Oklahoma’s big test is early in the season and it is here.
The Sooners are in Houston for the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic. Skip Johnson and his 2020 club are set to take on two top-25 ranked teams and one other in three games in three days over the weekend.
No. 15/23 ranked Oklahoma (7-2) will get its toughest game out of the way first against No. 6/9 ranked Arkansas. The two played a 14-inning game in the fall that saw a different pitcher for each squad in every inning and Oklahoma coming out victorious 4-3.
The Sooners are off to a hot start to the 2020 season. Oklahoma’s pitching staff has lived up to the hype through the first nine games, posting a staff 2.51 ERA, striking out 100 batters in 79 innings and holding hitters to a .193 batting average. Led by Tanner Tredaway’s .405 batting average and .811 slugging percentage, Johnson’s lineup has boasted five hitters hitting over .330 that have played in at least five games and has already stolen more than half (15) of the 29 bases they stole a year ago.
Here is everything you need to know about Oklahoma’s top-25 showdown with Arkansas.
WHERE: Houston
WHEN: 3:05 p.m. CT first pitch
HOW TO WATCH: From Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic—
For fans viewing from home, all nine games will be televised by AT&T SportsNet, the television home of the Houston Astros, and streamed on the AT&T SportsNet app. Fans are asked to check local listings for more information.There are also many ways to stream all nine games live and for free. The games will be streamed on MLB.com, Astros.com and the MLB At Bat app. Additionally, the games will be available live on the Astros YouTube channel and the official social media accounts of the Astros, including Facebook Live and Twitter.
HOW TO LISTEN: Sportstalk 99.3 FM/1400 AM KREF in Oklahoma City
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