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Baseball Spotlight: Garrett Buechele

Baseball Spotlight: Garrett Buechele

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 Scouting Report
Video  Coach Golloway on recruiting Buechele
Video
  Golloway on Buechele's intangibles

Archive
Video Jamie Johnson Scouting Report
Video Casey Johnson Scouting Report
Video Doug Buser Scouting Report
Video Chad Colbert Scouting Report
Video Spencer Selby Scouting Report
Video Trey Sperring Scouting Report


Garrett Buechele | BIO
Freshman | Infield | 6-0 | 200 | R/R
Arlington, Texas - Lamar High School

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)

 


 

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