Oklahoma Sooners baseball
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| Oklahoma Sooners | |
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| University | University of Oklahoma |
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| Conference | Big 12 South Division |
| Location | Norman, OK |
| Head Coach | Sunny Golloway (?? year) |
| Home Stadium | L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park (Capacity: 2,700) |
| Nickname | Sooners |
| Colors | Crimson and Cream
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| National Championships | |
| 1951, 1994 | |
| CWS Appearances | |
| 1951, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1994, 1995 | |
| NCAA Tournament Appearances | |
| 1947, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 | |
| Conference Champions | |
| 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1986, 1992, 1995 | |
Oklahoma Sooners baseball is the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball team of the University of Oklahoma based in Norman, Oklahoma.
The Oklahoma Baseball tradition is long and storied, with two National Championships in 1951 and 1994, along with numerous All-Americans. Dale Mitchell, Bobby Jack, Jackson Todd, Glen Castle, and Keith Drumwright all include two-time All-Americans to play baseball for the University of Oklahoma Sooners baseball team. Their home field is L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park, named after famed player Dale Mitchell. The current coach is Sunny Golloway. The baseball program was a source of recent controversy when the head coach, Larry Cochell, resigned after making racially insensitive remarks about one of the players on the team.
During the 2005-2006 season, the Sooners were given a home regional at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park and were named the #1 seed. They beat the University of Houston, Texas Christian University, and Wichita State University to win the regional and advanced to a Super Regional where they were defeated by Rice University in a best-of-three series. Oregon State University went on to win the College World Series that year.
Prior to 2006, the Sooners hosted regionals at minor league parks in Oklahoma City, first All Sports Stadium and then AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. Scheduling conflicts with the Oklahoma Redhawks, the Class AAA affiliate of the Texas Rangers, led OU to bid for future regionals at its on-campus stadium.
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[edit] Head coaches
- 2005-present: Sunny Golloway
- 1991-2005 : Larry Cochell 511-336-1 (.603) - coach of 1994 national championship team
- 1990 : Stan Meek 31-26-0 (.544)
- 1968-1989 : Enos Semore 851-370-1 (.697) - seven conference championships; four straight CWS appearances
- 1942-1967 : Jack Baer 281-250-0 (.529) - coach of 1951 national championship team
- 1927-1941 : Lawrence Haskell 176-74-2 (.702) - coach of eight conference championships[1]
- 1923-1926 : Bill Owen 42-13-0 (.764)
- 1906-1922 : Bernie Owen 142-102-4 (.581)
[edit] Championship seasons
- National championship: 1951, 1994
- Conference championship: 1930 (tie), 1931 (tie), 1933 (tie), 1935, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977 (tie), 1978, 1986, 1992, 1995
[edit] All-Americans
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- 1953 Gene Sheets (2B)
- 1971 Glen Castle (SS)
- 1972 Bobby Jack (2B)
- 1976 Kelly Snider (1B)
- 1979 Nick Capra (2B)
- 1983 Ray Hayward (P)
- 1985 Bobby Witt (P)
- 1986 Kevin Burdick (DH)
- 1992 Brian Eldridge (2B)
- 1994 Rick Guiterrez (2B)
- 1995 Mark Redman (P)
- 1997 Javier Flores (C)
- 2000 Jeff Bajenaru (UTL)
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- Eddie Fisher (P)
- Dennis Price (2B)
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[edit] Freshman All-Big 12 Conference Team
2002
- Matt Bose (3B)
- Jarod McAuliff (RP)
- David Purcey (SP)
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- Javier Flores (C)
- Corey Hart (2B)
- Derek Wathan (SS)
- Brian Shackelford (OF) – Most Outstanding Player
- Jeff Andra (P)
- 1998
- Rick Park (DH)
- 1999
- Bobby Walters (OF)
- Rick Park (DH)
- 2000
- Rick Park (1B)
- Zach Lekse (2B)
- 2001
- Jason Bartlett (3B)
- Greg Dobbs (UTIL)
- 2002
- Jason Fransz (OF)
- Mark Roberts (P)
[edit] Big Eight Conference Player of the Year
- 1989
- Darron Cox (C)
- 1994
- Rick Gutierrez
[edit] Big Eight Conference Newcomer of the Year
- 1994
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.soonerspectator.com/featureStory.php?id=98 Haskell remains a lost treasure
