/R JR West Chicago, Illinois (Black Hawk College)22 Jonathan Gray RHP 6-4 239 R/R SO Chandler, Okla. (Eastern Oklahoma State) 23 Hunter Lockwood C 5-10 183 R/R FR Bedford, Texas (Lawrence Dale Bell High School) 25 Chase Simpson INF 6-1 193 S/R SO Flower Mound, Texas (Weatherford JC) 26 Cole Stevens RHP 6-6 215 R/R FR Blanchard, Okla. (Blanchard High School)27 Steven Bruce RHP 5-11 197 R/R SO Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound High School) 30 Brian Brightwell INF/OF 5-9 170 L/L FR Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City)31 Tanner Toal C 5-10 214 R/R SR Southlake, Texas (Howard College) 32 Damien Magnico RHP 6-2 187 R/R JR Mesquite, Texas (Howard College) 34 Adam Choplick LHP 6-8 264 L/L FR Denton, Texas (Billy Ryan High School) 37 Jake Smith C 6-2 235 R/R SO McKinney, Texas (McKinney High School)39 Jake Fisher LHP 5-10 163 L/L JR Tahlequah, Okla. (Connors) 40 Dillon Yeaman OF 6-4 211 R/R JR Norman, Okla. (Northeastern A&M)42 Drew Krittenbrink RHP 6-1 184 R/R SO Okarche, Okla. (Okarche High School) 43 Cale Coshow RHP 6-5 270 R/R RS-FR Edmond, Okla. (Deer Creek High School)45 Drew Harrison 1B 6-4 255 R/R JR Waxahachie, Texas (Waxahachie High School) COACHING STAFF 29 Head Coach Sunny Golloway 33 Assistant Coach Aric Thomas (Hitting Coach) 36 Assistant Coach Jack Giese (Pitching Coach) 41 Volunteer Assistant Rich Hills 44 Student Assistant Michael Rocha PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Cale COSHOW co-SHOW Jack GIESE GEESE-ee Sunny GOLLOWAY GAHL-a-way Drew KRITTENBRINK CRIT-in-brink Evan MISTICH Miss-titch Matt OBERSTE OH-burr-stee Steven OKERT oh-KURT Cody REINE RENJacob RHAME RAME Dillon YEAMAN YEAH-men

ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo. Name 30 Brightwell, Brian27 Bruce, Steven21 Burgess, Chris5 Bushyhead, Caleb ***10 Carey, Garrett 34 Choplick, Adam 43 Coshow, Cale2 Dishman, Dustin39 Fisher, Jake 22 Gray, Jonathan45 Harrison, Drew19 John, Jordan42 Krittenbrink, Drew17 Ladd, Kindle23 Lockwood, Hunter32 Magnico, Damien8 Mayeld, Jack **

No. Name 9 Mistich, Evan *** 18 Neal, Dylan14 Oberste, Matt15 Okert, Steven13 Overton, Dillon *4 Raper, Dylan 11 Reine, Cody *** 16 Rhame, Jacob1 Roberts, Drake 6 Ross, Eric ** 25 Simpson, Chase37 Smith, Jake26 Stevens, Cole3 Taylor, Ty31 Toal, Tanner7 White, Max **40 Yeaman, Dillon * - letters earned

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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 scored 10 or more runs on 15 occasions.21

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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 four top-10 recruiting classes have been signed at OU while the Sooners enjoyed a College World Series appearance in 2010, seven trips to the NCAA Tournament, including three NCAA Regionals hosted in Norman, ve NCAA Regional nals, and the programs only two appearances in a NCAA Super Regional. 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 Elliott Blair Garrett Buechele Jason Chowning Ryan Christenson Andrew Doyle J.D. Drew Ryan DukeJoe 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 NealTyler Ogle Garrett Patterson Stephen Porlier

David Purcey Russell Raley Mark Redman Aaron Reza Garrett Richards Michael Rocha Ryan Rohlinger Cameron Seitzer Tyson Seng Bobby Shore Burch Smith 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 .

OU has advanced to 10 NCAA tournaments during his 12 seasons as an OU coach (1992, 94, 95, 2004, 05, 06, 08, 09, 10 and 11). His teams advanced to seven in eight years at Oral Roberts.

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Golloways .672 winning percentage ranks No. 15 among current coaches in Division I baseball. The head coach is 596-291-1 after leading OU to its third straight 40-win season in 2011.

