Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 1 ESTABLISHED AND 1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 10 CWS APPEARANCES 25 CONFERENCE TITLES

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1 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 1 baseball Craig Moran, Assistant Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK O: (405) F: (405) cmoran@ou.edu Twitter (OU_Baseball) ESTABLISHED AND 1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 10 CWS APPEARANCES 25 CONFERENCE TITLES 2011 Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT RADIO/TV Feb. 18 William & Mary W, 7-1 KREF 1400 AM Feb. 19 William & Mary-DH W, 9-6,13-4 KREF 1400 AM Feb. 20 William & Mary W, 13-1 KREF 1400 AM Feb. 22 Arkansas Pine Bluff W, 27-7 Internet Feb. 23 Arkansas Pine Bluff W, 12-1 (7) Internet Feb. 25 Oakland W, 7-5 KREF 1400 AM Feb. 26 Oakland W, 12-6 KREF 1400 AM Feb. 27 Oakland W, 9-6 KREF 1400 AM March 1 UT Arlington W, 4-3 KREF 1400 AM March 3 San Diego State % W, 4-0 KREF 1400 AM March 4 San Diego % W, 7-1 KREF 1400 AM March 5 No. 14 California % W, 5-3 KREF 1400 AM March 6 San Diego State % W, 13-5 KREF 1400 AM March 11 Arkansas Little Rock W, 11-4 KREF 1400 AM March 12 Arkansas Little Rock W, 2-1 KREF/SSN March 13 Arkansas Little Rock L, 7-0 KREF/SSN March 15 No. 8 Arizona State L, 6-2 KREF 1400 AM March 16 No. 8 Arizona State L, 6-4 KREF/FSN AZ March 18 * No. 11 Texas A&M W, 1-0 KREF/SSN March 19 * No. 11 Texas A&M L, 11-1 KREF/SSN March 20 * No. 11 Texas A&M L, 5-2 KREF/SSN March 25 *Missouri W, 3-1 KREF 1400 AM March 25 *Missouri L, 2-1 (11) KREF 1400 AM March 26 *Missouri Cancelled KREF/FSN MW March 27 St. Gregory s W, 21-3 none March 29 No. 13 Arkansas Cancelled KREF 1400 AM April 1 *Texas Tech W, 10-1 KREF$ April 2 *Texas Tech W, 11-1 KREF$/ESPNU April 3 *Texas Tech W, 8-5 KREF$/SSN April 5 *No. 23 Oklahoma St. W, 8-3 KREF$/SSN April 8 *Kansas State L, 2-0 KREF$ April 9 *Kansas State W, 14-3 KREF$ April 10 *Kansas State L, 6-2 KREF$ April 12 No. 9 TCU W, 13-6 KREF$/SSN April 15 *No. 18 Oklahoma St. ^ L, 8-7 KREF$/CSN April 16 *No. 18 Oklahoma W, 7-5 KREF$ April 17 *No. 18 Oklahoma L, (10) KREF$/SSN April 19 Dallas Baptist L, 3-2 KREF/SSN April 20 Bacone College W, 5-2 none April 22 *Nebraska W, 9-2 KREF$ April 23 *Nebraska W, 4-1 KREF$ April 24 *Nebraska Cancelled KREF$ April 26 No. 7 TCU W, 7-4 KREF 1400 AM April 29 *No. 4 Texas L, 5-0 KREF$ April 30 *No. 4 Texas L, 4-3 KREF$/FSN May 1 *No. 4 Texas W, 5-2 KREF$/ESPNU May 4 Arkansas Little Rock W, 7-3 KREF 1400 AM May 6 *Kansas 6:30 p.m. KREF$/SSN May 7 *Kansas 2 p.m. KREF$/FSN May 8 *Kansas 1 p.m. KREF$/SSN May 13 New Mexico 6:30 p.m. KREF May 14 New Mexico-DH 3 p.m./6 p.m. KREF May 15 New Mexico 1 p.m. KREF/SSN May 19 *Baylor 6:30 p.m. KREF$ May 20 *Baylor 6:30 p.m. KREF$ May 21 *Baylor 3 p.m. KREF$ May Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship@ KREF$ June 3-6 NCAA Regional KREF$ June NCAA Super Regional KREF$ June NCAA College World Series KREF$ All times are central Home games in bold * Big 12 game % San Diego Tournament ^ Game to be played at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Games to be played at the Redhawks Ballpark (Oklahoma City) $ Radio broadcast on Sooner Sports Network SSN - TV on Sooner Sports Network NCBWA 10 Oklahoma (32-13, 10-9 Big 12) SOONERS WEEK 12 Game 46: Friday, May 6, 6:30 p.m. Game 47: Saturday, May 7, 2 p.m. Game 48: Sunday, May 8, 1 p.m. Location Norman, Okla. Venue: L. Dale Mitchell Park (2,700) Radio SSN, KREF 1400 AM Live Stats and Audio:. SoonerSports.com TV. SSN: Friday & Sunday FSN: Saturday Webcast SoonerSports.com Series Record: OU, Big 12 play OU, Series:....OU, 3-0 (14-4, 8-7, 9-6).... May 21-23, 2009 at Lawrence, Kan. WEEKEND PREVIEW No. 10 Oklahoma (32-13, 10-9 Big 12) returns home after five road games to host Kansas (22-24, 9-12) in a three-game series. Friday s series opener in at L. Dale Mitchell Park is slated for 6:30 p.m. Saturday is set for 2 p.m. and Sunday s finale is at 1 p.m. OU is ranked No. 10 by the NCBWA, No. 13 by USA Today/Coaches, No. 14 by Baseball America and No. 15 by Collegiate Baseball. The Sooners return seven position starters from the 2010 squad that finished and advanced to the program s 10th CWS. Kansas returns 19 letterwinners from the 2010 team that finished overall and seventh in the Big 12 at The Jayhawks are hitting.261 as a team, led by junior Zac Elgie with a.275 batting average with five homers and 27 RBI. Kansas rotation: GM 1: RHP T.J. Walz (5-4, 3.47 ERA) GM 2: Tanner Poppe (2-4, 3.19 ERA) GM 3: TBA BROADCAST INFORMATION The OU broadcast with Chuck Kelly (play-by-play) and Ross Hubbard (color) can be heard throughout the weekend on the Sooners Flagship station, KREF 1400 AM and at SoonerSports.com. The pregame show begins 30 minutes prior to first pitch. Saturday s game will be televised by Fox Sports Southwest (Cox Ch. 37/722 in OKC) with Greg Lucas and Jack Lazorko on the call. The Sooner Sports Network (Cox Ch. 3/703 in OKC & Tulsa) will televise games on Friday and Sunday with Toby Rowland on call. Live stats are available on the baseball schedule page. A live webcast for Friday and Sunday s game will be on SoonerSports.com. TABLE OF CONTENTS Team Comparison, series notes...2 Quick facts, Misc notes...3 TV/Radio schedule, Starter notes...4 Home Run listing and notes...5 PLAYER TO WATCH BURCH SMITH The junior hurler won five straight starts before lasting 2 1/3 innings last Saturday at Texas. The loss dropped Smith to 7-3, but he ranks fifth in the Big 12 Conference with seven wins and eighth with 64 strikeouts. The right hander has lasted at least five innings in eight of his 11 starts and has struck out nine or more batters on four occassions, including a season-high 12 vs. Texas Tech on April Season Stats: 7-3, 4.20 ERA, 24 BB, 64 SO Top 25 Polls, Big 12 stats, standings Player notes, bullpen stats Career highs, overall & Big 12 stats Career vs. opponent, series history...14 Kansas (22-24, 9-12 Big 12) JAYHAWKS Game by game stats, summary Hitting streaks, season highs...18 The last time OU roster and pronunciation...20 PROJECTED OU STARTERS IN THE FIELD C Tyler Ogle.336, 8 HR, 35 RBI 1B Cameron Seitzer.352, 2 HR, 30 RBI 2B Cale Ellis.310, 0 HR, 5 RBI SS Caleb Bushyhead.268, 0 HR, 13 RBI 3B Garrett Buechele.365, 7 HR, 51 RBI LF Casey Johnson.354, 3 HR, 24 RBI CF Erik Ross.341, 0 HR, 16 RBI RF Ricky Eisenberg.379, 0 HR, 10 RBI DH Evan Mistich.352, 2 HR, 15 RBI ROTATION No. 1 RHP Michael Rocha 8-2, 1.51 ERA, 12 BB, 63 SO No. 2 RHP Burch Smith 7-3, 4.20 ERA, 24 BB, 64 SO No. 3 RHP Bobby Shore 2-2, 4.18 ERA, 20 BB, 42 SO

