About Welborn
Exciting player being moved into the leadoff spot in the batting order ...
excellent runner one half of the Mid-Con's top speed duo along with Matt
VanDerBosch ... has the "green light" ... will start in left field ... good arm
... has greatly improved his pitch selection ... excellent opposite field hitter
... fiery leader ... offensive catalyst.
2003 Highlights
Led the Mid-Con with 28 stolen bases, earning second-team all-conference
honors ... drove in a run and stole two bases in Mid-Con Tourney opener against
Valparaiso (5/22) ... broke out of slump with 2-for-4 effort at Wichita State
(5/13), including an RBI triple ... continued to swing the bat well, going
4-for-10 Western Illinois series (5/17-18) ... 2-for-3 with three runs scored in
7-2 win over Southern Utah ... enjoyed season's finest performance in game three
at Valparaiso ... went 4-for-4 with an inside-the-park home run and three runs
scored in 8-6 win ... was 2-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base against No. 24
Arkansas ... enjoyed standout game in ORU's home win over Wichita State ... went
2-for-5 with two runs and two RBI at the plate, while also swiping three bases
... 4-for-4 against Northeastern (3/29) ... 2-for-3 with three runs and three
stolen bases against Kent State (3/23) ... 3-for-4, three RBI at San Diego State
... was 2-for-3 with three RBI next day against St. Mary's, helping earn Mid-Con
Player of the Week honors.
At Seminole State
Key member of Seminole State's nationally ranked team in 2002 ... batted. 357
with three home runs and 24 RBI ...also stole 43 bases and was caught just four
times ... Seminole finished the 2002 campaign 46-14 and ranked 18th in the NJCAA
Division I poll.
At Oklahoma
Played his freshman season at the University of Oklahoma ... played in 25
games for the Sooners with 13 starts ... batted .222 with two doubles and two
RBI, stealing four bases in five attempts.
High School
2000 graduate of Yukon High ... named to the Daily Oklahoman's
All-Big City team in 2000 after hitting .421 with 42 RBI and a school-record 46
stolen bases as a senior ... helped lead Yukon to its first state title
appearance in 20 years.
Personal
Full name is Ryan Welborn ... son of Lindy Welborn and Chris Baker ...
Public Relations major ... uncle Sam Welborn was 13th overall selection in 1979
MLB Draft by the Philadelphia Phillies ... drafted in the 41st round of the 2000
MLB Draft by the Seattle Mariners ... chose ORU over Alabama, Florida, Texas and
Rice ... born Aug. 6, 1981.
