Oklahoma State University Athletics
Cowboy Baseball Announces Fall Signees
November 21, 2001 | Cowboy Baseball
Nov. 21, 2001
STILLWATER, Okla. (OSU Athletics
The student-athletes signed will be eligible to play for the Cowboys during the 2002-03 season.
Head coach Tom Holliday along with assistants Robbie Wine and Josh Holliday were pleased with the recruits they were able to get during the early signing period.
"We used the early period to address our immediate concerns for next season,2 said Coach Tom Holliday. "Our 2001-02 club has 15 juniors with draft potential and add to that nine seniors, we could possibly lose 24 players from this year1s team. We went after power bats and power arms with an emphasis on velocity and homerun potential."
Four of the newcomers are from the state of Oklahoma and include right handed pitcher Dustin Bernard (Moore HS/Moore, Okla.), lefthanded hurler Adam Dye (Cowley County JC/ Broken Arrow, Okla.), outfielder/lefthanded pitcher Brett McDonald (Yukon HS/ Yukon, Okla.) and righthanded pitcher Brandon Weeden (Edmond-Santa Fe HS/ Edmond, Okla.).
"Our young prospects are ready to contribute and are good students who we can build around. This is a very deep class that spans the entire country and we were able to get some of our concern areas signed early. As always, the amateur baseball draft in June can have a definite impact on our signees and alter what we have coming in next August."
The following is the list of signees with comments from the coaches in italics:
| Name | Position | Hometown/School |
| Dustin Barnard | RHP | Moore, Okla./Moore HS |
| (Hard thrower, 90-91 mph ... potential starter ... prospect that will be drafted) | ||
| Lonnie Coleman | OF | Richmond, Calif./Skyline JC |
| (Power hitter ... good all-around athlete ... untapped potential) | ||
| Thomas Cowley | LHP | Fenton, Mo./St. John Bianney HS |
| (Young power pitcher ... a sleeper signee with unlimited potential) | ||
| David Davidson | LHP | Thorold, Ontario, Canada/ Dennis Morris Catholic |
| (Hard thrower with an outstanding breaking ball ... he has starter potential ... should be drafted) | ||
| Adam Dye | LHP | Broken Arrow, Okla./Cowley County JC |
| (Crafty lefty ... probably come in as a reliever ... could serve in an important role on our staff) | ||
| Chris Gutierrez | SS | Orlando, Fla./William R. Boone HS |
| (He is ready to play right now ... fresh prospect with great awareness) | ||
| Scott Kirby | OF | San Mateo, Calif./San Mateo JC |
| (Power hitter with tools to play rightfield ... ready to play immediately ... probably will be drafted) | ||
| Brett McDonald | OF/LHP | Yukon, Okla./Yukon HS |
| (He can play centerfield right now ... he will be a good outfielder with speed ... can pitch as well) | ||
| William Nutt | SS/3B | Prospect, Ky./Louisville-Trinity HS |
| (He is a prospect with future potential at short or third ... has a good bat) | ||
| Jeff Tuttle | OF | Orange, Calif./Cypress JC |
| (He is a power hitter who is ready to play in either left or right ... has draft potential) | ||
| Brandon Weeden | RHP | Edmond, Okla./Edmond Santa Fe HS |
| (Power arm who will contribute early ... a great athlete who also swings the bat ... solid draft potential) | ||