2 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 2 HEAD COACH SUNNY GOLLOWAY Sunny Golloway has led the Sooners to five NCAA Regional finals, 220 victories and a top 25 ranking in each of his six years at the helm of the OU program. In 2010, the Sooners made the program s 10th appearance in the College World Series and first since The path started after OU hosted an NCAA Regional for the second straight year and advanced to the program s second Super Regional appearance. The series win over then-no. 1 Virginia propelled back to the final season at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb. OU finished 2010 with a No. 5 national ranking and a overall record, marking the fifth season in program history with 50 or more wins. Fifteen of those wins came in Big 12 play as OU finished in second place in the standings for the second straight year. In addition, Garrett Buechele and Max White were named All-Americans. The run in 2010 was even more impressive when considering the nine Sooners lost to the MLB Draft, a Big 12 best in The nine selections tied for the third most in program history. Since 2005, 34 Sooners have been drafted under Golloway. Including eight seasons ( ) as the head coach at Oral Roberts and his record at OU s helm, Golloway is (.671). The winning percentage ranked No. 15 nationally among active head coaches (min. five years) prior to Year School Title Record 2010 Oklahoma Head Coach Oklahoma Head Coach Oklahoma Head Coach Oklahoma Head Coach Oklahoma Head Coach Oklahoma Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Oral Roberts Head Coach Overall record (.671) TEAM COMPARISON Below is a look at how OU stacks up against this week s opponent in overall/big 12 statistics. OU KU Overall Record Home/Away 21-4/ /7-15 Conference Record Last vs. Top Highest Ranking 10 (NCBWA) NA Batting Avg..323 / /.272 Runs 332 / / 82 Hits 498 / / 192 2B-3B-HR / / RBIs 285 / / ERA 3.12 / / 4.16 Innings / / Hits 361 / / 185 Runs-Earned / / BB-SO / / Fielding pct..974 / /.965 Errors 43 / / 28 Double plays 36 / / 14 OU - KANSAS SERIES The Sooners lead since 1942 and snapped a losing streak of three straight series losses last year in Lawrence with a three-game sweep. OU and KU also met in the first game of the Big 12 Championship with the Sooners recording a 3-2 win. OU has won each of the last five games in the series. Below is a closer look at the series between the Sooners and Jayhawks. - In Big 12 play, OU has won 11 of 14 series openers (lost openers and the overall series in 2003, 2008 and 2009). - KU s 2008 sweep was its first in Big 12 play vs. OU. The Sooners have swept the Jayhawks three times (1997, 2001 and 2004) since the Big 12 formed in Teams have met at least three times every year since Sooners have scored 10 or more runs versus the Jayhawks in 15 of the 42 Big 12 meetings games have been decided by three runs or less in the Big 12 era (OU leads 17-6), including nine one-run games where the Sooners are 8-1. OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION UP AFTER 45 GAMES On top of the 16-0 start, the Sooners are also posting some impressive offensive numbers, below is a look at the stats compared with the 2010 CWS team, including ERA. Stat Overall record Big 12 record Avg Hits Runs Homers ERA ON DECK OU continues the current seven-game home stand with a four-game weekend series against New Mexico. Friday s opener is set for 6:30 p.m. while the two will play a doubleheader Saturday (3 p.m. and 6 p.m.) and Sunday s finale is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch. LAST TIME OUT The No. 10 Sooners won a 7-3 decision at Arkansas Little Rock at Dickey-Stephens Park, home of the Arkansas Travelers (AA affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim). OU has won three straight midweek games and is 9-3 overall in those contests. MISC NOTES - Sunny Golloway recorded his 250th career win at OU on April 26 at TCU. Golloway is fourth on OU s wins list with After 45 games, OU leads the Big 12 in batting average (.323), and ranks third in earned run average (3.13) and fifth in fielding percentage (.974). - OU is one of two teams in the conference to own a team batting average over.300 (Oklahoma State hitting.302). - OU leads the Big 12 with 34 home runs, double the amount hit by Missouri (15) and Texas (10). - OU leads the conference with 332 runs, the next closest team, Texas Tech, has scored 276 runs. The Sooners lead the Big 12 in hits with 498 and Oklahoma St. is second with The Sooner offense has outscored the opposition OU has outscored opponents 52-24, 53-30, and in the third, fifth, sixth and eighth innings, respectively. - Garrett Buechele, the Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 21 and 28, leads the Big 12 in RBI (51, 15th in the nation) and also ranks second in hits (69, 15th in the nation) and in third in batting average (.373). He also ranks in the top 10 in the league in homers (7), total bases (98), slugging pct. (.530). - Seven freshmen have seen playing time