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[SIZE=14pt]No. 18 OU Welcomes No. 11 TCU Tuesday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sooners and Horned Frogs meet for second time in 2010[/SIZE]
No. 18 Oklahoma (26-10) vs. No. 11 TCU (27-7)
Location Norman, Okla. | L. Dale Mitchell Park
Game 37 Tuesday, April 20 - 7 p.m.
Tickets | Promos OU Ticket Office | $.50 hot dogs, koozies and more
Radio Sooner Sports Network - KREF 1400 AM
TV SSN - Cox Ch. 3 (OKC and Tulsa)
Live Stats SoonersSports.com
Webcast Oklahoma All-Access
Internet Audio FREE on SoonersSports.com
Game Information Game Notes | 2010 Media Guide | Baseball Blog | Twitter
MIDWEEK PREVIEW
•The No. 18 Sooners (26-10) host No. 11 TCU (27-7) on Tuesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The game is the second and final meeting of 2010 between OU and the Horned Frogs. The Sooners won game one, 4-2, on April 6 in Fort Worth.
• OU is 4-6 in the last 10 games and is ranked as high as No. 18 this week by USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll (No. 20-Collegiate Baseball and No. 24-Baseball America).
• TCU returns 18 letterwinners from the 2009 team that was 40-18 overall and won the Mountain West Conference and hosted a NCAA Regional before advancing to the next round at Texas. The Horned Frogs have won seven straight games since falling to the Sooners on April 6, including a three-game sweep at BYU over the weekend. TCU is 6-1 so far in their 10-game Big 12 schedule.
TCU Starting Pitcher - RHP Paul Gerrish (1-2, 3.00 ERA) ... Gerrish is 0-3 against OU after suffering losses earlier this year and in 2008 and 2009.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• The OU broadcast with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play and Damon Minor on color analysis can be heard Tuesday on the Sooners Sports Network (KREF 1400 AM) in Oklahoma City and Norman and free online at SoonerSports.com.
• Tuesday's game will be simulcast live on television via the Sooner Sports Network on Cox Channel 3 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. A live webcast for the games can be found on OU All-Access.
• Live stats are available on SoonerSports.com via the baseball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
• The teams have met each of the last 20 seasons dating back to 1991. OU leads the all-time series with TCU, 50-21, after winning the last five games, including a 4-2 win at TCU on April 6, 2010. The Sooners won the first game in 2009 over then-No. 14 TCU on March 17, 8-7, in Fort Worth. OU was ranked No. 13 at the time and was No. 9 when it completed the sweep on April 14, 7-5, at home over No. 16 TCU. Seventeen of the games have been decided by one run (OU, 13-4), including seven of the last 16 (OU, 4-3). OU is 8-2 against TCU under Sunny Golloway.
PLAYER TO WATCH - TYLER OGLE
The sophomore catcher has hit safely in the last nine games. The career-high nine-game hitting streak is the third longest by a Sooner this season. The San Antonio, Texas native is hitting .313 in that span (10-for-32) with a homer, two doubles, seven runs scored and four RBIs. Ogle has started each of the nine games behind the plate for the Sooners.
2010 Season Stats: .260, 3 HR, 21 RBI
OU ROTATION
No. 1 LHP - Ryan Gibson 3-2, 4.88, 24.0 IP, 11 BB, 22 SO
QUICK HITS
- OU ranks second in the Big 12 in ERA (3.81) and ranks fourth in fielding percentage (.974) and hitting (.309). OU leads the conference with 47 home runs.
- The OU pitching staff ranks second in the Big 12 with 324 strikeouts and has 18 games with 10 or more K's, including the six of the last 12.
- The Sooners have homered in 22 of the last 29 contests with 37 in that span, including 10 multiple-homer games.
- The OU bullpen is 11-2 (lost to Missouri and OSU) with 11 saves on the season and a 2.57 ERA and 163 Ks in 143.2 IP.
- Cameron Seitzer hit for the cycle in the Sooners' 26-3 win over UAPB. Seitzer had a homer and a triple in the second inning.
- Seitzer ranks sixth in the Big 12 with eight homers and third with a .676 slugging percentage.
- Garrett Buechele (8) is tied for sixth in the Big 12 in homers with Seitzer and freshman Max White.
- White has eight homers after starting just 20 games.
