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October 23, 2007 | Baseball
Oct. 19, 2007
NORMAN, Okla. -- SoonerSports.com brings fans the seventh installment of the 2008 Baseball Newcomer Video Spotlights, featuring freshman infielder Garrett Buechele.
In preparation for the 2008 season, SoonerSports.com will feature one of the Sooners' newcomers each week throughout the rest of the year.
Each spotlight will include an updated bio, Q&A session and a series of videos featuring a scouting report from OU head coach Sunny Golloway.
Buechele and the Sooners are entering their third week of fall team practices and have completed five intrasquad scrimmages so far.
OU will scrimmage twice this weekend, starting on Saturday at 6 p.m. and continuing Sunday at 1 p.m. All intrasquad scrimmages are free and open to the public at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Click the links below to watch Coach Golloway discuss Buechele's recruiting process and his potential for the 2008 season.
Buechele Q&A
Read below to find out Garrett's biggest accomplishment and his favorite non-baseball athlete:
Q: What is the most interesting place you have visited?
A: Switzerland
Q: What is your favorite OU tradition?
A: Going to football games
Q: What is one thing that fans don't know about you?
A: I like to watch the Discovery Channel, a lot.
Q: What is your favorite baseball team?
A: Texas Rangers
Q: What is your biggest accomplishment?
A: Making it to OU
Q: Who is one person that you pattern your game after?
A: Scott Rolen (St. Louis Cardinals)
Q: Who is the most famous person you have met?
A: John Elway or Muhammad Ali
Q: What can you not go without during baseball season?
A: Food and Water
Q: What is your favorite thing to do in Norman?
A: Hang out with the guys.
Q: What are your plans after college?
A: Play professional baseball
Q: Who is your favorite non-baseball athlete?
A: Ronaldinho (Brazilian soccer player)