Baseball Begins Fall Practices

Sooners return seven starters from 2008 club

Aaron Baker and Coach Golloway

Sept. 4, 2008

NORMAN, Okla. -- The University of Oklahoma baseball team reported for the first team practice of the fall semester on Thursday, Sept. 4.

The Sooners return seven position starters and 18 letterwinners overall from the 2008 team that advanced to the Tempe Regional Finals before falling to then-No. 4 Arizona State. Among those starters are Aaron Baker, Matt Harughty, Bryant Hernandez, Casey Johnson, Jamie Johnson, Tyson Seng and J.T. Wise.

OU also returns the core of its pitching staff with Chase Anderson, C.J. Blue, Andrew Doyle, Ryan Duke, Jeremy Erben, Antwonie Hubbard, Stephen Porlier, Garrett Richards, Michael Rocha and Tyson Seng.

The returners will be joined by a group of 14 newcomers competing for playing time. A brief bio of each newcomer is listed below. Stay tuned to SoonerSports.com for more detailed information on each new Sooner in the coming weeks, including photos, video and comments from head coach Sunny Golloway.

"We are excited to finally get started with this group," said Golloway. "Unlike last season, we return a majority of starters that should help lead a talented group of newcomers."

The Sooners will hold their first intrasquad scrimmage on Friday, Sept. 5 at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The practice is open to the public and is set to begin at 2:30 p.m.

Name, Pos.	Class	B/T	Ht, Wt	Hometown	Prev School
Caleb Bushyhead, INF	Fr.	L/R	5-11, 170	Mannford, Okla.	Mannford H.S.
Jason Chowning, RHP	Jr.	R/R	6-4, 170	Louisville, Ky.	Texarkana J.C.
Christopher, Ellison, OF	Fr.	R/L	6-1, 185	Norman, Okla.	Norman North
Kaleb Herren Jr., OF/RHP	Jr.	R/R	6-3, 205	Midwest City, Okla.	N.C. Texas College
Ross Hubbard, C/INF	Jr.	L/R	6-4, 225	Denton, Texas	Navarro J.C.
Jordan Imhoff, OF	Fr.	R/L	5-10, 180	Arlington, Texas	Martin H.S.
Tyler Ogle, C	Fr.	R/R	5-10, 175	San Antonio, Texas	Canyon H.S.
J.B. Robinson, LHP	Jr.	L/L	5-10, 180	Burnaby, British Columbia	New Mexico J.C.
Levi Rhoades, RHP	Jr.	R/R	6-3, 210	Sentinel, Okla.	Western J.C.
Cameron Seitzer, INF	Fr.	L/R	6-4, 205	Overland Park, Kan.	Blue Valley West
Jarrett Semler, RHP	Jr.	R/R	6-2, 205	Glendora, Calif.	Cypress J.C.
Rhett Welsh, C	Jr.	L/R	5-10, 195	Arvada, Colo.	Northeastern J.C.
Michael Whitney, RHP	So.	R/R	6-2, 195	Cypress, Texas	Navarro J.C.
Kennedy Winn, LHP/OF	Fr.	L/L	6-0, 195	Chickasha, Okla.	Chickasha H.S.

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