Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine 1 ESTABLISHED AND 1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 10 CWS APPEARANCES 25 CONFERENCE TITLES

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1 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine 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 ESTABLISHED AND 1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 10 CWS APPEARANCES 25 CONFERENCE TITLES 2012 Schedule DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT RADIO/TV Feb. 17 Pepperdine 4 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Feb. 18 Pepperdine 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Feb. 19 Pepperdine 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Feb. 24 Hartford 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Feb. 25 Hartford 2 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Feb. 26 Hartford 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Feb. 28 UTA 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM/SSN March 2 New Mexico 7 p.m. Internet Only March 3 New Mexico 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 4 New Mexico 2 p.m. Internet Only March 6 Ark. Pine Bluff 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 7 Ark. Pine Bluff 12 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 9 UConn% 4 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 10 West Virginia% 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 10 Oregon% 9 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 11 Oregon State% 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 13 Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 16 *Texas 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM/SSN March 17 *Texas 2 p.m. KREF 1400 AM/SSN March 18 *Texas 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM/SSN March 20 Air Force 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM/SSN March 21 Air Force 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM/SSN March 23 *Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 24 *Texas Tech 5 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 25 *Texas Tech 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 27 Oral Roberts 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 30 *Kansas State 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM/SSN March 31 *Kansas State 2 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM/SSN April 1 *Kansas State 1 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 5 *Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 6 *Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 7 *Texas A&M 2:05 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 10 Arkansas 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 13 *Missouri 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 14 *Missouri 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 15 *Missouri 1 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 17 Oral Roberts 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 20 Alabama State 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM April 21 Alabama State 2 p.m. KREF 1400 AM April 22 Alabama State 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM April 24 Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 25 Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. Internet Only April 27 *Kansas 6 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 28 *Kansas 6 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM April 29 *Kansas 1 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM May 1 TCU 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM May 4 *Oklahoma St.$ 7 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM/FSN May 5 *Oklahoma St.@ 7 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM May 6 *Oklahoma St.@ 4:35 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM May 11 *Baylor 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM May 12 *Baylor 2 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM/FSN May 13 *Baylor 1 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM May 15 TCU 6:30 p.m. $KREF 1400 AM May 17 Samford 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM May 18 Samford 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM May 19 Samford 2 p.m. KREF 1400 AM May Big 12 TBA KREF 1400 AM June 1-4 NCAA Regionals TBA KREF 1400 AM June 8-11 Super Regionals TBA KREF 1400 AM June College World Series TBA KREF 1400 AM All times listed are central Home games in bold * Big 12 game % Nike Showcase ^ Game played at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Games played at the RedHawks Field (OKCy) $ - broadcast on Sooner Sports Network SSN - televised on Sooner Sports Network NCBWA 14 Oklahoma (0-0) SOONERS WEEK ONE Game 1: Friday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m. Game 2: Saturday, Feb. 18, 1 p.m. Game 3:......Saturday, Feb. 19, 11 a.m. Venue: Eddy D. Field Stadium (1,800) Live Stats: SoonerSports.com Radio KREF 1400 AM Internet Audio: SoonerSports.com Webcast PepperdineSports.com TV none Series Record:.....Pepperdine leads 1-0 Last Meeting: NCAA Tournament... Pepperdine won 10-1 in Tempe, Ariz. Pepperdine (0-0) WAVES SERIES PREVIEW No. 14 Oklahoma opens 2012 on the road for a three-game series at Pepperdine held Feb at Eddy D. Field in Malibu, Calif. Friday s opener at 2 p.m. PT marks the seventh time in the last nine years (2-4) that OU begins a season on the road (last 2010). OU is ranked No. 14 by the NCBWA, No. 15 by USA Today/Coaches, No. 16 Collegiate Baseball and No. 19 Baseball America. The Sooners return five position starters from the 2011 squad that finished overall and third in the Big 12 (14-11). Pepperdine