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Senior
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| Hometown:
West Bend, WI
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| High School:
West Bend East HS
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| Last College:
Clarendon College
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| Height / Weight:
6-1 / 180
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| Position:
INF
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Ryan Rohlinger Action Photos
2005 [JUNIOR]:
Drafted in the 21st round of the MLB Amateur Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals ... OU's starting third baseman (34 at third base, 17 at shortstop and 8 at second base) ... Led the team in nearly every major offensive category, including: batting average (.345), slugging percentage (.563), on base percentage (.449), runs scored (53), hits (79), RBI (53), home runs (11) and walks (37) ... Also led OU with 16 multiple RBI games and seven game-winning hits, five on home runs (5/22, 5/17, 5/8, 4/19, 4/9, 3/13, 3/8) ... Ranked second on the team with 23 multiple-hit games ... Batted .369 versus left-handed pitchers and .335 versus righties ... Team's leading hitter with runners in scoring position (.397) ... Member of the All-Big 12 Second Team and Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... One of three Sooners on the Oxford All-Regional Team ... Named to The Oklahoman All-Big 12 Team ... Combined with Kody Kaiser as the first pair of Sooners to hit 10 or more homers in a season since 2002 (Jason Franz-15, Charlie Frasier-12) ... Big 12 Player of the Week for the week ending May 22 (three home runs, 10 RBI in five games) ... Registered a career-high four hits on in two separate games (3/11 vs. Northwestern State and 4/12 vs. TCU) ... Tied career high with four RBI on three occasions (5/17 vs. Northern Colorado, 5/22 vs. Texas Tech and 6/5 vs. Maine) ... Turned in a 2-for-4 performance with three RBI and three runs scored against Eastern Illinois (2/19) ... Established a 12-game hitting streak, a career high, from 2/27-3/20 ... Hit .538 in the Kia Bash (3/4-6) with two runs scored, seven hits and two RBI ... Went 8-for-15 (.533) in three-game series vs. Northwestern State (3/11-13) and collected seven RBI while scoring five runs ... Hit a three-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning to defeat Northwestern State in the series finale ... Had a 3-for-3 day, including the game-winning RBI against Kansas (4/9) and finished the three-game series with a .600 batting average ... Scored a career-high four runs in win over TCU (4/12) ... Broke a 6-6 tie with the eventual game-winning home run against UT-Arlington (4/19) ... Batted .417 with four RBI and six runs scored in series vs. Kansas State (5/6-7), including a 1.33 slugging percentage and the game-winning homer in the series finale ... Drove in six runs in the doubleheader sweep of Northern Colorado (5/17), including two home runs in the second game for the 4-2 victory ... Hit a grand slam that won the series finale and completed the three-game sweep of Texas Tech (5/20-22) ... Knocked out his second grand slam of the season in the second game of the NCAA Oxford Regional vs. Maine (6/5) ... Finished the season off by hitting safely in 14 of the final 17 games, including seven homers and 19 RBI ... Member of the 2004 Fall and 2005 Spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.
SUMMER 2004:
Played shortstop for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox (Cape Cod League) with Sooner teammate Daniel McCutchen ... Helped lead his team to the league title ... Named the SportsTicker/ESPN Playoff Most Valuable Player ... Batted .429 with one homer, three runs scored and five RBI during the playoffs ... Finished the regular season hitting .258 with 16 runs scored and 15 RBI ... Selected as a reserve for the East Division in the league's All-Star Game ... Received the 10th Player Award from his team.
