Tag: 2021-2022 Oklahoma Baseball

Chazz Martinez snags Dick Howser Trophy National Pitcher of the Week

OU lefty Chazz Martinez racked up 14 strikeouts against Northwestern State to earn the Dick Howser Trophy National Pitcher of the Week.

Chazz Martinez had himself a big-league day inside a big-league ballpark at Globe Life Field against Northwestern State. Martinez struck out 14 Northwestern State batters in 7.0 shutout innings in the Sooners’ 5-1 Sunday series-clinching victory.

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association announced Tuesday that the 6-foot-3, 210 pound lefty earned the Dick Howser Trophy National Pitcher of the Week for his performance.

It was the most strikeouts for an OU pitcher since Levi Prater registered 15 strikeouts against Missouri State back in 2019. The San Pedro, Calif., native didn’t allow a runner past second base in the game and struck out six consecutive batters in the second and third innings. The last time a Sooner pitcher struck out six straight was when Jake Irvin did so against Oklahoma State in 2018.

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Martinez was also named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week and one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week for his work against the Demons.

“Chazz set the tone, and with the two-run homer it made it a little bit easier for him to go out and keep competing pitch to pitch. I thought he was really competitive today. It was really good to get some runs early for him, instead of just grinding it out. We’re going to keep playing offense and keep practicing at it, and it should come around,” Oklahoma head baseball coach Skip Johnson said after the Sunday win.

After two starts this season, Martinez is 1-0, has registered 19 strikeouts against just one walk, has only surrendered seven hits and one unearned run.

OU heads to the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic at Minute Maid Park in Houston with a 5-2 record. The Sooners open the event on Friday at 3 p.m. against LSU, play UCLA on Saturday at 11 a.m. and finish off the weekend versus Tennessee at 11 a.m. on Sunday.

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Oklahoma baseball’s Chazz Martinez earned player of the week honors after impressive outing

After fanning 14 Northwestern State Demons Sunday to clinch the series, Chazz Martinez earned player of the week honors.

The 2022 season has gotten off to a nice start for the 5-2 Oklahoma Sooners. They picked up wins over Auburn, Michigan, and Wichita State before a weekend series win over Northwestern State.

In the deciding game Sunday night, Chazz Martinez was the difference in the Sooners 5-1 win. He threw seven scoreless innings, allowing three hits, and one walk while striking out 14 for the first win of his Oklahoma career.

For his efforts, Martinez was named the Big 12 player of the week and Collegiate Baseball’s National player of the week.

According to SoonerSports.com, Martinez’s 14 strikeouts were the most since 2019. On the season, Martinez has thrown 11.2 innings and is allowing opposing batters to hit .171. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in through his first two appearances, first going 4.2 innings in Oklahoma’s win over Michigan.

The Oklahoma Sooners next travel to Houston for a weekend series against LSU, UCLA, and Tennessee in the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children College Classic. Oklahoma will return home March 8 to take on Dallas Baptist University in their home opener.

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Oklahoma baseball, softball Big 12 conference schedules released

The 2022 Oklahoma baseball and softball conference schedules have been released. Here’s a look at the Big 12 slates for both teams.

Oklahoma released its respective baseball and softball conference schedules for the upcoming 2022 seasons.

Skip Johnson is entering his fifth season as OU head baseball coach and looking to send the Sooners back into the postseason for the first time since 2018 when Oklahoma advanced to the Tallahassee Regional finals.

The Sooners start conference play with back-to-back home series against Baylor and Texas. After that, the Sooners play in the Bedlam series before traveling to Lawrence, Kan., to take on the Jayhawks.

Then, it’s a home series against Kansas State and West Virginia sandwiched around a road series at TCU. The Sooners close the Big 12 conference schedule with a series at Texas Tech.

Oklahoma softball will be looking to defend the program’s fifth national championship and their reign as the nine-time defending Big 12 champions.

The Sooners open conference play at Marita Hynes Field by hosting the Baylor Bears in a series from March 25-27. Then, OU has a pair of road series at Texas Tech and Texas.

After those road series, Oklahoma returns home for a series versus Iowa State before visiting Kansas in a series to close the month of April. OU closes its conference schedule by hosting fellow 2021 Women’s College World Series participant Oklahoma State in Bedlam.

Oklahoma softball has won 59 of its past 60 conference games and haven’t lost a conference series since 2011. The 2022 team returns 2021 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the YearΒ Jocelyn Alo, along with four other All-Americans inΒ Jayda Coleman, 2021 NFCA Freshman of the YearΒ Tiare Jennings,Β Kinzie HansenΒ andΒ Grace Lyons.

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