returns 21 letterwinners from the 2011 team that was overall and seventh in the West Coast Conference (7-14). The Waves return three position starters and three starting pitchers and are picked to finish fifth in the WCC preseason poll. Waves Rotation: Game 1 - RHP Jon Moscot (2-2, 4.27); Game 2 - RHP Scott Frazier (2-1, 1.00); Game 3 - LHP Alex Najera (1-4, 4.79) THE SERIES Friday s season opener is just the second meeting in the series between OU and Pepperdine. The Waves topped the Sooners in the 1988 NCAA Tournament, 10-1, in Tempe, Ariz. BROADCAST INFORMATION The OU radio broadcast with play-by-play announcer Chris Plank and Craig Moran on color can be heard throughout the weekend on the Sooner Sports Network (KREF 1400 AM in Norman/OKC). Every game in 2012 is also available online at SoonerSports.com. Live stats are also available on SoonerSports.com and a webcast for all three games can be found on PepperdineSports.com. NEXT WEEK Oklahoma returns home to play Hartford in a three-game series at the newly renovated L. Dale Mitchell Park. Friday s opener is slated for 3 p.m. first pitch in Norman, while game two on Saturday gets underway at 2 p.m. and Sunday s finale is set for 1 p.m. PLAYER TO WATCH CALEB BUSHYHEAD Senior shortstop Caleb Bushyhead is one of three, three-year starters returning in 2012 (Cody Reine and Max White). Bushyhead missed last year s opener and the first 14 games of the season with a torn ACL. The 2010 quarterfinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award (nation s top shortstop) finished last year s campaign strong after batting.340 with 18 RBI in 25 Big 12 games Season Stats:.288, 0 HR, 18 RBI PROJECTED OU STARTERS IN THE FIELD (2011 final stats) C Hunter Lockwood true freshman 1B Max White.286, 3 HR, 20 RBI 2B Jack Mayfield.259, 1 HR, 10 RBI 3B Garrett Carey junior college transfer SS Caleb Bushyhead.288, 0 HR, 18 RBI LF Evan Mistich.316, 2 HR, 16 RBI CF Erik Ross.315, 0 HR, 21 RBI RF Cody Reine.256, 4 HR, 27 RBI DH Matt Oberste junior college transfer ROTATION No. 1 LHP Dillon Overton 8-4, 2.30 ERA, 33 BB, 55 SO No. 2 RHP Jonathan Gray junior college transfer No. 3 LHP Steven Okert junior college transfer

2 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine 2 HEAD COACH SUNNY GOLLOWAY Sunny Golloway has led the Sooners to five NCAA Regional finals, 261 victories and a top 25 ranking in each of his six years at the helm of the OU program. The Sooners have hosted three NCAA Regionals under Golloway while appearing in the program s only Super Regional appearances (2006 and 2010) and making it back to the College World Series in 2010 for the first time since OU posted the program s third straight 40-win regular season in 2011, a first since 1989, and finished third in the Big 12 standings while making the program s fourth straight NCAA postseason appearance. The 2011 season ended with Michael Rocha (second team) and Dillon Overton (freshman) collecting All-America honors, while a program-best 11 players were selected in the MLB Draft in June. 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 OU to the final season at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha. 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 (first team) and Max White (freshman) were named All-Americans. Including eight seasons ( ) as the head coach at Oral Roberts and his record at OU s helm, Golloway is (.672). His winning percentage ranks No. 15 nationally among active head coaches (min. five years). Year School Title Record 2011 Oklahoma Head Coach 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 (.672) OU PICKED THIRD IN BIG 12 PRESEASON POLL The Sooners were picked to finish third in the 2012 Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll on Feb. 14. It marks the fourth straight year that the Sooners were picked in the top four spots in the preseason poll. Texas A&M was selected as the preseason favorite to win the 2012 Big 12 baseball regular season title, followed by Texas, Oklahoma, Baylor, Missouri, Oklahoma State,Texas Tech, Kansas and Kansas. A complete poll is listed on page 5. TOP 25 POLLS Oklahoma is ranked in the top 25 preseason polls for the fourth straight year, with its highest recognition coming from the National Collegiate Baseball Writer s Association (NCBWA) at No. 14. OU is also ranked No. 15 by the USA Today/ESPN Coaches poll, No. 16 by Collegiate Baseball and No. 19 by Baseball America. Turn to page four for all the preseason listings. WHO S BACK The Sooners return 15 letterwinners and seven starters (five position players, two pitchers) from the 2011 team. In the offseason, the coaching staff signed a class of 21 players that were ranked as high as No. 4 (Collegiate Baseball) in the recruiting rankings. View the listing of each player on page 3. OU IN SEASON OPENERS - Since 1962, the OU baseball program is in season openers. (4-2 under Golloway). - From 1984 till 2003, the Sooners won 20 consecutive season openers. OU s 24-4 record since 1984 has been a result of outscoring the opposition , and scoring in double digits in 12 games and averaging more than 10 runs a game. - The Sooners will be opening up a campaign away from home for the seventh time in the last nine years (2-4) but just the 28th time since OU is when opening away from home, with its last such win in 2010 at SDSU. GOING BACK TO CALI The Sooners will be traveling to the state of California for the sixth straight season. The only season OU did not travel to the west coast state in the Sunny Golloway era, was his first full season in Since 2007, OU is 12-3 in the golden state including eight straight wins over the last two years. In 2011, OU defeated San Diego State