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Oklahoma got things off on the right track to start the 2020 season.

The Sooners, after losing the season-opening game 6-0 Friday night, fought back on Saturday to win both games of a double-header to win the opening series against Virginia.

After being shutout in game one, the Oklahoma lineup started off hot on Saturday. Jordan Vujovich, in his first start of 2020, lead off the first game with a double and ended up scoring. The Sooners jumped out to a 6-0 lead by the fifth-inning and got some insurance in the ninth to win 7-2.

Southpaw Levi Prater went 4.1 innings pitched in his first start of 2020, gave up two earned runs and had five strikeouts. Zack Matthews got the win with Ledgend Smith and Jason Ruffcorn getting an inning of work.

San Jacinto College transfer Dane Acker got his highly anticipated start out of the way in game two. The junior right-hander went five innings, struck out six Virginia hitters and surrendered only one run and one hit.

After a two-out walk by the Cavaliers reliever in the top of the seventh, Tyler Hardman delivered the first Oklahoma home run of the 2020 season to give the Sooners a 3-1 lead. Hardman also delivered up a two-RBI single in the top of the ninth-inning to push the Sooners lead to four.

Wyatt Olds came on in relief to strike out six hitters in three innings of scoreless work, striking out six batters while walking three and allowing two hits. Jason Ruffcorn closed the door in the bottom of the ninth after inheriting two of Olds’ baserunners. It was Ruffcorn’s second appearance of the day.

Oklahoma will be back in action on Tuesday when the Sooners welcome in Texas Southern for a two-game, mid-week series at home.

First pitch on Tuesday is slated for 3 p.m. CT.

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Wouldn’t be early season college baseball without weather becoming a factor.

Oklahoma and Virginia kicked off the 2020 season Friday night in what appeared as a great venue with accommodating weather.

The setting. #Sooners pic.twitter.com/Q4QT1emP2D

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) February 14, 2020

That calm weather will turn to rainy skies on Sunday. The potential inclement weather has pushed the final game of the opening series to Saturday. The final game will be played after the first game that’s set to start at 1 p.m. CT.

Final in the opener. Back at it tomorrow.

OU and UVA will play a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m., due to inclement weather forecast for Sunday.
#Sooners pic.twitter.com/idxRMk9oBN

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) February 15, 2020

Virginia took game one of the series Friday night.. The Cavaliers put up four runs in the bottom of the eighth to put an exclamation point on the season-opening 6-0 shutout.

Oklahoma is slated to start left-handed pitcher Levi Prater (2019: 7-4, 3.26) in game one and San Jacinto College transfer Dane Acker in game two. Acker went 10-0 with a 2.36 ERA and struck out 97 batters in 76.1 innings.

Virginia was projected in D1Baseball.com’s as a 2-seed caliber team in the website’s preseason field of 64 for the NCAA Tournament.

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It is here.

Head coach Skip Johnson and the Oklahoma baseball team begin their road to Omaha in 2020 on Friday night.

The Sooners will take on a Virginia team that has failed to make the NCAA Tournament the last two seasons after making the postseason 14-straight seasons prior. Oklahoma will be attempting to head back to the NCAA Tournament after a year-absence in Johnson’s third year at the helm.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2020 season series opener against Virginia.

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WHERE: Blue Wahoos Stadium—Pensacola, Florida—home of the Double-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins.

WHEN: Friday—6 p.m. CT
Saturday—4 p.m. CT
Sunday—11 a.m. CT

HOW TO WATCH: According to Oklahoma baseball, here is how you can watch Oklahoma take on Virginia:

HOW TO LISTEN: Sportstalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM KREF.

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The Sooners have traveled to the Sunshine State to start the 2020 season.

There, head coach Skip Johnson and the Oklahoma baseball team will throw the first pitch of their new season against Virginia and long tenured head coach Brian O’Conner.

Little surprise came when Johnson announced at the Sooners local media day that returning starters Cade Cavalli and Levi Prater would be the Friday and Saturday starters for the opening series against the Cavaliers. The final piece to Oklahoma’s starting rotation was announced on Thursday as San Jacinto College transfer Dane Acker will get the ball on Sunday.

Starting arms 💪 for opening weekend ⤵️#Boomer pic.twitter.com/ye3naVkSyQ

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) February 13, 2020

Acker was selected in the 23rd Round of the 2019 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks. That came after he put up a 10-0 record as a starter for San Jacinto College with a 2.36 ERA and striking out 97 batters in 76.1 inning. Acker transferred to San Jacinto College after his freshman season at Rice.

Johnson told Oklahoma play-by-play announcer Toby Rowland Friday morning who his probable starters would be.

Skip Johnson gave us the following probable starters for tonight’s @OU_Baseball season opener vs UVA on @Sportstalk1400 (6p)

1B-Hardman
2B-McKenna
SS-Zaragoza
3B-Graham
LF-Muniz
CF-Tredaway
RF-Harlan
C/DH-Lindsly
C/DH-Mitchell
P-Cavalli

— Toby Rowland (@TRowOU) February 14, 2020

That lineup consists of six starters from the final game of the 2019 season, reinserting now sophomore Diego Muniz to the starting lineup, giving Justin Mitchell or Brady Lindsly a designated hitting job when they are not catching and one newcomer in freshman Peyton Graham.

Oklahoma will take on Virginia Friday night in Pensacola, Florida. First pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m. CT.

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