and 10 newcomers overall have taken the field. - In 25 of the Sooners 45 starts, the hurlers have lasted at least five innings, including six complete games by Jordan John, Bobby Shore and Michael Rocha (4). OU owns six of the 21 complete games tossed in the Big 12 in Michael Rocha and the Sooner bullpen limited the Tribe to one hit on Feb. 18, 2011, the fewest allowed since OU s last no-hitter, a combined effort on March 9, 2005 vs. UAPB. - Rocha struck out 13 batters in the March 18 shutout vs. Texas A&M, the most by a Sooner since Daniel McCutchen also sat down 13 Aggies on April 7, Rocha, a two-time 2011 Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, has lasted at least seven innings in nine of his 11 starts... He ranks fourth in the Big 12 with eight wins (12th nationally) and third with a 1.51 ERA (25th nationally). SCORING FIRST OU is 22-5 when scoring first this season, including a 10-4 mark in Big 12 play. The Sooners have scored first in 13 of the last 19 contests with a 12-7 record in that span. THE BIG INNING OU has hit through the batting order 18 times in 45 games. OU had 23 such occasions in In addition, the Sooners have plated five or more runs in nine different innings, including 14 in the eighth inning on Feb. 22 vs. UAPB. The 14 runs tied an OU record for most scored in an inning with the 1998 Sooners that plated 14 in one frame against Emporia State on Feb. 17. ONE-RUN GAMES The Sooners are 3-5 this season in games decided by one run, including four of the last five defeats. OU was 14-7 in those situations in 2010 and the Sooners are (.686) under head coach Sunny Golloway. The Sooners skipper entered 2011 with the best winning percentage among Big 12 coaches over the last five years in that category.

3 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 3 THE UNIVERSITY Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 30,092 Nickname: Sooners Colors: Crimson and Cream Conference: Big 12 President: David Boren VP/Director of Athletics: Joe Castiglione OU HISTORY First Year of Baseball: 1898 All-Time Record (seasons): 2,287-1, (111) All-Time Big 12 Record (seasons): (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 Golloway Alma Mater: Oklahoma Christian College (1984) Career Record (years): (13) OU Record (years): (6) Assistant Coach: Tim Tadlock - Hitting Coach Assistant Coach: Mike Bell - Pitching Coach Volunteer Assistant: Russell Raley Coordinator of Baseball Operations: Ryan Gaines Office Phone: STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium: L. Dale Mitchell Park Capacity: 2,700 Surface: Grass Year Opened: 1982 Dimensions: LF - 335, CF - 411, RF Pressbox Phone: TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: Home/Away: 25-6/16-7 (neutral 9-5) Conference Record (Finish): (Second) Conference Tournament Record: 2-1 NCAA Postseason: College World Series (6-3) 2011 OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 21/8 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 7/1 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/8 Newcomers: 14 All-Americans Returning: 3 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Baseball Contact: Craig Moran Office: (405) Fax: (405) Cell: (405) cmoran@ou.edu Mailing and overnight shipping address: 180 West Brooks St., Suite 2525; Norman, OK Web site: SIX COMPLETE GAMES Oklahoma has the most complete games in a season since the 2002 team also had six. Michael Rocha s four complete games, which leads the Big 12 Conference, is the most by a Sooner since Daniel McCutchen recorded all five of the Sooners complete games in Overall, OU had two complete games last season, three in 2009, one in 2008 (Rocha) and one in DOUBLE DIGITS The Sooners recorded 10 or more hits in 25 games this season with a 21-4 mark (42 in 2010 with a 38-4 record), including 14 out of the last 20 and are averaging 11.1 hits per game this season. OU is averaging 7.4 runs per game, featuring 14 contests scored in double digits with a 13-1 record. (23 in 2010 with 22-1 record). OU scored 27 in game one of the UAPB series, the most since exploding for 29 runs on March 22, 2009 at Kansas State. OVERTON AND OGLE COLLECT FIRST BIG 12 WEEKLY HONOR Dillon Overton was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on May 2 after recording a pair of wins on the road at No. 7 TCU and No. 4 Texas. Overton combined to throw 8 2/3 innings in the week with three hits allowed and one run. It was a career first honor for Overton and represents the seventh time a Sooner has been recognized by the Big 12 this season, a league best. Junior Tyler Ogle was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and NCBWA National Player of the Week on April 18 after collecting 11 hits (3 HR) and 11 RBI in four games played. In 2011, Garrett Buechele has twice been named the player of the week (Feb. 21 and 28), Michael Rocha was tabbed the pitcher of the week twice (March 7 and April 4) and Jordan John was tabbed the newcomer of the week (Feb. 28). SHUTOUTS Michael Rocha s 13 strikeouts and Ryan Duke s first save of 2011 led OU to a 1-0 shutout over then-no. 11 Texas A&M on March 18. The Sooners have two shutouts in the books, after blanking SDSU 4-0 on March 3, and posted three in OU has also limited opponents to one run in nine games. The most shutouts recorded in a single season during the Sunny Golloway era is five, posted in 2009, 2007 and TIME FOR A RALLY In the 32 victories in 2011, the Sooners have come from behind in 13 of those contests. Of Sunny Golloway s 252 wins at OU, 127 (.504) have been in come-from-behind fashion, including 22 last year. Below is a breakdown of the 2011 comebacks: Last Deficit Opponent (Date) Final score Trail 5-4 after Top 6 vs. W&M-GM1 (Feb. 19) 9-6 Trail 4-0 after Top 5 vs. W&M-GM2 (Feb. 19) 13-4 Trail 1-0 after Top 3 vs. UAPB (Feb. 22) 12-1 Trail 