twice and San Diego and Cal in the Tony Gwynn Classic. In 2010, OU swept a four-game series at San Diego State. MISC NOTES FROM Sunny Golloway recorded his 250th career win at OU on April 26, 2011 at TCU. Golloway is fourth on OU s wins list with OU won 40 games in the regular season for the third straight year in 2011, a first since 1986, 1987, 1988 and In 2011, OU led the Big 12 in batting average (.313), and ranked third in earned run average (3.00) and fielding (.973). - The 3.00 team ERA was the best in program history since the Sooners posted a 2.66 mark in OU was the only team in the conference to own a team batting average over.300 in The Sooners also led the league in homers (41) last year. - OU led the conference with 415 runs in 2011, the next closest team, Texas A&M, has scored 405 runs. OU was second in the Big 12 in hits with 632 behind Texas A&M with DRAFT RECAP OU will feature some new faces in 2012 as 11 Sooners were drafted last June, a mark that led the Big 12 and marks the most taken in program history, topping the 10 selected in 1998 and The 11 selections ranked in a tie for second place in the nation behind Vanderbilt (12). Arizona State, Florida and South Carolina also had 11 while Texas was eighth with nine selections. The most players drafted in the Sunny Golloway era was nine, accomplished twice in 2009 and Overall, 43 Sooners have been drafted on Golloway s watch, including at least four in every season but one. In addition, 22 of the players came to Norman undrafted in their careers. Of the 11 Sooners taken in 2011, eight were selected for the first time and two others improved their draft status by at least four rounds. DRAFTED PLAYERS ON 2012 ROSTER Below is a look at the eight players taken in the Major League Baseball Draft on the current roster. It spans the last three years and includes six players taken a year ago, including two-time draftees Jonathan Gray and Steven Okert. Player Year Round Team Chris Burgess th Tampa Bay Adam Choplick th Arizona Jonathan Gray th NY Yankees th Kansas City Jordan John th Houston Hunter Lockwood th LA Dodgers Damien Magnifico th NY Mets Steven Okert rd Milwaukee rd Milwaukee Dillon Overton th Boston BREAKDOWN OF 2012 SCHEDULE - 30 home games, including four Big 12 series - Home Big 12 series with Texas, KSU, Missouri & Baylor - Non-conference home games vs. Oral Roberts, Air Force, Arkansas, DBU and TCU - Other key non-conference games vs. Pepperdine, New Mexico, Connecticut, Oregon, West Virginia, Oregon State and Oklahoma State. - Bedlam Series in Tulsa and OKC, May opponents from 2011 NCAA Tourney (28 games) - 8 teams that finished 2011 ranked in top 25 - Seven foes with 40-plus wins a year ago - Two 2010 CWS participants (Texas & Texas A&M) - Three other Super Regional teams (DBU, Oregon State and Connecticut) - First time opponents in Oregon, Connecticut, West Virginia, Alabama State, Hartford and Samford BASEBALL ON KREF 1400 AM IN 2012 The 2012 season marks the second with KREF 1400 AM serving as the flagship station of Sooner baseball. The partnership provides expanded coverage for OU fans to listen to 50-plus regular season games live over the air and extends into postseason play. Additionally, 18 of the 24 Big 12 games are set to be carried on the Sooners Sports Network, enabling fans to listen to OU baseball on various stations across the state starting on March 30 against Kansas State. Overall, 23 games will be carried on the network with non-conference games against Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Oral Roberts and TCU. The entire 56-game regular season schedule will also be broadcast live on the internet via Oklahoma All-Access, OU s premium content site.

3 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine 3 THE UNIVERSITY Location: Norman, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 30,754 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): 2,328-1, (112) All-Time Big 12 Record (seasons): (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 Golloway Alma Mater: Oklahoma Christian College (1984) Career Record (years): (15) OU Record (years): (7) Assistant Coach: Aric Thomas - Hitting Coach Assistant Coach: Jack Giese - Pitching Coach Volunteer Assistant: Rich Hills Student Assistant: Michael Rocha Coordinator of Baseball Operations: Ryan Gaines Office Phone: STADIUM INFORMATION Stadium: L. Dale Mitchell Park Capacity: 3,180 Surface: Grass Year Opened: 1982 Dimensions: LF - 335, CF - 411, RF Pressbox Phone: TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record: Home/Away: 28-4/10-9 (neutral: 3-6) Conference Record (Finish): (Third) Conference Tournament Record: 1-2 NCAA Postseason: Fort Worth Regional (0-2) 2012 OUTLOOK Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 11/15 Position Starters Returning/Lost: 5/4 Pitchers Returning/Lost: 6/7 Newcomers: 21 All-Americans Returning: 2 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: TELEVISION SCHEDULE The University of Oklahoma announced the television schedule thru the month of March for the 2012 Sooner baseball schedule. Eight baseball games produced by the Sooner Sports Network will be televised in the state of Oklahoma on Cox Communications Cable (Cox Ch. 3/703 HD) and nationwide on DirecTV via Fox College Sports (Ch. 617 or 623). Each of the games will be televised live from Norman with local sports personality Chad McKee calling the play-by-play and additional contests will be added throughout the season. Please check your local cable or satellite provide for coverage in your area. The Sooners are also scheduled to appear in two games on Fox Sports Southwest. The first of the two nationally televised games will be played