16   Buddy Blair Class: Junior Hometown: Tulsa, Okla. High School: Jenks HS Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: LHP Experience: 2-VL Bats/Throws: L/L

Performed well this summer in the Jayhawk League ... Continues to improve each year ... Key to his success is consistency ... Expected to be an important member of the middle relief corps or starting rotation this season.

SUMMER 2002: Competed for the Liberal Beejays of the Jayhawk League ... Led the league in strikeouts with 32 and finished second in the league with a 1.06 ERA ... Posted a 3-1 record in five games ... Boasted a strikeout-to-walk ratio of better than 3:1 ... Team finished third in the league and advanced to the NBC World Series.

2002 [SOPHOMORE]: Was one of OU's most reliable and most effective pitchers ... Made eight starts, third most on the club ... Began the season in the starting rotation, went to the bullpen for a short stint and finished the season by starting against Oklahoma State (5/18) ... Pitched two innings of relief in both of OU's contests at the NCAA Regional ... Won his first two starts against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/9) and Southeast Missouri State (2/17) ... Pitched his best game of the season against McNeese State (4/30) when he pitched seven innings, struck out a season-high-tying five batters and allowed just one run on six hits ... Also struck out five against Oral Roberts (4/20) ... Pitched in a continued game from the previous night against Kansas (5/11) and notched the win ... Achievements in the classroom earned him first team Academic All-Big 12 Conference and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition for the spring semester.

2001 [FRESHMAN]: Versatile player who saw action in 13 games and made four starts ... One of his best performances came in the season opener in a win over Oklahoma City (2/3) ... Pitched four innings of scoreless baseball while striking out two ... Pitched a season-high 4.1 innings versus Creighton (3/7), limiting the Blue Jays to two runs ... Struck out a season-high five batters in four innings of work against Texas-Arlington (5/2) ... Earned Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar accolades both semesters.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four seasons under the direction of Head Coach Glen Sullivan ... Earned all-metro and all-conference honors his senior year ... Played on the 2000 Jenks state championship team ... Competed alongside current Sooner teammate Tyler Johnson ... Played on the Oklahoma Senior Sunbelt team where he was awarded the Most Valuable Pitcher honor ... Also lettered three years on the football team that won three consecutive state titles ... Accomplished in the classroom as well ... Earned principal's honor roll and superintendent's honor roll accolades during his scholastic career.

PERSONAL: Full name is Thomas Calvin Blair, III ... Born July 8, 1981, in Tulsa, Okla. ... Son of T.C. and Eva Blair ... Father played football at the University of Tulsa and went on to play for the Detroit Lions in the National Football League (NFL) ... Majoring in business.