Week Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 1 ESTABLISHED AND 1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 10 CWS APPEARANCES 25 CONFERENCE TITLES

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1 Week Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 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. 14 TCU 6:30 p.m. KREF$/SSN April 15 *No. 18 Oklahoma State ^ 7:35 p.m. KREF$/CSN April 16 *No. 18 Oklahoma 7:05 p.m. KREF$ April 17 *No. 18 Oklahoma 4:05 p.m. KREF$/SSN April 19 Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. KREF/SSN April 20 Bacone College 6:30 p.m. none April 22 *Nebraska 6:30 p.m. KREF$ April 23 *Nebraska 2 p.m. KREF$ April 24 *Nebraska 1 p.m. KREF$ April 26 TCU 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM April 29 *Texas 6 p.m. KREF$ April 30 *Texas 2 p.m. KREF$/FSN May 1 *Texas 1 p.m. KREF$/ESPNU May 4 Arkansas Little Rock 6 p.m. 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 8 Oklahoma (24-8) SOONERS WEEK NINE Game 33:... Tuesday, April 12, 6:30 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-Cox Ch. 3/703 (OKC/Tulsa) Webcast OU All-Access Series Record: OU, In Norman OU, 26-7 In Fort Worth: OU, 13-7 Last 10: OU, 8-2 Last Meeting: OU won April 20, 2010 in Norman, Okla. TCU (22-10) HORNED FROGS MIDWEEK PREVIEW No. 8 Oklahoma (24-8) returns home for a top 10 showdown with No. 9 TCU (22-10) in the first of two games between the two. Tuesday s game is slated for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch at L. Dale Mitchell Park with $.50 hot dogs and cokes while supplies last. OU is ranked No. 8 by the NCBWA, No. 10 by USA Today/Coaches, No. 14 by Baseball America and No. 16 by Collegiate Baseball. The Sooners return seven position starters from the 2010 squad that finished and advanced to the program s 10th CWS. TCU returns 19 letterwinners from the 2010 team that finished overall and first in the Mountain West (19-5). The Horned Frogs also advanced to the 2010 College World Series and lost in the semifinals to UCLA. TCU starter: RHP Erik Miller (1-5, 4.38), who made two appearances against OU in 2009 (0-1, 1.0 IP, 4 earned runs). BROADCAST INFORMATION The OU broadcast with Chuck Kelly (play-by-play) and Ross Hubbard (color) can be heard Tuesday on the Sooners Flagship station, KREF 1400 AM and at SoonerSports.com. Air time is 30 minutes prior to first pitch. Tuesday s game will also be televised by the Sooner Sports Network (Cox Ch. 3 and in HD on 703 in OKC and Tulsa) with Toby Rowland (play-by-play) and Kenny Mossman (color). Live stats are available on the baseball schedule page and a live webcast can be found on OU All-Access. 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 CASEY JOHNSON The senior outfielder started the last two games at Kansas State and finished 4-for-8 with five RBIs, a triple and two homers. In his last five starts, Johnson has nine hits and nine RBIs. In addition, three of his four multi-hit games have come in that span, where he also has two of his four multi-rbi games. Overall, he has hit safely in six of the last eight games with 10 base hits and 10 RBIs Season Stats:.395, 3 HR, 16 RBI Top 25 Polls, Big 12 stats, standings Player notes, bullpen stats Career highs, overall & Big 12 stats Career vs. opponent, series history...14 NCBWA 9 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.320, 4 HR, 20 RBI 1B Cameron Seitzer.353, 2 HR, 22 RBI 2B Drew Dahlberg.269, 0 HR, 4 RBI SS Caleb Bushyhead.297, 0 HR, 9 RBI 3B Garrett Buechele.406, 7 HR, 41 RBI LF Max White.288, 2 HR, 15 RBI CF Ricky Eisenberg.373, 0 HR, 7 RBI RF Cody Reine.264, 2 HR, 24 RBI DH Evan Mistich.365, 2 HR, 14 RBI ROTATION No. 1 LHP Jordan John 2-0, 2.79 ERA, 9 BB, 16 SO