on Friday, May 4 in Tulsa, Okla., for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Bedlam Series. That game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at ONEOK Field in downtown Tulsa. The second game comes during the final Big 12 series of the year against Baylor. The Sooners and Bears will tangle at 2 p.m. on Saturday May 12 on FSN. Sooner Sports Network-Cox Ch. 3 in OKC/Tulsa) Nationwide on DirecTV Ch. 617 or 623 Feb UT-Arlington (3 p.m.) March 16 - Texas (6:30 p.m.) March 17 - Texas (2 p.m.) March 18 - Texas (1 p.m.) March 20 - Air Force (6:30 p.m.) March 21 - Air Force (3 p.m.) March 30 - Kansas State (6:30 p.m.) March 31- Kansas State (2 p.m.) Fox Sports Southwest May 4 - vs. Oklahoma State (7 p.m. in Tulsa) May 12 - Baylor (2 p.m.) 2011 AWARDS Below is a list of awards given to returning players this past season. Caleb Bushyhead, junior, SS Academic All-Big 12 first team Jordan John, freshman, LHP All-Big 12 freshman team (coaches) Feb. 28 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Jack Mayfield, sophomore, RHP/INF Academic All-Big 12 second team Evan Misitch, junior, DH All-Big 12 honorable mention (coaches) Dillon Overton, freshman, LHP Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball) All-Big 12 honorable mention (coaches) All-Big 12 freshman team (coaches) May 2 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week SOONERS INK 15 FOR 2013 SEASON Oklahoma signed 15 student athletes as part of the 2013 incoming class back in November. The OU coaching staff inked 11 high school players, including four of the state of Oklahoma s best in Jacob Evans, a two-way player from Broken Arrow H.S., Taylor Hawkins, a catcher from Carl Albert H.S., Carson McPherson, a left-handed pitcher from Ardmore H.S., and Colt Pickens, an infielder/outfielder from Yukon H.S. The Sooners also plucked three of the best south of the Red River in Kolbey Carpenter (infielder from West ISD), Ralph Garza (RHP/INF from New Braunfels H.S.) and Huntey Haley (INF/ OF from Central Heights H.S.), while adding Justin Burba (OF from Wichita Campus High), the No. 3 recruit from the state of Kansas. Overall, 11 of the 15 recruits are from the high school ranks while the Sooners also added four junior college players. Craig Aiken OF R/R Coppell, Texas (Coppell H.S.) Justin Burba OF/1B L/L Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Campus H.S.) Kolbey Carpenter INF R/R Waco, Texas (West H.S.) Jacob Evans 1B/LHP L/L Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow H.S.) Ralph Garza Jr. RHP/INF R/R New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels Senior) Hunter Haley INF/OF R/R Nacogdoches, Texas (Central Heights H.S.) Taylor Hawkins C R/R Oklahoma City, Okla. (Carl Albert H.S.) Kyle Hayes INF/RHP R\L Santee, Calif. (Santana H.S.) Anthony Hermelyn INF R/R McKinney, Texas (McKinney H.S.) Hayden Jones 1B/LHP L/L Houston, Texas (Langham Creek H.S.) Hector Lorenzana INF R/R San Diego, Calif. (Howard College) Carson McPherson LHP R/R Ardmore, Okla. (Ardmore H.S.) Colt Pickens UTL R/R Yukon, Okla. (Yukon H.S.) Benny Suarez RHP R/R Houston, Texas (Hill College) Robert Tasin RHP R/R Klein, Texas (Howard College)

4 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine 4 OU IN THE POLLS Date BA USA CB NCBWA Pre Feb. 20 Feb. 27 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 16 April 23 April 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 May 28 Key: BA - Baseball America USA - USA Today/ESPN CB - Collegiate Baseball NCBWA - National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association NATIONAL POLLS USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 - PRESEASON TEAM W-L Pts (1st votes) Pvs. 1 Florida (17) South Carolina Stanford North Carolina Texas Texas A&M Rice Arkansas Florida State Georgia Tech TCU Vanderbilt Miami (Fla.) LSU NR 15 Oklahoma NR 16 Cal State-Fullerton Virginia UCLA Oregon State Arizona St.John s NR 22 California Clemson Louisville NR 25 Georgia NR BASEBALL AMERICA Top 25 - PRESEASON TEAM W-L Pvs. 1.Florida Stanford South Carolina Arkansas Arizona NR 6.Rice Texas A&M Louisiana State NR 9.North Carolina Vanderbilt Georgia NR 12.Georgia Tech Texas UCLA Texas Christian Clemson Arizona State Miami Oklahoma NR 20.Florida State Central Florida NR 22.Mississippi NR 23.Oregon State Louisville NR 25.Cal State Fullerton COLLEGIATE BASEBALL Top 30 - PRESEASON TEAM W-L Pts Pvs 1. Florida (53-19) 2. South Carolina (55-14) 3. Stanford (35-22) 4. North Carolina (51-16) 5. Texas (49-19) 6. Texas A&M (47-22) 7. Rice (42-21) 8. Arkansas (40-22) 9. Georgia Tech. (42-21) 10. Texas Christian (43-19) 11. St. John s (36-22) 12. Louisiana St. (36-20) 13. Florida St. (46-19) 14. Miami, Fla. (38-23) 15. Louisville (32-29) 16. Oklahoma (41-19) 17. Arizona St. (43-18) 18. Georgia (33-32) 19. UCLA (35-24) 20. Arizona (39-21) 21. Cal. St. Fullerton (41-17) 22. California (38-23) 23. Vanderbilt (54-12) 24. Oregon St. (41-19) 25. Clemson (43-20) 26. Stetson (43-20) 27. Oregon ( ) 28. Baylor (31-28) 29. U.C. Irvine (43-18) 30. Southern Miss. (39-19) NCBWA Top 30 - PRESEASON TEAM W-L Pvs. 1. Florida South Carolina North Carolina Stanford Texas A&M Arkansas Texas Rice Georgia Tech Florida State Vanderbilt LSU TCU Oklahoma Arizona State Miami Clemson Arizona Cal State Fullerton UCLA Georgia Oregon State Virginia UC Irvine Louisville California St. John s UCF Southern Miss Ole Miss

