High School:
Left-handed hitting catcher
considered one of the top prep hitters in Oklahoma ... originally signed last
fall with Arkansas but was released from his scholarship in July ... helped lead
the Rams to a No. 1 national ranking (USA Today) during the 2006 regular season
by batting .355-7-44 with 11 doubles, despite playing most of the season with a shoulder injury ... Owasso lost in the 6A state title game and ended the year
ranked No. 13 ... selected first-team all-Frontier Valley Conference and earned
Tulsa World All Metro 2nd-team honors as a senior ... had a pair of doubles for
the Large East squad in the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-State game in July
at ORU's J.L. Johnson Stadium ... hit .363-6-36 as a junior as Owasso finished as
state runner-up ... also excelled in football as a quarterback, earning All-State
honors.
Personal:
Full name is Joe Connor Patterson
... son of Bill and Marilya Patterson ... choose ORU over Arkansas and others ... Undecided major ... born August 26, 1988.
