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OU baseball coach wants his players to be "in the moment" but also wants to see a greater sense of urgency rather than being shocked when the moment arrives.
May 22, 2021 Oklahoma closed an up-and-down regular season on a high note on Saturday, hitting four home runs to beat Baylor 6-5 and win its final series. The Sooners and Bears endured multiple rain delays and time changes at Baylor Ballpark in Waco, but OU (27-26 overall, 11-13 Big 12) got two home runs from Conor McKenna as well as homers from Tyler Hardman and Breydon Daniel to power to victory. Both Daniel and Hardman homered for the second straight game against the Bears, allowing the Sooners to close the year by winning three of their last four conference series. McKenna finished wit...
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 right there? Probably not. But that’s the game of baseball. You never know what’s gonna happen, and ...
Apr 3, 2021 NORMAN – For the second straight game, Oklahoma’s bats heated up late. But for the second straight game, it wasn’t enough. OU dropped the second game of its series against No. 11 TCU 17-6 Saturday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Park. After scoring seven runs in the final four innings in Friday’s loss, the Sooners (13-13 overall, 1-4 Big 12) scored five runs in the eighth and ninth innings on Saturday. Brandon Zaragoza First baseman Jimmy Crooks and left fielder Diego Muniz also notched two hits apiece. The Horned Frogs (19-7, 5-0 Big 12) went ahead early with six runs i...
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