University of Houston Athletics
Baseball Announces Early Signing Class
12/7/2007 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
Dec. 7, 2007
HOUSTON - As the 2008 season draws closer, the University of Houston baseball recently made plans for the 2009 campaign with the signing of five players to National Letters of Intent during the early signing period.
Pitchers Michael Goodnight (Westside HS) and Mo Wiley (Mayde Creek), infielders Codey Morehouse (Langham Creek HS) and Taylor White (Fort Bend Baptist Academy) and catcher Nate Peterson (LSU-Eunice) are expected to compete for the Cougars during the 2009 season.
With these signings under UH assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kirk Blount, head coach Rayner Noble said he was excited about the future of the program.
"This class is along the same lines as our freshman class this season," said Noble, who enters his 14th season at UH in 2008. "It is a very talented group, and all of them have a chance to walk straight in here and be major contributors."
All but Peterson are finishing their respective high school careers, while Peterson is expected to transfer to UH from LSU-Eunice following the 2008 season. Peterson also is the lone member of the group who does not hail from the greater Houston Area.
Goodnight is an award-winning player in both football and baseball at Westside High. As a junior, he was named to the All-District 21-5A First Team as an infielder and was named the league's football Most Valuable Player at quarterback after throwing for 2,452 yards and 22 touchdowns.
Morehouse was an All-District 17-5A Second-Team honoree as a junior in 2007 and helped lead the Lobos to a win over Kingwood High with a late RBI-triple during Game One of the regional semifinals.
Peterson will compete for LSU-Eunice during the 2008 season. In 2007, he played for Elgin Community College, compiling a
Wiley and White have earned All-District honors during each of the last two seasons for their respective teams.
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASEBALL SIGNEES
as of 11:10 a.m., Dec. 7, 2007
Player • Pos. • B-T • Ht. • Wt. • ^ Cl.-Exp. • Hometown-High School (Last School)
Michael Goodnight • RHP • R-R • 6-4 • 200 • Fr.-HS • Houston, Texas-Westside
Codey Morehouse • INF • R-R • 5-10 • 175 • Fr.-HS •Houston, Texas-Langham Creek
Nate Peterson • C • L-R • 6-1 • 195 • Jr.-JC • Aurora, Ill.-Aurora Christian (LSU-Eunice)
Mo Wiley • RHP • R-R • 6-4 • 230 • Fr.-HS • Houston, Texas-Mayde Creek
Taylor White • INF • L-R • 5-11 • 175 • Fr.-HS • Sugar Land, Texas-Fort Bend Baptist Academy
^ - indicates collegiate class for 2009 season
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON BASEBALL SIGNEES BIOS
MICHAEL GOODNIGHT
Pitcher
Freshman-HS (2008-09)
6-4 • 200 • R-R
Houston, Texas-Westside HS
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Award-winning player in baseball and football. Junior (2007): Earned All-District 21-5A First-Team honors as an infielder... Named District 20-5A Most Valuable Player... Member of All-District team... Rushed for 454 yards and six touchdowns... Added 2,452 passing yards and 22 touchdowns. Freshman (2005): Named to All-District 20-5A team after throwing for 2,125 yards and 20 touchdowns.
PERSONAL
Full name is Michael Lewis Goodnight... Born June 10, 1989
CODEY MOREHOUSE
Infield
Freshman-HS (2008-09)
5-10 • 175 • R-R
Houston, Texas-Langham Creek HS
LANGHAM CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Letterwinner for head coach Armando Sedeno. Junior (2007): Named to All-District 17-5A Second team as a pitcher... Smashed an RBI-triple in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie the game at 4-4 and help lead the Lobos to a win over Kingwood High in Game One of the regional semifinals.
PERSONAL
Full name is Codey Lewis Morehouse... Born Sept. 13, 1989... Son of Craig and Cindy Morehouse... Brother, Corey, pitches for Kansas State.
NATE PETERSON
Catcher
Junior-JC (2008-09)
6-1 • 195 • L-R
Aurora, Ill.-Aurora Christian HS • LSU-Eunice
LSU-EUNICE
Will compete as a sophomore for head coach Jeff Willis during the 2008 season... Did not play baseball in 2007.
ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Competed as a freshman for head coach Bill Angelo. Freshman (2006): Batted .308 with six home runs and 44 RBIs in 57 games... Helped lead the Spartans to the NJCAA World Series and a 46-14 overall record.
AURORA CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL
Award-winning player in football and baseball... Played baseball for head coach Ralph Ubert. Senior (2005): Helped lead Eagles to the Class ACC regional championship game... Team finished 17-16 overall and 8-5 in the Private School League. Sophomore (2003): Racked up 3,600 yards of total offense, including 3,085 passing yards... Total was the sixth-highest mark in Illinois high school history... Recorded 483 yards of total offense, including 345 passing yards, against Rockford Christian, the ninth-highest single-game mark in Illinois high-school history.
PERSONAL
Born Feb. 26, 1987.
MO WILEY
Pitcher
Freshman-HS (2008-09)
6-4 • 230 • R-R
Houston, Texas-Mayde Creek HS
MAYDE CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Junior (2007): Member of All-District 18-5A Second Team. Sophomore (2006): Earned All-District 19-5A First-Team honors as a pitcher.
PERSONAL
Full name is Matthew Oliver Wiley but prefers to go by Mo... Born Dec. 11, 1989.
TAYLOR WHITE
INF
Freshman-HS (2008-09)
5-11 • 175 • L-R
Sugar Land, Texas-Fort Bend Baptist Academy
FORT BEND BAPTIST ACADEMY
Junior (2007): Named to All-TAPPS 4-5A First Team. Sophomore (2006): Earned All-TAPPS 4-5A First-Team honors.
PERSONAL
Full name is Taylor Gerard White... Born April 17, 1990.