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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 SUCCESSFor the rst time since being named head coach in 2006, Sunny Golloway will be surrounded by two new assistant coaches. Golloway has hired two of the best that have experienced enormous amounts of success on the junior college level in Aric Thomas and Jack Giese. In addition to Thomas, a former Sooner, Golloway also added a pair of former OU letterwinners in Rich Hills (volunteer coach) and Michael Rocha (student coach) to the staff. Thomas recently completed his seventh season as the head coach at Eastern Oklahoma State College. In 2011, Thomas led the Mountaineers to the programs second consecutive Region II Championship, a rst in the programs history. He was named the Region II Coach of the Year in 2011 as EOSC nished the campaign at 38-22 and appeared in the top 25 polls for the sixth straight season. In 2010, the Mountaineers won their rst region title since 2001 with a 37-22 mark. Prior to working the last two years in the Tampa Bay Rays organization with the Hudson Valley Renegades, Giese helped lead Howard Junior College to the 2009 NJCAA National Championship. In his two seasons at Howard, Giese was the as-sociate head coach and the program compiled a 111-10 and nished 2009 with a 63-1 mark, set a collegiate record with 57 straight wins, and held the No. 1 ranking throughout the entire season. In 2008, the team ranked No. 2 with a 48-9 record. Below is a closer look at the assistant coaches and some of the prominent pupils they have worked with in their career.

ARIC THOMASHitting Coach | Third year at OU | 17 years of experience GOLLOWAY ON THOMASWith his outstanding background and experience as a Sooner playing in Omaha and winning a national championship, along with coaching in the Alaska League, the Cape Cod League and directing Eastern Oklahoma State, we feel like its a perfect t PROMINENT POSITION PLAYERS:Chase Utley ............ Philadelphia Phillies Greg Dobbs ............. Florida Marlins Jason Bartlett .......... San Diego PadresChris Jakubauskas ... Arizona DiamondbacksReggie Willits .......... Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimValentino Pascucci... New York MetsReed Johnson .......... Chicago CubsBobby Kielty ............ Boston Red Sox

JACK GIESEPitching Coach | First year at OU | Nine years of experience GOLLOWAY ON GIESEHe is an outstanding coach that possesses a wealth of knowledge of the game and an exceptional ability to relate to collegiate pitchers. We knew when the job became open that he was our initial choice . PROMINENT PITCHERS:Clayton Kershaw ..... Los Angeles DodgersC.C. Sabathia ........... New York YankeesJoel Hanrahan ......... Pittsburgh PiratesJosh Geer ................. San Diego PadresTyler Chatwood ....... Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimJ.P. Howell ............... Tampa Bay RaysBobby Livingston .... Seattle Mariners 6

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Thomas has coached the last 17 years since nishing his collegiate career at Oklahoma. Eight of those seasons were at Oklahoma as a volunteer or assistant coach.

Giese has worked in three Major League organizations, spending the last two years as a minor league pitching coach with the Tampa Bay Rays. He was also a scout with the Brewers and Reds.

The last two hurlers to lead OU in strikeouts (Burch Smith in 2011 and Zach Neal in 2010) began their collegiate careers at Howard after being recruited by Giese.

In 2009 with Giese on staff, Howard Junior College won the NJCAA National Championship with a 63-1 record, including 57 straight wins.

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Eastern Oklahoma States batting average in Thomas seven years at the helm, while averaging 53 homers and 134 stolen bases per year. .314

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CODY REINESenior Cody Reine made a big splash during his rst year in Norman as he helped lead OU to the 2010 College World Series. Reine hit .340 that season with 10 home runs and 42 RBI. In the Charlottesville Super Regional, Reine pounded the Virginia pitching staff with four homers and 11 RBI. After struggling in 2011, Reine looks to return to that postseason form that returned OU to the College World Series for the 10th time in program history.

SOONERS GET OFFENSIVE The OU offense has rejuvenated itself in the last six years, averaging seven-plus runs per game across the past ve seasons.

In 2011, OU was the only Big 12 Conference team to nish the year with a batting average over .300. The Sooners hit .313 as a team and had nine regular starters hit better than .300 throughout the season, including four with a mark of .340 or better.

Junior Cameron Seitzer, who was drafted in the 11th round following the 2011 season, was named all-conference after leading OU with a .358 batting average.

Each of the Sooners last 12 batting champions have been drafted professionally or signed as a free agent following the season.

In addition, six of those 12 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.