4-3 after Top 5 vs. Oakland (Feb. 26) 12-6 Trail 3-2 after Bot 6 at UT-Arlington (March 2) 4-3 Trail 2-1 after Bot 2 vs. Cal (March 5) 5-3 Trail 2-0 after Bot 1 at SDSU (March 6) 13-5 Trail 3-2 after Top 5 vs. UALR (March 11) 11-4 Trail 1-0 after Top 3 vs. UALR (March 12) 2-1 Trail 2-0 after Top 3 vs. SGU (March 27) 21-3 Trail 1-0 after Top 2 vs. TTU (April 1) 10-1 Trail 3-0 after Top 3 vs. OSU (April 5) 8-3 Trail 1-0 after Top 3 vs. Bacone (April 20) 5-2 ROCHA ADDED TO GOLDEN SPIKES WATCH LIST Senior pitcher Michael Rocha was named to the midseason watch list for the Golden Spikes Award on May 3. The awward has honored college baseball s top player since Rocha joins Garrett Buechele, who was a preseason nominee, as the two Sooners looking to appear on the semifinal list of 30 players announced on May 31. The award presentation, pre will air live at 6 p.m. ET on MLB Tonight on Friday, July 15. TOUGH SCHEDULE The Sooners are 7-8 in games against Top 25 teams this year after defeating then-no. 14 Cal (W, 5-3), then-no. 11 Texas A&M (W, 1-0),No. 23 Oklahoma State (W, 8-3), No. 9/7 TCU (13-6/7-4) No. 18 Oklahoma State and No. 4 Texas. OU also dropped two games to Texas A&M, Oklahoma State and Texas and two to then-no. 9 Arizona State. Overall, OU faces 10 opponents from 2010 NCAA tournament (23 games) in 2011, including five foes with 40-plus wins a year ago. OU also will face two 2010 CWS participants (Ari zona State & TCU) and two Super Regional hosts (Texas and Arkansas). SOONER CHART CLIMBERS Below is a look at some of the current Sooners climbing the top 10 all-time lists in program history. Career Saves 1. Ryan Duke present 2. Jeff Bajenaru Career Appearances 1. Jarod McAuliff Ryan Duke present 3. Evan Greusel Mark Roberts Rocky Cherry Austin Mix Michael Rocha present Career Wins 1. Bob Shirley Mark Redman Ray Hayward Scott Gardner Marty Kunkler Jackson Todd Michael Rocha present Career Hits 1. Keith Drumright Terry Bogener Garrett Buechele present Career RBI 1. Brian Shackelford Aaron Baker Kelly Snider Garrett Buechele present 16-0 RECORD START The 16-0 start is the best for a Sooner club, topping the 12 straight wins to begin the 1998 season. Other double-digit undefeated streaks to begin a season include 1984 (11-0) and 1974 (10-0). It marks the longest undefeated streak in the Big 12 era (since 1997), tied with the 2005 Texas team. The 16- game winning streak is also the best under head coach Sunny Golloway and the sixth double-digit streak in his tenure (13 in 2006, 11 in 2007, 11 in 2008, 10 in 2009 and 10 in 2010). Its also the 25th in program history and longest since 1985 (19).

4 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 4 START CHART Below is a look at the starting trends with the 2011 Sooners. Player Career 2011 Consecutive Garrett Buechele Casey Johnson Cameron Seitzer Chris Ellison Tyler Ogle Caleb Bushyhead Max White Cody Reine Ricky Eisenberg Eric Ross Evan Mistich Jack Mayfield Cale Ellis Drew Harrison Elliott Blair Drew Dahlberg Tanner Toal STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Team s ( win and loss recrod when starting. ) PITCHER: 44 Rocha, Michael 11 (8-3) 32 Smith, Burch 11 (8-3) 16 Shore, Bobby 9 (7-2) 13 Overton, Dillon 5 (2-3) 19 John, Jordan 4 (3-1) 34 Gibson, Ryan 2 (2-0) 8 Mayfield, Jack 1 (1-0) 27 Bruce, Steven 1 (1-0) 23 Ladd, Kindle 1 (0-1) CATCHER: 35 Ogle, Tyler 41 (28-13) 31 Toal, Tanner 4 (4-0) FIRST BASE: 33 Seitzer, Cameron 45 (32-13) SECOND BASE: 2 Ellis, Cale 12 (8-4) 8 Mayfield, Jack 11 (8-3) 12 Dahlberg, Drew 11 (7-4) 7 White, Max 7 (6-1) 9 Mistich, Evan 4 (3-1) THIRD BASE: 38 Buechele, Garrett 45 (32-13) SHORTSTOP: 5 Bushyhead, Caleb 30 (17-13) 2 Ellis, Cale 9 (9-0) 8 Mayfield, Jack 6 (6-0) LEFT FIELD: 7 White, Max 20 (16-4) 3 Johnson, Casey 13 (7-6) 6 Ross, Erik 11 (8-3) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 1 (1-0) CENTER FIELD: 1 Ellison, Chris 25 (19-6) 6 Ross, Erik 15 (11-4) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 5 (2-3) RIGHT FIELD: 11 Reine, Cody 31 (24-7) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 12 (8-4) 7 White, Max 2 (0-2) DESIGNATED HITTER: 9 Mistich, Evan 30 (19-11) 3 Johnson, Casey 6 (5-1) 45 Harrison, Drew 4 (4-0) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 2 (2-0) 1 Ellison, Chris 1 (0-1) 7 White, Max 1 (1-0) 35 Ogle, Tyler 1 (1-0) BACK-TO-BACK COMPLETE GAMES The Sooners received back-to-back complete games on March 4 and March 5 from seniors Michael Rocha (shutout) and Bobby Shore (one run), respectively. Junior Burch Smith followed Rocha and Shore with 7 1/3 innings (two earned runs) on March 6 vs. then-no. 14 Cal. OU has three of the five complete games thrown in the Big 12 this year. The last time two Sooners threw back-to-back complete games also involved Michael Rocha and C.J. Blue tossed a pair of gems vs. Houston Baptist on March 10. OGLE ON JOHNNY BENCH WATCH LIST For the second straight season, junior catcher Tyler Ogle was named to the Johnny Bench watch list for the 2011 season. Ogle caught in 42 games last year as he hit.331 with 11 homers and 46 RBIs, while recording a.992 fielding percentage and throwing out 11 base stealers. The Greater Wichita Area Sports Commission released the Watch List on March 10. BUECHELE ON PRESEASON LISTS Junior Garrett Buechele was named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Collegiate Baseball preseason All-America teams. He also appears on the watch list for the Golden Spikes Award (nation s top player). While the preseason accolades are new for Buechele, he was tabbed a second team All-American following the Sooners 2010 season. Buechele led OU in every offensive category. The Arlington native was taken in the 18th round of the 2010 MLB Draft (Texas Rangers). DUKE ON STOPPER WATCH LIST Ryan Duke, who is on the NCBWA Stopper of the Year