2004 [SOPHOMORE]:
OU's starting shortstop (29 starts) ... Also made 12 starts in left field before becoming the Sooners' starter at shortstop ... An honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference selection ... Also named as the Dallas Morning News' All-Big 12 second team shortstop ... Finished the Big 12 season tied for third in the league in runs scored ... Missed nearly the first month of the season with a fractured forearm which was injured during the preseason ... Went 1-for-4 at the plate in his season debut against Creighton (3/14) ... Drove in the game-winning runs in OU's 3-2 win over No. 1 Texas (3/20) ... Laced a double to left field to bring home the two baserunners ... Followed with a 3-for-5 effort in the series finale with another RBI against the Longhorns ... Hit two clutch home runs in the second game against Baylor (3/27), including the game-winner ... Batted .538 during the Kansas series (4/2-4) ... Tied his career high twice during the first two games against the Jayhawks with three hits in each game ... Also drove in a pair of runs in each contest ... Made his first appearance of the year at shortstop as a substitute in the Missouri series finale (4/11) ... Equaled his career high in runs scored and hits with three against Air Force (4/13) ... Hit at a .300 clip during the Texas A&M series (4/16-18) ... Hit his first career grand slam to give the Sooners the lead for good against the Aggies and set a career best with four RBI ... Tied two career highs during the Texas Tech series (4/23-25) ... Scored a career-best three runs in the first game and recorded a career-high three hits, including his fifth home run, in the second game ... Matched his career high in hits and RBI against Arkansas-Little Rock (4/27) ... Went 2-for-5 at the plate with a run scored and RBI during the Nebraska series opener (5/21) ... Earned Dean's List honors for the fall semester as well as Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and Sooner Scholar accolades for the academic year.
JUNIOR COLLEGE:
Started at second base in his only season ... Named to the All-Western Junior College Athletic Conference first team ... Helped lead team to a WJCAC Northern Division Championship ... Hit at a .455 clip with 20 home runs, 91 RBI and 54 runs scored ... Committed only two errors in 156 chances for a .987 fielding percentage ... Led the league in home runs, RBI and total bases (169) ... Finished third in the conference in batting average, tied for fourth in hits (81) and tied for eighth in triples (6) ... Drove in five runs in the Region V Tournament which earned him all-tournament honors ... Team posted a 33-17 overall record and an 18-6 mark in conference play.
HIGH SCHOOL:
A four-year letterman at West Bend East High School ... Competed his first two years at second base and finished off his career at shortstop ... A career .376 hitter who totaled 31 home runs, 28 doubles, 132 RBI, 138 runs scored and 63 stolen bases ... Selected to the All-Northshore Conference first team all four years ... Team compiled a 110-21 record during his prep career ... Helped lead team to conference championships in 2002, 2000 and 1999 and state championships in 2002 and 1999 ... Batted .385 with 37 RBI and runs scored as a senior ... Posted personal prep single-season career highs in home runs and stolen bases with 12 and 26, respectively ... Earned first team All-State honors after receiving second team billing as a sophomore ... A first team all-district pick as a senior and sophomore ... Finished his junior campaign with a .400 batting average ... Also contributed five home runs, 26 RBI and 39 runs scored ... Complemented his second straight first team all-conference selection with second team all-district accolades and team MVP honors ... Batted a career-high .411 in 2000 ... Drove in 38 runs and scored 32 more ... Batted .322 with 31 RBI, 30 runs scored and eight home runs as a freshman ... Named to the all-area and all-district teams as a honorable mention pick ... Coached by Doug Gonring ... Also lettered three years in football and basketball and two years on the tennis team ... Holds 40 school records in football ... Named to the coaches' association All-State football team as a quarterback his senior year and as a wide receiver his sophomore season ... Named the Back of the Year for his junior and senior campaigns ... Also garnered first team all-conference honors all three years (twice as a quarterback and once as a receiver) ... A three-time all-conference selection on the basketball court ... Captured conference Player of the Year honors as a junior and senior ... A two-time All-State doubles player in tennis ... Won the WIAA Scholar Athlete of the Year award as a senior for his outstanding performances in the classroom.
PERSONAL:
Full name is Ryan Lee Rohlinger ... Born Oct. 7, 1983, in West Bend, Wis. ... Son of Kelly Rohlinger ... Has two older brothers, Matt and Adam, and a younger sister, Bria ... Hails from a baseball family ... Uncle, Willie Mueller, Jr., played baseball professionally for the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1970s and 1980s ... Cousin, Mike Mueller, currently plays professional baseball in the Atlanta Braves organization ... Majoring in business.