5 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine BIG 12 STANDINGS (FINAL) School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Texas Texas A&M Oklahoma Oklahoma State Baylor Kansas State Texas Tech Missouri Nebraska Kansas PRESEASON COACHES POLL Rank Team First Place Votes Points 1. Texas A&M Texas Oklahoma Baylor Missouri Oklahoma State Texas Tech Kansas State Kansas 9 BIG 12 OVERALL STATS (2011 FINAL) Batting Average 1. Oklahoma Kansas Oklahoma State Texas Texas A&M Nebraska Kansas State Baylor Texas Tech Missouri.261 Earned Run Average 1. Texas Nebraska Texas A&M Kansas Oklahoma Kansas State Oklahoma State Missouri Baylor Texas Tech 4.92 Fielding Percentage 1. Texas Kansas State Texas A&M Texas Tech Nebraska Baylor Oklahoma State Missouri Oklahoma Kansas.963 BIG 12 CONFERENCE STATS (2011 FINAL) Batting Average 1. Texas A&M Kansas State Oklahoma State Texas Oklahoma Missouri Texas Tech Baylor Kansas Nebraska.236 Earned Run Average 1. Texas A&M Oklahoma State Texas Kansas State Oklahoma Nebraska Baylor Kansas Missouri Texas Tech 5.41 Fielding Percentage 1. Texas Oklahoma State Oklahoma Texas Tech Nebraska Baylor Kansas State Missouri Texas A&M Kansas.960 SUNNY GOLLOWAY The Sooners skipper ranks No. 15 nationally in winning percentage among active coaches. Golloway is in his 15 years as a Division I head coach. A complete list of the top 25 coaches is below: 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 Fox, North Carolina 28 1, Mike Martin, Florida St , Brian O Connor, Virginia Gene Stephenson, Wichita St , Wayne Graham, Rice Brad Hill, Kansas St Jim Morris, Miami (FL) , Rob Walton, Oral Roberts Ray Tanner, South Carolina , Augie Garrido, Texas , Jim Schlossnagle, TCU Gary Gilmore, Coastal Carolina Danny Hall, Georgia Tech Rank Coach, Team...Years Won Lost Tied Pct. 14. Dave Serrano, Tennessee Rick Jones, Tulane Sunny Golloway, Oklahoma Rick Jones, Tulane Dan McDonnell, Louisville Dave Van Horn, Arkansas Ed Servais, Creighton Mark Marquess, Stanford , Bobby Pierce, Troy George Horton, Oregon Brian Shoop, UAB Scott Stricklin, Kent St Rob Childress, Texas A&M

6 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine 6 CAREER HIGHS CALEB BUSHYHEAD Hits...3, 11x, last: May 26, 2011 vs. TTU Runs...3, 4x, last: April 1, 2011 vs. TTU RBI... 3, 5x, last: April 1, 2011 vs. TTU 6 - ERIK ROSS Hits...4, Feb. 26, 2011 vs. Oakland Runs... 3, 3x, last: April 22, 2011 vs. NU RBI... 3, 2x, last: May 7, 2011 vs. KU 7 - MAX WHITE Hits...4, May 13, 2011 vs. New Mexico Runs... 4, May 15, 2010 vs. Memphis RBI...4, May 2, 2010 vs. KSU 8 - JACK MAYFIELD Hits... 2, 2x, last: Feb. 20, 2011 vs. W&M Runs... 2, 3x, last: Feb. 27, 2011 vs. Oakland RBI... 3, Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB Innings , May 9, 2010 vs. OSU Strikeouts... 7, May 9, 2010 vs. OSU Pitches , May 9, 2010 vs. OSU 9 - EVAN MISTICH Hits... 4, 2x, last: March 4, 2011 at San Diego Runs...6, Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB* RBI...4, Feb. 20, 2011 vs. W&M 11 - CODY REINE Hits... 3, 5x, Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB Runs... 3, 2x, last: Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB RBI...6, June 14, 2010 at Virginia 13 - DILLON OVERTON Innings...7.0, Feb. 20, 2011 vs. W&M Strikeouts...8, April 5, 2011 vs. OSU Pitches... 97, March 6, 2011 at SDSU 19 - JORDAN JOHN Innings ,4x, last:june 4, 2011 vs. ORU Strikeouts... 9, Feb. 23, 2011 vs. ARK-PB Pitches...112, May 14, 2011 vs. NM (GM2) 23 - KINDLE LADD Innings , April 19, 2011 vs. DBU Strikeouts... 4, April 19, 2011 vs. DBU Pitches... 70, April 19, 2011 vs. DBU 27 - STEVEN BRUCE Innings...6.1, April 20, 2011 vs. Bacone Strikeouts... 5, May 4, 2011 at UALR Pitches... 91, May 4, 2011 at UALR 31 - TANNER TOAL Hits... 2, March 27, 2011 vs. SGU Runs... 2, 2x, last: March 27, 2011 vs. SGU RBI... 3, Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB 37 - JAKE SMITH Hits... 1, Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB Runs...1, Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB RBI... 3,Feb. 22, 2011 vs. ARK-PB 45 - DREW HARRISON Hits...2, twice, last: March 30, 2010 vs. ARK-PB Runs...3, March 30, 2010 vs. ARK-PB RBI...3, April 27, 2010 vs. Dallas Baptist Innings , May 6, 2011 vs. KU Pitches... 34, May 6, 2011 vs. KU * school record START CHART Below is a look at the starting trends with returning Sooners entering the 2012 season. Player Career 2011 Consecutive Caleb Bushyhead Max White Cody Reine Eric Ross Evan Mistich Jack Mayfield Drew Harrison Tanner Toal 4 4 0

7 Week One - Feb. 17 Sooners at Pepperdine FINAL OVERALL STATS HITTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO-A E FLD% Seitzer, Cameron Eisenberg, Ricky Ogle, Tyler Johnson, Casey Blair, Elliott Toal, Tanner Buechele, Garrett Mistich, Evan Ross, Erik Ellison, Chris Ellis, Cale Bushyhead, Caleb White, Max Mayfield, Jack Reine, Cody Smith, Jake Dahlberg, Drew Harrison, Drew Shambaugh, Cayle Totals Opponents LOB - Team (472), Opponent (453). DPs turned - Team (49), Opponent (53). CI - Team (2), Opp (1). IBB - Team (9), Ogle, T. 2, Reine, C. 2, Seitzer, C. 2, Bushyhead 2, Buechele, G. 1, Opp (2). Picked off- Bushyhead 2, Reine, C. 1, Buechele, G. 1, Ross, E. 1, Johnson, C. 1, White, Max 1. PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP -HBP BK SFA SHA Harrison, Drew / Rocha, Michael / Seng, Tyson / Overton, Dillon / John, Jordan / Bruce, Steven / Collazo, Anthony / Mayfield, Jack / Smith, Burch / Duke, Ryan / Shambaugh, Cayle / Shore, Bobby / Ladd, Kindle / Gibson, Ryan / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (7), Ogle, T. 4, Groth, B. 3, Opp (14). Pickoffs- Team (11), Groth, B. 3, Rocha, M. 3, Ogle, T. 2., Duke, R. 1., Erben, J. 1, Hubbard, R. 1, Opp (5). SBA/ATT- Ogle T. (32-42), Groth, B. (23-30), Neal, Zach (13-18), Duke, R. (11-12). Shore, B. (6-9), Rocha, M. (8-9), Robinson, JR (6-8), Hubbard, R. (8-8), Erben, J. (3-7), Mayfield, Ja (6-6), Collazo, A.(4-5), Semier, J. (3-3), Gibson, Ryan (2-3), Chowning, J. (1-1).

