Dylan Crooks

Lead, Crooks Stopper of the Year Finalist

Position:
Right Handed Pitcher
Class:
Senior
Height:
6-0
Weight:
187
Bats/Throws:
R/R
Hometown:
Euless, Texas
Prev School:
Paris JC

Career: Drafted in the 15th round as the 437th pick by the Colorado Rockies ... finished career sixth in school history for career saves with 16 ... his 16 saves in 2025 ranked second in school history for a single season.

2025: Third Team All-American by Baseball America ... NCBWA Stopper of the Year Finalist … ABCA All-Region Second Team … CSC Academic All District … named OU’s annual Mitchell Whitaker "Go Mitch Go" Award recipient, presented to a Sooner who demonstrates outstanding character and leadership qualities ... made 26 appearances out of the bullpen as the Sooners’ primary closer … compiled a 1.69 ERA through 32 total innings pitched, striking out 33 and walking 10 … led the OU pitching staff with 16 total saves, which was the second most nationally by one … finished the season with a record of 2-1 … held opponents to a team-best .195 batting average … did not give up a run until March 16, holding a 0.00 ERA through his first six appearances … earned first win of the season against South Carolina (3/16) where he threw a career-high 3.2 innings ... struck out a season-high three in a Bedlam win over Oklahoma State (4/15) ... earned a two-inning save against North Carolina (6/1) in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional in his last appearance.

2024: Made 25 appearances on the mound, finishing with a 4.11 ERA and 1-0 record in 30.2 IP … struck out 20 to just three walks … got the win in relief in his first appearance as a Sooner on opening weekend vs. Nebraska, striking out one in the ninth (2/18) … struck out a pair in two innings of relief vs. Oklahoma State (3/12) … struck out two in one inning vs. West Virginia (3/23) … fanned a pair in two innings pitched in a win over Kansas State (4/12) … struck out two in now inning of work vs. Kansas at the Big 12 Championship (5/23) … struck out a season-best three in 1.2 innings of relief vs. UCONN in the NCAA Norman Regional (6/1).

Prior to OU: A right-handed pitcher Paris Junior College ... made 12 appearances in the 2023 season and had 34 strikeouts ... made All-Academic team ... appeared in the Texas-New Mexico All Star game.

High School: A catcher from Trinity High School in Euless, Texas ... was a four-year letter winner ... earned All-District 3-6A first team honors in 2021 ... brother, Jimmy, played for the Sooners from 2021-22 and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.