The up and down 2021 season for Oklahoma continued on Saturday night as the Sooners followed up their big walk-off win over Auburn with a blowout 8-1 loss at the hands of Texas A&M.
The Aggies didn’t waste much time in putting this game to bed, for after a scoreless top of the first for Oklahoma, Texas A&M responded by hanging seven runs on the board in the bottom half off of Sooners starting pitcher Dalton Fowler.
It would be the only inning Fowler threw, with all seven runs being earned on four allowed hits and four walks. Simply put, it was a disastrous outing for the redshirt sophomore that he will have to put far from his mind before likely starting again next weekend in Frisco.
The Aggies would pick up another run in the fourth inning off of right-handed pitcher Ben Abram to move the lead to 8-0. The lone Oklahoma run of the day would come in the sixth inning on a fielder’s choice by right fielder Breydon Daniel to drive in second baseman Conor McKenna.
There aren’t a whole lot of positive things to draw from this game for the Sooners, with the offense being pretty much extinguished all night long and the game feeling largely over after the first inning. For what it’s worth, the bullpen did do a good job keeping Texas A&M at bay the rest of the evening after the big start – it was just far too late after they put up seven in the first frame.
Despite this tough outing, a win tomorrow would still make this a mostly successful week with some good wins under their belt. Finishing the weekend with a win on Sunday will heavily alter how the team is perceived going into next week.
Now at 3-3 on the season, Oklahoma will finish up the Round Rock Classic tomorrow evening at 5:00 p.m. CT with a non-conference contest against Baylor.
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