watch list for the second straight year, recorded his first save of 2011 on March 18 vs. Texas A&M and moved into sole possession of first place on OU s all-time saves list. Duke finished with 12 saves in 2010, the nation s 12th best total, and ranked second in the Big 12. He led the Big 12 in saves with 16 in 2009 (ranked sixth in the nation), the second most in a single season by a Sooner (Jeff Bajenaru - 20, 2000). He is the first Sooner in OU history to have 10 or more saves in two seasons. BLAIR, BUECHELE, OGLE & ROCHA NAMED CAPTAINS Seniors Elliott Blair and Michael Rocha and juniors Garrett Buechele and Tyler Ogle were voted as the 2011 captains by their teammates back in October. Buechele is the only two-time captain (2010). SOONERS FAVORED TO WIN BIG 12 REGULAR SEASON For the first time since 1995, OU is the preseason favorite to claim the Big 12 baseball regular season championship, in a vote of the league s head coaches. In 2010, the Sooners made their 10th College World Series appearance and first trip to Omaha since It marks the first time since 1995 that OU was selected as the top pick in the conference preseason poll. The Sooners have twice been picked No. 2 in the Big 12 preseason poll (1999 and 2001) with the highest prediction under Golloway coming in 2010 (fourth). In 1995, OU was the No. 1 team headed into the Big Eight season after winning the program s second National Championship the previous year. BASEBALL ON KREF 1400 AM IN 2011 The 2011 season marks the second with KREF 1400 AM serving as the flagship station of Sooner baseball. The partnership features 54 regular season games live over the air. Additionally, 23 of the games are set to be carried on the Sooners Sports Network, enabling fans to listen to OU baseball on the radio state-wide. The network coverage begins on April 1 vs. Texas Tech and continues throughout the Big 12 schedule TELEVISION SCHEDULE In 2011, 13 baseball games will be televised locally for the 2011 season by Sooner Vision and Sooner Sports Properties. The broadcasts will air via the Sooner Sports Network on Cox Channel 3 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Local sports personality Toby Rowland from KWTV News 9 (Oklahoma City) will call the playby-play with color analyst Kenny Mossman, Oklahoma Associate Athletics Director for Communications. On top of the local coverage, OU can also be seen nationally for seven contests. The remaining TV games are listed below: Sooner Sports Network-Cox Ch. 3 in OKC/Tulsa) May 6 - Kansas (6:30 p.m.) May 8 - Kansas (1 p.m.) May 15 - New Mexico (1 p.m.) Fox Sports Southwest May 7 - Kansas (2 p.m.) SOONERS INK 14 FOR 2012 SEASON OU announced the signing of 14 student athletes as part of the 2012 signing class in November. Overall, 12 of the 14 recruits are rated by Perfect Game as prospects for the 2011 MLB Draft. Four of the signees have been drafted (three in 2010.) Clayton Blackburn RHP Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Santa Fe H.S.) Brian Brightwell OF/1B L/L Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City H.S.) Tony Calhoun RHP/ INF R/R Temecula, Calif. (Howard College) Garrett Carey SS R/R Hutto, Texas (McClennan C.C.) Mason Hope RHP R/R Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow H.S.) Adrian Houser RHP R/R Locust Grove, Okla. (Locust Grove H.S.) Nick Lee LHP/ OF L/L San Antonio, Texas (Weatherford College) Hunter Lockwood C R/R Bedford, Texas (Lawrence Dale Bell H.S.) Damien Magnifico RHP R/R Mesquite, Texas (Howard College) Austin O Donnell RHP R/R Magnolia, Ark. (Northeast Texas C.C.) Steven Okert LHP L/L Rowlett, Texas Grayson County College Jacob Rhame RHP R/R Corinth, Texas (Denton Guyer H.S.) Nick Sawyer RHP R/R Fr Carrollton, Texas (Howard College) Ty Washington INF R/R Richardson, Texas (Plano East H.S.)

5 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 5 HOME RUN NOTES 1 - For the second straight year, Garrett Buechele homered on opening day. 4 - Four players on the current roster have a grand slam under their belts as a Sooner. Tyler Ogle leads that group with two grand slams while Garrett Buechele, Cale Ellis and Cameron Seitzer each have one. All five grand slams came during the 2010 season. OU has had at least one four-run homer in each of the last seven years. 7 - OU has cracked seven homers that tied games or put the Sooners ahead in 2011 (24 in 2010). 9 - OU recorded multiple-homer outings in nine of the 45 games, including a season-high three on Feb. 20 vs. William and Mary and on Feb. 22 vs. UAPB. The Sooners had 30 multi-hr games in The Sooners have bashed 12 of thei r 34 homers in the sixth inning or later this year While OU has 16 solo shots, 18 of the dingers have come with runners on base (54 in 2010) The Sooners belted eight of their 34 home runs with two outs on the board (47 in 2010) The Sooners blasted 105 home runs a year ago, the second most in program history behind the 1998 OU club, which had a program record 114. All but 14 of those dingers return in 2011, including Garrett Buechele s 17, which ranked second in the conference. HR CATEGORY LEADERS WITH TWO OUTS 2 - Max White 1 - Casey Johnson 1 - Cody Reine 1 - Tanner Toal 1 - Chris Ellison 1 - Cameron Seitzer 1- Tyler Ogle TIED GAME OR GO-AHEAD RUN 2 - Tyler Ogle 1 - Garrett Buechele 1 - Casey Johnson 1 - Evan Mistich 1 - Cody Reine 1 - Max White SOLO HOMERS 4 - Garrett Buechele 4 - Tyler Ogle 2 - Casey Johnson 1 - Evan Mistich 1 - Cameron Seitzer 1 - Drew Harrison 1 - Cody Reine 1 - Chris Ellison CLEARING THE FENCES After 45 games, the Sooners lead the Big 12 in home runs with 34. Tyler Ogle ranks second in the conference with eight homers while Garrett Buechele is fifth with seven. Below is a closer look at OU s homers in 2011: No. Player GM# - Date Opponent On Base Inn. Outs 1. Buechele* 1-Feb. 18 W&M