2 Week Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 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 statistics. OU TCU Overall Record Home/Away 17-3/ /6-2 Conference Record Last vs. Top Highest Ranking 10 (Coaches ) 11 (CB) Batting Avg Runs Hits B-3B-HR RBIs ERA Innings Hits Runs-Earned BB-SO Fielding pct Errors Double plays OU-TCU SERIES The teams have met each of the last 21 seasons dating back to OU leads the all-time series with TCU, 51-21, after winning the last six games, including last season s 4-2 win at TCU on April 6 and 8-3 win on April 20 in Norman. Tuesday s game marks the fifth straight in the series that features top 25 rankings for both squads. Seventeen of the games have been decided by one run (OU, 13-4), including seven of the last 18 (OU, 4-3). OU is 9-2 against TCU under Sunny Golloway. ON DECK OU tangles again with in-state rival No. 18 Oklahoma State in the Bedlam Series, presented. Friday s game will be held at OneOK Field in Tulsa at 7:35 p.m. and games two and three are set for Redhawks Field in Oklahoma City. (7:05 p.m. and 4:05 p.m.) LAST TIME OUT The Sooners suffered a 2-1 series defeat at Kansas State. OU dropped the opening game on Friday, 2-0, before bouncing back with a 14-3 win on Saturday. The Sooners dropped a 6-2 decision in the finale on Sunday. OU ADDS MAKEUP GAME TO SCHEDULE The University of Oklahoma baseball team announced the addition of a home game to the 2011 regular season schedule on Monday. The Sooners will host Bacone (Shawnee, Okla.) on Wednesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. Admission to the game at L. Dale Mitchell Park is free. The game was added to the schedule to make up for the contest lost at Arkansas on March 29. ROCHA NAMED BIG 12 PITCHER OF THE WEEK, AGAIN After tossing a three-hit, one-run complete game, senior captain Michael Rocha was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week on April 4. It marks the third career honor from the conference office for Rocha and the second of 2011 (March 7). It also represents the fifth time a Sooner has been recognized by the Big 12 this season after Garrett Buechele has twice been named the player of the week (Feb. 21 and 28) and Jordan John was tabbed the newcomer of the week (Feb. 28). OFFENSIVE PRODUCTION UP AFTER 32 GAMES OU has already passed the halfway point of the season. 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. Stat Overall record Big 12 record Avg Hits Runs Homers MISC NOTES - After 32 games, OU leads the Big 12 in batting average (.329), and ranks fourth in earned run average (2.98) and fifth in fielding percentage (.974). - OU leads the Big 12 with 28 home runs while the other nine teams in the conference have a combined OU leads the conference with 253 runs, the next closest team, Nebraska, has scored 219 runs. The Sooners lead the Big 12 in hits with 364 and Oklahoma St. is second with The Sooner offense has outscored the opposition OU has outscored opponents 36,14, 39-19, 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 with 54 hits and 41 RBIs and ranks second with a.406 batting average and seven homers... Also ranks third in slugging percentage (.594) total bases (79) and is fourth with a.464 on-base percentage - In 20 of the Sooners 32 starts, the hurlers have lasted at least five innings, including four complete games by Jordan John, Bobby Shore and Michael Rocha (2). OU owns four of the 12 complete games tossed in Seven freshmen have seen playing time and 10 newcomers overall have taken the field. - Michael Rocha and the Sooner bullpen limited the Tribe to one hit on Feb.18, the fewest allowed since OU s last no-hitter, a combined effort on March 9, 2005 vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff - 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 Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, has lasted at least seven innings in seven of eight starts with five or more strikeouts in seven outings. Rocha has also limited the opposition to three hits or less in four of his starts Leads the Big 12 with a 1.02 ERA and a 1.58 opponent batting average... Tied for the Big 12 lead with two complete games and ranks second with 61.2 innings pitched and seven wins. SCORING FIRST OU is 15-3 when scoring first this season, including a 5-2 mark in Big 12 play. The Sooners have scored first in four of the last six contests with a 4-2 record. 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, also blanked SDSU 4-0 on March 3, after posting three in OU has also limited opponents to one run in eight games. The most shutouts recorded in a single season during the Sunny Golloway era is five, recorded in 2009, 2007 and 2006.

