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21  Joe Dunigan Class: Senior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: St. Ignatius College Prep Height / Weight: 6-2 / 247 Position: OF B/T: L/L

SUMMER 2006: Member of the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod League.

2006 [SOPHOMORE]: Saw action in 43 games, starting 33 ... Hit .297 (22 of his 35 hits came with runners on base ) ... Tripled his RBI total from freshman season ... Topped his RBI total from 2005 after 17 games in 2006 (nine in 42 games) ... Recorded eight multiple-RBI games (had one as a freshman) ... Was a perfect 4-for-4 on stolen base attempts, all of which came against non-conference opponents ... Put together a career-high, six-game hitting streak from April 23-May 7 ... Hit .428 (9-for-21) in that span with nine RBIs ... Hit .360 with two home runs and six RBI in six mid-week games ... Drove in two runs off a pinch-hit double against Oklahoma State on May 27 in the Big 12 Championship ... Went 4-for-9 (.444) with a double, homer and six RBIs in two starts against Kansas ... KU series highlighted by a 3-for-6 performance with a career-high five RBIs on April 29 ... Connected for the first two-homer game of his career and finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs on April 18 vs. then-No. 1 Rice ... Hit first home run of the season in game two vs. Arizona State (first since the Sooners' 2005 season opener versus Gonzaga on Feb. 12) ... Also drove in three runs in game two vs. ASU ... Hit .429 with four RBIs, including a double and triple in three starts versus UC Riverside ... Opened the 2006 season as the Sooners' starting left fielder ... First start since May 8 of last season.

SUMMER 2005: Played for the Dupage Dragons of the Central Illinois Collegiate League ... Started 43 games and led the team with five home runs and 14 doubles .. Drove in 14 runs and stole 15 bases on 20 attempts ... Participated in the CICL Home Run Derby.

2005 [FRESHMAN]: Saw action in 42 games and started 28 of them (20 in left field, 5 in right field and 3 as the designated hitter) ... Was perfect on his four stolen base attempts throughout the season ... Hit .318 with nine RBI with runners on base ... Was named to Coca-Cola Classic All-Tournament Team after going 4-for-10, including a three-run home run in the season opener against Gonzaga (2/12) ... Had three runs, two hits and an RBI vs. Eastern Illinois (2/19-21) ... Tied a season high with two hits against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/8) and added a sacrifice fly in the second game against the Golden Lions (3/9) ... Produced an RBI single which provided the go-ahead run in the win over Dallas Baptist (3/29) ... Had an RBI double and a run scored in win over Nebraska (4/28) ... Delivered a pinch-hit RBI single against Northern Colorado (5/17) ... Member of the 2005 Spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

SUMMER 2004: Played for the Midland Redskins ... Named to the Connie Mack World Series All- Tournament Team ... Helped lead his team to a national championship at the Connie Mack World Series and an Ohio Valley championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterman and starter ... Played in centerfield and right field during his prep career ... A four-time All-Catholic League and three-time all-area selection ... Batted .402 for his career and recorded the second best home run total in school history for a career with 18 ... Established school records in RBIs (135), walks (92) and triples (14) ... Swiped 63 bases in his career ... Recorded a career-best .506 batting average as a senior which stands as third best in school history ... Clubbed five homers, 12 doubles, five triples and knocked in 48 runs ... Named to the Chicago Tribune All-State Team for the second time in his career in 2004 ... Helped lead team to a 29-10 overall record in 2004, setting a school record for wins in a season ... Member of a regional championship team and sectional finalist in 2004 ... Hit at a .377 clip and collected 43 hits in 114 at-bats as a junior ... Homered three times and drove in 25 runs en route to all-area honors ... Played in the AFLAC All-American Game ... Batted .416 and pounded out seven home runs and 41 RBIs during his sophomore year ... Named to the All-State, all-area and All-South Town teams as a sophomore and also garnered team Most Valuable Player honors ... Coached by Bob Kriz and Dave Rosen ... Also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Joseph William Dunigan, III ... Was born in Chicago on March 29, 1986 ... Parents are Joe Dunigan, Jr., and Elaine Connor ... Has one older brother, Lee, three older sisters, Yanice, Jovita and Jessica, and one younger sister, Jeanette ... Father played baseball at Tarkio College ... Uncle played football at Drake ... Sociology-criminology major ... Chosen in the 41st round of the 2004 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft by the Montreal Expos.