The Oklahoma Sooners overcame an early deficit against the Wichita State Shockers on Tuesday night to improve to 22-13. The Sooners’ bats really came alive in the bottom of the sixth, with seven runs on four hits to come away with the 9-5 win.
The Sooners were living dangerously on the basepaths, stealing five bases in the bottom of the sixth.
Braden Carmichael had a rough start, allowing two runs through two innings. Carmichael had thrown only 36 pitches before being pulled. The Sooners would end up using nine pitchers against the Shockers in Tuesday night’s win.
The offense for the Sooners has been there all season, but with conference series on the horizon, the pitching staff needs to be better.
No home runs for the Sooners in this affair, but the lineup made up for it by capitalizing on Wichita State’s errors.
The Shockers had four errors in the game. The Sooners would make them pay for it all night with baserunners moving forward and tacking on one unearned run on the night. They would also add a run off a wild pitch in the big sixth inning.
Diego Muniz led the way with three RBIs and Tanner Tredaway had two hits from the top of the order.
This was OU’s final tune-up before returning to Big 12 play with a series in Lawrence against the Kansas Jayhawks. Oklahoma is currently sixth in the Big 12 and Kansas is dead last. A good series here could get OU back in business in the Big 12 conference.
The Sooners’ series against the Jayhawks begins Friday night at 6 p.m.
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