Sooners Drop 7-5 Game To Dallas Baptist In Extra Innings

NORMAN, Okla. - Dallas Baptist plated two runs in the top of the 11th inning to down 22nd-ranked Oklahoma 7-5 Tuesday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park and end the Sooners' winning streak at seven games.

The Sooners (19-11) battled back down by four runs to take a 5-4 lead in the seventh inning before the Patriots (27-9) sent the game into extra frames by scoring a run in the top of the ninth. Oklahoma capitalized on three Dallas Baptist errors to score all five of its runs.

“It comes down to timely hitting and they got it done tonight and we didn't,” said OU head coach Larry Cochell. “Jarod (McAuliff) is usually able to come in and close out the game and that was a rare occasion for him that he wasn't able to do it.”

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Dallas Baptist sent the game into extra frames in the top of the ninth inning as they got to McAuliff, Oklahoma's designated closer, for a run. Following a leadoff base hit and a stolen base, DBU leftfielder Ryan Olivo drove in the run with a RBI-single two batters later.

Olivo again hurt the Sooners as he tripled to center field with a runner on first base to score the first run in extra frames and break the tie. He then came home on a sacrifice fly to center field for the final margin of victory. Senior reliever Charlie House (0-1) suffered the loss on the mound for the Sooners.

Oklahoma was forced to battle back after Dallas Baptist jumped out to an early 4-0 lead through the first three innings. The Patriots scored all four runs with two outs in the frame. In the first inning, the Patriots received a pair of two out base hits from centerfielder Drew Holder and designated hitter Chris McCulloch to plate the first two runs. Then an error by OU centerfielder Jeff Scuderi (1-for-3) allowed another run to score in the second frame, while catcher Ned Yost drove in a run with a single in the third inning.

Oklahoma tied the score with a pair of runs in the fifth and sixth frames. With two Sooners in scoring position, the Patriots' first baseman booted a ground ball bringing both Oklahoma baserunners home to get the Sooners on the scoreboard.

With the score 4-2 in favor of the Patriots, the Sooners took advantage of another error in the sixth inning to plate two more runs and tie the score at 4-4. The DBU leftfielder dropped a sure third out to allow both junior shortstop Brenan Herrera (2-for-5) and Scuderi to race around the bases and score.

The third Patriot error was committed in the seventh inning giving the Sooners their first lead. With two outs, junior first baseman Ole Sheldon (2-for-5) hit a grounder to the DBU shortstop which he failed to handle allowing senior rightfielder Andrew McGuire (0-for-5), who was at third base, to come home and give OU a 5-4 advantage.

In addition to Sheldon and Herrera's two-hit performances, junior third baseman Matt Bose also collected two hits to extend hit career long hitting streak to 12 games.

Up next for the Sooners is the Missouri Tigers who come to Norman this weekend for a three game set. First pitch for the series opener on Friday is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

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Sooners Drop 7-5 Game To Dallas Baptist In Extra Innings

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