36   Reggie Willits Class: Senior Hometown: Fort Cobb, Okla. High School: Fort Cobb-Broxton Last College: Seminole State JC Height / Weight: 5-10 / 180 Position: OF Experience: 1-VL Bats/Throws: S/R

The Sooners' starting centerfielder ... Worked a lot this summer to improve his game ... A solid offensive player and a serious threat on the basepaths.

SUMMER 2002: Played center field and caught for the Oklahoma City Stars ... Batted .452 ... Swiped 22 bases.

2002 [JUNIOR]: One of Oklahoma's top players ... Also proved to be a clutch performer ... Recorded two game-winning, walk-off base hits ... Knocked a base hit into right field to bring home Ryan Richardson to seal the game and the series in OU's 6-5 win over Baylor in the second leg of an Easter doubleheader ... Had a RBI base hit to tie the game in the ninth inning, and roped a single to center for the game-winning RBI in the 12th against Missouri (3/8) ... Belted home runs in consecutive games versus TCU (4/16) and UTA(4/17), one from each side of the plate ... Belted three-run homer against Oklahoma State (5/22) in Big 12 Tournament ... Achievements in the classroom earned him Big 12 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll recognition for the spring semester.

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Seminole State College under head coach Lloyd "Z" Simmons ... Batted .387 with six home runs, 26 doubles, 16 stolen bases and 71 RBI during his junior college career ... Named all-region in 2000 ... Led his team to a third-place finish in the NJCAA World Series during his first year ... Batted .400 with two home runs during the tournament ... Named to the Who's Who Among American Junior College Students in 2000.

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letterwinner at Fort Cobb-Broxton High School under head coach Harold Davis ... Played three positions (shortstop, centerfield and catcher) ... Member of the Daily Oklahoman Super 12 Team ... Coaches' All-State pick ... Region 6 High School All-American ... Hit .598 with 10 home runs his senior year ... Was also an All-State honorable mention selection in basketball.

PERSONAL: Full name is Reggie Gene Willits ... Born on May 30, 1981, in Chickasha, Okla. .... Parents are Gene and Judy Willits ... Older sister, Wendi, was a member of the University of Arkansas women's basketball team and now plays for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks ... Wife's name is Amber ... Majoring in management information systems.