Oklahoma upsets #10 Houston, 3-1, in Baseball

Feb. 19, 2000

Houston, Texas - The University of Oklahoma baseball team improved to 5-2 on the season after capturing a 3-1 upset win over the #10 nationally-ranked Houston Cougars Saturday afternoon in Game Four of the Houston Tournament in Houston, Texas. Four Sooner pitchers combined to hold the Cougars to one run off nine hits as Rocky Cherry (1-0) picked up the victory for the Sooners and Jeff Bajenaru closed out the game to capture his second save on the year in as many days. Houston falls to 6-3 on the year with the loss.

OU tagged Cougar starter Shane Nance (2-1) early for two runs in the second inning. After a base hit and a stolen base allowed leftfielder Sean Murphy to move into scoring position, second baseman Zach Lekse drove in Murphy with another base hit. After Lekse took second base on the Cougars' attempt to throw Murphy out at the plate, third baseman Jason Bartlett hit a run-scoring single to drive Lekse home.

The Sooners scored the third run of the game in the ninth inning as a wild pitch by Houston reliever Matt Hooper allowed first baseman Rick Park to score from third.

The Cougars scored their only run of the game off a single by first baseman Sean Allen and three wild pitches by Cherry advanced Allen home.

At the plate, Murphy paced the Sooners with a 3-for-4 performance with a run scored. Houston was led offensively by leftfielder Tyson Schweitzer and designated hitter Jarrod Bitter who both tallied 2-for-4 efforts on the afternoon.

OU will play its final game of the tournament tomorrow against Oral Roberts at noon.

-OU-

Oklahoma vs Houston

NCAA Box Score
Game Play-by-Play

The University of Oklahoma Baseball Oklahoma at Houston Feb 19, 2000 at Houston, Texas (Cougar Field)

Oklahoma 3 (5-2)

Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bartlett 3b............... 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 5 Godsey cf................. 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 Whiteman ss............... 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 Joyner c/rf............... 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 Park 1b................... 4 1 1 0 0 1 11 1 Murphy lf................. 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 Bajenaru rf/p............. 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Lekse 2b.................. 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 Vidales dh................ 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 Haggard c................. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Cherry p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Wigington p............... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dunbar p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 31 3 8 2 4 6 27 13

Houston 1 (6-3)

Name (Pos) AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Caraway 2b................ 3 0 1 0 1 0 5 1 Schweitzer lf............. 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 Woodward 1b............... 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 0 Bitter dh................. 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 O'Donnell pr/dh........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Wilken c.................. 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 Lee rf.................... 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 Melebeck ss............... 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Allen 3b.................. 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Pekar cf.................. 2 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 Nance p................... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Runser p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hooper p.................. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals.................... 32 1 9 0 3 6 27 11

Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Oklahoma 020 000 001 - 3 8 0 Houston 000 010 000 - 1 9 0 ----------------------------------------------

DP - OU 1, UH 2. LOB - OU 7, UH 7. 2B - Godsey, J, Bitter, Pekar. SB - Murphy, S, Vidales, J. CS - Caraway, Pekar. SH - Bartlett, J, Bajenaru, J.

Oklahoma IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Cherry.............. 5.0 5 1 1 2 2 18 20 Wigington........... 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 7 8 Dunbar.............. 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 Bajenaru............ 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 4 4

Houston IP H R ER BB SO AB BF Nance............... 8.0 6 2 2 3 6 27 31 Runser.............. 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 3 5 Hooper.............. 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Win - Cherry, R 1-0. Loss - Nance 2-1. Save - Bajenaru, J (2). WP - Cherry, R 3, Runser. Umpires - Home:Greg Oros 1st:Larry King 3rd:Bob Charmo Start: 4 p.m. Time: 2:41 Attendance: 1536

Play-by-play

The University of Oklahoma Baseball Oklahoma at Houston Feb 19, 2000 at Houston, Texas (Cougar Field)

Score by innings: R H E ---------------------------------------------- Oklahoma 020 000 001 - 3 8 0 Houston 000 010 000 - 1 9 0 ----------------------------------------------

Oklahoma inning 1

Bartlett, J flied out to rf. Godsey, J doubled. Whiteman, T flied out to rf. Joyner, E grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Houston inning 1

Caraway grounded out to p. Schweitzer singled. Woodward reached on a fielder's choice, Schweitzer out at second ss to 2b. Bitter singled, Woodward advanced to second. Wilken grounded out to p. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 2

Park, R struck out looking. Murphy, S singled. Bajenaru, J struck out swinging, Murphy, S stole second. Lekse, Z singled, advanced to second on the throw, RBI, Murphy, S scored. Vidales, J walked. Bartlett, J singled, RBI, Vidales, J advanced to second, Lekse, Z scored. Godsey, J grounded out to 1b unassisted. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Houston inning 2

Lee struck out swinging. Melebeck grounded out to 3b. Allen grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 3

Whiteman, T struck out looking. Joyner, E flied out to rf. Park, R lined out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston inning 3

Pekar doubled. Caraway grounded out to ss, Pekar advanced to third. Schweitzer struck out swinging. Woodward out at first 1b to p. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 4

Murphy, S singled. Bajenaru, J flied out to cf. Lekse, Z hit into double play p to ss to 1b, Murphy, S out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston inning 4

Bitter flied out to cf. Wilken flied out to cf. Lee grounded out to 3b. 0

runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 5

Vidales, J walked. Bartlett, J out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt, Vidales, J advanced to second. Godsey, J lined out to 3b. Whiteman, T struck out swinging, out at first p to 1b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Houston inning 5

Melebeck grounded out to 3b. Allen singled. Allen advanced to second on a wild pitch. Pekar walked, Allen advanced to third on a wild pitch. Pekar advanced to second on a wild pitch, Allen scored on a wild pitch. Caraway walked. Caraway advanced to second on the throw, Pekar out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Schweitzer singled, Caraway advanced to third, out at home 2b to c. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 6

Joyner, E struck out swinging. Park, R flied out to cf. Murphy, S flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston inning 6

Wigington, J to p for Cherry, R. Woodward singled. Bitter struck out swinging. Wilken singled, Woodward advanced to second. Lee walked, Wilken advanced to second, Woodward advanced to third. Melebeck lined into double play 1b unassisted, Lee out on the play. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 7

Bajenaru, J grounded out to ss. Lekse, Z grounded out to 3b. Vidales, J walked. Vidales, J stole second. Bartlett, J grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Houston inning 7

Allen flied out to rf. Pekar grounded out to 3b. Caraway singled. Caraway out at second c to 2b, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 8

Godsey, J singled. Whiteman, T struck out swinging. Joyner, E hit into double play ss to 2b to 1b, Godsey, J out on the play. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Houston inning 8

Dunbar, C to p for Wigington, J. Schweitzer struck out swinging. Woodward struck out swinging. Bitter doubled. O'Donnell pinch ran for Bitter. Joyner, E to rf. Bajenaru, J to p. Haggard, C to c for Vidales, J. / for

Dunbar, C. Wilken flied out to cf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Oklahoma inning 9

Runser to p for Nance. O'Donnell to dh. Park, R singled. Murphy, S singled, Park, R advanced to second. Bajenaru, J out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt, Murphy, S advanced to second, Park, R advanced to third. Lekse, Z grounded out to 2b unassisted. Murphy, S advanced to third on a wild pitch, Park, R scored on a wild pitch. Haggard, C walked. Hooper to p for Runser. Bartlett, J flied out to cf. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Houston inning 9

Lee fouled out to 1b. Melebeck struck out swinging. Allen flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.