Aaron Brooks

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Class:
Redshirt Junior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
175
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Blanchard, Okla.
Prev School:
Blanchard HS

2020: Made five relief appearances during the season shortened due to COVID-19… went 1-1 with a 0.00 ERA… struck out eight batters and allowed two hits, no walks and one unearned run in 5.0 innings… allowed opponents a .118 batting average… tossed a perfect inning vs. Texas Southern (2/19)… struck out four batters in 1.2 innings vs. Illinois State (2/22; game 1)… notched four strikeouts in 2.0 frames vs. San Diego State (3/6).

2019: Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection… appeared in 22 games in relief… went 1-0 with a 6.85 ERA and combined on a shutout… posted 27 strikeouts in 23.2 innings and allowed a .200 opponent batting average… made 13 scoreless appearances, including each of his first five of the season… tallied multiple strikeouts in nine outings… struck out three in 1.0 inning vs. Cal Poly (2/16)… went 2.0 innings, struck out three and allowed a run vs. Texas Southern (4/9)… pitched a season-high 2.1 innings at Minnesota (4/19), allowing a run on one hit with two strikeouts. Summer 2019: Appeared in four games pitching 6.2 innings for the Anchorage Bucs of the Alaska Baseball League.

2018: Made six appearances in relief… pitched 6.1 innings, struck out eight batters and combined on one shutout… tossed four scoreless outings… pitched 3.0 innings and struck out four batters in a shutout of Texas Southern (3/13)… tallied two strikeouts in an inning of work vs. Oral Roberts (4/11)… retired both batters he faced in the NCAA Regional vs. Mississippi State (6/3). Summer 2018: Pitched in three games for the Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League.

High School: Pitched four seasons of varsity baseball at Blanchard… owned a 9-1 record and 1.50 ERA with 79 strikeouts as a senior… posted a career record of 20-2… helped team to back-back-to-back regional titles in 2015, 2016 and 2017, including a 2015 State Championship and an appearance in the 2017 4A championship game… All-State Honorable Mention and Little All-City by The Oklahoman in 2017… played basketball at Blanchard and graduated as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 1,298 points… member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Father, David, played baseball at OU from 1978-81… Major: Energy Management.