| Cody Ehlers |
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2003: Started in all 57 games played, including one start at pitcher ... tied for the team lead with nine home runs ... led team with 58 RBI ... was 2-for-4 with two RBI in the season opener ... had five RBI as he went 3-for-3 and scored two runs against Truman State ... also had five RBI against Rockhurst ... twice hit two home runs in a game (vs. Kansas on 3/21 and vs. Rockhurst on 5/9) ... was 6-for-13 at Oklahoma State with two runs scored and four RBI ... had a four-RBI game at Baylor on April 9 with a home run and a double ... had a home run and three RBI at the Big 12 Tournament ... had four appearances on the mound, including one start ... pitched four innings and gave up only one run and struck out seven in start against Lincoln (Mo.) University ... was 1-1 on the year with the victory coming over Illinois State on March 26, when he retired seven of eight batters faced.
2002: Ranked among league leaders in walks (conference-only games) ... had a streak of three-straight games where he got a hit that either gave Missouri a lead or the win ... at one point was the league's top hitter with a .461 batting average ... had an 11-game hit streak this season ... led team in slugging percentage and walks while ranking among program's leaders in hits, batting average, RBI, runs scored, doubles, total bases and home runs ... one of three Tigers to drive in more than 50 runs ... at one point, led Big 12 in hitting with a .461 batting average ... ended season on a three-game hit streak ... drove in four runs against Portland (2/15) and Texas A&M (4/26) ... hit seven home runs in first 11 games, including two stretches of homering in three-straight contests ... struck out nine batters in last 5.1 innings on the mound and picked up first-ever save.
2001: Appeared in 24 games, starting 17 either at first base or as the designated hitter ...made one appearance on the pitcher's mound ... homered against Southwest Missouri (5/1) ... had a two-run single against Saint Louis (4/24) -- his first collegiate game with two runs batted in ... had first collegiate hit, a double, against Oklahoma State (2/26) ... also drove in a run in that game against the Cowboys ... drove in a run against Nebraska (3/25) ... five of 10 hits were for extra bases ... tripled against Arkansas State (3/28) ... scored first collegiate run in win over New Mexico (2/17) ...walked three times against Baylor (3/2) ... made one pitching appearance against Nebraska (3/24) ... recorded nine putouts against Southwest Missouri (5/1) ... handled 24 chances without an error.
High School: Hit .401 with 60 RBI during career at Stillwater High ... set the Oklahoma large-school record with 23 home runs ... also compiled a 7-1 pitching record with a 2.55 ERA ... named the Oklahoma Player of the Year, Frontier Conference Player of the Year and Stillwater News-Press Player of the Year ... earned McDonald's all-state honors ... a USA Today All-American honorable mention selection ... a first-team Daily Oklahoman all-state choice.
Personal: Son of Kevin and Vicki Ehlers ... born on April 16, 1982.
