The last Oklahoma Athletics’ team out on the road is coming home.
Oklahoma’s baseball team stayed overnight in Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday night after a 3-0 win over Dallas Baptist before flying out to California on Wednesday for a four-game series against Cal Poly set for Thursday through Sunday. That trip was cut short, with the Big West Conference indefinitely suspending competitions on Thursday afternoon.
The plot twist in the Sooners travels came on Thursday, when Baylor’s baseball team, who played at Cal Poly over last weekend, had to be self-quarantined after coming home from the trip due to coronavirus concerns.
Baylor baseball has put itself in self-quarantine after learning that three TSA agents it came in contact with have tested positive for coronavirus.
— Brice Cherry (@BriceCherry) March 12, 2020
As of 12:27 p.m. CT, the Oklahoma baseball team was set to take a charter flight home from California. A source close to the situation told Sooners Wire that the Sooners will not use the same airport Baylor did on its way to play Cal Poly. Oklahoma baseball is also flying out of San Luis Obispo, where Cal Poly is located, and won’t even enter the airport there, per the same source.
Oklahoma’s season is cut short due to the impact the coronavirus has had on sports at all levels. The Sooners climbed as high as No. 9 in this week’s polls and had the look of a team that could compete for a spot in Omaha, Nebraska, at the College World Series.
Sooners Wire will continue to post updates on how the coronavirus is impacting Oklahoma athletics.
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