- Ryan Duke is a perfect 10-for-10 in save situations this year and ranked second in the nation in that category with 10 as of April 12.
- Jeremy Erben's scoreless streak ended after 22 2/3 innings on April 1 vs. Texas. He has not allowed a run in 10 of his 13 relief appearances.
- Zach Neal tossed the Sooners' first complete game of 2010 with a nine-inning performance at Texas Tech. The last Sooner to throw a complete game was Garrett Richards in the 2009 NCAA Norman Regional on May 29 vs. Washington State.
- Neal has 26 strikeouts and five walks in his last four starts which lasted a combined 29 2/3.
- Caleb Bushyhead (SS) is the only Sooner to play in all 36 games and he leads the team with 35 starts.
- Bushyhead registered one hit in 22 games last season and already has 42 hits. He is second on OU with 12 multi-hit games.
- Casey Johnson's 13-game hitting streak ended on April 1. It is was a career best and the longest by a Sooner in 2010.
- Oklahoma has started 19 different players in the lineup after Cale Ellis made his first start vs. Texas on April 2.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma returns to the road for a three-game conference series at Texas A&M. The series gets started on Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. and the game will be televised live on Cox Ch. 3 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Game two is slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday and the finale will also be televised on Fox College Sports on Sunday at 1 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners finished last week with a 1-3 record and suffered just their second series defeat in Big 12 play in 2010 at Texas Tech. OU began the week with a 7-6 loss a non-conference game at Oklahoma State in 10 innings, the first Bedlam meeting on campus since 1996. The weekend began on Saturday after rain postponed Friday's action and OU won the opener, 12-1, over Texas Tech. However, despite dropping its eighth straight series opener to OU, Texas Tech rallied in games two and three with scores of 7-3 and 8-3, respectively.
STREAKING
Chris Ellison (seven games) was one of four Sooners to extend their hitting streaks on April 18. Garrett Buechele and Caleb Bushyhead have hit safely in the last eight games and Tyler Ogle upped his streak to nine games. Complete list on page 20.
TWO HOME GAMES ADDED TO SCHEDULE
OU added two games to the regular season schedule in order to make up for games lost in March against Baylor due to inclement weather. The two non-conference home games include Arkansas Little Rock on May 4 and Texas Southern on May 19. Both games will get underway at 7 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The OU Athletics Department will celebrate Fan Appreciation Day at both games with free admission into the park.
LATE-INNING PRODUCTION
OU has scored 119 of its 273 runs, or 44 percent, in the sixth inning and later. In addition, the Sooners have outscored the opposition, 53-16, in the eighth and ninth innings combined, which includes eight home runs.
SCORING FIRST
OU has scored first in 11 of the last 28 games and in 15 overall. OU has a 13-2 record in those contests. The opposition has tallied the game's first run in 21 games and OU is 13-8. In Big 12 play, OU has scored first in just two games (GM2 at Nebraska and GM1 vs. Texas Tech).
ONE-RUN GAMES
The Sooners have recorded one-run victories in five games this year. OU is 5-3 in those situations in 2010 and the Sooners are 55-22-1 (.712) under head coach Sunny Golloway. The Sooners' skipper entered 2010 with the best winning percentage among Big 12 coaches over the last five years (.721).
HOME VS. AWAY
The Sooners have recorded 13 of their 26 wins in the friendly confines of L. Dale Mitchell Park. OU is hitting .300 at home with 9.5 hits per game and 7.6 runs scored per contest, including 25 homers. In addition, the Sooner hurlers have combined for a 3.61 ERA. On the road, OU is 13-6 (9-5 away, 4-1 neutral) and is hitting .318 with 11.2 hits and 7.5 runs per game, including 22 homers. The pitching staff has a 3.99 ERA away from home.
THE BIG INNING
OU has hit through the batting order already 12 times this season, three times in game one of the UAPB series, twice in game two of the SDSU series, and once each against Richmond, Mississippi State, Texas A&M-CC, UMass (GM2), Nebraska (GM1), UAPB (GM2) and Missouri (GM3). OU accomplished the feat on 23 occasions last year.
That 2009 team also scored five or more runs in 22 different frames. In 2010, OU has scored five or more runs in 11 different frames, including a season-high 10 runs in game one of the UAPB series (second inning). OU had three five-plus run innings in that UAPB game and also accomplished the feat twice in game two of the SDSU series and once versus Valparaiso, Western Illinois, Mississippi State, Baylor, Nebraska and Missouri.
