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Video Spotlight - Rhett Welsh
December 19, 2008 | Baseball
Dec. 19, 2008
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Class: Junior
2008 OU Baseball Media GuideNORMAN, Okla. -- Soonersports.com brings fans the 13th installment of the Baseball Newcomer Spotlights with a focus on junior catcher Rhett Welsh.
In preparation for the 2009 season, Soonersports.com will help fans get to know the new faces around the diamond at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Welsh comes to Norman after spending the last two seasons at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling, Colo. The junior catcher hit .289 last season for the Plainsmen with 11 doubles and 21 RBIs.
Throughout the rest of the semester, SoonerSports.com will feature one of the Sooners' 15 newcomers that will join a group of 18 letterwinners from the 2008 team that advanced to the Tempe Regional Finals before falling to then-No. 4 Arizona State.
Each spotlight will include an updated bio, Q&A session and videos of each player in action from the Red/White Series and a scouting report from OU Head Coach Sunny Golloway.
Welsh is a native of Arvada, Colo. where he attended Standley Lake H.S. Welsh started all 25 games of his senior season and hit .456 with eight homers.
Click the links to the right to watch footage of Coach Golloway as he breaks
down the newcomer's recruiting process, his progress throughout the fall, and his possible role in 2009.
Q&A with Welsh
Read below to learn more about Rhett Welsh off the field.
Q: What interests do you have outside of baseball?
A: Camping, fishing, hunting, boating.
Q: What is your favorite OU tradition?
A: Attending football games.
Q: What is the reason behind your uniform number?
A: Given to me.
Q: List three words that describe you?
A: Determined, faithful and hard working.
Q: Name one thing that fans don't know about you?
A: My brother almost made the Olympic trapshooting team.
Q: Why did you choose OU?
A: Being a part of OU has always been a dream. I played for Chip Glass (1994 CWS MVP) and wanted to follow in his footsteps.
Q: What was your favorite baseball team when you were younger? Now?
A: Colorado Rockies. New York Mets.
Q: What is the best piece of advice a coach ever gave you?
A: Always play hard, you never know who is watching.
Q: What can you go without during the baseball season?
A: A good athletic trainer.
Q: Who is the most famous person you have met?
A: John Elway.
Q: What is your biggest accomplishment?
A: Being an Oklahoma Sooner.
Q: What is your dream job?
A: Play professional baseball.
Q: What are your plans after college?
A: Become a detective or investigator.
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