@OU_BASEBALL SOONERSPORTS.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 OKLAHOMA BASEBALL Table of Contents ..................................................................................... 1 Quick Facts ............................................................................................... 2 2019 Schedule .......................................................................................... 3 Tradition .................................................................................................4-5 L. Dale Mitchell Park ...........................................................................6-9 1951 College World Series Champions ........................................10-11 1994 College World Series Champions .......................................12-13 College World Series ....................................................................... 14-15 NCAA & Conference Postseason ................................................. 16-17 Sooners in the Pros .......................................................................... 18-19 Home Run Club ................................................................................ 20-21 2019 Oklahoma Sooners ...............................................................22-23 Senior Profiles ................................................................................. 24-26 Junior Profiles ..................................................................................27-28 Sophomore Profiles ........................................................................29-32 Newcomer Profiles......................................................................... 33-36 The Coaching Staff ...............................................................................37 Head Coach Skip Johnson ........................................................... 38-39 Assistant Coaches ...........................................................................40-41 Support Staff ................................................................................... 42-43 2018 Season Review ............................................................................ 44 Results ......................................................................................................45 Statistics ...........................................................................................46-48 History & Record Book ........................................................................49 Historical Timeline ..........................................................................50-51 All-Time Coaches ............................................................................52-53 All-Time Results .....................................................................................54 All-Time Statistics .................................................................................55 NCAA Tournament History ...........................................................56-57 Conference Tournament History ................................................ 58-59 All-Americans ...................................................................................60-61 Sooners in the Pros/Team USA/MLB Draft ............................. 62-63 Hitting Records ...............................................................................64-65 Pitching Records ...................................................................................66 Game/Misc. Records ............................................................................67 Big 12 Era Records ................................................................................68 Freshman Records ................................................................................69 All-Time Opponents .............................................................................70 All-Time Series Records ................................................................ 71-88 Year-By-Year Results ................................................................... 89-100 Awards ............................................................................................101-104 Letterwinners ...............................................................................105-108 Oklahoma Athletics ............................................................................109 President James L. Gallogly ..............................................................110 Athletic Director Joe Castiglione ...................................................... 111 Big 12 Conference ..........................................................................112-113 Media & Sooners Sports TV ........................................................ 114-115 Athletics Communications ................................................................ 116 CREDITS: The 2019 Oklahoma baseball media guide is a production of the University of Oklahoma Athletics Communications office. The guide was written, deisgned and edited by Eric Hollier. Cover design by Geoff Rogers, OU Graphic Design. Additional contributions provided by student interns Walker Brooke and Hannah Hill. Photography Credits: Ty Russell, Candid Color, Major League Baseball, John Williamson, Kate Gaines, Josh Gately, Brendan Flynn, Emily Mattson and Mike Olivella. 1951 & 1994 National Champions • 10 NCAA College World Series Appearances • 1 QUICK FACTS THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA Location ...........................................................................Norman, Okla. Founded ............................................................................................1890 Enrollment ...................................................................................... 31,702 Nickname ....................................................................................Sooners Colors .................................................................... Crimson and Cream Conference ......................................................................................Big 12 President ...................................................................James L. Gallogly VP/Director of Athletics ............................................Joe Castiglione Assoc. Director of Athletics (Program Admin.) ........ Greg Tipton OKLAHOMA BASEBALL Head Coach ...................Skip Johnson (Texas Pan-American ‘90) Overall Coaching Record ............................................................38-25 Record at Oklahoma .................................................................... Same Assistant Coaches ..................................Clay Van Hook (Texas ‘08) ........................................................Clay Overcash (USC Upstate ‘90) ..............................................................Britt Bonneau (Oklahoma ‘92) Director of Operations .................................................... Ryan Gaines Office Phone ................................................................(405) 325-8354 First Year of Baseball ..................................................................... 1898 All-Time Record (Seasons) ................................2,579-1,497-12 (118) All-Time Big 12 Record (Seasons) ........................... 305-272-2 (22) Big 12 Tournament Titles .....................................................1997, 2013 NCAA Postseason Appearances (Last) ...........................38 (2018) College World Series Appearances (Last) ...................... 10 (2010) College World Series Titles ................................................ 1951, 1994 Letterwinners Returning/Lost/Newcomers ......................15/14/19 STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field ...........................................................L. Dale Mitchell Park Capacity ............................................................................................ 3,180 Surface .................................................................................... AstroTurf® Year Opened ..................................................................................... 1982 Dimensions ......................................................................... 335-411-335 Press Box Phone .........................................................(405) 325-8363 ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Assistant Director/Baseball Contact ............................. Eric Hollier Office Phone ............................................................... (405) 325-6449 Cell Phone ....................................................................(405) 570-9228 Email .............................................................................ehollier@ou.edu Athletics Website ..................................................SoonerSports.com Baseball Twitter ........................................................... @OU_Baseball KEY RETURNERS Batting AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA IF-Brylie Ware 239 29 79 20 2 1 41 2 .331 SS-Brandon Zaragoza 244 46 68 8 0 0 28 4 .279 C-Brady Lindsly 172 21 45 11 1 1 26 0 .262 1B/DH-Tyler Hardman 145 21 30 8 0 3 16 0 .207 P/1B-Cade Cavalli 193 31 39 7 0 6 28 0 .202 C/DH-Justin Mitchell 95 11 22 4 2 0 7 1 .232 Pitching Ht. G/GS ERA W-L SV IP BB SO BAA RHP-Nathan Wiles 6-4 16/15 3.54 7-3 0 86.1 17 69 .257 LHP-Braidyn Fink 6-1 28/0 1.71 0-0 1 21.0 9 28 .205 LHP-Levi Prater 6-0 33/4 4.09 3-4 0 50.2 28 64 .169 KEY LOSSES Batting AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BA OF-Steele Walker 216 48 76 14 1 13 53 7 .352 2B-Kyle Mendenhall 240 38 74 10 2 4 47 4 .308 OF-Kyler Murray 189 46 56 13 3 10 47 10 .296 IF/OF-Cade Harris 237 63 65 23 3 5 32 11 .274 Pitching Ht. G/GS ERA W-L SV IP BB SO BAA RHP-Jake Irvin 6-6 16/16 3.41 6-2 0 95.0 28 115