8 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine FINAL BIG 12 STATS HITTING Player AVG GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT PO-A E FLD% Ogle, Tyler Seitzer, Cameron Bushyhead, Caleb Eisenberg, Ricky Johnson, Casey Buechele, Garrett Ross, Erik Dahlberg, Drew Mistich, Evan Reine, Cody Blair, Elliot Ellis, Cale White, Max Ellison, Chris Mayfield, Jack Harrison, Drew Toal, Tanner Totals Opponents LOB - Team (204), Opp (193) DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (19) IBB - Team (3), Bushyhead 2, Ogle, T. 1, Opp (2). Picked off - Bushyhead 2, Ross, E. 1. PITCHING Player ERA W-L APP GS CG SHO/CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR B/Avg WP -HBP BK SFA SHA Collazo, Anthony / Harrison, Drew / Ladd, Kindle / Mayfield, Jack / Rocha, Michael / John, Jordan / Overton, Dillon / Shore, Bobby / Seng, Tyson / Smith, Burch / Duke, Ryan / Shambaugh, Cayle / Gibson, Ryan / Totals / Opponents / PB - Team (7), Ogle, T. 6, Toal, Tanner 1, Opp (1). Pickoffs - Team (1), Rocha, M. 1, Opp (3). SBA/ATT - Ogle, T. (17-26), Rocha, M. (6-9), Smith, Burch (4-8), Overton, D. (1-3), Seng, T. (1-3), Mayfield, Ja (1-2), John, J. (2-2), Shore, B. (1-1), Duke, R. (1-1).

9 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine CAREER STATS 2011 CAREER STATS SEASON CAREER Player Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att Avg G-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB Hbp SO Sb-Att 33 Seitzer, Cameron Eisenberg, Ricky Ogle, Tyler Johnson, Casey Blair, Elliott Toal, Tanner Buechele, Garrett Mistich, Evan Ross, Erik Ellison, Chris Ellis, Cale Bushyhead, Caleb White, Max Mayfield, Jack Reine, Cody Smith, Jake Dahlberg, Drew Harrison, Drew Shambaugh, Cayle Totals Opponents (All games Sorted by Earned run avg) SEASON CAREER Player ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO ERA W-L App GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO 45 Harrison, Drew Rocha, Michael Seng, Tyson Overton, Dillon John, Jordan Bruce, Steven Collazo, Anthony Mayfield, Jack Smith, Burch Duke, Ryan Shambaugh, Cayle Shore, Bobby Ladd, Kindle Gibson, Ryan Totals Opponents

10 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine MISC. STATS OKLAHOMA GAME HIGHS BATTING At bats: vs Oakland (Feb. 27, 2011) Runs scored: vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 22, 2011) Hits: vs Oakland (Feb. 27, 2011) RBIs: vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 22, 2011) Doubles: vs Oakland (Feb. 27, 2011) Triples: (4 times) Home runs:...3,2x,last: vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 22, 2011) Total bases: vs Oakland (Feb. 27, 2011) Walks: vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 22, 2011) Strikeouts: at Arizona State (March 16, 2011) Sac hits: vs Bacone College (April 20,2011) Sac flies: vs St. Gregory s (March 27, 2011) Stolen bases: vs New Mexico (May 14, 2011) Hit by pitch: vs Kansas (May 8, 2011) Caught stealing:...3,3x,last: vs Texas Tech (May 26, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Runners LOB: vs Oklahoma State (April 17, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Hit into DP:...3,2x,last: vs UT-Arlington (March 1, 2011) FIELDING Putouts: at Missouri (March 25, 2011) Assists: vs William and Mary (Feb. 20, 2011) Errors: vs Oakland (Feb. 25, 2011) DPs turned:...3,3x, last: vs Kansas (May 6, 2011) PITCHING Innings pitched: at Missouri (March 25, 2011) Runs allowed:...11,2x,last: vs Oklahoma State (April 17, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Earned runs: vs Texas A&M (March 19, 2011) Walks allowed: vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 22, 2011) Strikeouts: vs Texas Tech (April 3, 2011) Hits allowed:...19,2x, last: vs Oklahoma State (April 17, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Home runs allowed:...2, 3x, last: vs Kansas (May 8, 2011) Wild Pitches:...3,3x,last: vs Baylor (May 19, 2011) Hit batters:...3,3x, last: at Missouri (March 25, 2011) SOONER GAME HIGHS BATTING At bats: (4 times) Runs scored: Mistich, Evan vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Feb. 22, 2011) Hits: Buechele, Garrett vs Oakland (Feb. 27, 2011) RBIs:...6,2x,last: Eisenberg, Ricky vs Kansas (May 8, 2011) Doubles: (6 times) Triples: Johnson, Casey vs Kansas (May 6, 2011) Home