Featured Rookie - Ozzie Adams

Featured Rookie - Ozzie Adams

Maryville, Mo. - The B2R is pleased to feature Northwest Missouri State University Bearcats baseball team rookies this season. The first featured rookie is second baseman Ozzie Adams. I mean, who calls themselves an American that cannot love a middle infielder with the name, Ozzie, right? Add in his curly blonde locks and a million dollar smile and you have a real life celebrity on campus. Ozzie has made quite an impact in less than one full academic year on the campus of Northwest Missouri State University. Ozzie earned the starting job at second base and has been batting second in many games. Ozzie is a transfer student from Kirkwood Community College and comes to Northwest as a Junior. The 5'9" tall, 175 lbs kid hails from Clear Lake, Iowa.

So far in 2016, Ozzie has started all 12 games of the season for Northwest. Ozzie has played every game at second base. Ozzie is batting .283 with 46 official plate appearances, 11 runs scored, 13 hits, 5 RBIs, 1 double, 5 walks, 2 stolen bases in 3 attempts, has been hit by a pitch 3 times, 2 sacrifice hits, .304 slugging %, .389 on-base %, and has only committed 2 errors in that time.

B2R thoughts - Ozzie has big shoes to fill with Paul Johnson's graduation after the 2015 season. The B2R's initial observations of Ozzie are (1) great kid, (2) hard worker, (3) blue collar, (4) great team guy, (5) humble, and (6) wants to win a conference championship. Look for great things out of Ozzie Adams in 2016. For all those kids that may not have 6-foot + tall parents, Ozzie is a role model to see how hard work developing talent into skill will make you successful in the MIAA and college baseball. You have to have the will to win and never give up. Ozzie personifies that hard work and tenacity. Ladies and Gentlemen, the B2R is pleased to introduce Ozzie Adams to the Bearcat Nation.

Go Cats!!

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