Oklahoma Releases 2002 Baseball Schedule

Nov. 15, 2001

NORMAN, Okla. - The University of Oklahoma has released its 2002 baseball schedule on Thursday and as always, the slate will be a challenging one. Eight of this season's opponents reached the NCAA Tournament a year ago, including Nebraska, who went all the way to the College World Series. Highlighting this year's non-conference slate is a three-game set at Arizona State, March 15-17, a matchup with the Sun Devils in Oklahoma City on April 24, and games against Southeastern Conference members Alabama and Arkansas.

"This will be a very challenging schedule," said Cochell. "We've got Arizona State four times and they are always tough. California-Riverside will be a very good team coming in here and of course, the Big 12 is always very solid. I think Texas has a chance to have one of its best ball clubs and Baylor should be tough again. Nebraska will be an excellent team and Oklahoma State has a lot of players back. Texas A&M might have the best pitching in the league. The thing that makes this such a tough league is that all of the bottom teams have improved so much." Year in and year out, OU's Big 12 Conference schedule presents several challenges and this year is no different. Five Big 12 teams took part in the 2001 NCAA Tournament, including Nebraska, Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma State and Texas Tech. OU has series scheduled versus each of those teams, with the Bears and Longhorns visiting Norman. OU travels to Lincoln, Neb., to face the Cornhuskers and Lubbock, Texas, to play the Red Raiders. A three-game series with Oklahoma State is scheduled, with two games at Oklahoma City's Southwestern Bell Bricktown Ball Park and one game at Tulsa's Driller's Stadium.

"Baseball America calls the Oklahoma-Oklahoma State series the best college baseball rivalry in the nation," said Cochell. "The main reason is because of the fan attendance and interest. We played that series in front of 50,000 people a few years ago and the atmosphere and all the attention the series gets just makes it real special."

OU hosts Arkansas-Little Rock, Southeast Missouri State and Lamar in three-game, out-of-conference series this year. McNeese State, Oral Roberts and California-Riverside will each play two games versus Oklahoma in Norman, while Texas Christian, Texas-Arlington, Arkansas, Alabama and St. John's all have one game scheduled at L. Dale Mitchell Park. In the Big 12, Oklahoma will host Missouri, Baylor, Texas and Kansas State in three-game sets. The Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Tournament will be played in Arlington, Texas, on May 22-25.

2002 Oklahoma Baseball Schedule

February 8	ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK	Norman, Okla.	3 p.m.
February 9	ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
February 10	ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
February 15	SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE	Norman, Okla.	3 p.m.
February 16	SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
February 17	SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
February 22	LAMAR	Norman, Okla.	3 p.m.
February 23	LAMAR	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
February 24	LAMAR	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
February 26	Texas Christian	Fort Worth, Texas	3 p.m.
March 1	U.C.-RIVERSIDE	Norman, Okla.	3 p.m.
March 2	U.C.-RIVERSIDE	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
March 3	ST. JOHN'S	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
March 8	MISSOURI*	Norman, Okla.	3 p.m.
March 9	MISSOURI*	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
March 10	MISSOURI*	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
March 12	ARKANSAS	Norman, Okla.	7 p.m.
March 15	Arizona State	Tempe, Ariz.	7 p.m.
March 16	Arizona State	Tempe, Ariz.	2 p.m.
March 17	Arizona State	Tempe, Ariz.	2 p.m.
March 20	Texas-Arlington	Arlington, Texas	2 p.m.
March 22	Texas A&M*	College Station, Texas	7 p.m.
March 23	Texas A&M*	College Station, Texas	7 p.m.
March 24	Texas A&M*	College Station, Texas	7 p.m.
March 26	ALABAMA	Oklahoma City, Okla.	7 p.m.
March 29	BAYLOR*	Norman, Okla.	6:30 p.m.
March 30	BAYLOR*	Norman, Okla.	2 p.m.
March 31	BAYLOR*	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
April 5	Nebraska*	Lincoln, Neb.	6:30 p.m.
April 6	Nebraska*	Lincoln, Neb.	2 p.m.
April 7	Nebraska*	Lincoln, Neb.	1 p.m.
April 9	Arkansas	Fayetteville, Ark.	6:30 p.m.
April 12	TEXAS*	Norman, Okla.	6:35 p.m.
April 13	TEXAS*	Norman, Okla.	2 p.m.
April 14	TEXAS*	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
April 16	TEXAS CHRISTIAN	Norman, Okla.	6:30 p.m.
April 17	TEXAS-ARLINGTON	Norman, Okla.	6:30 p.m.
April 19	Oral Roberts	Tulsa, Okla.	6:30 p.m.
April 20	ORAL ROBERTS	Norman, Okla.	6:35 p.m.
April 21	ORAL ROBERTS	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
April 24	ARIZONA STATE	Oklahoma City, Okla.	7 p.m.
April 26	Texas Tech*	Lubbock, Texas	7 p.m.
April 27	Texas Tech*	Lubbock, Texas	2 p.m.
April 28	Texas Tech*	Lubbock, Texas	1 p.m.
April 30	MCNEESE STATE	Norman, Okla.	7 p.m.
May 1	MCNEESE STATE	Norman, Okla.	3 p.m.
May 3	KANSAS STATE*	Norman, Okla.	7 p.m.
May 4	KANSAS STATE*	Norman, Okla.	7 p.m.
May 5	KANSAS STATE*	Norman, Okla.	1 p.m.
May 11	Kansas*	Lawrence, Kan.	7 p.m.
May 12	Kansas*	Lawrence, Kan.	2 p.m.
May 13	Kansas*	Lawrence, Kan.	1 p.m.
May 16	vs. Oklahoma State*	Tulsa, Okla.	7 p.m.
May 17	Oklahoma State*	Oklahoma City, Okla.	7 p.m.
May 18	Oklahoma State*	Oklahoma City, Okla.	7 p.m.
May 22	Big 12 Tournament	Arlington, Texas	TBA
May 23	Big 12 Tournament	Arlington, Texas	TBA
May 24	Big 12 Tournament	Arlington, Texas	TBA
May 25	Big 12 Tournament	Arlington, Texas	TBA

* = Big 12 Conference Game

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