runs: Ogle, Tyler vs Oklahoma State (April 16, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Total bases:...8,3x,last: Ogle, Tyler vs Oklahoma State (April 16, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Walks: Seitzer, Cameron vs William and Mary (Feb. 19, 2011) Strikeouts:...4,2x,last:...Dahlberg, Drew vs Oklahoma State (April 17, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Sac hits:...2,3x, last: Ross, Erik vs Bacone College (April 20,2011) Sac flies: Buechele, Garrett vs St. Gregory s (March 27, 2011) Stolen bases: (9 times) Hit by pitch: (8 times) Caught stealing: Reine, Cody at Kansas State (April 8, 2011) Runners LOB:...6,2x,last: Dahlberg, Drew vs Oklahoma State (April 5, 2011) FIELDING Putouts: Ogle, Tyler vs Texas Tech (April 3, 2011) Assists:...7,2x,last: Bushyhead, Caleb at Missouri (March 25, 2011) Errors: White, Max vs Oakland (Feb. 25, 2011) PITCHING Innings pitched: (5 times) Runs allowed:...6,2x,last: Duke, Ryan vs Oklahoma State (April 17, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Earned runs: Shore, Bobby vs William and Mary (Feb. 19, 2011) Walks allowed: Smith, Burch vs Nebraska (April 23, 2011) Strikeouts: Rocha, Michael vs Texas A&M ( March 18, 2011) Hits allowed: Overton, Dillon vs Oklahoma State (April 17, 2011 at Oklahoma City) Wild Pitches: Rocha, Michael at Baylor ( March 19, 2011) MULTIPLE-HIT GAMES PLAYER CAREER Seitzer, Cameron Buechele, Garrett Ogle, Tyler Bushyhead, Caleb Mistich, Evan White, Max Johnson, Casey Ellison, Chris Ross, Erik Eisenberg, Ricky Ellis, Cale Reine, Cody Mayfield, Jack Blair, Elliott Dahlberg, Drew Toal, Tanner TEAM MULTIPLE-RBI GAMES PLAYER CAREER Buechele, Garrett Ogle, Tyler Seitzer, Cameron Reine, Cody Johnson, Casey White, Max Ellison, Chris Ross, Erik Bushyhead, Caleb Blair, Elliott Mistich, Evan Mayfield, Jack Eisenberg, Ricky Ellis, Cale Smith, Jake Toal, Tanner Dahlberg, Drew Harrison, Drew TEAM HITTING STREAKS LONGEST CURRENT CAREER Buechele, Garrett Seitzer, Cameron Eisenberg, Ricky Ross, Erik 9-12 White, Max 8-13 Ellison, Chris Ogle, Tyler Mayfield, Jack 6-10 Johnson, Casey Mistich, Evan 5-5 Dahlberg, Drew 4-6 Bushyhead, Caleb 4-18 Ellis, Cale Reine, Cody 4-8 Blair, Elliott 4-4 Harrison, Drew 2-4 Toal, Tanner Smith, Jake 1-1

11 Week One - Feb Sooners at Pepperdine 11 TEAM Won 10 or more consecutive games: Feb March 13, 2010 (10) Won 15 or more consecutive games: Feb. 18-March 12 (16) Won 18 or more consecutive games: March 4-March 31, 1985 (19) Won 20 or more consecutive home games: March 31-May 5, 1973 (24) Won 10 or more consecutive conference games: April 8-April 29, 2006 (10) Won 5 or more consecutive conference home games: March 26-May 9, 2006 (9) Won 5 or more consecutive road games: April 8-April 29, 2006 (7) Lost 5 or more consecutive games: April 28-May 11, 2007 (6) Lost 5 or more consecutive conference games: April 28, May 11, 2007 (6) THE LAST TIME INDIVIDUAL Hit a grand slam: Ricky Eisenberg (vs. Kansas, May 8, 2011) Hit a walk-off home run: Ricky Eisenberg, grand slam (vs. Kansas, May 8, 2011) Hit a homer to begin a game: Tyler Ogle (vs. Texas Tech on April 4, 2011) Hit two home runs: Tyler Ogle (vs. Oklahoma State, April 16, 2011) Hit three home runs: Chris Haggard (vs. Iowa State, 2000) Had a walk-off hit: Chris Ellison (vs. Oral Roberts, June 4, 2010) Homered in consecutive games: Cody Reine (at Virginia, June 13-14, 2010) Homered in three straight games: Garrett Buechele (Feb DH vs.william & Mary) Hit for the cycle: Cameron Seitzer (vs. UAPB, March 30, 2010) Scored 10 or more runs in three consecutive games: Feb (4 games) Scored 15 or more runs in a game: Feb. 27, 2011 (vs. Oakland )(19) Scored 20 or more runs in a game: March 27, 2011 (vs. SGU)(21) Scored 25 or more runs in a game: Feb. 22, 2011 (vs. UAPB)(27) Scored 29 or more runs in a game: March. 