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Baseball Announces Stellar Early Signing Class
November 13, 2019 | Baseball
NORMAN — University of Oklahoma head baseball coach Skip Johnson announced the signing of nine high school seniors and four junior college transfers on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the first day of the November early signing period.
The new class of Sooners for the fall of 2020 is comprised of eight pitchers (Nicholas Andrews, Carson Atwood, Dalton Fowler, Dax Fulton, Tommy Lamb, Hunter Marshall, Dawson Sweatt and Carson Thomas), two catchers (Jimmy Crooks and Hudson Polk), three infielders (Ed Howard, Fulton, Polk) and two outfielders (Jace Bohrofen and Brett Squires). In December, right-handed pitcher and infielder Cade Horton signed with OU. With the addition of Horton, six members of the signing class are from Oklahoma and four hail from Texas while Georgia, Illinois, Tennessee and Wisconsin each have one representative.
"The 2020 signing class has been a culmination of a lot of hard work by our entire staff, led by recruiting coordinator Clay Overcash and assistant coach Clay Van Hook," Johnson said. "We have recruited some of these guys since they were 14 or 15 years old, and it's nice to be able to officially welcome them to the Sooner family. We were able to sign some of the top players from the state of Oklahoma who are also some of the top prospects in the nation."
Of the 14 members of the early signing class, eight are ranked among the top 20 prospects in their respective states (10 among the top 60) and 10 are rated among the top 400 players in the nation (seven among the top 100), according to Prep Baseball Report. Baseball America ranked OU's early signing class No. 7 nationally on Nov. 13.
"We addressed several of our future needs with this top-10 rated class," the third-year OU skipper said. "It should help us maintain a high level of play for the foreseeable future and put us in a position to compete for a chance to go to Omaha."
Nicholas Andrews / RHP / Washington, Okla.
A right-handed pitcher from Washington High School in Washington, Okla. … rated as the No. 14 player in Oklahoma by Prep Baseball Report and the No. 40 player in Oklahoma by Perfect Game … 2019 Area Code Games participant … has helped the Warriors to the Oklahoma state semifinals in 2019 and to three district championships … a two-time academic state champion … high school coach is Jeff Kulbeth … also earned two letters in football where he led the Warriors to the 2017 Class 2A state championship game and the 2018 Class 2A state semifinals.
Carson Atwood / RHP / Ardmore, Okla.
An infielder and right-handed pitcher from Silo High School and a native of Ardmore, Okla. … rated as the No. 10 player in Oklahoma and No. 354 in the nation by Prep Baseball Report and rated as the No. 15 player in Oklahoma and a top 500 player nationally by Perfect Game … has led the Rebels to three straight Oklahoma Class 2A state championships … a two-time Oklahoma baseball All-State selection by The Oklahoman … two-time Bryan County Conference Player of the Year … for his career, which includes both fall and spring seasons, he has posted a 35-7 record and 1.91 ERA on the mound and hit .483 with 36 homers and 286 RBIs … went 6-0 with four saves and a 0.87 ERA on the mound during his 2019 junior season … batted .423 with five home runs and 42 RBIs as a junior and hit .462 with six homers and 49 RBIs as a sophomore … high school coaches are Billy Jack Bowen and Jamie Hastings.
Jace Bohrofen / OF / Oklahoma City, Okla.
An outfielder from Westmoore High School in Oklahoma City, Okla. … rated as the No. 3 player in Oklahoma and No. 38 player nationally by Perfect Game and rated as the No. 3 player in Oklahoma and No. 40 in the nation by Prep Baseball Report … 2019 Area Code Games participant … Perfect Game All-American … Under Armour All-American … MLB Pipeline participant … two-time ABCA Rawlings First-Team All-American … Perfect Game Oklahoma Player of the Year in 2019 … 2019 Oklahoma All-State selection by The Oklahoman … Oklahoma Big All-City Player of the Year … Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year … has batted .437 with 25 home runs, 42 doubles, 161 RBIs and 45 stolen bases in his high school career … hit .479 with 12 home runs, 66 RBIs and 15 steals as a junior … batted .512 with 10 homers, 59 RBIs and 18 steals as a sophomore … high school coach is Andrew McGuire … brother Braxton currently plays for OU and father Brent played for the Sooners from 1988-91.
