Class: Freshman Position: OF Height: 6-1 Weight: 173 Bats/Throws: R/L Hometown: Norman, Okla. High School: Norman North High School
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NORMAN, Okla. — Freshman outfielder Chris Ellison is highlighted in the fourth installment of SoonerSports.com’s Baseball Newcomer Spotlights.
In preparation for the 2009 season, Soonersports.com will help fans get to know the new faces around the diamond at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Ellison is one of five players from the 2009 recruiting class that hails from the state of Oklahoma. The speedy outfielder lettered four years at Norman North High School before signing with the Sooners.
Throughout the rest of the semester, SoonerSports.com will feature one of the Sooners’ 15 newcomers that will join a group of 18 letterwinners from the 2008 team that advanced to the Tempe Regional Finals before falling to then-No. 4 Arizona State.
Each spotlight will include an updated bio, Q&A session and videos of each player in action from the Red/White Series and a scouting report from OU Head Coach Sunny Golloway.
Ellison was named a Rawlings Preseason All-American prior to his senior season. In 2008, Ellison hit .432 with four homers en route to earning all-state honors.
The Sooner also pitched for the Timberwolves but will focus on roaming the outfield for OU in the spring. Ellison played primarily in centerfield during the Red/White Series in the fall and is expected to compete for time alongside Casey Johnson and Jamie Johnson in 2009.
Click the links to the right to watch footage of Ellison playing in the R/W Series and listen to Coach Golloway as he breaks down the recruitment of Ellison, his progress throughout the fall, and his possible role in 2009.
Q&A with ELLISON
Read below to learn more about Chris Ellison off the field.
Q: What is your favorite OU tradition?
A: Winning
Q: If you could list three words that describe you, what would they be?
A: Competitive, swagger and respectful
Q: Why did you choose OU?
A: It is my home
Q: What’s one memory that stands out from your childhood?
A: Playing baseball in our front yard
Q: What was your favorite baseball team when you were younger? Now?
A: Seattle Mariners. Los Angeles Dodgers
Q: Who is your favorite non-baseball athlete?
A: Adrian Peterson
Q: What is the best piece of advice that a coach gave you?
A: Never give up, anything can happen
Q: Do you have a nickname? If so, what is it and what is the reasoning behind it?
A: Yes, Elli. It’s just a shortened version of my last name.
Q: Is there a person that you pattern your game after?
A: Yes. Torri Hunter
Q: In the movie of your life, who plays you?
A: Jim Carrey
Q: Who is the most famous person you have ever met?
A: Yogi Berra
Q: What is your favorite thing to do in Norman?
A: Eat at Pizza Shuttle
Q: What is your dream job?
A: To play professional baseball
Q: What are your plans after college?
A: Play ball as long as I can and then coach
VIDEO: COACH GOLLOWAY ON ELLISON
Video Golloway on keeping Ellison in Norman
Video OU’s head coach talks about Ellison’s role in the spring
Video Golloway discusses the freshman’s progress
