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Oklahoma baseball earns pair of commitments over the weekend

The transfer portal continues to be kind to Oklahoma as they land two commitments over the weekend.

Skip Johnson has been busy since Oklahoma’s season ended in Charlottesville, Virginia. The portal and high school recruiting have been highly advantageous to the Sooners this summer, and Johnson continues to reap the benefits from both.

While Sooner fans were head over heels after elite tight end prospect Davon Mitchell chose Oklahoma this weekend, the Sooners baseball team also landed new talent.

Jacob Lapham, formerly of Hudson Valley Community College in New York, committed to the Sooners. Lapham is another pitcher to add to the Sooner’s mix. He earned all-conference honors this past season as a starter.

It remains to be seen if he’ll start at Oklahoma. However, someone that can start or work in long or middle relief is always valuable for the college baseball grind.

Staying on the diamond, Johnson deviated from his run on pitchers to add Carter Frederick. Frederick is a massive bat from Snead State, where he posted an NJCAA-best .493 batting average with 14 home runs and 53 RBIs. He swiped seven bags for good measure and was named ACCC-North Player of the Year.

Snead is a physically imposing player, standing 6 feet, 4 inches and more than 215 pounds. He likely slots as a middle-of-the-order bat to add some much-needed pop to an Oklahoma team that finished tied for 210th nationally in home runs with 47 in 60 games. His on-base percentage is a few ticks shy of .600. Needless to say, Frederick’s addition to this Sooner lineup will be very welcome.

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