Jimmy Crooks / C / Euless, Texas
A catcher from McLennan Community College in Texas … attended Trinity High School in Euless, Texas … a freshman at McLennan CC … earned 2019 Connie Mack World Series Big Stick Award and was a first-team all-tournament selection … led his team to the 2019 Connie Mack World Series title … Texas District 3-6A MVP … earned first-team all-district honors in 2018 … second-team all-area selection in 2019 … batted .423 and slugged .707 with six home runs and 30 RBIs as a senior at Trinity in 2019 … hit .365 with 28 RBIs as a junior and knocked in 14 runs while batting .308 his sophomore season … high school coach was Will Averitt … junior college coach is Mitch Thompson.
Dalton Fowler / LHP / Arlington, Tenn.
A left-handed pitcher from Northwest Mississippi Community College … native of Arlington, Tenn., and attended Arlington High School … a sophomore at Northwest Mississippi CC … selected in the 27th round of the 2019 Major League Baseball First-Year Player draft by the New York Mets … pitched 64.2 innings and posted a 6-2 record and 3.76 ERA in his first season at NWCC … struck out 12 batters in 5.0 innings in his debut in February … named to the Memphis all-metro team by the Commercial Appeal after his high school senior season … posted a 6-1 record and 1.62 ERA with 71 strikeouts in 47.1 innings as a senior … went 5-1 with a 3.33 ERA as a junior … high school coach was Chris Ring … junior college coach is Mark Carson.
Dax Fulton / LHP/INF / Mustang, Okla.
A left-handed pitcher and infielder from Mustang High School in Mustang, Okla. … rated as the No. 1 player in Oklahoma and No. 11 in the nation by Prep Baseball Report and rated as the No. 1 player in Oklahoma and No. 14 player nationally by Perfect Game … 2019 Area Code Games participant … 2019 Perfect Game All-American … MLB Pipeline participant … 2019 all-state honorable mention by The Oklahoman … 2019 Big All-City second team selection by The Oklahoman … led the Broncos to the Oklahoma Class 6A state championship as a freshman, pitching a complete game in the finals … batted .427 as a junior last season … high school coach is Joe Patterson.
Ed Howard / INF / Lynwood, Ill.
An infielder from Mount Carmel High School in Lynwood, Ill. … rated as the No. 1 player in Illinois and No. 4 in the nation by Prep Baseball Report and rated as the No. 1 player in Illinois and No. 7 player nationally by Perfect Game … 2019 Area Code Games participant … Perfect Game All-American … Under Armour All-American … MLB Pipeline participant … played in the Major League Baseball High School All Star Game this summer … Illinois Class 4A All-State selection by the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association … first-team all-state selection by Prep Baseball Report … a two-time all-conference selection … hit .427 as a junior and .380 as a sophomore … high school coach is Brian Hurry … also earned one letter in basketball.
Tommy Lamb / LHP / Grafton, Wisc.
A left-handed pitcher from Grafton High School in Grafton, Wisc. … rated as the No. 5 player in Wisconsin and No. 388 in the nation by Prep Baseball Report and rated as the No. 11 player in Wisconsin and a top 500 player nationally by Perfect Game … 2019 Area Code Games participant … earned first-team Metro All-District honors in 2019 from the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association … Wisconsin all-state honorable mention by the WBCA … first-team all-conference selection … has posted a career 17-4 record with a 2.50 ERA and 235 strikeouts in 147.1 innings pitched … went 6-1 with a 1.13 ERA and 85 strikeouts in 49.2 innings as a junior … struck out 23 batters over 15.2 innings and posted a 2-0 record as a sophomore … high school coach is Brian Durst.
Hunter Marshall / RHP / Keller, Texas
A right-handed pitcher from Keller High School in Keller, Texas … rated as the No. 52 player in Texas by Prep Baseball Report and rated as a top 120 player in Texas and top 500 player nationally by Perfect Game … two-time first-team all-district selection and district Newcomer of the Year … posted a 1.68 ERA on the mound as a junior and also batted .328 with eight RBIs … hit .383 with 13 RBIs in leading Keller to a district, bi-district and area championship as a sophomore … high school coach is Rob Stramp … also earned a letter in bowling, leading his team to a state runner-up finish and earning district all-tournament honors.
Hudson Polk / C/INF / Coppell, Texas
A catcher and infielder from Coppell High School in Coppell, Texas … rated as the No. 31 player in Texas and No. 204 in the nation by Prep Baseball Report and rated as the No. 66 player in Texas and a top 500 player nationally by Perfect Game … named district Most Valuable Player as a sophomore after batting .390 with three home runs … earned first-team all-district catcher honors as a freshman … hit .294 in his first high school season … batted .360 with four homers as a junior last year … has hit .348 at the plate during his career … high school coach is Ryan Howard.