3 Week Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 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: DUKE AND BUSHYHEAD RETURN Junior shortstop Caleb Bushyhead and senior right-handed pitcher Ryan Duke returned to action against Arkansas-Little Rock. Bushyhead had two hits and two walks in his first start on March 11 after having surgery on his torn ACL (right) in October. On March 12, Ryan Duke made his first relief appearance of 2011 and did not register a save, but recorded his 14th career win. DUKE IS ALL-TIME SAVES LEADER AT OU 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 (below). 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 Ryan Duke present Jeff Bajenaru 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). TOUGH SCHEDULE The Sooners are 3-4 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) and No. 23 Oklahoma State (W, 8-3). OU also dropped two games to Texas A&M and two to then-no. 9 Arizona State. OU is set to face four teams that appear in this weeks top 25 polls, to combine for 12 games. OU also has OSU, Texas, TCU and Baylor left on the schedule. 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). THE BIG INNING OU has hit through the batting order 17 times in 32 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 3-1 this season in games decided by one run. OU was 14-7 in those situations in 2010 and the Sooners are (.707) 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. DOUBLE DIGITS The Sooners recorded 10 or more hits in 17 games this season (42 in 2010 with a 38-4 record), including six out of the last seven and are averaging 11.4 hits per game this season. OU is averaging eight runs per game, featuring 12 contests scored in double digits (23 in 2010 with 22-1 record) OU posted 27 in game one of the UAPB series, the most since exploding for 29 runs on March 22, 2009 at Kansas State. TIME FOR A RALLY In the 24 victories in 2011, the Sooners have come from behind in 12 of those contests. Of Sunny Golloway s 243 wins at OU, 126 (.519) 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 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 as he and C.J. Blue tossed a pair of gems vs. Houston Baptist on March 10. CROWD ON OPENING DAY AND BEDLAM The Sooners opening day win came in front of a crowd of 1,522 at L. Dale Mitchell Park, the largest attendance at an OU home opener since 1999 (1,680 vs. Emporia State). OU averaged 1,473 in the four games last weekend. The attendance of 2,852 on April 5 vs. OSU, is the 11th best at L. Dale Mitchell Park and the most since 3,064 fans were in Norman for the May 30, 2009 NCAA Norman Regional game against Arkansas. Also the eighth largest regular-season crowd. 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 for the 2011 Coleman Company-Johnny Bench Award delivered by Papa John s Pizza on March 10.

