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Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action!

Catch up on all the Mets prospects in yesterday’s minor league action!

Phillies Complete Day Two of 2021 MLB Draft Selections Share Club dedicates third-round selection to the late Bart Braun, former special assistant to the GM 12:07 AM UTC share-square-658590 The Phillies have completed their selections for the second day of the 2021 MLB Draft, with one selection in each of todays nine rounds. They selected five right-handed pitchers and four outfielders. Five were collegiate athletes, while four were selected out of high school. The clubs selections from rounds ...

May 27, 2021 OKLAHOMA CITY— Oklahoma’s chances at making the NCAA Baseball Tournament took a hit on Wednesday. Entering the weekend’s Big 12 Tournament, the Sooners likely needed a strong showing to sneak into the tournament. But they were unable to overcome their in-state rivals in their Big 12 opener on Wednesday night, falling 9-5 at the Bricktown Ballpark. Skip Johnson led with his newly-converted ace, Jason Ruffcorn, but he was unable to repel the Cowboys long enough for the Soon...

May 14, 2021 Oklahoma pitchers struck out a season-high 18 Texas Tech batters on Friday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman as the Sooners walked off with a 9-8 win in 10 innings. Justin Mitchell led off the 10th with a triple, then after a strikeout, Mitchell scored the winning run on a wild pitch by Tech pitcher Ryan Sublette. “Oh, that was awesome,” Mitchell said afterward. “I mean — uh, I don’t know if I can describe it. I mean, does anyone expect a passed-ball walk-off righ...

May 11, 2021 Braden Carmichael’s big-time performance last week at West Virginia was recognized when the Big 12 Conference named him Pitcher of the Week. Carmichael recorded a season-high 10 strikeouts and took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of the Sooners’ 9-1 victory in Morgantown on Saturday. Carmichael, a third-year sophomore from Prosper, TX, who joined the Sooners this year from Grayson County College, retired 13 consecutive hitters between the third and seventh innings. He left a...

Oklahoma rally falls short this time Three home runs, including two by Jimmy Crooks, put the Sooners in position to win, but KU wins it in extra innings Author: Joshua R. Gateley / OU Athletics NORMAN — Oklahoma nearly completed another impossible rally. But this time, the Sooners fell short. OU fell behind Kansas 5-0 on Saturday in a Big 12 Conference game at L. Dale Mitchell Park, but the Jayhawks won it in 8-7 in 10 innings. In a Tuesday win over Oral Roberts, OU fell behind 8-0 and rallie...

NORMAN – Oklahoma fell behind 8-0 in the first inning. It was all a mirage. The Sooners rallied to take the lead in the seventh on a three-run home run by Tanner Tredaway, and OU beat Oral Roberts 14-12 on a windy Tuesday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The Sooners (14-14) hit three home runs, including a first-inning grand slam by Conor McKenna and a two-run homer in the fourth by Brett Squires that tied the game 10-all. The Golden Eagles (12-16) hit four home runs – a two-run shot in t...

Mar 7, 2021 FRISCO, TX — Oklahoma lost to Dallas Baptist 9-3 on Sunday night at the Frisco College Baseball Classic at Dell Diamond. The Sooners gave up eight runs in the first two innings and didn’t score until the seventh. Jake Barnett (1-1) took the loss behind a four-inning start in which he allowed nine runs on seven hits and two walks. Luke Taggard, Javier Ramos and Jason Ruffcorn pitched the last four innings and didn’t give up a run, but OU’s bats stayed quiet. Jason Ruffcorn

Oklahoma rocks Baylor in Round Rock finale In a scheduled non-conference game, the Sooners delivered timely hits and clutch pitching to beat the Bears 9-3 Author: ROUND ROCK, TX — Junior college transfer Brett Squires delivered three run-scoring hits and No. 25 Oklahoma scattered 10 hits in a 9-3 victory over Baylor on Sunday at Dell Diamond. OU finished the Round Rock Classic with a 2-1 record after banging out seven RBI singles. Tanner Tredaway, Tyler Hardman, Diego Muniz and Kendall Pett...