TIME FOR A RALLY
The Sooners have come from behind to win 13 of the 36 games this season. Of Sunny Golloway's 198 wins at OU, 99 (.500) have been in come-from-behind fashion, including 22 last year.
WINNING STREAKS
The 10-game winning streak from Feb. 28-March 13 marked the fifth time under head coach Sunny Golloway that OU has won 10 or more consecutive games and the 26th in program history.
DOUBLE DIGITS
The Sooners have recorded 10 or more hits in 23 of the first 36 games of the season, including a season-high 19 vs. Mississippi State and UAPB (March 30). OU is averaging 10.5 hits per game despite losing five regular starters from last season's club. The Sooners are also averaging 7.58 runs per game with 12 games with 10 or more scores, including the 26 posted in game one of the UAPB series, the most since exploding for 29 runs on March 22, 2009 at Kansas State.
EXTRA INNINGS UNDER GOLLOWAY
OU is 0-1 in extra-inning games this season but 15-3-1 overall since Sunny Golloway took over the helm of the Sooner program at the end of the 2005 season. The other two losses included Arkansas (April 28, 2009) and Mizzou (April 19, 2009. The Sooners tied Nebraska in 2008. OU was 3-1 in 2009 in games played in extra innings.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Prior to the season, OU Head Coach Sunny Golloway discussed the fact that the 2010 team was the deepest he has tutored in 13 years as a DI head coach. During the opening weekend, Golloway used all 33 players that traveled to San Diego, including 15 newcomers. OU used 30 in week two at the Jacksonville Invitational. Only two players on the 2010 35-man roster have not seen action (Jordan John and Michael Whitney).
DUKE MOVING UP SAVES LIST
Ryan Duke recorded two saves on the opening weekend to move into sole possession of second place on OU's all-time saves list (below). Duke led the Big 12 in saves with 16 last year (ranked sixth in the nation), the second most in a single season by a Sooner (Jeff Bajenaru - 20, 2000).
He ranked second in the nation as of April 12 with eight saves and currently leads the Big 12 with 10.
1. 28 - Jeff Bajenaru, 1999-00
2. 25 - Ryan Duke, 2008-present
DUKE ON PRESEASON LISTS
Junior closer Ryan Duke was named a 2010 preseason All-American by the NCBWA and was also selected to the Stopper of the Year watch list. Duke was named a third team All-American in 2009 and is the first Sooner since David Purcey in 2003, now with the Toronto Blue Jays, to appear on a preseason AA list.
ERBEN ON PITCHER WATCH LIST
Jeremy Erben is one of seven hurlers from the Big 12 named to the Pitcher of the Year watch list on March 23 as presented by the College Baseball Foundation. This is the second year for the award and it will be presented in Lubbock, Texas, on July 2 as part of the College Baseball Awards Show. He is second in the Big 12 in wins (5) and ERA (0.61) and was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for games played through March 7.
OGLE ON JOHNNY BENCH WATCH LIST
Sophomore catcher/DH Tyler Ogle was named to the Johnny Bench watch list for 2010 on March 2. Ogle caught in 10 games last year, including eight starts behind J.T. Wise (2009 winner). Wise became the first Sooner to collect the award in program history and just the second in Big 12 history.
BLAIR - Spring Chick-fil-A Community of Champions
Junior Elliot Blair, a petroleum engineering major, was named by the Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with Chick-fil-A, to the Spring Community of Champions. During the fall, winter and spring terms, one student-athlete from each institution has been honored based on the following criteria:
Academics: An academic standard of a 3.00 grade point average or higher must be maintained.
Community Service: The designated student-athlete should be involved with at least one community service program.
Leadership/Sportsmanship: The student-athlete should demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship on and off the field.
The institution of the student-athletes' on this list will be awarded $3,000 each year from Chick-fil-A for their efforts.
DRAFTED SOONERS
Eight current Sooners have been drafted in their careers (third most in Big 12 this season), including four newcomers on the 2010 squad that were selected in 2009. (Danny Black, Ryan Gibson, Chad Kettler and Bobby Shore). Last season, OU led all Big 12 programs with nine players selected off the 2009 roster. Below is a look at the eight Sooners and when and where they were drafted:
Danny Black 2009 - New York Yankees - 42nd Rd.
