SUMMER 2009: Played alongside Caleb Bushyhead for the Peninsula Oilers in the Alaska Baseball League ... Finished 16-for-16 on stolen bases and finished second in ABL ... Led team in runs (19) and stolen bases ... Tied Bushyhead for second on the team with 32 hits.
2009 [FRESHMAN]: Made 33 of his 36 starts in right field ... Season-high five-game hitting streak ended in NCAA Regional final against Arkansas ... Recorded a hit in each of his first five starts ... Had nine multi-hit games, including season-high four hits at Baylor on April 26 ... Drove in career-high three runs on three separate occasions (March 3 vs. Arkansas Little Rock, May 5 at UT Arlington and May 22 vs. Texas A&M) ... Hit. 340 in Big 12 play in 19 games (17 starts) ... Hit safely in five of the seven postseason games with a .333 clip.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner under head coach Brian Aylor at Norman North High School ... Honored as a preseason Rawlings All-American prior to senior season ... Named all-state during his final season when he posted a .432 batting average with four homers ... Helped team win two conference titles and two regional championships.
PERSONAL: Full name is Christopher Ryan Ellison ... Born in Norman, Okla. ... Parents are Mike and Denise Ellison ... Has four older siblings: Shawn, Mary, Jeff and Paul ... Multidisciplinary studies major.
