David Sandlin

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Position:
Right-Handed Pitcher
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Height:
6-4
Weight:
215
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Owasso, Okla.
Prev School:
Eastern Oklahoma State College

2022: Went 9-4 with a 5.59 ERA and struck out 102 batters against just 31 walks over 95.0 innings across 19 appearances and 18 starts ... combined with Jake Bennett’s 133 strikeouts, the duo was OU’s first since Bobby Witt (118) and Steve Peters (106) in 1985 to notch more than 100 strikeouts in a season ... selected to the NCAA Gainesville Regional All-Tournament Team after striking out six over 6.0 frames against Florida in the winner’s bracket game (6/4) ... struck out 10 and allowed one earned run on five hits and a walk over 7.0 innings in the Sooners’ Big 12 Championship semifinal win over Kansas State (5/28) ... broke out nationally in the College World Series, pitching Oklahoma into the MCWS Finals with a career performance against Texas A&M ... in OU’s 5-1 MCWS semifinal win over the Aggies (6/22), he went 7.0 frames, striking out a career-high 12 batters and allowing one run on five hits and one walk.

Prior to OU: Came to OU from Eastern Oklahoma State College … went 9-2 with one save in 13 appearances (11 starts) in 2021 … posted a 3.18 ERA and struck out 100 batters over 65.0 innings and tossed one complete game … as a freshman at EOSC in 2020, went 1-0 with 16 strikeouts in 13 innings during the COVID-19-shortened season … junior college coach was Matt Parker.

High School: Attended Owasso High School … went 5-0 with a 1.18 ERA and 58 strikeouts in 42.1 innings in 2019 as a senior at Owasso, his only varsity season … tossed five complete games and also earned a save … selected for the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association All-State game in 2019 … high school coach was Larry Turner.

Personal: Major: management.