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  Joe Patterson

Joe Patterson

Player Profile

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Tulsa, Okla.
High School:
Owasso
Last College:
Seminole College
Height / Weight:
6-0 / 215
Position:
1B/C
Experience:
1L
Bats/Throws:
L/R


Updated Career Statistics (PDF)


2009 (JUNIOR): A second-team All-Big 12 selection at designated hitter ... appeared in 48 games, starting 33 (24 at DH, five at catcher, four in left field) ... ranked second on the squad in RBIs (52) and third in home runs (12) in just 145 at-bats ... averaging a HR every 12.1 ABs and an RBI every 2.8 ABs ... named to the NCAA Fort Worth Regional all-tournament team after hitting .500 (7-for-14) with two home runs, four RBIs and four runs scored ... delivered a mammoth two-out, two-run home run in the 11th inning of an NCAA elimination game against Wright State (May 30), breaking a 4-4 tie and ... became a mainstay in the Aggie lineup in late April ... hit .462 with six hits, five RBIs and two runs scored in Big 12 Tourney ... hit safely in 20 of final 23 games of the season ... made first career appearance in left field May 8 in a start against No. 7 Texas ... hit .425 (17-for-40) over career-high 10-game hit streak (May 1-17) ... launched five home runs, drove in 17 and scored seven runs in that span ... led the team with 15 multi-RBI games ... fourth on the team with 19 2-out hits ... .415 batting average in Big 12 play would have led league (fell 3 ABs short of qualifying) ... was the Aggies' RBI leader in conference games (24) ... had the first multi-HR game of his A&M career vs Sam Houston (May 5) ... smashed first grand slam of his career vs Texas State (May 12) ... hit a game-tying 3-run home run vs Texas (May 8) ... ended a two-out, 11-pitch at bat against Dallas Baptist (May 1) with a game-tying, three-run home run in the seventh inning ... gave the Aggies a 4-3 win over 15th-ranked TCU with a two-out walk-off single to center field in the bottom of the 10th inning (April 28) ... delivered huge pinch-hit, two-run double in eighth inning April 10 at K-State (game-winner) ... three game-winning RBIs on the year ... played summer ball with teammate Denny Clement on the Madison (Wis.) Mallards of the wood-bat Northwoods League ... hit .277 in 53 games with five home runs and 29 RBIs.

2008 (SOPHOMORE/SEMINOLE STATE): Named the National Junior College Player of the Year in 2008 for coach Jeff Shafer at Seminole State College (Seminole, Okla.) ... also earned the Rawlings Big Stick Award and was a first-team All-American selection at catcher ... hit .428 with 28 home runs and 95 RBIs, helping the Trojans to a 36-17 record and a trip to the Region II semifinals.

2007 (FRESHMAN/ORAL ROBERTS): Appeared in 10 games for the Golden Eagles, starting one ... had three hits with a double and a run scored in nine at-bats ... played summer ball for the Peninsula Oilers (Kenai, Alaska) of the Alaskan Baseball League.

AT OWASSO HIGH SCHOOL: Played for coach Larry Turner at Owasso High School (Owasso, Okla.) ... helped lead the Rams to a No. 1 national ranking (USA Today) during the 2006 regular season by batting .355 with seven home runs, 44 RBI and 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 ... hit .363 with six home runs and 36 RBIs as a junior (2005) as Owasso finished as state runner-up ... also excelled in football, earning three letters as a quarterback ... named first-team All-State after throwing for 2,500 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior.

PERSONAL: Joe Conner Patterson is the son of Bill and Marilyn Patterson of Owasso, Okla. ... born August 26, 1987 in Duncan, Okla. ... majoring in university studies ... father, Bill, played football at Missouri Southern State University ... has an older sister, Kylie ... enjoys fishing and hanging out with teammates in his spare time.

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