Oklahoma baseball makes big move in polls after statement weekend

After a statement weekend in Houston, the Oklahoma baseball team has made a big move in the polls.

Many unknowns existed about where Oklahoma stood among the best teams in college baseball. Those questions have been answered.

Skip Johnson and his 2020 club are off to a resounding start. After a season-opening series win over Virginia in Pensacola, Florida, the Sooners made a statement at the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic in Houston by beating then-No. 6/9 Arkansas 6-3 and then-ranked No. 11/14 LSU 1-0.

This resulted in a rankings surge: Oklahoma moved up seven spots to No. 15 on D1Baseball and up four spots to No. 11 on Baseball America.

The Sooners are 9-3 to start the year. They’ll play host to No. 21/25 Dallas Baptist in a mid-week game Tuesday night and another one later in the season. Conference foe TCU has moved into the rankings at No. 22 in both polls, and Texas Tech remains a top-10 team. Arkansas and LSU remain ranked after 0-3 and 1-2 weekends, respectively.

Oklahoma and Dallas are scheduled to start 6:30 p.m. CT.

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