Brett Squires / OF / Grapevine, Texas
An outfielder from McLennan Community College in Texas … attended Grapevine High School in Grapevine, Texas … a sophomore at McLennan … batted .286 with a team-high 11 home runs along with 12 doubles, two triples and 48 RBIs as a freshman … was a second-team North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference selection … earned NJCAA All-Academic Second Team honors … in high school, batted .316 with six home runs, 34 RBIs and 11 steals, and posted a 5.1 record with a 1.14 ERA in high school … high school coach was Steven Hutcherson … junior college coach is Mitch Thompson.
Dawson Sweatt / LHP / Fayetteville, Ga.
A left-handed pitcher from McLennan Community College in Texas … native of Fayetteville, Ga., and attended Starr's Mill High School … in his first year at McLennan … transferred from Auburn where he redshirted in 2019 … 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game Honorable Mention All-American … Underclass Honorable Mention and 2017 Underclass High Honorable Mention … 2017 Prospect Select team member … posted an 8-3 record with a 2.38 ERA as a high school senior … earned All-Region honors as a junior … high school coach was Brent Moseley … junior college coach is Mitch Thompson.
Carson Thomas / LHP / Midwest City, Okla.
A left-handed pitcher from Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Okla. … rated as the No. 16 player in Oklahoma by Prep Baseball Report … 2019 Oklahoma All-State honorable mention by The Oklahoman … 2019 Big All-City second team selection by The Oklahoman … 2019 Oklahoma State Games pitcher … has posted a 14-3 record with a 1.64 ERA and 246 strikeouts in 130 innings during his high school career … went 9-1 with a 1.05 ERA, two saves and 111 strikeouts in 60 innings as a junior in 2019 … struck out 62 batters in 33 innings and posted a 1.27 ERA and 2-1 mark as a sophomore … a 2019 Academic All State champions honoree … high school coach is Tim LaValley … also plays football for the Titans.
Cade Horton / RHP/INF / Norman, Okla.
A right-handed pitcher and infielder from Norman High School in Norman, Okla. … rated as the No. 2 player in Oklahoma by Perfect Game and Prep Baseball Report … rated as the No. 14 player nationally by Prep Baseball Report and No. 34 by Perfect Game … 2019 Area Code Games participant … 2019 Perfect Game All-American … MLB Pipeline participant … played in the Major League Baseball High School All Star Game last summer … named best two-way prospect at the Perfect Game National Showcase … has batted over .400 in each of his three high school seasons, including a .462 average as a sophomore in 2018 and a .400 average as a junior in 2019 … named Central Oklahoma Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2018 … also played quarterback on the NHS football team … passed for more than 5,400 yards and accounted for 72 touchdowns (44 passing, 28 rushing) at Norman High … was named District 6A-I-1 and co-Player of the Year and COAC co-Offensive Player of the Year for 2019 … plans to play football at OU … high school baseball coach is Cody Merrell.
| Oklahoma 2020 Early Signing Class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Pos. | Ht./Wt. | Hometown/Current School |
| Nicholas Andrews | RHP | 6-2/195 | Washington, Okla./Washington HS |
| Carson Atwood | RHP | 6-0/200 | Ardmore, Okla./Silo HS |
| Jace Bohrofen | OF | 6-1/175 | Oklahoma City, Okla./Westmoore HS |
| Jimmy Crooks | C | 6-1/190 | Euless, Texas/McLennan CC |
| Dalton Fowler | LHP | 6-6/187 | Arlington, Tenn./Northwest Mississippi CC |
| Dax Fulton | LHP/INF | 6-6/220 | Mustang, Okla./Mustang HS |
| Ed Howard | INF | 6-2/185 | Lynwood, Ill./Mount Carmel HS |
| Tommy Lamb | LHP | 6-0/170 | Grafton, Wisc./Grafton HS |
| Hunter Marshall | RHP | 6-0/185 | Keller, Texas/Keller HS |
| Hudson Polk | C/INF | 6-1/195 | Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS |
| Brett Squires | OF | 6-3/200 | Grapevine, Texas/McLennan CC |
| Dawson Sweatt | LHP | 6-3/190 | Fayetteville, Ga./McLennan CC |
| Carson Thomas | LHP | 6-0/165 | Midwest City, Okla./Carl Albert HS |
| *Cade Horton | RHP/INF | 6-2/190 | Norman, Okla./Norman HS |
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