Buechele 2-Feb. 19 W&M Reine$ 2-Feb. 19 W&M Buechele 3-Feb. 19 W&M Mistich$ 4-Feb. 20 W&M Ogle* 4-Feb. 20 W&M Blair 4-Feb. 20 W&M Mayfield 5-Feb. 22 UAPB Smith, J. 5-Feb. 22 UAPB Toal 5-Feb. 22 UAPB Buechele 6-Feb. 23 UAPB Buechele$ 8-Feb. 26 Oakland White 9-Feb. 27 Oakland Ogle 9-Feb. 27 Oakland Johnson$ 10-March 1 UTA White$ 14-March 6 SDSU Mistich* 14-March 6 SDSU Seitzer* 15-March 11 UALR Ogle 15-March 11 UALR Buechele 22-March 20 TAMU Harrison* 25-March 27 SGU Ellison 26-April 1 TTU Ogle** 28-April 3 TTU Buechele 28-April 3 TTU Reine* 29-April 5 OSU Johnson 31-April 9 KSU Seitzer 31-April 9 KSU Johnson 32-April 10 KSU Ogle* 33-April 12 TCU Ogle* 35-April 16 OSU Ogle 35-April 16 OSU Ogle 39-April 22 Nebraska White 44-May 1 Texas Ellison* 45-May 4 UALR * Indicates a homer led off an inning **Led off game $ HR tied game or provided go-ahead run BIG 12 HOMERS BY TEAM 1. Oklahoma Nebraska 30 Oklahoma State Baylor 26 Kansas State Kansas Texas A&M 20 Texas Tech Missouri Texas 10 BIG 12 HOMERS BY INDIVIDUAL 1. Cody Asche, Nebraska Barrett Barnes, Texas Tech 8 Tyler Ogle, Oklahoma 8 Jason King, KSU 8 4. Garrett Buechele, Oklahoma 7 6. Dan Evatt, Baylor 7 SOONER HOMERS: 2011 and CAREER 2011 Career 1. Tyler Ogle Garrett Buechele Casey Johnson Max White Cameron Seitzer 2 22 Cody Reine 2 12 Chris Ellison 2 9 Evan Mistich Elliott Blair 1 7 Drew Harrison 1 4 Jack Mayfield 1 1 Jake Smith 1 1 Tanner Toal 1 1

6 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 6 OU IN THE POLLS Date BA USA CB NCBWA Pre Feb NA 5 4 Feb March March March March April April T April April May May 9 May 16 May 23 May 30 Key: BA - Baseball America USA - USA Today/ESPN CB - Collegiate Baseball NCBWA - National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association SOONERS RPI OU is No. 18 in the latest pseudo RPI released by the NCAA.com on May 3. The Sooners are against the RPI top 100, including an mark against the top 50. OU still has six games remaining against teams in the current top 100 (Baylor & Kansas). OU NO. 5 IN PRESEASON POLLS The Sooners were tabbed No. 5 in Baseball America s preseason top 25 poll. Oklahoma was also ranked No. 5 in the preseason by the NCBWA. The Sooners have been ranked in the top 10 by Baseball America, at some point in the season, in each of the last three years. Only the Sooners can claim a better streak among the nation s top 10 in program history. The 2011 preseason ranking is the highest for OU since 1995 when it was coming off the program s second National Title and entered the season as Baseball America s No. 3 team in the nation. OU in TOP 25 NATIONAL RANKINGS Below is a look at where the Sooners rank in the national rankings as of May 3 Only team and individual stats in the top 25 are listed: Stat Rank.324 batting avg Hits SLG HBP scoring per game Runs triples win percentage 19 Player Stat Rank Garrett Buechele 69 hits RBI 15 Michael Rocha 8 wins ERA 25 NATIONAL POLLS USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 - May 2 TEAM W-L Pts (1st votes) Pvs. 1.Virginia (19) 1 2.Vanderbilt (11) 2 3.South Carolina (1) 3 4.Florida Texas Florida State Oregon State Arizona State Texas A&M TCU Cal State-Fullerton North Carolina Oklahoma Georgia Tech Southern Mississippi Clemson Fresno State Arkansas UC-Irvine Miami (Fla.) Oklahoma State UCLA Rice Stetson NR 25.California BASEBALL AMERICA Top 25 - May 2 TEAM W-L Pvs. 1.Virginia South Carolina Oregon State Vanderbilt Florida Texas Arizona State Florida State Texas A&M Cal State Fullerton Texas Christian Southern Mississippi Georgia Tech Oklahoma Stetson Oklahoma State Miami North Carolina Fresno State Connecticut California Clemson NR 23.Gonzaga NR 24.Rice Texas State NR COLLEGIATE BASEBALL Top 30 - May 2 TEAM W-L Pts Pvs 1. South Carolina Virginia Vanderbilt Oregon St Florida Texas Arizona St Texas Christian Texas A&M Georgia Tech Florida St Ca. St. Fullerton UCLA Miami, Fla Oklahoma Connecticut North Carolina Fresno St Oklahoma St Southern Miss Clemson Stetson U.C. Irvine California Charlotte Arizona Arkansas Kent St Rice Coastal Carolina NCBWA Top 30 - May 2 TEAM W-L Pvs. 1.Vanderbilt South Carolina Virginia Florida Texas Arizona State Florida State Oregon State TCU Oklahoma Texas A&M Cal State Fullerton North Carolina Clemson Georgia Tech Arkansas UC Irvine Fresno State Southern Miss UCLA Rice Oklahoma State Miami Stanford Charlotte Stetson Arizona California Coastal Carolina Connecticut

7 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas BIG 12 STANDINGS (May 5) School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Texas Texas A&M Oklahoma State Oklahoma Texas Tech Baylor Kansas Kansas State Nebraska Missouri PRESEASON COACHES POLL Rank Team First Place Votes Points 1. Oklahoma Texas Texas A&M Baylor Kansas State Oklahoma State Texas Tech Nebraska Kansas Missouri 17 BIG 12 WEEKLY SCHEDULE Thursday, May 5 Dallas Baptist at Texas A&M Friday, May 6 Kansas at Oklahoma Missouri at Kansas State TCU at Oklahoma State Texas at Nebraska Dallas Baptist at Texas A&M Saturday, May 7 Kansas at Oklahoma [FSN] Missouri at Kansas State TCU at Oklahoma State Texas at Nebraska Dallas Baptist at Texas A&M Sunday, May 8 Kansas at Oklahoma Missouri at Kansas State TCU at Oklahoma State Texas at Nebraska 6:35 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 6:35 p.m. 6:35 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:05 p.m. BIG 12 OVERALL STATS (May 5) Batting Average 1. Oklahoma Baylor Oklahoma State Kansas State Texas A&M Texas Texas Tech Kansas Nebraska Missouri.259 Earned Run Average 1. Texas Kansas Texas A&M Kansas State Oklahoma Baylor Oklahoma State Missouri Nebraska Texas Tech 4.91 Fielding Percentage 1. Texas Baylor Nebraska Kansas State Oklahoma State Texas Tech Texas A&M Kansas Oklahoma Missouri.966 BIG 12 CONFERENCE STATS (May 5) Batting Average 1. Texas