Baseball Signs 11 for Next Season

Nov. 11, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma baseball head coach Sunny Golloway announced the signing of 11 student athletes as part of the 2010 signing class on Wednesday. The recruits signed National Letters of Intent on the first day of the early signing period and are set to join the Sooners next fall.

The OU coaching staff inked eight high school players, including four Oklahoma products, and three players from the junior college ranks. The Sooners concentrated on adding players to bolster the pitching staff while also landing two infielders and a catcher.

"Our primary focus for this recruiting class was pitching," said Golloway. "We wanted to sign players that could help us out immediately. We also signed a lot of arms in last year's class to help replace the five pitchers drafted in 2009. The coaching staff did stellar job of landing an outstanding class. We look forward to getting them all on campus next fall and seeing them compete."

The signees from Oklahoma feature some of the best prep stars from the state, including the top rated player (Perfect Game) in Cayle Shambaugh, a left-handed pitcher from Jay High School. Joining Shambaugh from the Sooner state are RHP Cale Coshow (Deer Creek H.S.), C/3B Casey Coyle (PC North H.S.) and LHP Dillon Overton (Weatherford H.S.).

Four prep players south of the Red River will join the Sooners in RHP Steven Bruce (Flower Mound H.S.), INF C.J. Jarvis (Houston Christian H.S.) and RHP Kindle Ladd (McKinney North H.S.). Rounding out the group of high school recruits is RHP Conner Sadzeck from Crystal Lake, Ill. (Crystal Lake Central H.S.).

The Sooners' junior college recruits include infielder Evan Mistich from Panola Junior College and right-handers Clay Schrader from San Jacinto College and Burch Smith from Howard J.C.

Overall, three of the recruits (Coshow, Sadzeck and Shambaugh) are rated by Perfect Game Crosschecker as prospects for the 2010 MLB Draft.

View the bios below to learn more about each OU recruit listed in alphabetical order:

STEVEN BRUCE
Flower Mound H.S. | Flower Mound, Texas
RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 190

• Son of David and Ann
• Coached by Steve Stinson at Flower Mound H.S.
• 5-2 in 2009 with 44 strikeouts in 33.1 innings
• Helped team to 2007 District Championship and runner-up finishes in 2008 and 2009
• Played last summer for the DBAT Mustangs coached by Zach Randal
• Also recruited by Michigan, TCU, Dallas Baptist and Arkansas

CALE COSHOW
Deer Creek H.S. | Edmond, Okla.
RHP | R/R | 6-5 | 255

• Son of Larry and Julie
• Coached by Ron Moore at Deer Creek H.S.
• 9-3 in 2009 with a 1.73 ERA and 68 strikeouts in 64 innings
• Also hit .358 with four homers and 41 RBIs last season
• 2010 Under Armour preseason All-American
• Ranked No. 319 by Perfect Game Crosschecker for 2010 draft class
• Named to 2009 All-Edmond Team and All-City team by Oklahoman
• 2008 conference newcomer of the year
• Two-sport star in baseball and football
• Played over the summer for Oklahoma Baseball Academy (coached by Damon Minor)
• Also recruited by Oklahoma State, Arkansas and Wichita State

CASEY COYLE
Putnam City North H.S. | Oklahoma City
C/3B | R/R | 5-10 | 190

• Son of Don and Carlene Coyle
• Coached by Rod Richardson at PC North H.S.
• Hit. 398 with 10 home runs in 2009
• Two-sport star in baseball and football (running back)
• Played over the summer for Oklahoma Baseball Academy (coached by Damon Minor)

C.J. JARVIS
Houston Christian High School | LaPorte, Texas
INF | S/R | 5-11 | 175

• Son of Fred and Lori
• Coached by Ron Mathis at Houston Christian H.S.
• Hit .306 with four homers 22 RBIs
• Played for the Houston Heat Silver
• Invited to USA Baseball Trials in fall
• Also recruited by Houston and Missouri

