Baseball Spotlight: Casey Johnson

Sept. 11, 2007

NORMAN, Okla. -- As the OU baseball team continues individual practices, Soonersports.com will feature one of the Sooners' newcomers each week throughout the remainder of the year. Oklahoma will begin team practices for the fall on Oct. 10.

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.

The second week's installment focuses on freshman outfielder Casey Johnson. The freshman hit .618 with 17 doubles, five homers and 23 RBIs en route to first team all- state honors as a senior at Mesquite High School.

Click the links below to watch footage of Johnson practicing at L. Dale Mitchell Park as coach Golloway talks about his possible contributions in 2008.

Johnson Scouting Report
Coach Golloway on recruiting Johnson.
The Sooners' head coach talks about Johnson's strengths and weaknesses.

Archive
Jamie Johnson Scouting Report

CASEY JOHNSON | BIO

Freshman | OF | 5-10 | 187 | R/R
Mesquite, Texas - Mesquite, Texas

Q&A:

Reason behind your number:
3 is one of my favorite numbers because so many Major Leaguer's have worn it.

What is your favorite OU tradition:
Being able to say Boomer, and someone else responding Sooner.

Name one thing that fans don't know about you:
I enjoy playing pool.

What was your favorite baseball team when you were younger? Now?
Texas Rangers then and the New York Yankees now.

What was the best piece of advice that a coach gave you?
Never say never.

The person I pattern my game after is...
Jim Edmonds

The most famous person I have met is...
Alex Rodriguez

What can you not go without during the baseball season?
Coca-Cola

Game or practice superstitions:
I kick the chalk every time I take the field

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