A&M Texas Oklahoma Missouri Oklahoma State Kansas State Kansas Baylor Texas Tech Nebraska.229 Earned Run Average 1. Texas Kansas Texas A&M Missouri Oklahoma Nebraska Kansas State Baylor Oklahoma State Texas Tech 5.33 SUNNY GOLLOWAY The Sooners skipper ranks No. 15 nationally in winning percentage among active coaches. Golloway is in his 14 years as a Division I head coach. A complete list of the top 30 coaches is below: Fielding Percentage 1. Texas Texas A&M Oklahoma Oklahoma State Nebraska Texas Tech Kansas State Missouri Baylor Kansas.965 DIVISION I WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES (BY PERCENTAGE) (Minimum five years as a Division I head coach; includes record at four-year colleges only.) Rank Coach, Team Years Won Lost Tied Pct. 1. Mike Martin, Florida St , Mike Fox, North Carolina , Gene Stephenson, Wichita St , Brian O Connor, Virgina Wayne Graham, Rice Brad Hill, Kansas St Rob Walton, Oral Roberts Jim Morris, Miami (FL) , Ray Tanner, South Carolina , Augie Garrido, Texas , Danny Hall, Georgia Tech Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina Jim Schlossnagle, TCU Rick Jones, Tulane Sunny Golloway, Oklahoma Rank Coach, Team Years Won Lost Tied Pct. 16. Dave Serrano, Cal St. Fullerton Dave Van Horn, Arkansas George Horton, Oregon Brian Shoop, UAB Mark Marquess, Stanford , Bobby Pierce, Troy Ed Servais, Creighton Mark Johnson, Sam Houston St , Paul Mainieri, LSU , Mike Anderson, Nebraska Roger Cador, Southern U Jack Leggett, Clemson , Rich Maloney, Michigan Rob Childress, Texas A&M Scott Stricklin, Kent St

8 Week 12 - May 5 Sooners vs. Kansas 8 POSITION PLAYER NOTES 1 - CHRIS ELLISON - Jr. - OF...Eight-game hitting streak snapped on March Hit safely in 18 of his 26 starts, including six of the last 10 (11 hits and eight RBIs)... Had a season-high three hits on March 6 at SDSU and March 27 vs. SGU... Also tied a career high with three runs scored vs. SGU... Tied for ninth in the Big 12 with three triples eighth with 14 stolen bases... Posted his first multi-stolen base game of 2011 on Feb. 23 vs. UAPB and had two swipes against UALR on May 4 (had four multi-sb games in 2010). 2 - CALE ELLIS - Sr. - INF...Had career-best four-game hitting streak end on Feb. 25 vs. Oakland... Made third career start on Feb. 19 in game two against William and Mary... Has 21 starts, surpassing the two made in Tied career high with three hits on Feb. 22 vs. UAPB and on April 23 vs. Nebraska... Had two hits and two RBIs on March 6 at SDSU... Had two hits on March 11 vs. UALR, his fourth multi-hit game of the season and first multi-rbi effort (had one multi-hit and three multi-rbi games in 2010). 3 - CASEY JOHNSON - Sr. - OF games played is most on current roster... Has 19 starts in 2011 and 142 in career, second most on the team... Started in leadoff spot vs. TCU for first time in career (1-for-2, 2 BB, 1 R, 2 RBI)... Made first appearance of 2011 with pinch hit, two-run double on Feb. 27 vs. Oakland... Homered to tied the game off the bench in March 1 game at UT-Arlington (14th of career).. Made first start of 2011 on March 3 vs. SDSU... Also started on March 6 versus the Aztecs and tied career high with three hits... Drove in two runs off two doubles... Hit safely in 13 of the last 18 games with 21 base hits and 18 RBIs... Homered twice in KSU series with four hits and five RBIs... Started 12 of OU s last 15 games with 15 hits and 13 RBIs. 5 - CALEB BUSHYHEAD - Jr. - INF...Tore ACL during fall practice and had surgery to repair ligament... Returned just over five months later and made first start on March 11 vs. UALR... Reached base in all four at-bats with two singles and two walks... Has started 30 of 31 games since return at shortstop and is hitting.307 in Big 12 play... Was 5-for-11 in Texas A&M series, including a 3-for-3 afternoon with a RBI on March Hit safely in 16 of the last 24 games with 27 hits and 12 RBIs... Tied a career high with three base hits vs. Oklahoma State on April Had third multi-rbi game of 2011 at Texas (April 30) with two-run triple. 6 - ERIK ROSS - Jr. - OF...Started 26 games in the outfield with hits in 18 of those games... Drove in a run in 12 of the starts and has doubled his RBI total in 2010 with 16 this season... Also surpassed his stolen base total in 2010 (11) with 12th swipe vs. Nebraska on April 23 and No. 13 vs. Texas... Ranks 9th in the Big 12 in stolen bases (13)... Had career-high four hits on Feb. 26 vs. Oakland... Drove in a career-high three runs in game two of DH vs. William & Mary on Feb. 19 off a bases-loaded double... Pinch hit vs. TCU on April 12 (single), first at-bat since March 20 (finger)... Made first start on April 16 vs. Oklahoma St. since March Nine-game hitting streak, career high, snapped on April 30 vs. Texas... Had five multi-hit games in that span with five runs driven in. 7 - MAX WHITE - So. - INF...Started first four games at second base and in leadoff spot... Has 30 starts overall (seven at 2B, one at DH and 22 in OF)... Tied a career high with three hits in season opener and on Feb. 27 vs. Oakland, including first career homer... Hit safely in 20 of his starts, including seven of the last nine... Drove in two runs in games three and four of William & Mary series... Has 10 multi-hit games and five multi-rbi games... Was 2-for-3 off the bench on April 19 vs. Dallas Baptist... Homered in final game at Texas, his first long ball since March 6 at SDSU... Also drove in a run in last game vs. UALR. 9 - EVAN MISTICH- Jr. - INF...Hit safely in 13 of the last 21 games with 23 hits... Five-game hitting streak snapped on Feb. 26 vs. Oakland... Scored a school-record six runs in 27-7 win vs. UAPB on Feb Also went 4-for-4 in that game with an RBI... Drove in four runs off two hits, including first homer as a Sooner on Feb. 20 against William & Mary... Tied season-high