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August 24, 2009 | Baseball

By: Athletics Communications

Aug. 24, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma baseball team reported back to Norman on Monday, Aug. 24 for the first day of classes on campus.

The Sooners return 15 letterwinners overall from the 2009 team that earned the nation's No. 7 seed and hosted the Norman Regional with a 43-20 overall mark and a second place finish in the Big 12 (17-10). 

Among the everyday starters returning are Garrett Buechele (3B), Chris Ellison (RF) and Casey Johnson (LF) while Kaleb Herren (OF/DH), Tyler Ogle (DH/C) and Cameron Seitzer (INF/DH) all logged at least 20 starts a year ago.  The remaining letterwinners in the field include Elliott Blair (OF), Caleb Bushyhead (INF), Bryan Groth (C) and Ross Hubbard (DH/INF).

OU also returns eight members from the 2009 pitching staff with Jason Chowning, Ryan Duke, Jeremy Erben, Kaleb Herren, J.R. Robinson, Michael Rocha, Jarrett Semler and Kennedy Winn.

The returners will be joined by a group of 19 newcomers competing for playing time.  A brief bio of each newcomer is listed below.  Stay tuned to SoonerSports.com for more detailed information on each new Sooner in the coming weeks.

"We are looking forward to gettting things started," said Golloway.  "While we lost some talented players to the draft, the newcomers will provide us with the depth to provide for another exciting journey for a Big 12 and national championship in the spring."

The Sooners will begin fall practices on Sept. 21.

 Name, Pos.  Class  B/T  Ht, Wt  Hometown  Prev School
Brandon Bargas, LHP Fr. L/L 5-8, 165 Owasso, Okla. Owasso H.S.
Danny Black, INF Jr. L/R 6-2, 175 Roseville, Calif. Feather River College
Tyler Brady, OF Jr. L/R 5-10, 175 Irvine, Calif. Cypress College 
Anthony Collazo, LHP Jr. L/L 5-10, 205 Patterson, N.J. Howard College 
Rick Eisenberg, OF Jr. R/R 6-0, 200 Seal Beach, Calif. Cypress College
Cale Ellis, INF Jr. R/R 6-0, 165 Tonkawa, Okla. Seminole State J.C. 
Ryan Gibson, LHP Fr. L/L 6-4, 215 Yukon, Okla. Yukon H.S. 
Drew Harrisson, 1B Fr. R/R 6-4, 255 Waxahachie, Texas Waxahachie H.S. 
Jordan John, LHP Fr. L/L 6-3, 185 Corpus Christi, Texas Calallen High  
Chad Kettler, INF Fr. S/R 6-1, 190 Coppell, Texas Coppell High School
David Mayfield, INF/RHP Fr. R/R 5-10, 170 Del Rio, Texas Del Rio High School
Zach Neal, RHP Jr. R/R 6-2, 205 Flower Mound, Texas Howard College 
Jarek Pritchard, OF Fr. L/R 6-0, 195 Sand Springs, Okla. Charles Page H.S. 
Cody Reine, OF RS-So. L/R 5-11, 215 Walker, La. Grayson J.C.
Eric Ross, OF RS-So. L/L 5-9, 160 McKinney, Texas Grayson J.C.  
Bobby Shore, RHP Jr. R/R 6-0, 190 Oceanside, Calif. Palomar J.C.
Derek Vaughn, RHP So. R/R 6-0, 175 Edmond, Okla. Arkansas Fort Smith
Drew Verhagen, RHP Fr. R/R 6-6, 215 Rockwall, Texas Rockwall H.S.
Max White, INF/RHP Fr. R/R 6-1, 190 Durant, Okla. Durant H.S. 

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