In addition, for the rst time since 2000, the Sooners recorded a team batting average over .300 in six consecutive seasons.

In 2010, OU scored 525 runs, the most since the 1998 campaign (606). OU also had 725 hits during the College World Series run, the most since the 1998 squad had 752.

In 1998, 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.

MAX WHITEThe junior, who is expected to play at rst base in 2012, has played in 108 games at OU, starting immediately as a true freshman and being named a freshman All-American. He has a career .290 batting average with 18 homers and 63 RBIs. He will look to provide some pop in the middle of the Sooner lineup in 2012.

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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 six full seasons at the helm with a .313 average, up 18 points from the previous six (.295).

The Sooners hit over 100 home runs for the second time in program history with 105 in 2010. 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 2011 season.

OU has hit over. 300 in Big 12 play in three of the last six years. Prior to the 2006 season, the Sooners also recorded clips of .300 or better in 2000, 1998 and 1997.

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JORDAN JOHN As a redshirt freshman in 2011, Jordan John made an immediate impact with a 4-2 record and a stingy 2.35 ERA in 20 appearances. He won four of his seven starts and allowed one run or less in 14 of his 20 appearances. John, along with fellow freshman Dillon Overton, gave OU a solid 1-2 punch from the left side of the mound. The duo combined to start 14 games with a 12-6 record.

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. At the time, the mark also ranked 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 eight seasons with Golloway back 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-nine of the 52 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).

Despite losing six pitchers to the 2011 MLB Draft, OU returns six hurl-ers with a combined 20 career starts in Steven Bruce, Drew Harrison, Jordan John, Kindle Ladd, Jack Mayeld and Dillon Overton.

The number of players returning in 2012 that started at least 10 games during the Sooners run to the 2010 College World Series, including a quartet of two-year starters in Caleb Bushyhead, Cody Reine, Erik Ross and Max White.

OU produced the nations top catcher in 2009 as senior J.T. Wise was given the Johnny Bench award. Wise recorded .996 elding percentage in 2009 and is the third OU catcher in the last six years to be drafted in the rst 10 rounds.

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ERIK ROSS In 95 games played with over 50 starts, senior outelder Erik Ross has provided OU with stellar defensive plays. Ross has committed just three errors to produce a .973 career elding percentage. In 2011, he made just one error and posted a .986 mark while hitting .315 and leading the team with 19 stolen bases. He gures to be roaming the outeld again in 2012 to display the fundamentals on defense that OU has been known for over the years.

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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Since the University of Oklahoma started its baseball program in 1898, the Sooners have recorded 86 seasons with a winning record, including 34 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 25 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 21 different years.

Oklahoma has appeared in 34 NCAA Tournaments, a mark that ranks third in the Big 12 Conference.

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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.

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The Sooners last National Championship came in 1994, when they defeated Georgia Tech, 13-5, en route to a 50-17 overall record.1994

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FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS17 players have been drafted in the rst round, with Garrett Richards (above) the

latest in 2009. Other notables include: Jackson Williams, David Purcey, Mark

Redman, Bobby Witt and John Russell.

ALL-AMERICANSJ.T. Wise (above) was a consensus All-

American in 2009 and one of 62 Sooners to earn All-America honors since 1950.

Current Sooners Dillon Overton and Max White recently earned All-America

honors.

ALL-CONFERENCE Seven Sooners have been named a rst team all-conference honoree on three

occasions in OU history and Casey Book-out (above) was the last to accomplish

the feat (1997-99).

ACADEMICS OU has four Academic All-Americans in

the last six seasons, including Aaron Ivey (above), 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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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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SOONERS EARN FIRST TITLE For Immediate Release: June, 17, 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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After winning the 1951 National Championship as a soph-omore, Sheets became OUs rst two-time All-American,

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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.

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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 | g

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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-

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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: 4.99

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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 34 NCAA tournament appearances. OU is 76-67 in 143 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 35-21 as a coach in nine of the Sooners last 14 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 six 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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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 51 All-Big 12 honorees over the last seven 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.

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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

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* 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 52 players selected in the last eight 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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The number of players selected in the last seven years that were undrafted when they arrived on campus. Six of the players turned into top 10 round picks, including two rst rounders in Jackson Wil-liams and Garrett Richards.

Eight former Sooners were on Major League rosters in 2011, includ-ing Garrett Richards (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim), the latest Sooner to make his MLB debut.

Since 2005, 40 players have improved their draft status after playing at Oklahoma.

