3   Matt Bose Class: Sophomore Hometown: Midland, Texas High School: Midland HS Height / Weight: 5-11 / 200 Position: C/INF Experience: 1-VL Bats/Throws: R/R

2004 [JUNIOR]: The Sooners' starting third baseman ... Also received a couple of starting assignments behind the plate ... Established a career-best hitting streak at 12 games from 3/19-4/6 ... Batted .372 (14-for-38) with five runs scored and seven RBI during the streak ... Ranks as the fifth longest individual streak on the team for the season ... Had an 11-game hitting streak heading into the regionals ... Led the team in hitting during the Southeast Missouri State series (2/21-22) with a .625 average ... Hit at a .375 clip during the Kia Baseball Bash (2/27-29) ... Drove in the game-winning run in the UC-Riverside series finale with a two-RBI single ... Tied his career high of three hits in each of the final two games of the Creighton series (3/12-14) ... Also clubbed a home run in the series finale ... Made a start behind the plate at TCU (3/16) ... Batted .364 (4-for-11) during the Texas series (3/19-21) ... Hit at a .333 clip during the Baylor series (3/26-28) ... Batted .455 during the Kansas series (4/2-4) ... Suffered a shoulder injury during the Missouri series (4/9-11) which kept him out of competition for five games ... Started at catcher for the second time versus TCU (4/20) ... Recorded a pair of two hit efforts in the final two games against Texas Tech (4/23-25) ... Scored at least one run and drove in a run in each of the three games against Kansas State (5/7-9) ... Tied his career high of three runs scored in the series opener ... Drove in two runs in the Texas-Pan American series opener (5/15) ... Hit at a .300 clip during the Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Tournament (5/26-28) ... Walked three times and scored two runs in OU's lone win over Central Connecticut State (6/5) in the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional ... Singled home a pair of runs and scored another in a 2-for-5 effort against UCLA (6/5) in the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional ... Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference first team for the second straight year ... Also earned Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar accolades for the fall semester.

2003 [SOPHOMORE]: Had starts at third base, first base, behind the plate and as the team's designated hitter ... Collected three hits and two RBI in the first game of a doubleheader against Sam Houston State (2/22) ... One of the team's leading hitters during the Lamar Tournament of Champions ... Hit at a .364 clip during the tournament ... Batted .375 during the Texas A&M series (4/4-6) ... Recorded at least one hit and one walk in each game of the series ... Hit at a .357 clip (5-for-14) with three RBI during the Texas series (4/11-13) ... Made two starts behind the plate against Kansas (4/18-20) ... Collected a hit in each game versus the Jayhawks ... Led the team offensively during the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma State (4/25-27) ... Drove in at least one run in each game of the series ... Tied his career high of three hits in game two against the Cowboys ... Batted .417 during the Kansas State series (5/9-11) ... Scored a career best three runs in the series finale ... Finished the regular season batting .300 (3-for-10) during the Missouri series (5/16-18) with two runs scored and a RBI ... Excelled in the classroom as well where he was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference first team ... Also achieved Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar accolades for both semesters.

2002 [FRESHMAN]: Honored as a Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball magazine ... Also a Freshman All-Big 12 Conference pick by league coaches ... Started in 59 games at third base ... Had a team-high 18 doubles, which ranked him in the top five in the league ... Belted five home runs and drove in 40 runs, third most on the club ... Homered in back-to-back games against Arkansas and Western Illinois (3/12-13) ... Drove in five runs against the Leathernecks ... Went 3-for-4 with five RBI against Kansas State (5/3) ... Hit first homer as a Sooner in just his fourth game against Southeast Missouri State (2/16) ... Excelled in the classroom where he earned President's Honor Roll, Dean's List, Sooner Scholar and Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition for the fall semester ... Winner of the Jay Myers Award given by the athletics department to freshmen for combining excellence in scholarship and potential in athletic performance.

High School: Played four seasons at Midland High School under head coach Barry Russell ... Was an All-State and all-district selection ... Was also the team's co-MVP and captain his senior year ... Led team to 2001 state championship ... Second team all-district and All-Permian Basin his junior and sophomore seasons ... Selected to the Texas Sunbelt All-Star Team his junior and sophomore years ... Also lettered three years in football and two years in power lifting ... Was an All-State and all-district selection as well as earning defensive team MVP honors on the gridiron his senior year.

Personal: Full name is Matthew David Bose ... Born on Sept. 24, 1982, in Tyler, Texas ... Parents are Randy and Debbie Bose ... Has an older brother named Jason and a younger brother named Ryan ... Majoring in marketing.