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Game 3 - Oklahoma 11, Oklahoma State 3
Oklahoma exploded for six runs in the bottom of the seventh the break open a close game and give the Sooners a 11-3 victory over Oklahoma State in the first game of the night session.
Center fielder Reggie Willits capped off the six-run outburst with a towering home run into the left field bleachers to give the Sooners a 10-3 advantage over their in-state rivals.
Oklahoma opened the scoring in the bottom half of the first on a double by Jason Fransz to give the Sooners a 1-0 lead.
The Cowboys took the lead in the top of the third, thanks to a single by Daylon Monette and Rob Watson scored on a passed ball by Sooner catcher Spencer Wyman.
Oklahoma tied the game at 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth on a single to left by first baseman Charlie Frasier.
But Oklahoma State came right back in the top of the sixth when second baseman Nebassett Brown blasted a solo homer over the right center field bullpen for a 3-2 Cowboy advantage.
David Purcey went the first six innings for the Sooners, allowing eight hits in getting the win. Curtis White tossed the final three innings, not allowing a hit in the final three frames to get his fourth save of the season.
OSU's Scott Baker suffered the loss, going 5 1/3 innings and allowed four runs and eight hits.
Oklahoma State's Jeff Salazar doubled in the fifth to extend his hitting streak to 23 games, dating back to April 15 against Oral Roberts.
Oklahoma's Eddie Cornejo extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a single in the first inning.
The victory was the third win in six days for the Sooners over OSU. OU improved to 4-0 in Big 12 Tournament games.
The two teams met a week ago in Tulsa and Oklahoma City and drew nearly 33,000 fans for the three-game conference series.
Wednesday's crowd of 13,307 was the largest crowd ever to see a Big 12 Conference game and was the third largest crowd ever at any conference tournament site. The record is 16,165 set in 1999 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium for the Southeastern Conference game between Alabama and Arkansas.
The previous Big 12 record was 13,066 set in 1998 at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City between OSU and OU.
Wednesday night's crowd of 13,307 for the OSU/OU Game #3 matchup was the largest crowd ever to see a Big 12 Conference game and was the third largest crowd ever at any conference tournament site.
The record is 16,165 set in 1999 at the SEC Tournament at Hoover, Alabama.
The previous Big 12 record was 13,066 set in 1998 at Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City between OSU and OU. Those schools have also been involved in the five largest crowds in Big 12 history to date.
Game Attendance - 13,307 (Largest crowd in Big 12 Conference history)
Tournament Attendance - 29,011 (Through 3 games)
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