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The Sooners led the Big 12 with nine selections in 2009, marking the third best total in OU history (11 in 2011 and 10 in 1998). OU also had nine picks under Sunny Golloway in 2006. 2009

Oklahoma led the Big 12 and ranked second in the nation with 11 players selected in the last MLB Draft, the second most in the country. At least ve players have been taken in ve of Sunny Golloways six 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 professional 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 Base-balls Amateur Draft, including three in the last seven 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 professional baseball: Name (years at OU) Position Organization Jeff Bajenaru (1999-2000) Minor League Pitching Coach Arizona DbacksRickey Bennett (1989-92) Director of Professional Scouting Houston Astros Nick Capra (1979) Director of Player Development Chicago White Sox George Frazier (1975-76) Television Broadcaster Colorado RockiesMickey Hatcher (1977) Hitting Coach Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Stan Meek (1972-74) Vice President of Scouting Florida MarlinsRyan Minor (1993-95) Minor League Manager Baltimore Orioles Damon Minor (1993-95) Minor League Hitting Instructor Florida Marlins Joe Simpson (1971-73) Television Broadcaster Atlanta Braves

2011 MAJOR LEAGUE SOONERSDuring the 2011 MLB season, eight Sooners played roles on various teams across the country, including the latest Sooner to make his MLB debut, Garrett Richards with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

JASON BARTLETTCurrent...................San Diego PadresOther ......................Minnesota, Tampa BayAt OU ......................2000-2001

GREG DOBBSCurrent...................Miami MarlinsOther ......................Seattle, PhiladelphiaAt OU ......................2001

CHRIS JAKUBAUSKASCurrent...................Arizona DiamondbacksOther ......................Baltimore, Pittsburgh, SeattleAt OU ......................2002

DANIEL MCCUTCHENCurrent...................Pittsburgh PiratesOther ......................noneAt OU ......................2004-2006

VALENTINO PASCUCCICurrent...................New York MetsOther ......................MontrealAt OU ......................1997-1998

DAVID PURCEYCurrent...................Philadelphia PhilliesOther ......................Detroit, Toronto At OU ......................2003-2004

GARRETT RICHARDSCurrent...................Los Angeles Angels of AnaheimOther ......................noneAt OU ......................2007-2009

RYAN ROHLINGERCurrent...................Cleveland IndiansOther ......................Colorado, San FranciscoAt OU ......................2004-2006

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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.

Gollway previews the upcoming season and introduces each member of the team to the gathering. The event usually takes place in late January.

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.

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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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

RYAN ROHLINGER - 2012Oklahoma Letterwinner, 2004-2006

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DIAMOND DINNER BANQUETThe annual banquet allows fans and supporters of the program to socialize with other members, the coaches and players and staff of the baseball team. The event kicks off the upcoming season and is typically held in late January.

DIAMOND DINNER Q&AsAt each Diamond Dinner, the inductees participate in a question and answer session with the audience. Pictured left, Daniel McCutchen, the 2011 honoree, talks about his OU and professional career in baseball.

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, scoreboard and upgrades to the playing eld and the teams clubhouse.

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.

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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.

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 on the radio.

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 13 times. Sooner football is one the most popular subjects for SI with 34 cover appearances.

During the 2010-11 season, the mens and womens basketball teams combined to make 56 appearances on television, including 23 nationally televised games.

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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 with the organization for the past six years. On top of meeting the players 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 six years, 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 opportunity 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 sixth consecutive season, the OU baseball team spent the day with two children 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. OU has continued that trend in each of the last two seasons with 146 homers and over BLANK in donations.

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 294 times in the series dating back to the early 1900s.

Thirteen of the last 21 regular season meetings in the Bedlam Series have been televised, including two national broadcasts by the ESPN family of networks.

Eight of the last 14 games in the Bedlam series have been decided by one run, including two contests last year.

Eighteen of the last 31 meetings between OU and OSU have been decided by three or less runs.

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Since 1991, close to 12,000 packed Drillers Stadium in Tulsa, Okla., for the series opener each year. Now, close to 10,000 pack the new park, ONEOK Field, in Tulsa.

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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 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: 3,000Dimensions: 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: 684-175-1 (.796)

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 Sooners bullpen. The ballpark also received a new video and scoreboard in left eld prior to the 2009 season and new chair back seats were added for the 2011 and 2012 seasons. Also new in 2012 is new warning track material and eld turf in foul territory around the ineld.

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.

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