Jason Chowning 2007 - New York Yankees - 43rd Rd.
Jeremy Erben 2006 - Cincinnati Reds - 41st Rd.
Ryan Gibson 2009 - Florida Marlins - 48th Rd.
Kaleb Herren 2008 - Milwaukee Brewers - 44th Rd.
Chad Kettler 2009 - Los Angeles Dodgers - 24th Rd.
J.R. Robinson 2008 - Toronto Blue Jays - 31st Rd.
Bobby Shore 2009 - Baltimore Orioles - 40th Rd.
Michael Whitney 2005 - Baltimore Orioles - 18th Rd.
BASEBALL ON KREF 1400 AM IN 2010 | RADIO SCHEDULE (PDF)
The 2010 season marks the first with KREF 1400 AM serving as the flagship station of Sooner baseball and the new partnership provides expanded coverage for OU fans to listen to 50-plus regular season games over the air. Additionally, 22 of the 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 April 1, nearly double the amount from previous seasons.
The entire 56-game regular season schedule will be broadcast live for free on SoonerSports.com.
SOONER SPORTS NETWORK TO TELEVISE 20 OU GAMES | TV SCHEDULE (PDF)
The University of Oklahoma will locally televise 20 home baseball games for the 2010 season. The broadcasts will air via the Sooner Sports Network on Cox Channel 7 in Oklahoma City and Cox Channel 3 in Tulsa. The games will be simulcast with the OU radio broadcast on the Sooner Sports Network with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play and DeWayne Vaughn providing the color analysis. The first game can be seen on Wednesday, March 10 against Houston Baptist at 3 p.m.
OU FOURTH IN BIG 12 COACHES' POLL | Big 12 Coaches' Poll | Feb. 16 Media Teleconference
The No. 22 Oklahoma baseball team was picked fourth in the 2010 Big 12 Coaches' preseason poll released on Feb. 16. The Sooners' projected finish is the highest under head coach Sunny Golloway and the best since a third-place vote in 2003.
[SIZE=14pt]No. 18 OU Welcomes No. 11 TCU Tuesday[/SIZE]
[SIZE=12pt]Sooners and Horned Frogs meet for second time in 2010[/SIZE]
No. 18 Oklahoma (26-10) vs. No. 11 TCU (27-7)
Location Norman, Okla. | L. Dale Mitchell Park
Game 37 Tuesday, April 20 - 7 p.m.
Tickets | Promos OU Ticket Office | $.50 hot dogs, koozies and more
Radio Sooner Sports Network - KREF 1400 AM
TV SSN - Cox Ch. 3 (OKC and Tulsa)
Live Stats SoonersSports.com
Webcast Oklahoma All-Access
Internet Audio FREE on SoonersSports.com
Game Information Game Notes | 2010 Media Guide | Baseball Blog | Twitter
MIDWEEK PREVIEW
•The No. 18 Sooners (26-10) host No. 11 TCU (27-7) on Tuesday, April 20 at 7 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The game is the second and final meeting of 2010 between OU and the Horned Frogs. The Sooners won game one, 4-2, on April 6 in Fort Worth.
• OU is 4-6 in the last 10 games and is ranked as high as No. 18 this week by USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll (No. 20-Collegiate Baseball and No. 24-Baseball America).
• TCU returns 18 letterwinners from the 2009 team that was 40-18 overall and won the Mountain West Conference and hosted a NCAA Regional before advancing to the next round at Texas. The Horned Frogs have won seven straight games since falling to the Sooners on April 6, including a three-game sweep at BYU over the weekend. TCU is 6-1 so far in their 10-game Big 12 schedule.
TCU Starting Pitcher - RHP Paul Gerrish (1-2, 3.00 ERA) ... Gerrish is 0-3 against OU after suffering losses earlier this year and in 2008 and 2009.
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• The OU broadcast with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play and Damon Minor on color analysis can be heard Tuesday on the Sooners Sports Network (KREF 1400 AM) in Oklahoma City and Norman and free online at SoonerSports.com.
• Tuesday's game will be simulcast live on television via the Sooner Sports Network on Cox Channel 3 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. A live webcast for the games can be found on OU All-Access.
