Baseball Opens 2010 at San Diego State

No. 22 Oklahoma at San Diego State
Location	Tony Gwynn Stadium
Game 1	Friday, Feb. 19 - 8 p.m. CT
Game 2-3	Friday, Feb. 20 - 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. CT
Game 4	Friday, Feb. 21 - 3 p.m. CT
Radio	KREF 1400 AM - all four games
Live Stats	SoonersSports.com
Internet Audio	Oklahoma All-Access
Game Information	Game Notes \| 2010 Media Guide \| Baseball Blog

Game Preview
• The No. 22 Sooners open the 2010 campaign with a four-game series at San Diego State held Feb. 19-21 at Tony Gwynn Stadium.
• Oklahoma is ranked No. 22 by the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll and No. 25 by the NCBWA and Collegiate Baseball.
• The Sooners return seven starters from the 2009 squad that finished 43-20, including a 2-2 mark in the Norman NCAA Regional.
• San Diego State returns nine starters from a 2009 team that was 41-23 and finished 1-2 in the UC Irvine NCAA Regional.
• SDSU Rotation: Game 1 - Addison Reed, RHP; Game 2 - Bryan Crabb - RHP; Game 3 - Ryan O'Sullivan, RHP; Game 4 - TBA.

Broadcast Information
• The OU radio broadcast with Chuck Kelly can be heard over the air on the Sooner Sports Network (KREF 1400 AM in Norman/OKC) and online at SoonerSports.com through CBS College Sports All-Access.
• Live stats are available on the baseball schedule page.
• A live webcast is available on goaztecs.com

The Series
•Friday's series opener will be the fifth game all-time between the Sooners and Aztecs. OU owns a 3-1 edge after winning the last meeting in 2007, 4-1, at Tony Gwynn Stadium. The two first met on March 23 and 24 in Norman with OU recording a pair of victories (16-7, 6-5 victories. SDSU's lone win in the series came in 2001, a 9-8 decision in San Diego on Feb. 16.

Next Weekend
•The Sooners have four days to prepare for the second tournament of 2010 held in Jacksonville, Fla., from Feb. 26-28. The Jacksonville Tournament features a trio of first-time opponents in Valparaiso, Jacksonville and Richmond.

Player to Watch - Ryan Duke
•The junior closer is the first Sooner to collect preseason All-America honors since former first round pick David Purcey in 2003. Duke is one save away from tying Jarod McAuliff for second place all-time on OU's save list. Duke's 16 saves in 2009 led the Big 12 (10 in Big 12 play) and ranked second all-time for a single season at Oklahoma.
2009 Season Stats: 16 saves, 3-1, 3.22, 26 apps.

Projected Oklahoma Starters
In the field:

Player Name - Position	2009 OU Stats
Tyler Ogle - Catcher	.302, 1 HR, 17 RBI
Cameron Seitzer - First base	.307, 4 HR, 21 RBI
Danny Black - Second base	junior college transfer
Chad Kettler - Shortstop	freshman
Garrett Buechele - Third base	.353, 4 HR, 40 RBI
Casey Johnson - Left field	.307, 7 HR, 44 RBI
Chris Ellison - Center field	.316, 3 HR, 22 RBI
Ricky Eisenberg- Right field	junior college transfer
Ross Hubbard - Designated hitter	.265, 2 HR, 19 RBI

Rotation	2009 OU Stats
No. 1 - Zach Neal - RHP	junior college transfer
No. 2 - J.R. Robinson - LHP	3-1, 6.49, 23 apps., 7 starts
No. 3 - TBA	Text
No. 4 - Bobby Shore - RHP	junior college transfer

OU IN SEASON OPENERS
Since 1962, the OU baseball program is 36-12 in season openers. The Sooners will be opening up a campaign away from home for the sixth time in the last seven years but just the 27th time since 1962. OU is 10-16 when opening away from home, with its last such win in 2006 against Texas State.

SUCCESS ON OPENING DAY
From 1984 till 2003, the Sooners won 20 consecutive season openers. OU's 22-4 record since 1984 has been made possible by run support. The Sooners have outscored the opposition 266-119, scoring in double digits on 12 occasions while averaging more than 10 runs a game. That includes last season's 17-2 opening-day win over Western Illinois in Norman.

SEASON OPENERS UNDER GOLLOWAY
The Sooners are 2-2 under head coach Sunny Golloway with wins in 2009 and 2006. Besides last season's win at home, the three previous openers under Golloway came on the road. OU split with Texas State in 2006 and 2007 in the UTPA Tournament and lost at then-No. 1 UCLA in 2008.

