Sooners Begin Fall Practice

September 16, 2018 | Baseball

By: Athletics Communications

NORMAN – Oklahoma baseball begins preparations for the 2019 season Sunday with the opening of fall workouts at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

OU, under the direction of second-year head coach Skip Johnson, returns 16 players from the 2018 team that compiled a 38-25 record (14-10 Big 12) and advanced to the final round of the Tallahassee Regional. Oklahoma welcomes 24 newcomers to the roster, as the Sooners will look to reach the NCAA postseason for the third straight year in 2019.

The incoming class includes 16 freshmen and eight transfers, representing 12 states and Ontario. Twelve of the new Sooners hail from Oklahoma, with 11 more coming from Texas and five from Kansas.

The Sooners will play a pair of exhibition games in the next month, hosting 2018 national runner-up Arkansas on Sept. 22 at noon and Dallas Baptist on Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

Fans holding a ticket to OU's football game against Army on Sept. 22 will receive free admission to the baseball contest. Fans without a football ticket can gain admission to baseball for $5. For the Sooners' scrimmage against Dallas Baptist, admission will be $5 for all.

Fall workouts will run through the end of October. All OU fall practices take place at L. Dale Mitchell Park and are open to the public.

2018 Oklahoma Fall Baseball Roster
No.	Name	Cl.	Pos.	Hometown
1	Diego Muniz	Fr.	UTL	Rockwall, Texas
2	Blake Brewster	Sr.	OF	Moore, Okla.
3	Bennet Laurence	Fr.	OF	Rockwall, Texas
4	Brandon Zaragoza	Jr.	IF	Moore, Okla.
5	Conor McKenna	Jr.	IF	Carlsbad, Calif.
6	Cade O'Neal	Fr.	IF	Arlington Heights, Ill.
7	Milan Walla	Fr.	OF	Kerrville, Texas
10	Tanner Tredaway	So.	IF	Justin, Texas
12	Brylie Ware	Sr.	IF	Sedgwick, Kan.
13	Ryan Madden	Sr.	RHP	Westminster, Colo.
14	Justin Mitchell	So.	C	Platte City, Mo.
15	Wyatt Olds	Fr.	RHP	McLoud, Okla.
16	Rorik Maltrud	Fr.	RHP	Austin, Texas
17	Aaron Brooks	So.	RHP	Blanchard, Okla.
18	Ledgend Smith	So.	LHP	Binger, Okla.
20	Will Dennis	Fr.	LHP	Overland Park, Kan.
21	Cayden Aldridge	Fr.	C	Tahlequah, Okla.
22	Braxton Webb	Jr.	LHP	McKinney, Texas
23	Jaret Godman	Fr.	IF/RHP	Las Vegas, Nev.
24	Cade Cavalli	So.	IF/RHP	Bixby, Okla.
25	Levi Prater	So.	LHP	Ada, Okla.
26	Landen Kimbro	Jr.	IF	Iowa Park, Texas
27	Jordan Vujovich	RSo.	OF	Sacramento, Calif.
28	Jaxon Shirley	So.	OF	Lapel, Ind.
29	Chase Van Dyk	Fr.	LHP	Frisco, Texas
30	Jake Terry	Jr.	RHP	Sand Springs, Okla.
31	Trevor Munsch	RSo.	LHP	Lawrence, Kan.
32	Zack Matthews	So.	RHP	Wellston, Okla.
34	Rene Ramos	Fr.	RHP	Olathe, Kan.
35	Nathan Wiles	Jr.	RHP	Overland Park, Kan.
36	Tyler Hardman	So.	IF	Corona, Calif.
37	Andrew Hayes	Fr.	RHP	Mesa, Ariz.
39	Braxton Bohrofen	Fr.	IF	Oklahoma City, Okla.
40	Brady Lindsly	Jr.	C	Keller, Texas
41	David Roderick	Fr.	RHP	Minnetonka, Minn.
42	Braidyn Fink	Jr.	LHP	Moore, Okla.
43	Jason Ruffcorn	Jr.	RHP	Cedar Park, Texas
45	Ben Abram	Fr.	RHP	Georgetown, Ontario
60	Carson Rollins	Fr.	LHP	Katy, Texas
77	Luke Price	Jr.	OF	Dover, Ark.