38   Rocky Cherry Class: Senior Hometown: Coppell, Texas High School: Coppell Height / Weight: 6-5 / 215 Position: RHP Experience: 3L Bats/Throws: R/R

A highly effective pitcher for Oklahoma ... The school’s all-time leader in appearances ... Will again be one of the Sooners’ front-line pitchers this year ... Was selected in the 2001 draft by the Philadelphia Phillies.

2001 (JUNIOR): An honorable mention All-Big 12 selection ... Led the team in wins (8) and earned run average (4.88) and opposing batting average (.282), while finishing second in inning pitched (94) and strikeouts (63) ... Became OU’s all-time leader in appearances on April 29 against Centenary ... Was cleary the Sooners’ best pitcher at the beginning of the year, starting 5-1 and winning five of the team’s first nine games ... Did some of his best work as a starter ... Did not allow an earned run in eight innings of work en route to a victory over Texas A&M (3/10) ... Allowed two runs in 7.2 innings of work in victory at Baylor (3/17) ... Pitched eight scoreless innings for win versus Missouri (4/6) ... Got his first career combined shutout while limiting the Tigers to two hits ... Recorded his first career complete game in an 8-5 win over Iowa State (5/5) ... Tied a career-high total for strikeouts with eight against Centenary (4/29) ... First-team Academic All-Big 12 and Sooner Scholar pick for the third consecutive season.

2000 (SOPHOMORE): Finished the year in third place on the school's single-season appearances list with 31 ... Ranked third in the Big 12 Conference in appearances ... Selected to the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional All-Tournament team ... Projected at the start of the season to become the team's closer, but eventually ended up splitting time between the starting rotation and middle relief duty ... Made six straight starts before moving back to the bullpen ... Racked up five wins in relief ... Owned a 3-3 record in 14 Big 12 Conference appearances ... Ranked second on the team in wins (7) and appearances (31), third in ERA (4.92) and fourth in innings pitched (75.0) and opposing batting average (.285) ... Picked up a key victory for the Sooners in his first start against No. 10 Houston (2/19) ... Held the Cougars to one run through five innings to earn his first win ... Pitched a career-high 8.1 innings against Kansas State (3/3) en route to his second win ... Struck out a career-high eight batters against No. 15 Arizona State (3/10) ... Completed the regular season allowing only three earned runs in his last 12.1 innings pitched ... Made two appearances in the Phillips 66/Big 12 Conference Tournament (5/17 - 5/20) ... Held second-seeded Nebraska scoreless for two innings in the Sooners' first game against the Cornhuskers (5/20) during the tourney ... Compiled the best stats of any Sooner pitcher during the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional ... Registered several team bests with a 2.16 ERA in 8.1 innings of work while holding opponents to a team-low .207 batting average ... Came on in relief to shut UCLA (5/27) down to two runs over 6.2 innings after the Bruins jumped out to a 5-0 first-inning lead in the Sooners' second regional game ... Academically, garnered first team Academic All-Big 12 honors for the second consecutive year and earned Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar accolades for the entire year ... Also made the President's and Dean's List for the spring semester.

1999 (FRESHMAN): Performed as a reliable third starter on the pitching staff ... Posted a 5-3 record in his first season ... Was the second best mark on the team among starters ... Third on the staff in innings pitched (65.2), games started (9), opposing batting average (.278) and strikeouts (49) ... Ranked fifth in appearances (20) ... Allowed only one stolen base in five attempts ... Undefeated at L. Dale Mitchell Park with a 3-0 record ... Picked up his first win of the season in his first collegiate start against Oklahoma Baptist (2/8) ... Held the Bisons to only four hits in five innings of work and struck out four ... Held Texas Christian (3/2) to only one earned run in 5.2 innings of work in a 6-3 victory to acquire his second win ... Was the first of four consecutive in which Cherry was credited with a decision ... Struck out five and allowed only one earned run in six innings pitched to pick up his third win of the season at Kansas State (3/21) ... Shut down Missouri (4/18) in three innings of relief without allowing a hit or a run and striking out four ... Pitched 5.1 solid innings against in-state rival Oklahoma State (5/2) and captured a career high in strikeouts with seven ... Garnered first team Academic All-Big 12 Honors ... Also earned Sooner Scholar and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll awards for the academic year as well as Dean's List for the spring term.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in baseball ... Earned all-district honors in both his sophomore and junior seasons ... Earned All-Metrocrest honors those years as well ... Also lettered three years in football ... The recipient of the Rotary Youth Leadership Award ... Coached by Dave Curliss.

PERSONAL: Born Rocky Ty Cherry on August 19, 1979, in Coppell, Texas ... Son of Pat and Merry Cherry ... Younger brother, Zack, also a Sooner pitcher, is redshirting in his first year on the team ... Majoring in construction science.