29   Ben Pinkston Class: Sophomore Hometown: Muskogee, Okla. High School: Muskogee HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Position: INF Experience: TM Bats/Throws: R/R

Competing for a starting spot at first base ... Has shown some power ... Had a good fall offensively.

SUMMER 2002: Competed for the Enid Pastimers in the Red River League ... Played at the corner infield positions and saw some time on the mound.

2002 [FRESHMAN]: Played in only two games in his first season ... Made two pinch-hitting appearances ... Excelled in the classroom where he garnered Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition for the spring semester.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Muskogee High School under head coach Danny Wall ... Batted .389 with nine home runs and pitched 57 innings as a senior ... Team captain ... 2001 All-State selection ... Led the Roughers in RBI (56), doubles (16), wins (9) and strikeouts (91) as a junior ... Set the school's single-season home run record with 17 round-trippers in 2000 ... Good for second best in the class 6-A state record book ... An All-State honorable mention pick and Muskogee Phoenix All-Star as a junior ... Member of the Oklahoma Junior Sunbelt Team in 2000 where he earned all-tournament honors ... Also a member of the 2000 Triple Crown World Series championship team and received all-tournament accolades ... Also lettered in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name Benjamin Dean Pinkston ... Born on Aug. 15, 1982, Tulsa, Okla. ... Parents are Larry and Cathy Pinkston ... Has a younger brother ... Father played baseball at East Central University in Ada ... Enrolled in university studies.