Oklahoma baseball’s season opener got a makeover on Monday with their home series against Southern being canceled in lieu of a neutral site matchup with Wichita State at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, Texas. The change was made due to the severe winter weather taking place throughout the state of Oklahoma this week and the forecasted weather throughout the region in the coming days.
The change is unfortunate for fans hoping to see the Sooners in Norman this weekend, but does provide a very exciting non-conference matchup in its place with the Shockers. The series will be a three-game set, taking place over the course of two days on Saturday, Feb. 21 and Sunday, Feb. 22.
It will be a double-header on Saturday with the first game being a seven-inning contest set to get underway at noon CT. The second game will be a full nine innings and start shortly after the first game ends. The series finale will be Sunday at 1:00 p.m. CT.
Every game of the series will be radio broadcast on Sportstalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM in Norman, which is also available anywhere in the country on the Tune In Radio App. With this change, Oklahoma’s home opener will now not be until Tuesday, Mar. 9 against UT-Arlington.
SCHEDULE CHANGE
Due to the winter weather in the Norman area, the #Sooners will now play Wichita State in Round Rock, Texas on Saturday and Sunday.
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