4 Week Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 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 Drew Harrison Jack Mayfield Evan Mistich Cale Ellis Elliott Blair Drew Dahlberg Tanner Toal STARTING LINEUP BY POSITION Team s ( win and loss recrod when starting. ) PITCHER: 32 Smith, Burch 8 (6-2) 44 Rocha, Michael 8 (7-1) 16 Shore, Bobby 7 (5-2) 13 Overton, Dillon 4 (2-2) 19 John, Jordan 3 (2-1) 34 Gibson, Ryan 1 (1-0) 8 Mayfield, Jack 1 (1-0) CATCHER: 35 Ogle, Tyler 30 (22-8) 31 Toal, Tanner 2 (2-0) FIRST BASE: 33 Seitzer, Cameron 32 (24-8) SECOND BASE: 8 Mayfield, Jack 9 (6-3) 12 Dahlberg, Drew 7 (5-2) 2 Ellis, Cale 7 (5-2) 7 White, Max 6 (5-1) 9 Mistich, Evan 3 (3-0) THIRD BASE: 38 Buechele, Garrett 32 (24-8) SHORTSTOP: 5 Bushyhead, Caleb 18 (10-8) 2 Ellis, Cale 8 (8-0) 8 Mayfield, Jack 6 (6-0) LEFT FIELD: 7 White, Max 19 (15-4) 6 Ross, Eric 9 (7-2) 3 Johnson, Casey 3 (1-2) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 1 (1-0) CENTER FIELD: 1 Ellison, Chris 22 (17-5) 6 Ross, Eric 6 (5-1) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 4 (2-2) RIGHT FIELD: 11 Reine, Cody 29 (23-6) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 2 (1-1) 7 White, Max 1 (0-1) DESIGNATED HITTER: 9 Mistich, Evan 19 (12-7) 3 Johnson, Casey 6 (5-1) 45 Harrison, Drew 4 (4-0) 10 Eisenberg, Ricky 2 (2-0) 7 White, Max 1 (1-0) 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). 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 during the team s annual visit to Willow Springs Boys Ranch in Chandler, Okla. 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. The network schedule also includes OU s midweek games at home vs. Oklahoma State (April 5) and TCU (April 12) 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 play-by-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 five contests. Sooner Sports Network-Cox Ch. 3 in OKC/Tulsa) March 12 - Arkansas Little Rock (2 p.m.) March 13 - Arkansas Little Rock (1 p.m.) March 18 - Texas A&M (6:30 p.m.) March 19 - Texas A&M (2 p.m. ) March 20 - Texas A&M (1 p.m.) April 3 - Texas Tech (1 p.m.) April 5 - Oklahoma State (6:30 p.m.) April 12 - TCU (6:30 p.m.) April 17 - vs. Oklahoma State (4:05 p.m.) April 19 - Dallas Baptist (6:30 p.m.) May 6 - Kansas (6:30 p.m.) May 8 - Kansas (1 p.m.) May 15 - New Mexico (1 p.m.) Fox Sports Arizona March 16 - at Arizona State (8:30 p.m.) Fox College Sports April 24 - vs. Nebraska (1 p.m.) Fox Sports Southwest April 30 - at Texas (11:30 a.m.) May 7 - Kansas (2 p.m.) ESPNU May 1 - at Texas (1 p.m.) April 2 - vs. Texas Tech (7 p.m.) Fox College Sports April 24 - vs. Nebraska (1 p.m.) Cowboy Sports Network April vs. Oklahoma State (7:35 p.m. and 7:05 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 Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 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. 6 - OU has cracked six homers that tied games or put the Sooners ahead in 2011 (24 in 2010). 8 - OU recorded multiple-homer outings in seven of the 29 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 10 of thei r 28 homers in the sixth inning or later this year While OU has 11 solo shots, 17 of the dingers have come with runners on base (54 in 2010) The Sooners belted six of their 28 home runs with two outs on the board (47 in 2010) The rest of the Big 12 has combined for 127 home runs. Garrett Buechele (7) has more homers than Texas and trails Kansas and Missouri by two 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 1 - Casey Johnson 1 - Cody Reine 1 - Tanner Toal 1 - Max White 1 - Chris Ellison 1 - Cameron Seitzer TIED GAME OR GO-AHEAD RUN 1 - Tyler Ogle 1 - Garrett Buechele 1 - Casey Johnson 1 - Evan Mistich 1 - Cody Reine 1 - Max White SOLO HOMERS 4 - Garrett Buechele 2 - Tyler Ogle 2 - Casey Johnson 1 - Evan Mistich 1 - Cameron Seitzer 1 - Drew Harrison 1 - Cody Reine CLEARING THE FENCES After 32 games, the Sooners lead the Big 12 in home runs with 28. Garrett Buechele is second in the conference with seven dingers, while Tyler Ogle is tied for fifth with four homers. 