Oklahoma baseball returned to the diamond on their home soil on Tuesday night hosting UT-Arlington in a rematch of their game at Globe Life Field a couple of weeks ago. Similar to that night, the Sooners played well virtually all around to pick up the victory.
Things didn’t start off especially strong for Oklahoma, though, as starting pitcher Javier Ramos had a rough opening frame allowing four Mavericks runs. He would bounce back with a solid second inning to conclude his day after just six recorded outs.
The Sooners bats would pick him up quickly after he exited, putting up three runs in the bottom of the second, two of which coming on a double by right fielder Jace Bohrofen. They would then tack on six more runs in the bottom of the third on a home run by second baseman Conor McKenna, another 2-RBI hit by Bohrofen and then another two-run knock by designated hitter Jimmy Crooks.
Braden Carmichael entered the game in the third and was somewhat shaky allowing a run to cross, but really settled in after that. He tossed three shutout innings after that totaling up five strikeouts along the way. He gets the win in relief.
Oklahoma would score six more runs over the course of the sixth, seventh and eighth innings highlighted by a missile home run by third baseman Peyton Graham and yet another two-RBI hit by Bohrofen, this one a triple. He finished his evening with six runs knocked in.
The big day for the bats helps get the Sooners back to .500 on the young season at 6-6 and gives them a mini-season sweep of UT-Arlington winning both matchups this year. Oklahoma will now take a couple days off before returning to action at home for a three-game set with Arkansas State.