SWO Baseball signs 22 players

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2008

Contact: Justin Tinder, SWOSU Sports Information Director, 580-774-7162

WEATHERFORD – Southwestern Oklahoma State University baseball coach Scott Selby has announced the signing of 22 players that are expected to significantly bolster the 2009 roster. That number is expected to grow even more with the addition of recruited walk-ons that have agreed to tryout for the team once the school year begins.

“We targeted kids that come from winning programs and those who approach the game hungry,” Selby said. “We are going to turn win here and this is the group that is going to help start it.”

Selby said another focus of the recruiting effort was to improve the overall athleticism of the team and to have more depth at each position.

“We need to have more guys competing for a spot in the lineup. It’s not good to have a player at a position without a challenge.” Selby said. “Every spot on our team will be up for grabs. No one will be handed anything.”

The list of the signees are as follows

P Quilan de Windt Fr. Willemstad, Curacao
P Aldemar Beltrien Fr. Santa Cruz, Aruba
P Andrew Smith Fr. Rowlett, Texas
P Kevin Hyde Jr. Oklahoma City (Rose State)
P Caleb McCool Jr. Aubrey, Texas (Navaro JC)
P Michael Stoltz Jr. Midwest City (Rose State)
P Drake Accord Fr. Sachse, Texas
P Bryce Clifton Fr. Vernon, Texas
P Jackson Salzman Jr. Bel Air, Kan. (Dodge City JC)
P Chris Pinion Jr. Bethany (Butler JC)
C Joel Bellot Fr. St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
C Jon-Andrew Martin Jr. Krebs (Murray State)
1B Travis Rose Jr. N. Richland Hills, TX (Vernon JC)
1B Humberto Osorio Fr. Caguas, Puerto Rico
2B Tyler Powell Jr. Oklahoma City (Rose State)
3B Ricky Kirby Jr. Yukon
SS Alex Pagen Jr. San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico (Southern Nazarene)
OF Blake Mounce Jr. Tuttle (Eastern JC)
OF Morgan Marr Jr. Oklahoma City (Rose State)
OF Taylor Wilcox Fr. Mesquite, Texas (Poteet HS)
OF Jonathan Moser Jr. Wichita, Kan. (Friends University)
OF Andrew Johnson Fr. Rowlett, Texas