DRAFTED SOONERS
Eight current Sooners have been drafted in their careers (third most in Big 12 this season), including four newcomers on the 2010 squad that were selected in 2009. (Danny Black, Ryan Gibson, Chad Kettler and Bobby Shore). Last season, OU led all Big 12 programs with nine players selected off the 2009 roster. Below is a look at the eight Sooners and when and where they were drafted:

Danny Black 2009 - New York Yankees - 42nd Rd.
Jason Chowning 2007 - New York Yankees - 43rd Rd.
Jeremy Erben 2006 - Cincinnati Reds - 41st Rd.
Ryan Gibson 2009 - Florida Marlins - 48th Rd.
Kaleb Herren 2008 - Milwaukee Brewers - 44th Rd.
Chad Kettler 2009 - Los Angeles Dodgers - 24th Rd.
J.R. Robinson 2008 - Toronto Blue Jays - 31st Rd.
Bobby Shore 2009 - Baltimore Orioles - 40th Rd.

SOONERS WIN CLOSE ONES UNDER GOLLOWAY
Since 2005, OU is 50-19-1 (.721) in one-run games under Golloway, the best winning percentage in the Big 12 in that span.

In addition, OU is 15-2-1 in extra innings under Golloway since the end of the 2005 season. The two losses came at Arkansas in 2009 and vs. Missouri in 2008 (tie at Nebraska in 2008). The Sooners were 3-1 last season.

BACK-TO-BACK PRESEASON POLLS
The Sooners will start the 2010 season ranked in three of the four major polls. The last time Oklahoma started consecutive seasons ranked in one of the preseason top 25 polls was prior to the 1995 (No. 3) and 1996 campaigns (No. 14). The Sooners started last season ranked No. 16 according to Baseball America.

TOUGH SCHEDULE
Overall, Oklahoma will face 12 opponents, for a total of 28 games, that participated in last year's NCAA Tournament, including five non-conference opponents in Arkansas, Indiana, Jacksonville, San Diego State and TCU.

Five of the 12 NCAA participants from 2009 (Arkansas, Kansas State, San Diego State, TCU and Texas) recorded 40 or more wins a year ago, while Arkansas (College World Series), TCU (Super Regional) and Texas (College World Series) advanced deep into the tournament.

BUECHELE, ERBEN & HUBBARD NAMED CAPTAINS
Seniors Jeremy Erben and Ross Hubbard and sophomore Garrett Buechele were voted as the 2010 captains by their teammates back in October during the team's annual visit to Willow Springs Boys Ranch in Chandler, Okla. All three are first time captains.

DUKE ON PRESEASON LISTS
Junior closer Ryan Duke was named a 2010 preseason All-American by the NCBWA and was also selected to the Stopper of the Year watch list. Duke was named a third team All-American in 2009 and is the first Sooner since David Purcey in 2003, now with the Toronto Blue Jays, to appear on a preseason AA list.

DUKE MOVING UP SAVES LIST
Ryan Duke had the second best season in Sooner history in regards to saves recorded with 16 in 2009 (Jeff Bajenaru - 20, 2000). Duke led the Big 12 in that category in 2009 and ranked sixth in the nation. He is tied four third all-time at OU with 16 career saves, one away from the No. 2 spot.

1. 28 - Jeff Bajenaru, 1999-00
2. 17 - Jarod McAuliff, 2002-04
3. 16 - Will Savage, 2005-06
3. 16 - Ryan Duke, 2008-09

BASEBALL ON KREF 1400 AM IN 2010 | RADIO SCHEDULE (PDF)
The 2010 season marks the first with KREF 1400 AM serving as the flagship station of Sooner baseball and the new partnership provides expanded coverage for OU fans to listen to 50-plus regular season games over the air. Additionally, 22 of the Big 12 games are set to be carried on the Sooners Sports' Network, enabling fans to listen to OU baseball on various stations across the state starting on April 1, nearly double the amount from previous seasons. The entire 56-game regular season schedule will be broadcast live on the internet via Oklahoma All-Access, OU's premium content site.

SOONER SPORTS NETWORK TO TELEVISE 20 OU GAMES | TV SCHEDULE (PDF)
The University of Oklahoma will locally televise 20 home baseball games for the 2010 season. The broadcasts will air via the Sooner Sports Network on Cox Channel 7 in Oklahoma City and Cox Channel 3 in Tulsa. The games will be simulcast with the OU radio broadcast on the Sooner Sports Network with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play and DeWayne Vaughn providing the color analysis. The first game can be seen on Wednesday, March 10 against Houston Baptist at 3 p.m.

OU FOURTH IN BIG 12 COACHES' POLL | Big 12 Coaches' Poll | Feb. 16 Media Teleconference
The No. 22 Oklahoma baseball team was picked fourth in the 2010 Big 12 Coaches' preseason poll released on Feb. 16. The Sooners' projected finish is the highest under head coach Sunny Golloway and the best since a third-place vote in 2003.

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