• Live stats are available on SoonerSports.com via the baseball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
• The teams have met each of the last 20 seasons dating back to 1991. OU leads the all-time series with TCU, 50-21, after winning the last five games, including a 4-2 win at TCU on April 6, 2010. The Sooners won the first game in 2009 over then-No. 14 TCU on March 17, 8-7, in Fort Worth. OU was ranked No. 13 at the time and was No. 9 when it completed the sweep on April 14, 7-5, at home over No. 16 TCU. Seventeen of the games have been decided by one run (OU, 13-4), including seven of the last 16 (OU, 4-3). OU is 8-2 against TCU under Sunny Golloway.
PLAYER TO WATCH - TYLER OGLE
The sophomore catcher has hit safely in the last nine games. The career-high nine-game hitting streak is the third longest by a Sooner this season. The San Antonio, Texas native is hitting .313 in that span (10-for-32) with a homer, two doubles, seven runs scored and four RBIs. Ogle has started each of the nine games behind the plate for the Sooners.
2010 Season Stats: .260, 3 HR, 21 RBI
OU ROTATION
No. 1 LHP - Ryan Gibson 3-2, 4.88, 24.0 IP, 11 BB, 22 SO
QUICK HITS
- OU ranks second in the Big 12 in ERA (3.81) and ranks fourth in fielding percentage (.974) and hitting (.309). OU leads the conference with 47 home runs.
- The OU pitching staff ranks second in the Big 12 with 324 strikeouts and has 18 games with 10 or more K's, including the six of the last 12.
- The Sooners have homered in 22 of the last 29 contests with 37 in that span, including 10 multiple-homer games.
- The OU bullpen is 11-2 (lost to Missouri and OSU) with 11 saves on the season and a 2.57 ERA and 163 Ks in 143.2 IP.
- Cameron Seitzer hit for the cycle in the Sooners' 26-3 win over UAPB. Seitzer had a homer and a triple in the second inning.
- Seitzer ranks sixth in the Big 12 with eight homers and third with a .676 slugging percentage.
- Garrett Buechele (8) is tied for sixth in the Big 12 in homers with Seitzer and freshman Max White.
- White has eight homers after starting just 20 games.
- Ryan Duke is a perfect 10-for-10 in save situations this year and ranked second in the nation in that category with 10 as of April 12.
- Jeremy Erben's scoreless streak ended after 22 2/3 innings on April 1 vs. Texas. He has not allowed a run in 10 of his 13 relief appearances.
- Zach Neal tossed the Sooners' first complete game of 2010 with a nine-inning performance at Texas Tech. The last Sooner to throw a complete game was Garrett Richards in the 2009 NCAA Norman Regional on May 29 vs. Washington State.
- Neal has 26 strikeouts and five walks in his last four starts which lasted a combined 29 2/3.
- Caleb Bushyhead (SS) is the only Sooner to play in all 36 games and he leads the team with 35 starts.
- Bushyhead registered one hit in 22 games last season and already has 42 hits. He is second on OU with 12 multi-hit games.
- Casey Johnson's 13-game hitting streak ended on April 1. It is was a career best and the longest by a Sooner in 2010.
- Oklahoma has started 19 different players in the lineup after Cale Ellis made his first start vs. Texas on April 2.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma returns to the road for a three-game conference series at Texas A&M. The series gets started on Friday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. and the game will be televised live on Cox Ch. 3 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Game two is slated for 2 p.m. on Saturday and the finale will also be televised on Fox College Sports on Sunday at 1 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Sooners finished last week with a 1-3 record and suffered just their second series defeat in Big 12 play in 2010 at Texas Tech. OU began the week with a 7-6 loss a non-conference game at Oklahoma State in 10 innings, the first Bedlam meeting on campus since 1996. The weekend began on Saturday after rain postponed Friday's action and OU won the opener, 12-1, over Texas Tech. However, despite dropping its eighth straight series opener to OU, Texas Tech rallied in games two and three with scores of 7-3 and 8-3, respectively.
STREAKING
Chris Ellison (seven games) was one of four Sooners to extend their hitting streaks on April 18. Garrett Buechele and Caleb Bushyhead have hit safely in the last eight games and Tyler Ogle upped his streak to nine games. Complete list on page 20.
