Has OU announced its fall signees?

[NMSooner'80]

I read somewhere that OU signed some good kids, but there's nothing "official" on the OU site yet.

[Gaius_Longinus]

http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/111710aaa.html

NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma baseball head coach Sunny Golloway announced the signing of 14 student athletes as part of the 2012 signing class on Wednesday. The recruits signed National Letters of Intent in the early signing period and are set to join the Sooners next fall.

Overall, 12 of the 14 recruits are rated by Perfect Game Crosschecker as prospects for the 2011 MLB Draft. Four of the signees have already been selected in the draft, including three last season.

"We are very excited about this recruiting class," said Golloway. "Just like others in recent years, we feel like it's a strong class that can help us immediately. The coaching staff did another great job in landing a group of players that is full of character and talent that will continue our Sooner baseball tradition."

The OU coaching staff inked seven high school players, including four Oklahoma products, and seven players from the junior college ranks. The Sooners concentrated on adding players to bolster the pitching staff while also landing two infielders, two outfielders and a catcher.

The Sooners signed three of the state of Oklahoma's top 11 players, including the No. 3 and No. 5 prep stars in Mason Hope (RHP - Broken Arrow H.S.) and Adrian Houser (RHP - Locust Grove H.S.), respectively. Joining Hope and Houser from the Sooner state is Clayton Blackburn, a right-handed pitcher from Edmond Sante Fe H.S. and the No. 11 ranked player, and Brian Brightwell, an infielder/outfielder from Putnam City H.S.

Three prep players south of the Red River will join the Sooners with Hunter Lockwood (catcher - Lawrence Dale Bell H.S.), Jacob Rhame (RHP - Denton Guyer H.S.) and Ty Washington (SS- Plano East H.S.).

The Sooners' junior college recruits include a trio of players from perennial power Howard College in Tony Calhoun (RHP/INF), Damien Magnifico (RHP) and Nick Sawyer (RHP). Most recently Zach Neal, a former Howard pitcher, helped lead OU to the 2010 College World Series and was drafted by the Florida Marlins in June. Juniors Burch Smith and Tanner Toal, two former Hawks, signed with the Sooners last fall and are set to make their OU debuts this season.

Rounding out the list of junior college transfers are Garrett Carey (INF - McClennan College), Nick Lee (OF/LHP - Weatherford College), Austin O'Donnell (RHP - N.E. Texas C.C.) and Steven Okert (LHP - Grayson County College).

View brief bios below to learn more about each OU recruit listed in alphabetical order:

Clayton Blackburn
RHP | 6-2 | 210
Edmond, Okla. (Edmond Santa Fe H.S.)

• Coached by Lonnie Cobble at Edmond Sante Fe H.S.
• Played summer baseball for Santa Fe, coached by Andrew McGuire.
• Posted an 8- 1 record with a 2.12 era in 2010 ... Also had 103 strikeouts in 63 2/3 innings.
• Projected low round draft by Perfect Game.
• No. 11 ranked player in the state of Oklahoma.
• Played in the Area Code Games (White Sox).


Brian Brightwell
OF/1B | L/L | 6-0 |185
Oklahoma City, Okla. (Putnam City H.S.)

• Coached by Jim Drummond at Putnam City H.S.
• Played summer ball with the DBAT Mustangs, coached by Sam Carpenter.
• Hit .389 at Putnam City last year with two homers, 22 RBI and 14 stolen bases in 20 games.


Tony Calhoun
RHP/ INF | R/R | 6-1 | 180
Temecula, Calif. (Howard College)

• Coached by Britt Smith & Jay Bob Thomas at Howard College.
• Hit .356 in 2010 at Howard with 17 doubles, nine homers, 57 runs, 56 RBI and 19 stolen bases.
• Projected by Perfect Game as a mid-round pick (rounds 11- 25).


Garrett Carey
SS | R/R | 6-2 | 210
Hutto, Texas (McClennan C.C.)

• Coached by Pete Mexia & Chris Clemons at McClennan C.C.
• Batted .439 with 14 doubles, four homers, 45 runs and 66 RBI.
• First team all-conference and all-region at McClennan
• Projected by Perfect Game as a mid-round pick (rounds 11- 25).
• Hit .446 with 44 RBIs as a senior at Hutto H.S.


Mason Hope
RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 185
Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow H.S.)

• Coached by Shannon Dobson at Broken Arrow H.S.
• Was 9-2 with a save in 2010 ... Also had 1.31 ERA with 97 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched.
• Projected by Perfect Game as a high-round pick (rounds 4-10).
• No. 3 Ranked player in the state of Oklahoma.
• No. 107 in the country for class of 2011 - Perfect Game.
• Ranked No. 46 in the country for class of 2011 - Baseball America.
• Area Code Games participant (White Sox).


Adrian Houser
RHP | R/R | 6-3 | 200
Locust Grove, Okla. (Locust Grove H.S.)

