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Oklahoma Sooners defeat No. 14 Florida Gators to advance to the Regional Finals

The Sooners are one win away from the NCAA Super Regionals after a 9-4 win against the no. 14 Florida Gators

When the Sooners were sent off to Gainesville, a matchup against the hosting Gators was all but a given if a trip to Omaha was the goal.

The Gator-friendly crowd didn’t matter. The Sooners lived by the long ball and took down the No. 14 Gators 9-4. The Sooners are now one win away from Super Regionals and three wins away from the program’s first College World Series berth since 2010.

Since OU hasn’t lost a game in Regionals yet, whoever they play in the final will have to beat them twice. After a well-earned day off on Sunday, Oklahoma will play the winner of Central Michigan and Florida on Monday.

After falling behind early 2-0, the Sooners smashed four home runs. Peyton Graham and Blake Robertson both went yard and Jimmy Crooks did it twice.

The Gators just had no answer for Crooks, he got a double to go along with those home runs for three hits on the evening.

David “Sandman” Sandlin did what he needed to to get the Sooners the win. After allowing two home runs in the second inning, he buckled down and didn’t allow another run until the sixth. Sandlin finished the night with three earned runs and six strikeouts in six innings pitched.

The Gators put one more run on the board against OU’s bullpen, but that’s it.

If the Sooners can win this Regional, a very foreboding opponent could be waiting for them. The No. 4 Virginia Tech Hokies haven’t had much issue moving through their Regional thus far.

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OU Baseball falls short of Big 12 title, loses season finale to Texas Tech

OU Baseball’s regular season came to a close with a loss against No. 5 Texas Tech, will play West Virginia in Big 12 Tournament

The regular season Big 12 title just wasn’t meant to be it seems. The Sooners fell in their regular-season finale to the No. 5 Texas Tech Red Raiders 10-2.

With the loss, TCU captures sole possession of the Big 12 regular-season title, with Texas Tech and OU finishing one game behind the Horned Frogs.

Oklahoma’s only runs of the day came from a pair of RBI singles from Tanner Tredaway and Jimmy Crooks. Things were looking good in the top of the first as Oklahoma struck first. Perhaps the Sooners would end up pulling off the improbable and finish off the sweep in enemy territory.

Then the Red Raiders came to bat.

Texas Tech jumped all over OU starting pitcher Cade Horton early. Horton walked the lead off batter and hit the next one to give Tech two early base runners.

Another walk, two RBI singles and an RBI double later, the Red Raiders had a 5-2 lead after the first inning.

The Sooners just couldn’t string any hits together after their strong first inning. After that first inning, OU didn’t get more than one hit in a frame for the rest of the game. The closest OU came to putting more runs on the board was when they loaded the bases in the seventh with a single and a pair of walks.

Peyton Graham and Blake Robertson both struck out with the bases loaded, leaving all three runners stranded.

While it was a disappointing way for the regular season to end, the Sooners head into the postseason on a quite a run. The Sooners won five straight Big 12 series to close the season, including taking two of three from the No. 5 ranked Red Raiders.

OU’s late surge in Big 12 play was good enough to earn the No. 3 seed in the Big 12 Tournament and will face West Virginia in their first game of the double-elimination bracket.

Oklahoma took two of three from the Mountaineers just a week ago, outscoring West Virginia 40-17 in the three-game set.

The Big 12 tournament will be streamed on ESPN+ and played at Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.

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Oklahoma Baseball slugs past no. Texas Tech 14-9 in Amarillo

The Sooners are back in the win column after a 14-9 victory against the no. 4 Red Raiders in Amarillo.

The Oklahoma Sooners lived by the longball on Tuesday night, going yard five times in a 14-9 victory against the no. 4 Texas Tech Red Raiders at the home of MiLB’s Amarillo Sod Poodles.

This is a huge win for a Sooners team that had dropped its back-to-back series against Texas and Oklahoma State. While tonight’s game was considered non-conference, beating the no. 4 team in the nation has to be good for the team going into four games against smaller schools.

The Sooners peppered the Red Raiders with 18 hits in the contest with Peyton Graham, Blake Robertson, Jimmy Crooks and Brett Squires hitting home runs. Squires had two homers on the evening.

Yes, you read that right. Peyton Graham hit another one.

Braden Carmichael picked up his third win of the season in Tuesday night’s victory, pitching four innings and giving up two earned runs in the process. Carmichael struck out three and walked three before being pulled for Colton Sundloff.

The Freshman had a tough night, giving up four runs through 1.1 innings of work. Sundloff also had an issue with limiting baserunners as he walked three batters while only striking out one.

After stranding seven baserunners through the first three innings, OU finally got on the board in the fourth when Brett Squires hit his first homer of the night. The Sooners had 11 of their total hits and runs in the game in the fourth, fifth and sixth innings.

After beating Texas Tech in Amarillo, OU will be home by morning to play the Pacific Tigers on Thursday. OU won’t have another conference opponent until they play Kansas on April 22.

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Sooners outlast No. 4 Oklahoma State 8-7 in a thrilling Bedlam victory

After being down in the top of the ninth, the Sooners scored 2 runs and close the door on the Cowboys to secure a win on Friday.

Oklahoma baseball is beginning to find its stride in the 2022 regular season.

After a mid-week get-right game against Oral Roberts, the Sooners ventured into the proverbial lion’s den for the first time this season. They traveled to Stillwater for their first true road game in 2022 and came out on top 8-7 after trailing 7-6 entering the top of the ninth inning. A back and forth affair saw the Sooners come out on top against their in-state rivals and a top-five team to pick up their third big-time win in the last couple of weeks.

Sooners’ ace Jake Bennett hit the bump for the Friday start of a three-game series. While he made it through five innings, he gave up eight hits and 7 runs on 95 pitches. He battled, but the offense kept the Sooners in the game until the bottom half when the Oklahoma State Cowboys broke it open with four runs. Griffin Doersching highlighted the scoring with a two-run double to give the Cowboys a 7-4 lead. the Cowboys the lead 7-4.

 

The Cowboys wouldn’t score again as the Sooners’ bullpen allowed just two hits and two walks over four scoreless innings. With the bullpen slowing down the Oklahoma State offense, the Sooners would begin to chip away at the lead.

Jackson Nicklaus would begin the comeback bid with an RBI single followed by a controversial two-out RBI base hit from starting catcher Jimmy Crooks to cut the lead down to just a run at 7-6. The hit was initially ruled the liner an out before a review overturned the play allowing one run to score. The Sooners ended the inning down a run with just six outs at their disposal.

Two scoreless innings by lefty pitcher Carter Campbell kept the Sooners within one run and gave them a shot with their backs against the wall in the ninth to continue their comeback bid.

Blake Robertson delivered a game-tying double-off sophomore Trevor Martin and Jimmy Crooks was intentionally walked to set up a potential double-play. Sebastian Orduno had other ideas and drove in the game-winning RBI shortly after.

Trevin Michael allowed a single in the ninth came in to close the door but left it open after giving up a single in the ninth. In the end, one of the stars of the game delivered another play to push them over the edge.

Oklahoma State’s Zach Ehrhard attempted to steal second, but Jimmy Crooks called game, throwing out the would-be tying run to cap off an incredible comeback win in Bedlam.

The win pushes the Sooners to 18-10 on the season and 4-3 in conference play. They’ll lace up their cleats again tomorrow in game two at 8 pm.

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