Oklahoma State University Athletics
Jose Virgil Bio
April 19, 2003 | Cowboy Baseball
Virgil, the most experienced outfielder, will start in center or leftfield and should be the top switch-hitter in the lineup.
2002: Batted .283 with six homers and 40 RBIs in 52 games ... started 49 games before suffering a season ending ankle injury against Oklahoma on 5/16 ... successful on 14-of-15 base stealing attempts ... had 14 multiple hit games and nine multiple RBI games ... was 6-for-7 with the bases loaded ... went 3-5 in a mid-week series against San Francisco ... was 2-2 with three runs batted in against Memphis (3/26) ... went 2-4 with a homerun and four RBI’s against Centenary on (4/17) ... had five RBI’s against Southern on (5/13) ... was named an honorable-mention All-Big 12 performer.
2001: Batted .301 with 14 doubles and 62 RBI in 61 games ... had the second-longest hitting streak of the season at 13 games ... had 21 multi-hit games ... was 5-for-13 in the Texas A&M series ... went 7-for-12 in three games against K-State ... was 6-for-12 with 10 RBI in a four-game stretch against SE Missouri and Princeton ... made the Caballero Classic All-Tournament Team after collecting seven hits in 11 at-bats; also scored seven times and drove in a pair of runs ... went 5-for-6 with three runs scored and two RBI against UC Riverside (2/4) ... scored four times against San Diego State (2/3) ... went 2-for-5 with two RBI against Miami (2/11) ... homered in OSU’s win over Washington State (2/18) and drove in three runs.
2000: Division II Junior College All-American in lone season at Phoenix College in Phoenix, Ariz. ... batted .435 with nine homers en route to all-conference and all-region plaudits ... also considered Arizona State.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a three-year letterwinner at Mountain Ridge High ... versatile athlete who played in the infield, outfield and behind the plate ... was a two-time all-state selection on the diamond ... also lettered three-years in football as a strong safety/linebacker ... was a first-team all-state selection as a senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Ozzie and Leigh Virgil ... both his father and grandfather played in the major leagues ... grandfather, Ozzie, was the first player to play in the major leagues from the Dominican Republic ... played for six teams in nine years in the majors and posted a career batting average of .231 with 14 homers and 73 RBIs ... father, Ozzie Jr., played for 11 seasons in the majors (1980-1990) and played on the 1983 National League Champion Philadelphia Phillies ... father posted a .243 career batting average with 98 homers and 307 RBIs ... José was born March 28, 1981 ... dream job is to be a professional athlete ... chose Oklahoma State because of its great baseball program.