KINDLE LADD
McKinney North H.S. | McKinney, Texas
RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 180

• Son of Terry and Shelly
• 6-1 with two saves with a 1.84 ERA in 2009
• Also had 53 Ks in 45 innings and named All-District
• Played for the Houston Heat Silver
• Invited to USA Baseball Trials in fall
• Also recruited by Arkansas and Baylor

EVAN MISTICH
Panola Junior College | Carthage, Texas
2B| R/R | 6-0 | 190

• Son of Todd and Lana
• Coached by Todd Shelton at Panola Junior College
• Played in 35 games and started 24 at Tulane in 2009
• Hit. 256 with three homers and 22 RBIs at Tulane
• Four-year letterman at Vanderbilt Catholic for coach David Constant
• Three-time all-state selection, four-time all-district
• Had eight homers and 56 RBIs as a senior
• Hit .412 in prep career

DILLON OVERTON
Weatherford High School | Weatherford, Okla.
LHP | L/L | 6-2 | 170

• Son of Pat and Lavone
• Coached by Todd Gaunt at Weatherford H.S.
• Finished 10-1 with a save and a 0.45 ERA in 2009
• Also had 124 strikeouts and 77 innings
• Named all-state by the Oklahoman
• Also recruited by Arkansas, Oklahoma State and Wichita State

CONNER SADZECK
Crystal Lake Central High School | Crystal Lake, Ill.
RHP | R/R | 6-5 | 195

• Son of Steve and Pam
• Coached by Dan Bagley at Crystal Lake Central H.S.
• In 2009, was 6-3 with 2.98 ERA and 73 strikeouts
• Pitched one no-hitter in 2009 and two one-hitters
• Played in Area Code Games for White Sox in summer
• Ranked No. 205 prospect by Perfect Game for 2010 draft
• Projected as 4th-10th round pick by PG for 2010
• Ranked No. 5 prospect by Illinois Prep Baseball Report
• Also recruited by Iowa, Kansas State and Michigan

CAYLE SHAMBAUGH
Jay High School | Jay, Okla.
LHP | L/L | 6-0 | 185

• Son of Mike and Robin
• Coached by Mike Moore at Jay H.S.
• Ranked No. 67 by Perfect Game Crosschecker for 2010 class
• Ranked No. 1 prospect by PG in Oklahoma
• Projected by PG to be drafted in 4th-10th rounds
• Played in 2009 Under Armour All-America Game
• Was 5-1 with a 0.59 ERA in 2009 with 63 Ks in 35 innings
... Hit .400 with seven homers and 29 RBIs with 25 stolen bases
• Three-time all-conference selection
• Three-time all-area selection by Joplin Globe
• Played 2009 summer for DBAT Mustangs under Ken Guthrie
• Also recruited by Arkansas, Oklahoma State and Wichita State

CLAY SCHRADER
San Jacinto Junior College | Houston, Texas
RHP | L/R | 6-0 | 190

• Son of Kenneth and Clarissa
• Coached by Tom Ariington at San Jacinto J.C.
• Was 2-1 with a 3.97 ERA in 2009 at Texas-San Antonio
• Had 43 strikeouts in 45 innings in 2009
• Played at Atascocita High School
• Also recruited by Houston and Rice

BURCH SMITH
Howard Junior College | Big Springs, Texas
RHP | R/R | 6-4 | 195

• Son of Neal and Marty
• Coached Britt Smith, Jack Giese and Jay Bob Thomas at Howard J.C.
• Won 2009 NJCAA National Championship at Howard
• Finished 4-0 in 2009 with 3.05 ERA and 41 Ks in 48 IP
• Selected in the 2009 MLB Draft by the Cleveland Indians (49th round)
• Played at Tyler Robert E. Lee High School
• Recruited by Arkansas, Baylor, LSU, Texas, Texas Tech and Texas A&M

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