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 * 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 Oklahoma State Texas Tech Texas A&M Baylor Kansas State Kansas 9 9. Missouri 9 Texas 6 BIG 12 HOMERS BY INDIVIDUAL 1. Cody Asche, Nebraska 9 2. Garrett Buechele, Oklahoma 7 Barrett Barnes, Texas Tech 7 4. Jason King, KSU 6 5. Tyler Ogle, Oklahoma 4 Kash Kalkowski, Nebraska 4 Zach Johnson, Oklahoma State 4 Mark Ginther, Oklahoma State 4 Max Muncy, Baylor 4 Jonah Schmidt, Missouri 4

6 Week Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 6 OU IN THE POLLS Date BA USA CB NCBWA Pre Feb NA 5 4 Feb March March March March April April T April 18 April 25 May 2 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 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 April 5. Only team and individual stats in the top 25 are listed: Stat Rank.336 batting avg SLG Runs Hits 7 50 HBP scoring per game win percentage fielding pct HR doubles 25 Player Stat Rank Garrett Buechele 50 hits 3 37 RBI BA TB 13 Michael Rocha 7 wins hits per 9 IP ERA walks per 9 IP 20 NATIONAL POLLS USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 - April 11 TEAM W-L Pts (1st votes) Pvs. 1. Vanderbilt (25) 1 2. Virginia (6) 2 3. South Carolina Florida North Carolina Texas A&M Texas Florida State Cal St. Fullerton T10. Arizona State T10. Oklahoma Georgia Tech Fresno State TCU Oregon State Arkansas UC-Irvine UCLA Arizona Southern Missisippi Oklahoma State NR 22. California Stanford LSU Troy NR BASEBALL AMERICA Top 25 - April 11 TEAM W-L Pvs. 1. Vanderbilt Virginia South Carolina Florida Texas A&M Texas North Carolina Cal St. Fullerton Oregon State Arizona State Florida State TCU Fresno State Oklahoma Georgia Tech California Stanford Troy Oklahoma State Arizona Stetson Southern MIssissippi UCLA Alabama Arkansas 23-8 NR COLLEGIATE BASEBALL Top 30 - April 11 TEAM W-L Pts Pvs 1. Virginia Vanderbilt South Carolina Texas Florida North Carolina Cal St. Fullerton Texas A&M Georgia Tech Oregon St TCU UCLA Arizona St Fresno St Florida St Oklahoma Arkansas Oklahoma St NA 19. Miami, Fl NA 20. California Stanford Arizona Troy Gonzaga Southern Miss Rice Connecticut Georgia Stetson NA 30. Charlotte NA NCBWA Top 30 - April 11 TEAM W-L Pvs. 1 Vanderbilt Virginia South Carolina Florida Texas North Carolina Texas A&M Oklahoma TCU Arizona State Cal State Fullerton Florida State Arkansas Fresno State Georgia Tech Stanford Oregon State UCLA UC Irvine Arizona LSU Rice Clemson California Charlotte Oklahoma State Troy Louisville Southern Mississippi Stetson 25-7 NR

7 Week Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU BIG 12 STANDINGS (April 11) School Big 12 Pct. Overall Pct. 1. Texas Texas A&M Oklahoma St Oklahoma Kansas Texas Tech Baylor 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 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: BIG 12 WEEKEND SCHEDULE Tuesday, April 12 Texas Tech at New Mexico 1:00 p.m. Kansas State at Creighton 3:00 p.m. Dallas Baptist at Texas 6:00 p.m. Kansas at Iowa 6:05 p.m. Nebraska at Wichita State 6:30 p.m. Texas A&M at Rice 6:30 p.m. Baylor at UT-Arlington 6:30 p.m. TCU at Oklahoma 6:30 p.m. Arkansas-Little Rock at Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 13 Texas Tech at New Mexico 1:00 p.m. SIU-Edwards at Missouri 6:00 p.m. Wichita State at Kansas State 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 15 Texas Tech at Texas 6:00 p.m. Kansas at Missouri 6:00 p.m. Texas A&M at Baylor 6:30 p.m. Kansas State at Nebraska 6:35 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State [Tulsa, Okla.] 7:35 p.m. Saturday, April 16 Texas Tech at Texas 2:00 p.m. Kansas State at Nebraska 3:05 p.m. Kansas at Missouri 4:00 p.m. Baylor at Texas A&M 6:35 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State [Tulsa, Okla.] 7:05 p.m. Sunday, April 17 Texas Tech at Texas 1:00 p.m. Kansas at Missouri 1:00 p.m. Baylor at Texas A&M 1:05 p.m. Kansas State at Nebraska 1:05 p.m. Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State [Tulsa, Okla.] 4:05 p.m. BIG 12 OVERALL STATS (April 11) Batting Average 1. Oklahoma Baylor Oklahoma State Texas Texas Tech Kansas State Texas A&M Missouri Nebraska Kansas.248 Earned Run Average 1. Texas A&M Nebraska Oklahoma State Kansas State Texas Missouri Oklahoma Baylor Kansas Texas Tech 5.47 Fielding Percentage 1. Texas A&M Baylor Oklahoma State Kansas State Texas Texas Tech Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Missouri.965 BIG 12 CONFERENCE STATS (April 11) Batting Average 1. Texas A&M Texas Texas Tech Kansas State Oklahoma State Nebraska Kansas Baylor Oklahoma Missouri.227 Earned Run Average 1. Texas A&M Kansas Oklahoma State Missouri Texas Nebraska Oklahoma Baylor Kansas State Texas Tech 6.79 Fielding Percentage 1. Texas Nebraska Oklahoma Kansas State Baylor Oklahoma State Texas A&M Kansas Missouri Texas Tech.962 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 Nine - April 11 Sooners vs. TCU 8 POSITION PLAYER NOTES 1 - CHRIS ELLISON - Jr. - OF...Eight-game hitting streak snapped on March Hit safely in 16 of his 22 starts, including four of the last six (seven hits and five 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 sixth in the Big 12 with three triples and eighth with 10 stolen bases... Posted his first multi-stolen base game of 2011 on Feb. 23 vs. UAPB (fifth of career after having four 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 15 starts, surpassing the two made in Tied career high with three hits on Feb. 22 vs. UAPB, also drove in two runs and scored two runs... 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 nine starts in 2011 and 132 in career, second most on the team... 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 six of the last eight games with 10 base hits and 10 RBIs... Homered twice in KSU series with four hits and five 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 all 18 games since return at shortstop... Was 5-for-11 in Texas A&M series, including a 3-for-3 afternoon with a RBI on March Hit safely in nine of the last 12 games with 16 hits and eight RBIs. 6 - ERIK ROSS - Jr. - OF...Started 15 games in the outfield with hits in eight of those outings... Drove in a run in eight of the starts and ranks eighth on the team with 11 RBI... Already surpassed the eight RBIs in Had career-high four hits on Feb. 26 vs. Oakland... Drove in a career-high three runs in second game of DH vs. William & Mary on Feb. 19 off a bases-loaded double. 7 - MAX WHITE - So. - INF...Started first four games at second base and in leadoff spot... Has 28 starts overall (six at second base, one at DH and 21 in outfield)... Tied a career high with three hits in season opener and on Feb. 27 vs. Oakland, including first career homer... Hit safely in 18 of his starts, including five of the last six... Drove in two runs in games three and four of William & Mary series... Has nine multi-hit games and five multi-rbi games... Tied for 10th in the Big 12 with nine doubles... On four-game hitting streak with six hits and one RBI. 8 - JACK MAYFIELD - So. - INF/RHP...Hit safely in eight of his 15 starts in the field, including a career-best six-game hitting streak... Has six starts at shortstop and nine at second base... Tied career high with two hits in four games this year... Hit first career home run, a three-run shot on Feb. 22 (UAPB) and first career triple on Feb Started Feb. 19 game at shortstop and pitched last 2.2 innings for first career save... Also came in relief after starting in the field against UT-Arlington and Cal... Recorded a save in both contests and is tied for fourth in the conference with three... Came off the bench to pitch and play the field on March 11 vs. UALR (pitched and played in the field once last season, vs. Texas A&M Corpus Christi)... Tossed 4 1/3 scoreless relief innings in last outing at Missouri... Tied for fifth in Big 12 with three saves... Made first start of 2011 on April 5 vs. OSU (no-decision in 1.2 innings). 