• Coached by Mike Houser at Locust Grove H.S.
• Played summer ball with the Dallas Yankees, coached by Tom Bloodworth.
• In 2010, registered 93 strikeouts in 53 innings ... Had a 0.79 ERA and hit .452 with eight homers.
• Projected by Perfect Game as a high-round pick (rounds 4-10).
• No. 5 Ranked player in the state of Oklahoma.
• No. 145 in the country for the class of 2011 - Perfect Game.
• Played in 2010 Under Armour All American Game.


Nick Lee
LHP/ OF | L/L | 6-0 | 190
San Antonio, Texas (Weatherford College)

• Coached by; Jeff Lightfoot, Flint Wallace and Joe Neumann at Weatherford College.
• Finished 2010 with 3- 3 record and 2.78 ERA ... Hit .333 with seven doubles, five homers, 44 runs, 11 stolen bases and 53 RBI.
• Named first team all-conference.
• 2010 Draft pick by the Washington Nationals (38th Round).
• Projected by Perfect Game as a mid-round pick (rounds 11- 25).


Hunter Lockwood
C | R/R | 5-11 | 189
Bedford, Texas (Lawrence Dale Bell H.S.)

• Coached by Paul Gibson at L.D. Bell H.S.
• Played summer ball for the Texas Stix, coached by Nick Heitz.
• Hit .505 with eight home runs in junior season.
• Named 2010 second team All-State and first team all- district and all-area.
• Projected by Perfect Game as a mid-round pick (rounds 4-10).
• No. 49 Ranked player in the state of Texas.


Damien Magnifico
RHP | R/R | 6-1 | 190
Mesquite, Texas (Howard College)

• Redshirted at Howard in 2010 under coaches Britt Smith and Jay Bob Thomas.
• 2009 MLB Draft pick by the New York Mets (fifth round).
• 2011 projected elite round pick (First - third round) by Perfect Game.


Austin O'Donnell
RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 210
Magnolia, Ark. (Northeast Texas C.C.)

• Coached by Chris Smith and Brett Bognar at N.E. Texas C.C.
• Named second team All-American at Howard and first team all-conference.
• Finished 2010 with a 11- 1 record with one save.
• Posted a 1.66 ERA with 89 strikeouts (38 walks) in 81.1 innings.


Steven Okert
LHP | L/L | 6-3 | 215
Rowlett, Texas | Grayson County College

• Coached by Dusty Hart and R.D. Spiehs at Grayson C.C.
• 2010 MLB Draft pick by the Milwaukee Brewers (43rd round).
• Projected by Perfect Game as a low-round pick (rounds 11- 25).


Jacob Rhame
RHP | R/R | 6-0 | 190
Corinth, Texas (Denton Guyer H.S.)

• Coached by Johnny Kinzy at Denton Guyer H.S.
• Played summer ball for Frozen Ropes, coached by Danny Florence.
• In 2010, posted 5- 3 record with a 2.42 ERA ... Struck out 101 batters in 63.2 innings.
• Projected by Perfect Game as a mid-round pick (rounds 11- 25).
• No. 35 ranked player in the state of Texas
• Area Code Games (Texas Rangers)


Nick Sawyer
RHP | R/R | Fr. | 5-10 | 180
Carrollton, Texas (Howard College)

• Coached by Britt Smith & Jay Bob Thomas at Howard College
• 2010 MLB Draft pick of the Cincinnati Reds (37th Round)
• Was 3- 3 with a 3.96 ERA in 2010 ... 66 strikeouts in 35.1 innings
• Projected by Perfect Game as a 2011 mid-round pick (rounds 11- 25)


Ty Washington
INF | R/R | 5-10 | 165
Richardson, Texas (Plano East H.S.)

• Coached by Travis Collins at Plano East H.S.
• Played summer ball most recently with the Dallas
Panthers, coached by Omar Washington & Cecil Espy
• Projected by Perfect Game as a 2011 high-round pick (rounds 4-10)
• No. 12 Ranked player in the state of Texas
• Ranked No. 108 in the country for the class of 2011 by Perfect Game

[Gaius_Longinus]

Fixed your title

[bcolston15]

We definitely cashed in our CWS appearance, this is a highly touted class. Magnifico (great name) is the best Juco in Texas and we signed, or will sign, (Bradley) 3 of the top 5 players in Oklahoma.

And I have heard great things about the SS from Richardson. Apparently he has speed to burn and lots of range in the field.

On another note, Drew Verhagen signed with Vanderbilt.

[rysooner]

Now, as always, we just wonder if we can get them on campus.

[hvhurricane]

We have always signed good pitchers. It is great to see that we are signing such highly thought of position players. We used to get one or two a class. Now we are getting six or seven.

[StatGeek]

looks promising

[hvhurricane]

Since I can't start a new thread:

Did we scrimmage any D1 teams during the Fall?