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NORMAN — University of Oklahoma head baseball coach Skip Johnson announced the signing of 12 high school seniors and two junior college transfers on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period.
The new class of Sooners for the fall of 2023 is comprised of seven pitchers (Noah Bentley, Kasey Crawford, Jacob Gholston, Parker Hutyra, Kannon Kemp, Colby Langford and Ty Zahradnik), five infielders (Isaiah Lane, Tarris Murray, David Sorg, Jason Walk and Jaxon Willits) and four outfielders (Murray, Walk, Dakota Howard and Barrett Riebock)
“We have an identity on offense and an identity on the mound, and we recruited to that identity,” Johnson said. “The athletes in this class have the physical and mental skill set to play all over the diamond, and the pitchers have big arms with a lot of upside. Our staff, led by recruiting coordinator Clay Overcash and associate head coach Reggie Willits, did an outstanding job of putting together this class of players.”
Of the 14 members of the early signing class, eight are ranked among the top 55 prospects in their respective states (six among the top 25) and all 12 high school athletes are rated among the top 500 players in the nation (three among the top 300), according to Perfect Game.
Two of the Sooners’ signees are from Oklahoma while eight come from Texas. The four others hail from Arkansas, California, Georgia and Kansas. Click here for complete information about OU’s 2023 signees.
Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/School
Noah Bentley RHP/UTL 6-2/190 Celina, Texas/Celina HS
Kasey Crawford RHP 6-4/195 Olathe, Kan./Olathe West HS
Jacob Gholston RHP 6-6/202 Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS
Dakota Howard OF 5-11/173 Van Alstyne, Texas/Van Alstyne HS
Parker Hutyra RHP 6-3/195 North Richland Hills, Texas/Birdville HS
Kannon Kemp RHP 6-6/225 Weatherford, Texas/Weatherford HS
Isaiah Lane IF 6-1/170 Chula Vista, Calif./Eastlake HS
Colby Langford LHP 6-1/162 Blanchard, Okla./Murray State College (Okla.)
Tarris Murray OF/1B 6-2/195 Plano, Texas/Prestonwood Christian Academy
Barrett Riebock OF 6-2/195 Rockwall, Texas/Paris Junior College
David Sorg IF 6-6/240 Fort Smith Ark./Southside HS
Jason Walk IF/OF 5-10/160 Acworth, Ga./Harrison HS
Jaxon Willits IF 6-0/190 Fort Cobb, Okla./Fort Cobb-Broxton HS
Ty Zahradnik LHP 6-7/220 Keller, Texas/Keller HS
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NORMAN — University of Oklahoma head baseball coach Skip Johnson announced the signing of 12 high school seniors and two junior college transfers on Wednesday, the first day of the national signing period.
The new class of Sooners for the fall of 2023 is comprised of seven pitchers (Noah Bentley, Kasey Crawford, Jacob Gholston, Parker Hutyra, Kannon Kemp, Colby Langford and Ty Zahradnik), five infielders (Isaiah Lane, Tarris Murray, David Sorg, Jason Walk and Jaxon Willits) and four outfielders (Murray, Walk, Dakota Howard and Barrett Riebock)
“We have an identity on offense and an identity on the mound, and we recruited to that identity,” Johnson said. “The athletes in this class have the physical and mental skill set to play all over the diamond, and the pitchers have big arms with a lot of upside. Our staff, led by recruiting coordinator Clay Overcash and associate head coach Reggie Willits, did an outstanding job of putting together this class of players.”
Of the 14 members of the early signing class, eight are ranked among the top 55 prospects in their respective states (six among the top 25) and all 12 high school athletes are rated among the top 500 players in the nation (three among the top 300), according to Perfect Game.
Two of the Sooners’ signees are from Oklahoma while eight come from Texas. The four others hail from Arkansas, California, Georgia and Kansas. Click here for complete information about OU’s 2023 signees.
Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Hometown/School
Noah Bentley RHP/UTL 6-2/190 Celina, Texas/Celina HS
Kasey Crawford RHP 6-4/195 Olathe, Kan./Olathe West HS
Jacob Gholston RHP 6-6/202 Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound HS
Dakota Howard OF 5-11/173 Van Alstyne, Texas/Van Alstyne HS
Parker Hutyra RHP 6-3/195 North Richland Hills, Texas/Birdville HS
Kannon Kemp RHP 6-6/225 Weatherford, Texas/Weatherford HS
Isaiah Lane IF 6-1/170 Chula Vista, Calif./Eastlake HS
Colby Langford LHP 6-1/162 Blanchard, Okla./Murray State College (Okla.)
Tarris Murray OF/1B 6-2/195 Plano, Texas/Prestonwood Christian Academy
Barrett Riebock OF 6-2/195 Rockwall, Texas/Paris Junior College
David Sorg IF 6-6/240 Fort Smith Ark./Southside HS
Jason Walk IF/OF 5-10/160 Acworth, Ga./Harrison HS
Jaxon Willits IF 6-0/190 Fort Cobb, Okla./Fort Cobb-Broxton HS
Ty Zahradnik LHP 6-7/220 Keller, Texas/Keller HS
