Oklahoma is hot heading into the fourth weekend of the season.
The No. 9/11 Sooners (11-3) have won three-straight games against ranked opponents (Arkansas, LSU and Dallas Baptist) and welcome in another tough opponent to end their week at home.
San Diego State (9-4) split is coming off a split four-game series at home against Oregon State last weekend before winning a midweek game against No. 17/17 ranked Long Beach State. The Astecs head on the road as the 55th ranked team in RPI.
Oklahoma has already played 11 quadrant one games (teams in RPI top-100) and are 8-3. The Sooners losses have come to Virginia (6-0), Illinois State (7-5) and Missouri (8-7).
Skip Johnson’s pitching staff has lived up to the expectations thus far. The Sooners boast a 2.54 ERA as a staff, striking out 174 hitters in 124 innings while only walking or hitting 53. Opponents are batting a staggering .197 against Oklahoma’s pitching staff.
Sunday starter Dane Acker threw a no-hitter last weekend against LSU.
Here is everything you need to know about Oklahoma’s weekend series against San Diego State.
PITCHING ROTATION
FRIDAY
Oklahoma: Cade Cavalli—JR—RHP—1-1, 3.24 ERA, 16.2ip, 16h, 6r/6er, 2bb, 28k
San Diego State: Michael Paredes—SO—RHP—0-1, 4.20 ERA, 15.0ip, 18h, 9r/7er, 4bb, 13k
SATURDAY
Oklahoma: Levi Prater—JR—LHP—0-0, 4.32 ERA, 16.2ip, 15h, 8r/8er, 8bb, 20k
San Diego State: Troy Melton—SO—RHP—3-0, 1.06 ERA, 17ip, 10h, 2r/2er, 6bb, 21k
SUNDAY
Oklahoma: Dane Acker—JR—RHP—1-1, 2.57 ERA, 21ip, 7h, 6r/6er, 4bb, 25k
San Diego State: TBA
WHERE: Norman, Oklahoma
WHEN:
Friday—6:30 p.m. CT
Saturday—2 p.m. CT
Sunday—1 p.m. CT
HOW TO WATCH/STREAM: SoonerSports.tv
HOW TO LISTEN: Sportstalk 99.3 FM/1400 AM KREF in Oklahoma City
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