7   Ryan Richardson Class: Junior Hometown: Mesa, Ariz. High School: Mesa Last College: Central Arizona CC Height / Weight: 5-10 / 200 Position: C Experience: 1-VL Bats/Throws: R/R

Split time starting behind the plate last year ... Came on offensively down the stretch ... Earned All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention honors for his performance ... Gives the Sooners some power from the right side at the catching position.

2002 [SOPHOMORE]: Honorable mention All-Big 12 pick by league coaches ... Solidified the catching position, one of the club's biggest question marks entering this season ... Displayed excellent power from the right side of the plate ... Started 34 games behind the plate and appeared in 48 contests ... Hit eight home runs, tied for third-most on the club, for the season ... Slugging percentage was good for a second-place tie on the club ... Hit two solo homers against Nebraska (4/7) ... Did the same against Texas exactly one week later ... Accounted for OU's only runs in both of those games.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Lettered two seasons at Central Arizona Junior College under coach Curt Meyers ... Batted .284 with 27 hits and 18 runs batted in his final season.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four season for Mesa High School under head coach Jim Richardson ... Batted .410 with 24 home runs and 151 RBI in his career ... Hit .480 with 11 home runs and 51 RBI ... Threw out 20 of 25 baserunners as a senior ... Was a two-time All-State and a four-time all-region selection.

PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Scott Richardson ... Born on Aug. 25, 1981, in Mesa, Ariz. ... Parents are Jim and Mary Richardson ... Has two older sisters and an older brother ... Both his father and brother pitched at the University of Arizona ... Majoring in sociology.