with four hits at USD on March 4... Hit his second homer at SDSU on March 6 (hit three as a freshman at Tulane in 2009)... Started first game as a Sooner at DH on Feb. 20 and has 34 starts (30 at DH and four at 2B)... Fifth in the Big 12 with a.352 batting average and fourth in on-base percentage (.461)... Made first start as leadoff hitter on March 20 and finished 3-for-5 with a run scored...seven of last 19 starts came in leadoff spot (hit 11-for-28) 10 - RICKY EISENBERG - Sr. - OF...Has 20 starts, including 13 of OU s last 15 games, and appeared off the bench in 17 games... Had a career-high three hits and tied a career high with two RBIs and two runs scored vs. UAPB on Feb Tied a career high with three base knocks on April 17 (vs. OSU) and April 19 (vs. DBU)... Extended his hitting streak to a careerhigh 10 games on April 22 and it was snapped on April Hit.471 (16-for-34) in streak with four multi-hit games and two RBIs... Was 2-for-6 with two walks and RBI vs. Texas CODY REINE - Jr. - OF...Started 31 of the first 45 games, all in right field... Fifth on the team with 24 RBIs and has driven in 10 runs with two-outs on the board... Collected hits in all but seven of his starts... Tied career high with three hits in game two of doubleheader on Feb. 19 vs. William & Mary and Feb. 22 game vs. UAPB... Also drove in a season-high four runs on Feb Hit safely in 14 of the last 23 games with 17 hits, including five doubles and eight RBIs DREW DAHLBERG - Fr. - INF...Came off the bench in 12 games, including a season highs in hits (2), runs (2) and RBIs (2) vs. St. Gregory s... Finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk and two hit-by-pitches... Made first career start in next game on April 1 vs. Texas Tech and was 2-for-3... Started 11 of last 20 games and reached safely in all but one of those starts... Had first career at-bat and hit against William & Mary on Feb. 20 (single) TYLER BRADY - Sr. - OF...Appeared as a pinch runner on Feb. 20 vs. William & Mary and March 6 vs. SDSU and scored a run in each game TANNER TOAL - Jr. - C...Made first start in game two of doubleheader vs. William & Mary on Feb Also started on March 12 vs. UALR (hit and a run), April 20 vs. Bacone (hit, two walks) and May 4 at UALR... Has come off the bench in 13 games overall at catcher... Had three-run homer on Feb Had career highs in hits (2) and runs (2) on March 27 vs. SGU CAMERON SEITZER - Jr. - INF... Started all 45 games at first base, with hits in 36 games... Hit safely in 19 of the last 23 games with 12 multi-hit games, including a seasonhigh three hits on April 17 vs. Oklahoma State game hitting streak ended on March 13, which included six multi-hit games and four-multi RBI games in that span... Hit.432 (16-for- 37) in that streak with 10 RBIs and first homer of the season on March Sixth in the Big 12 with 57 hits and fifth with a.352 batting average (Seventh with a.441 on-base pct.) TYLER OGLE - Jr. - C...Team captain... On watch list for Johnny Bench Award for second straight season... Named Big 12 Player of the Week and National Player of the Week (NCBWA) for first time on April 18 after collecting 11 base hits (3 HR) and 11 RBI in four games played... Second in the Big 12 with 41 runs and eight homers... Fifth in the Big 12 in on-base percentage (.459) and sixth in slugging percentage (.564)... Also ranks sixth in the Big 12 with 35 RBI and ninth with a.336 batting average... Started 41 of OU s 45 games at catcher... Started one game at DH and came off the bench in other three contests... Had a career-high four hits and tied a career-high six RBIs on Feb. 27 vs. Oakland... Tied career high with four hits and three runs on April 17 vs. OSU... Thrown out 18 of 50 base stealers... Hit safely in 17 of the last 21 games, including a seven-game hitting streak and a four-game RBI streak... In last 21 games, he is hitting.365 (27-for-74) with 18 RBI and five homers JAKE SMITH - Fr. - C...Made first career appearance as a pinch hitter on Feb. 22 vs. UAPB... Hit a three-run homer in second at-bat of that game GARRETT BUECHELE - RS-Jr. - INF...Team captain for second straight year... Started all 45 games at third base... Preseason All-American (NCBWA & Collegiate Baseball)... On watch list for Golden Spikes Award and was the organization s Player of the Week on March 8... Big 12 Player of the Week on Feb. 21 and Ranks ninth all-time at OU with 245 hits and 10th with 156 RBI... Hit safely in 38 of the 45 games with multi-hit performances in 20 outings (team best)... Also leads team with 15 multi-rbi games, and has at least one RBI in 25 outings... Hit safely in 29 of the last 34 games (including a10-game streak) and leads the Big 12 in RBI (51, ranks 12th in nation) and is second in hits (69, ranks sixth in nation)... Also ranks fourth in batting average (.365) and total bases (98)... Also ranks fifth in Big 12 with seven homers and eight with a.519 slugging percentage... Hit.408 (20-for-49) during season-high 12-game hitting streak (16 RBIs) snapped on April 9 at KSU... Hit.375 (12-for-32) during seven-game hitting streak with eight RBIs that was snapped on March Homered in season opener for second straight year... Tied a career high with five RBIs vs. UAPB on Feb. 23 and tied a career high with five hits vs. Oakland on Feb ELLIOTT BLAIR - RS-Sr. - OF...Team captain... Came off the bench in 20 of the first 44 games... Hit a home run (seventh of his career) in game four of William & Mary series, a two-run shot... Had season highs in hits (2), runs (2) and RBIs (2) against UAPB on Feb Had two hits and two RBIs vs. Oakland (Feb. 27)... Scored two runs on March 27 vs. SGU DREW HARRISON - So. - INF/DH...Started first two games of 2011 and has four starts (all at DH)... Hit his first home run of 2011 to lead off the eighth inning on March 27 vs. SGU.