9 - EVAN MISTICH- Jr. - INF...Hit safely in six of the last nine games with 11 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 RBIs 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 13 starts (10 at DH and three at 2B)... Fifth in the Big 12 with a.365 batting average and fifth in on-base percentage (.462)... Made first start as leadoff hitter on March 20 and finished 3-for-5 with a run scored... Four of last seven starts came in leadoff spot (7-for-18) RICKY EISENBERG - Sr. - OF...Has nine starts, including last two games, and appeared off the bench in 16 games... Had a career-high three hits and tied a career high with two RBIs and two runs scored vs. UAPB on Feb Riding three-game hitting streak with four base hits, including two doubles CODY REINE - Jr. - OF...Started 29 of the first 32 games, all in right field (two starts at this point last season)... Second on the team with 24 RBIs and has driven in a team-best 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 against William & Mary and Feb. 22 game vs. UAPB... Also drove in a season-high four runs on Feb Hit safely in 11 of the last 13 games with 14 hits, including five doubles and eight RBIs DREW DAHLBERG - Fr. - INF...Came off the bench in 12 games, including season highs in hits (2), runs (2) and RBIs (2) with St. Gregory s... Finished 2-for-3 at the plate with a walk and two hit-by-pitches... Made first career start on April 1 vs. Texas Tech and was 2-for-3... Started last seven 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 Second start came on March 12 vs. UALR with one hit and one run scored... Has come off the bench in 12 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 32 games at first base... Hit safely in 10 of the last 11 games with six multi-hit games 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 Has a season-high two hits in 13 different games... Hit safely in 27 of the 32 starts... Tied for fourth in the Big 12 with 11 doubles and ranks seventh with a.353 batting average and 41 hits... Also ninth with 62 total bases and a.534 slugging percentage (10th with.444 on-base percentage) TYLER OGLE - Jr. - C...Team captain... On watch list for Johnny Bench Award for second straight season... Tied for fifth in the Big 12 with four home runs, ranks seventh with 27 runs scored and eighth with a.462 on-base percentage... Started 30 of OU s 32 games at catcher... Came off the bench in other two contests... Had a career-high four hits and tied a career-high six RBIs on Feb. 27 vs. Oakland... Tied career high with three runs in Feb. 20 game against William and Mary... Thrown out 13 of 40 base stealers... Hit safely in 11 of the last 15 games, including a current seven-game hitting streak (10 hits) snapped on April Started five of the last seven games in leadoff spot 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... 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 Hit safely in 28 of the first 32 games with multi-hit performances in 17 outings (team best)... Also leads team with 14 multi-rbi games, and has at least one RBI in 18 games... Hit safely in 19 of the last 21 games and leads the Big 12 with 54 hits and 41 RBIs... Ranks second with a.406 batting average and seven homers... Also ranks third in slugging percentage (.594) total bases (79) and is fourth with a.464 on-base 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 16 of the first 32 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 designated hitter... Fifth on the team with two sacrifice bunts... Hit his first home run of 2011 to lead off the eighth inning on March 27 vs. St. Gregory s.