27   Austin Mix Class: Senior Hometown: Coppell, Texas High School: Coppell HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 205 Position: RHP Experience: 3-VL Bats/Throws: R/R

The seasoned member of the pitching staff ... Has a tremendous work ethic ... Continues to work hard to improve ... Has had three good years and looking to have an outstanding year in his final season ... Currently sixth on the school's all-time list for strikeouts with 261 ... On pace to shatter the school record for strikeouts (294 - Mark Redman).

2002 [JUNIOR]: One of OU's top starting pitchers for the third consecutive year ... Doubled his win total to six from a year ago (three) ... Total was one shy of the team lead ... Tied for the most starts on the team with 12 ... Struck out a season-high eight at California-Riverside (3/2) ... Picked up a win versus Arkansas (3/12), going six innings and allowing just one run ... Also struck out seven ... Defeated Missouri (3/9), pitching 2.2 perfect innings of relief ... Achievements in the classroom earned him Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition for the spring semester.

2001 [SOPHOMORE]: Starting pitcher ... Dominated at times for the Sooners ... OU's strikeout leader for second straight season ... Led the pitching staff in innings pitched and starts ... Ranked second on the team in ERA and opposing batting average ... Owned the staff's top strikeout-to-walk ratio and strikeout per game average at 2.8 and 9.4, respectively ... Ranked among the Big 12 leaders in strikeouts (third), innings pitched (sixth) and starts (t-second) ... Began the season 0-7 ... Won three consecutive decisions over Kansas State (4/15), Centenary (4/28) and Iowa State (5/6) ... Tallied a career-high 13 strikeouts in a two-hit complete game versus Centenary (4/28) ... Also threw complete games against Texas A&M (3/11) and Kansas State (4/15) ... Struck out 10 or more four times, including a string of three straight starts (4/15-28).

2000 [FRESHMAN]: Selected as a Freshman All-American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball ... Named second team All-Big 12 as a starting pitcher ... Finished the season as the team's top performing starter ... Made his first four appearances in relief ... First five starts were in the third slot in the starting rotation ... Moved into the second spot for his last seven starts ... Led the Sooner pitching staff in wins ... Tied former Sooner Bobby Witt (1984) as OU's all-time winningest freshman starting pitcher with 10 wins ... Ranked among the national leaders in wins ... Owned a perfect 7-0 record against Big 12 Conference opponents ... Rattled off eight straight wins ... Led the team in wins, innings pitched, games started and strikeouts ... Ranked third on the team in opposing batting average and fourth in ERA ... Ranked among the leaders in the Big 12 Conference in wins (sixth), strikeouts (sixth), innings pitched (ninth) and opposing batting average (ninth) ... Tallied three victories over Top 25-ranked opponents, including No. 15 Arizona State, No. 21 Baylor and No. 3 Texas ... Picked up his first win in the Sooners' season-opening game against Oklahoma Baptist (2/5) after working 2.1 scoreless innings of relief ... First loss was a 3-2 decision to No. 25 Louisiana-Lafayette (2/27) in his first start ... Went seven innings and allowed only three runs on three hits while striking out eight against the Ragin' Cajuns ... Established a career high in strikeouts in his second start against Kansas State (3/5) by fanning 11 batters ... Pitched a four-hitter over 7.1 innings against No. 15 Arizona State (3/12) in OU's 5-4 victory ... Went a stretch of 16 innings without allowing an earned run ... Covered a span of two starts against Kansas (4/15) and Oklahoma State (4/22) ... Worked five innings, allowed only three earned runs and received a no decision in his only start of the Phillips 66/Big 12 Conference Tournament against seventh-seeded Missouri (5/18) ... Suffered a loss in his only NCAA Tournament start against UCLA (5/28) ... Earned Sooner Scholar and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll accolades for the spring term.

HIGH SCHOOL: A three-year letterman ... Posted a 1.23 ERA his senior year ... Earned All-State honors his final season ... All-district selection as a junior and senior ... All-Metrocrest honoree all three seasons ... Member of the Texas Sunbelt All-Star Team ... Coached by Dave Corliss.

PERSONAL: Full name is Austin Michael Mix ... Born Jan. 22, 1980, in Fort Worth, Texas ... Son of John and Susan Mix ... Has two older sisters, Cody and Shelly ... Cousin, Greg Mix, was a pitcher at Stanford and then played in the Boston Red Sox organization ... Majoring in criminology ... Represented the team on the Student Athletic Advisory Board for the last three years.