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: 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.