27  Jarod Freeman Class: Senior Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla. High School: Westmoore Height / Weight: 6-3 / 220 Position: INF B/T: L/R

2007 SUMMER:
Member of the Wichita Falls Roughnecks - Texas Collegiate League.

2007 [JUNIOR]:
Made 10 starts at third base and four as OU's designated hitter ... Started the season by tying a career-high three-game hitting streak ... Finished 2-for-2 with a career-high three RBIs vs. Western Illinois on Feb. 24 ... Established a career-best three hits vs. UTPA on March 14 ... Named to the Academic All-Big 12 second team.

2006 SUMMER:
Member of the Graham Roughnecks - Texas Collegiate League ... Recorded a .316 batting average with 30 RBIs and 24 runs scored.

2006 [SOPHOMORE]:
Had 13 plate appearances in 2006 (one in 2005) ... Started the season with a two-game hitting streak against Western Illinois and finished the series 2-for-5 with an RBI double ... Did not pitch in 2006 ... Made third career start on April 11 vs. TCU ... Finished 1-for-3 with a double and two runs scored ... One of three current Sooners who have pitched, hit and played the field (Ryan Mottern and Joseph Hughes)

SUMMER 2005:
Played for the Highland Park Blue Sox of the Texas Collegiate League with former Sooner teammate Scott Rooker ... Played in 34 games and batted .299 with five doubles, 17 RBIs and 17 runs scored ... Also made three appearances on the mound and struck out six in 5.1 innings pitched while allowing two hits and zero earned runs.

2005 [FRESHMAN]:
Made six appearances and did not record a decision ... Started one game versus Arkansas-Pine Bluff (3/8) and lasted three innings (season high) with two strikeouts ... Pitched three consecutive games without allowing a run ... Spanned 5.1 innings (vs. TCU on 3/22 and 4/12 and vs. Northern Colorado on 5/17) ... Tied a season high with two strikeouts in the last game of the year vs. No. 9 Mississippi in the Oxford Regional ... Member of the 2004 Fall and the 2005 Spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL:
A three-year starter and letterman ... Played at third and first base as well as pitched ... Played his first two years at first base and ended his career at the hot corner ... Owned a .391 career batting average and went 14-7 with four saves on the mound in three years ... Hit at a .379 clip with 24 runs scored and 39 RBI as a senior ... Clubbed eight doubles and six home runs ... Struck out only six times in 108 at bats ... Registered a 3-2 record with a 1.51 ERA on the mound ... Fanned 43 batters in 41.2 innings pitched ... Allowed only nine earned runs ... An All-State selection by the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association ... Named to the The Oklahoman Big All-City first team ... Selected to the Stillwater Invitational All-Tournament Team ... Recipient of the Ferguson Jenkins Outstanding Student-Athlete Award ... Named Westmoore's Male Athlete of the Year ... Team posted a 24-12 overall record and a 12-2 mark in the Mid-State Conference ... Helped lead team to Jenks Tournament, conference and regional championships in 2004 ... Participated in the North-South and East-West All-Star Games ... Also played on the Oklahoma Senior Sunbelt Team and in the All-State game where he hit a home run ... Batted .392 and collected 16 doubles his junior year ... Posted a 6-3 mark on the mound with a 2.48 ERA ... Named honorable mention All-State by the The Oklahoman ... Garnered Most Valuable Player accolades for the East-West Showdown ... Nominated for the Ferguson Jenkins Outstanding Student-Athlete Award... Member of the Oklahoma Junior Sunbelt team ... Excelled off the field where he was president of Student Council ... Recorded a .304 batting average and a 5-2 pitching record as a sophomore ... Named the Masonic Student of Today and was a member of the O.S.S.A.A. Sportsmanship Committee as a freshman ... Coached in baseball by Mark Braziel and Duane Smith ... Also started and lettered three years in football ... Garnered all-district and all-conference honors his senior year ... Helped lead team to district and conference championships in his final two seasons.

PERSONAL:
Full name is Jarod Thomas Freeman ... Born Jan. 15, 1986, in Oklahoma City ... Parents are Tom and Robin Freeman ... Has an older sister named Lindsay ... Majoring in communication.