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Steve Ptak Bio
February 01, 2008 | Cowboy Baseball
2007: Played in 34 games, including 17 starts ... was efficient both hitting (20 hits) and scoring runs (14), despite only 78 plate appearances ... opened the season by going 3-for-8 in two games against Cal State Northridge ... one week later went 2-for-4 with three runs scored in a 10-1 victory over Nichols State (2/3) ... collected three hits against Arkansas State (4/11) ... was 3-for-6 with two runs scored in a doubleheader against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4/18) ... pinch-ran and scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to secure the Cowboys' sweep of Oklahoma ... was 2-for-4 with a triple in the Missouri finale (5/20) ... collected two hits in six plate appearances during the NCAA Fayetteville Regional.
2006: Played in 29 games with 10 starts ... had a season high two hits twice (3/7 vs. UALR, 4/8 at Baylor).
2005: Started 36 games ... hit .375 (3-for-8) in Texas Tech series ... also hit a home run and drove in three runs ... set career highs in hits (two) and RBIs (three) against Texas Tech (4/10) ... went 2-for-2 and tied a career high with three runs scored against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4/5) ... was also walked three times setting a career high ... went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a double against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/30) ... hit .364 (4-for-11) in Binghamton series ... scored three runs and drove in three more in the series ... went 1-for-2 against Tennessee (2/13) with three RBIs.
2003-04: Sat out the spring after transferring from Arkansas in the fall of 2003 ... played for the Graham Roughnecks of the Texas Collegiate Baseball League over the summer.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a first team All-State selection as a senior at Tulsa Union High School ... was also named all-metro and was the team captain as a pitcher/outfielder ... hit .430 with eight homers and 22 stolen bases in 2003 ... was a first-team all-state selecton as a defensive back in footballl ... earned four letters in football as well as three letters in baseball.
PERSONAL: A sociology major ... son of Ed Ptak and Kathy Stubenhofer ... born on Sept. 30, 1984 ... has one sister, Saundra ... hobbies include wakeboarding ... favorite movie is Bad Boys II ... favorite athlete is Nathan Peterson ... dream job is anything close to the beach ... favorite musician is Bob Marley ... chose Oklahoma State because it was close to home and his family could see him play.
2006: Played in 29 games with 10 starts ... had a season high two hits twice (3/7 vs. UALR, 4/8 at Baylor).
2005: Started 36 games ... hit .375 (3-for-8) in Texas Tech series ... also hit a home run and drove in three runs ... set career highs in hits (two) and RBIs (three) against Texas Tech (4/10) ... went 2-for-2 and tied a career high with three runs scored against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (4/5) ... was also walked three times setting a career high ... went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a double against Arkansas-Little Rock (2/30) ... hit .364 (4-for-11) in Binghamton series ... scored three runs and drove in three more in the series ... went 1-for-2 against Tennessee (2/13) with three RBIs.
2003-04: Sat out the spring after transferring from Arkansas in the fall of 2003 ... played for the Graham Roughnecks of the Texas Collegiate Baseball League over the summer.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a first team All-State selection as a senior at Tulsa Union High School ... was also named all-metro and was the team captain as a pitcher/outfielder ... hit .430 with eight homers and 22 stolen bases in 2003 ... was a first-team all-state selecton as a defensive back in footballl ... earned four letters in football as well as three letters in baseball.
PERSONAL: A sociology major ... son of Ed Ptak and Kathy Stubenhofer ... born on Sept. 30, 1984 ... has one sister, Saundra ... hobbies include wakeboarding ... favorite movie is Bad Boys II ... favorite athlete is Nathan Peterson ... dream job is anything close to the beach ... favorite musician is Bob Marley ... chose Oklahoma State because it was close to home and his family could see him play.
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