22, 2009 (at Kansas State)(29) Allowed 10 or more runs in a game: May 23, 2009 (vs. Texas A&M)(15) Allowed 20 or more runs in a game: June 5, 2005 (vs. Mississippi) (20) Was shut out: Was shut out at home: Was shut out in consecutive games: April 29, 2011 (0-5 at Texas) March 13, 2011 (0-7 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock) April 1-2, 2010 (0-5, 0-2 vs. Texas) Shut out an opponent (9-inning game): March 18, 2011 (1-0 vs. Texas A&M) Shut out consecutive opponents: Feb. 23, 1991 (2 games vs. Wyoming and New Mexico State) Shut out three straight opponents: April 8-11, 2009 (Wichita St., 15-0, & Texas Tech, 6-0, 4-0) Swept a three-game series: May 13-15, 2011 (vs. New Mexico - 4) Swept back-to-back three-game Big 12 series: 2006 (vs. Missouri, at Texas Tech) Swept four or more three-game series: 2006 (vs. WIU, vs. Cetenary, vs. Mizzou, at Texas Tech) Swept a three-game conference series: May 6-8, 2011 (vs. Kansas) Swept a three-game home series: May 6-8, 2011 (vs. Kansas) Swept a three-game road series: Feb , 2010 (at SDSU - 4 games) Swept a three-game non-conference series: May 13-15, 2011 (vs. New Mexico - 4) Swept a three-game road conference series: May 21-23, 2010 (at Kansas) Was swept in a three-game series: Was swept in a three-game home series: Was swept in a conference home series: Was swept in a road conference series: Run ruled an opponent: Was run ruled: April 1-3, 2010 (vs. Texas) April 1-3, 2010 (vs. Texas) April 1-3, 2010 (vs. Texas) April 18-19, 2009 (at Texas) Feb. 23, 2011, 7 innings (12-1 vs. UAPB) March 28, 2010 (0-10 at Nebraska) Scored five or more runs in a game: Cameron Seitzer (vs. UAPB, March 30, 2010)(5) Scored six runs in a game (school record): Evan Mistich (vs. UAPB, Feb. 22, 2011) Had four hits in a game: Max White (vs. New Mexico, May 13, 2011) Had five or more hits in a game: Garrett Buechele (vs. Oakland, Feb. 27, 2011)(5) Had three doubles in a game: J.T. Wise (vs. Texas A&M, May 23, 2009) Had four RBI in a game: Garrett Buechele (vs. OSU, April 5, 2011) Had five RBI in a game: Garrett Buechele (vs.uapb, Feb. 23, 2011) Had six RBI in a game: Ricky Eisenberg (vs. Kansas, May 8, 2011) Had seven RBI in a game: Cale Ellis (vs. UAPB, March 30, 2010) Had eight or more RBI in a game: Chris Ebright (vs. Oklahoma City, Mar. 28, 1987(9) Stole three bases in a game: Chris Ellison (vs. TAMU-CC, March 13, 2010) Stole four or more bases in a game: Derek Wathan (vs. Kansas State, 1996)(5) Walked three times in a game: Cameron Seitzer(vs. W&M, GM1, Feb. 19, 2011) Walked four or more times in a game: Aaron Baker (vs. UALR-1, March 3, 2009) Threw a nine-inning no-hitter: Jim Husling (vs. Old Dominion, 1989) Struck out 5 consecutive batters: Bobby Shore (vs. Richmond, Feb. 28, 2010) Struck out 6 or more consecutive batters: J.R. Robinson (at Kansas, May 22, 2010) (6) Struck out 10 batters in a game: Garrett Richards (vs. Wash. St., May 31, 2010)(10) Struck out 11 batters in a game: Zach Neal (at Nebraska, March 26, 2010)(11) Struck out 12 batters in a game: Burch Smith (vs. Texas Tech, April 3, 2011)(12) Struck out 13 or more batters: Michael Rocha (vs. Texas A&M, March 18, 2011)(13) Pitched a complete-game loss: Michael Rocha (at Texas, April 29, 2011) Pitched a 7-inning complete game: Dillon Overton (vs. UAPB Feb. 23, 2011) Pitched a 9-inning complete game: Michael Rocha (vs. New Mexico, May 13, 2011) Pitched a complete-game shutout: Michael Rocha (at SDSU, March 3, 2011) Had back-to-back homers: May 7, 2010 (vs. OSU,5th inn.)(reine and Ellison) Had two grand slams in a game: Cale Ellis and Tyler Ogle (vs. UAPB, March 30, 2010) Hit four or more home runs in game: April 25, 2009 (at Baylor)(4) Hit six or more home runs in a game May 2,2010 (vs. Kansas State) (6) Hit seven or more home runs in a game March 30,2009 (vs. Nebraska) (7) Hit 10 or more home runs in a game March 22,2009 (at Kansas State) (11) Homered in five or more consecutive games: March 4 - March 26, 2010 (14) Had 15 or more hits in a game: March 30, 2010 (vs. UAPB) (19) Had 20 or more hits in a game: March 27, 2011 (vs. SGU) (22) Had 25 or more hits in a game: Feb. 27, 2011 (vs. Oakland) (27) Had 10 or more hits in five consecutive games: March 21 - March 30, 2009 (6) 10 or more hits in 10 consecutive games: May 1-May 21, 2006 (10) Overcame a deficit of five runs in a win: Overcame a deficit of five or more runs in a win: No-hit the opposition: No-hit the opposition, nine innings: Was no-hit: Walked 10 or more batters: May 4, 2010 (vs. UALR) March 26, 2006 (vs. Baylor)(8) March 9, 2005 (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff) March 9, 2005 (vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff) April 16, 2005 (vs. Texas) May 17, 2008 (vs. Oklahoma State)(11)