TWO HOME GAMES ADDED TO SCHEDULE
OU added two games to the regular season schedule in order to make up for games lost in March against Baylor due to inclement weather. The two non-conference home games include Arkansas Little Rock on May 4 and Texas Southern on May 19. Both games will get underway at 7 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The OU Athletics Department will celebrate Fan Appreciation Day at both games with free admission into the park.
LATE-INNING PRODUCTION
OU has scored 119 of its 273 runs, or 44 percent, in the sixth inning and later. In addition, the Sooners have outscored the opposition, 53-16, in the eighth and ninth innings combined, which includes eight home runs.
SCORING FIRST
OU has scored first in 11 of the last 28 games and in 15 overall. OU has a 13-2 record in those contests. The opposition has tallied the game's first run in 21 games and OU is 13-8. In Big 12 play, OU has scored first in just two games (GM2 at Nebraska and GM1 vs. Texas Tech).
ONE-RUN GAMES
The Sooners have recorded one-run victories in five games this year. OU is 5-3 in those situations in 2010 and the Sooners are 55-22-1 (.712) under head coach Sunny Golloway. The Sooners' skipper entered 2010 with the best winning percentage among Big 12 coaches over the last five years (.721).
HOME VS. AWAY
The Sooners have recorded 13 of their 26 wins in the friendly confines of L. Dale Mitchell Park. OU is hitting .300 at home with 9.5 hits per game and 7.6 runs scored per contest, including 25 homers. In addition, the Sooner hurlers have combined for a 3.61 ERA. On the road, OU is 13-6 (9-5 away, 4-1 neutral) and is hitting .318 with 11.2 hits and 7.5 runs per game, including 22 homers. The pitching staff has a 3.99 ERA away from home.
THE BIG INNING
OU has hit through the batting order already 12 times this season, three times in game one of the UAPB series, twice in game two of the SDSU series, and once each against Richmond, Mississippi State, Texas A&M-CC, UMass (GM2), Nebraska (GM1), UAPB (GM2) and Missouri (GM3). OU accomplished the feat on 23 occasions last year.
That 2009 team also scored five or more runs in 22 different frames. In 2010, OU has scored five or more runs in 11 different frames, including a season-high 10 runs in game one of the UAPB series (second inning). OU had three five-plus run innings in that UAPB game and also accomplished the feat twice in game two of the SDSU series and once versus Valparaiso, Western Illinois, Mississippi State, Baylor, Nebraska and Missouri.
TIME FOR A RALLY
The Sooners have come from behind to win 13 of the 36 games this season. Of Sunny Golloway's 198 wins at OU, 99 (.500) have been in come-from-behind fashion, including 22 last year.
WINNING STREAKS
The 10-game winning streak from Feb. 28-March 13 marked the fifth time under head coach Sunny Golloway that OU has won 10 or more consecutive games and the 26th in program history.
DOUBLE DIGITS
The Sooners have recorded 10 or more hits in 23 of the first 36 games of the season, including a season-high 19 vs. Mississippi State and UAPB (March 30). OU is averaging 10.5 hits per game despite losing five regular starters from last season's club. The Sooners are also averaging 7.58 runs per game with 12 games with 10 or more scores, including the 26 posted in game one of the UAPB series, the most since exploding for 29 runs on March 22, 2009 at Kansas State.
EXTRA INNINGS UNDER GOLLOWAY
OU is 0-1 in extra-inning games this season but 15-3-1 overall since Sunny Golloway took over the helm of the Sooner program at the end of the 2005 season. The other two losses included Arkansas (April 28, 2009) and Mizzou (April 19, 2009. The Sooners tied Nebraska in 2008. OU was 3-1 in 2009 in games played in extra innings.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Prior to the season, OU Head Coach Sunny Golloway discussed the fact that the 2010 team was the deepest he has tutored in 13 years as a DI head coach. During the opening weekend, Golloway used all 33 players that traveled to San Diego, including 15 newcomers. OU used 30 in week two at the Jacksonville Invitational. Only two players on the 2010 35-man roster have not seen action (Jordan John and Michael Whitney).
DUKE MOVING UP SAVES LIST
Ryan Duke recorded two saves on the opening weekend to move into sole possession of second place on OU's all-time saves list (below). Duke led the Big 12 in saves with 16 last year (ranked sixth in the nation), the second most in a single season by a Sooner (Jeff Bajenaru - 20, 2000).
