SOONERS IN THE PROS THE PROGRAM
61 SOONERS DRAFTED UNDER GOLLOWAY
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During Sunny Golloway’s 15 years as a coach, he has helped produce 76 drafted players, including 61 while serving as an assistant or head coach at Oklahoma.
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The OU baseball program has a long standing reputation of producing top talent for the professional level and, with 36 players selected in the last six years, the tradition continues. Nine Sooners were selected in the 2009 MLB Draft, including Garrett Richards (above), who was taken in the first round by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Richards is the second first round selection in the last three years at OU (Jackson Williams - 2007) and the 17th in program history.
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Garrett Richards is the last Sooner to be selected in the first round of MLB’s Amateur Draft in 2009. Richards is the third OU first rounder in the last six years (Jackson Williams - 2007, David Purcey - 2004).
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Number of draftees since Sunny Golloway’s return to Oklahoma in 2004. In the six previous seasons, 31 Sooners were selected in the draft.
10
Ten former Sooners were on Major League rosters in 2009, including the debuts of Chris Jakubauskas (Seattle) and Daniel McCutchen (Pittsburgh).
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Nine Sooners were drafted in 2009 for the second time in the same season under Sunny Golloway, marking the second best total in OU history (10 in 1998). The nine selections led the Big 12 in 2009.
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Eight current players on the 2009 OU roster have been drafted in their careers, including four of this year’s newcomers.
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Former Sooner John Russell (1980-1982) completed his second year as the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2009. Russell was hired after successful coaching stints in MLB and the minor leagues.
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Player Garrett Richards Andrew Doyle J.T. Wise Jamie Johnson Chase Anderson Bryant Hernandez Aaron Baker Antwonie Hubbard Matt Harughty Mike Gosse Jackson Williams Joe Dunigan Heath Taylor Stephen Porlier Aaron Reza Brad Burns Ryan Rohlinger Daniel McCutchen Russell Raley Kody Kaiser William Savage John Brownell Chuckie Caufield Kevin Smith Ryan Mottern Garrett Patterson Daniel McCutchen Ryan Rohlinger Tyler Gooch David Purcey Jarod McAuliff Mark Roberts Ole Sheldon Casey Brown Mike Swindell Daniel McCutchen Mark Redman Russ Ortiz Ryan Minor Damon Minor Rich Hills Steve Connelly Tim Walton Toby Wilmot Jerry Whittaker Bucky Buckles Kevin Lovingier Ricky Gutierrez Chip Glass Rich Hills Greg Norton Drew Christmon Tim Cossins Ricky Gutierrez Byron Mathews Clifton Foster Jason Evans Brian Eldridge Casey Mendenhall Zak Krislock Tim Cossins
Position RHP RHP C OF RHP SS 1B RHP 2B 2B/DH C OF LHP RHP INF RHP INF RHP INF OF RHP RHP OF INF RHP/OF LHP RHP INF RHP LHP RHP RHP INF RHP RHP RHP LHP RHP INF INF INF RHP RHP RHP OF RHP RHP INF OF INF INF OF C INF OF RHP INF INF RHP RHP C
Year 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 2004 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1995 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1994 1993 1993 1993 1993 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992 1992
Round Team 1st LAA Angels 4th Texas Rangers 5th Los Angeles Dodgers 7th Detroit Tigers 9th Arizona Diamondbacks 9th Los Angeles Dodgers 11th Pittsburgh Pirates 26th Cleveland Indians 26th Chicago White Sox 23rd Detroit Tigers 1st San Francisco Giants 5th Seattle Mariners 10th Cleveland Indians 21st Oakland Athletics 21st Boston Red Sox 26th New York Mets 6th San Francisco Giants 13th New York Yankees 21st New York Yankees 26th Los Angeles Dodgers 26th Philadelphia Phillies 27th Philadelphia Phillies 39th Milwaukee Brewers 39th New York Yankees 49th Cleveland Indians 7th New York Yankees 12th St. Louis Cardinals 21st St. Louis Cardinals 50th Philadelphia Phillies 1st Toronto Blue Jays 7th Oakland Athletics 8th Texas Rangers 14th Houston Astros 27th Houston Astros 29th New York Mets 29th Tampa Bay Rays 1st Minnesota Twins 4th San Francisco Giants 7th New York Mets 19th New York Mets 20th San Diego Padres 24th Oakland Athletics 25th Philadelphia Phillies 45th Minnesota Twins 2nd Chicago White Sox 7th Texas Rangers 25th St. Louis Cardinals 28th Cleveland Indians 37th Cleveland Indians 48th Atlanta Braves 2nd Chicago White Sox 8th Detroit Tigers 16th Texas Rangers 22nd Milwaukee Brewers 3rd Chicago White Sox 6th Oakland Athletics 12th Chicago White Sox 13th Oakland Athletics 17th Detroit Tigers 23rd Houston Astros 45th Pittsburgh Pirates
* 24 players from Oral Roberts were drafted during Golloway’s tenure (1996-2003).