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 | Class: Senior
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 | Hometown: Diamond Bar, Calif.
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 | High School: Diamond Bar
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 | Height / Weight: 6-3 / 210
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 | Position: RHP
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 | Experience: 3L
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 | Bats/Throws: R/R
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In-line to be one of the Sooners’ front-line starters for the third consecutive year ... Best attributes are his curveball and command of all his pitches.
2001 (JUNIOR): Started the year as a reliever but then solidified himself as a starting pitcher as the season progressed ... Ranked second on the team in wins (4) and starts (14) and third in innings pitched (91.0) and strikeouts (52) ... Threw team’s only complete game shutout of the year against Centenary (4/27) ... Complete game was also the first of his career ... Notched his first victory of the season against Northwestern (3/3) as he pitched 8.2 innings, giving up just two runs ... Pitched seven shutout innings for second win of the year versus Missouri (4/8) ... Picked up a victory in the Big 12 Tournament, starting against Texas (5/17) and pitching five innings ... First-team Academic All-Big 12 selection and a Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll member both semesters.
SUMMER 2000: An all-league selection for the Orange County Scorpions of the Western Semi Pro League ... Compiled a 5-1 record with a 2.28 ERA ... Led the pitching staff in several categories, including wins, innings pitched (47.3) and strikeouts (54) ... Team captured the league championship and advanced to participate in the NBC World Series.
2000 (SOPHOMORE): The Sooners' No. 1 starter in the rotation for the last half of the season ... Began the season in the bullpen before working his way into the rotation ... Owned a perfect 4-0 record in Big 12 Conference action ... Team was 8-1 in games which he started ... More than 50 percent of his appearances were on the road ... Ranked first among all starters in ERA (4.04) and opposing batting average (.236), second on the team in strikeouts (79) and third in innings pitched (78.0) ... Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in ERA (12th), opposing batting average (seventh) and strikeouts (10th) ... Began the season fanning six batters in his first five innings pitched ... Threw a stretch of nine consecutive scoreless innings in relief ... Picked up the team's only other save by closing out the final four innings at Oral Roberts (3/21) ... Rewarded for his fine relief performances by earning his first start against No. 3 Texas (3/31) ... Received a no decision in the Sooners' 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Longhorns ... Picked up three consecutive wins versus Texas A&M (4/7), Kansas (4/14) and Oklahoma State (4/21) ... Threw his first complete game and struck out a career-high 10 batters in securing his fourth victory against Missouri (5/6) ... Picked up the win in the team's first win of the Phillips 66/Big 12 Conference Tournament against sixth-seeded Oklahoma State (5/17) ... Worked 5.2 innings and allowed only three earned runs in the Sooners' 9-8 win over the Cowboys ... Started the Sooners' opening game of the NCAA Oklahoma City Regional against Oral Roberts (5/26) and worked seven innings and gave up only two earned runs ... Earned Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar accolades for the spring semester.
1999 (FRESHMAN): Earned two starts and appeared in 21 total games … Second on the team in ERA (5.89), opposing batter's average (.246) and win-loss percentage (.600) … Third on the team in appearances (21) and games in relief (19) … Had nine multiple strikeout games ... Picked up the win in the opening game of the season after pitching the final 1.2 innings in the Sooners' 10-9 come-from-behind victory against Maryland in the ACC-Disney Baseball Bash (1/29) ... Posted career highs in innings pitched (4) and strikeouts (4) versus Texas Tech (4/10) ... Made his first collegiate start on 4/18 at Missouri ... Allowed only one run in three innings of work before being relieved ... Earned wins in his final two decisions … Second win came in a 3-2 victory over Arizona State (4/28) ... Shut down the Cowboys in two innings of work and picked up his third win in the Sooners' 4-3 win in the first game of the Bedlam Series (4/30) ... Garnered honorable mention Academic All-Big 12 honors ... Also earned Sooner Scholar and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll honors for the 1998 fall term.
HIGH SCHOOL: A two-year letterman ... A first team all-league selection ... Two-time defensive player of the year ... Coached by Rich Gonzalez ... A two-time academic all-league selection.
PERSONAL: Born Evan Michael Greusel on August 22, 1979, in Pomona, Calif. ... Son of Steve and Pamela Greusel ... Has an older brother, Aaron ... Majoring in sociology.
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