He ranked second in the nation as of April 12 with eight saves and currently leads the Big 12 with 10.
1. 28 - Jeff Bajenaru, 1999-00
2. 25 - Ryan Duke, 2008-present
DUKE ON PRESEASON LISTS
Junior closer Ryan Duke was named a 2010 preseason All-American by the NCBWA and was also selected to the Stopper of the Year watch list. Duke was named a third team All-American in 2009 and is the first Sooner since David Purcey in 2003, now with the Toronto Blue Jays, to appear on a preseason AA list.
ERBEN ON PITCHER WATCH LIST
Jeremy Erben is one of seven hurlers from the Big 12 named to the Pitcher of the Year watch list on March 23 as presented by the College Baseball Foundation. This is the second year for the award and it will be presented in Lubbock, Texas, on July 2 as part of the College Baseball Awards Show. He is second in the Big 12 in wins (5) and ERA (0.61) and was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for games played through March 7.
OGLE ON JOHNNY BENCH WATCH LIST
Sophomore catcher/DH Tyler Ogle was named to the Johnny Bench watch list for 2010 on March 2. Ogle caught in 10 games last year, including eight starts behind J.T. Wise (2009 winner). Wise became the first Sooner to collect the award in program history and just the second in Big 12 history.
BLAIR - Spring Chick-fil-A Community of Champions
Junior Elliot Blair, a petroleum engineering major, was named by the Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with Chick-fil-A, to the Spring Community of Champions. During the fall, winter and spring terms, one student-athlete from each institution has been honored based on the following criteria:
Academics: An academic standard of a 3.00 grade point average or higher must be maintained.
Community Service: The designated student-athlete should be involved with at least one community service program.
Leadership/Sportsmanship: The student-athlete should demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship on and off the field.
The institution of the student-athletes' on this list will be awarded $3,000 each year from Chick-fil-A for their efforts.
DRAFTED SOONERS
Eight current Sooners have been drafted in their careers (third most in Big 12 this season), including four newcomers on the 2010 squad that were selected in 2009. (Danny Black, Ryan Gibson, Chad Kettler and Bobby Shore). Last season, OU led all Big 12 programs with nine players selected off the 2009 roster. Below is a look at the eight Sooners and when and where they were drafted:
Danny Black 2009 - New York Yankees - 42nd Rd.
Jason Chowning 2007 - New York Yankees - 43rd Rd.
Jeremy Erben 2006 - Cincinnati Reds - 41st Rd.
Ryan Gibson 2009 - Florida Marlins - 48th Rd.
Kaleb Herren 2008 - Milwaukee Brewers - 44th Rd.
Chad Kettler 2009 - Los Angeles Dodgers - 24th Rd.
J.R. Robinson 2008 - Toronto Blue Jays - 31st Rd.
Bobby Shore 2009 - Baltimore Orioles - 40th Rd.
Michael Whitney 2005 - Baltimore Orioles - 18th Rd.
BASEBALL ON KREF 1400 AM IN 2010 | RADIO SCHEDULE (PDF)
The 2010 season marks the first with KREF 1400 AM serving as the flagship station of Sooner baseball and the new partnership provides expanded coverage for OU fans to listen to 50-plus regular season games over the air. Additionally, 22 of the 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 April 1, nearly double the amount from previous seasons.
The entire 56-game regular season schedule will be broadcast live for free on SoonerSports.com.
SOONER SPORTS NETWORK TO TELEVISE 20 OU GAMES | TV SCHEDULE (PDF)
The University of Oklahoma will locally televise 20 home baseball games for the 2010 season. The broadcasts will air via the Sooner Sports Network on Cox Channel 7 in Oklahoma City and Cox Channel 3 in Tulsa. The games will be simulcast with the OU radio broadcast on the Sooner Sports Network with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play and DeWayne Vaughn providing the color analysis. The first game can be seen on Wednesday, March 10 against Houston Baptist at 3 p.m.
OU FOURTH IN BIG 12 COACHES' POLL | Big 12 Coaches' Poll | Feb. 16 Media Teleconference
The No. 22 Oklahoma baseball team was picked fourth in the 2010 Big 12 Coaches' preseason poll released on Feb. 16. The Sooners' projected finish is the highest under head coach Sunny Golloway and the best since a third-place vote in 2003.
