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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Bedlam Rematch Set at Big 12 Champ.
May 24, 2007 | Baseball
OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Oklahoma Sooners will look for revenge after suffering a regular season sweep to Oklahoma State earlier this season on Friday, May 25 in the second game of pool play in the 2007 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The Bedlam rematch is set for a 7:30 p.m. first pitch at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City.
The Sooners are coming off a 7-2 win over the No. 2 seeded Missouri Tigers on Wednesday night. The No. 3 seeded Cowboys (38-17) lost their opener in the conference tournament to the No. 6 seed, Baylor (32-24), on Wednesday in a 3-1 decision.
Oklahoma will conclude pool play on Saturday against the Bears at 8 p.m. Sunday's championship game will be played between the winner of pool two and pool one (No. 1 Texas, No. 4 Nebraska, No. 5 Texas A&M and No. 8 Kansas State) at 1 p.m. The title game will be televised live on Fox Sports Southwest and will determine the Big 12's automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
OU is 18-18 lifetime in the Big 12 Championship and 57-52 in conference tournament play. The Sooners own three titles (1977, 1979 and 1997).
SOONERS PRACTICE INDOORS THURSDAY
The OU baseball team worked indoors on Thursday following the opener of the Big 12 Championship on Wednesday. Due to rainy conditions, the Sooners practiced in the Everest Indoor Facility and at the Mosier Indoor Track on campus. Click below for video following the practice as OU head coach Sunny Golloway and junior catcher Jackson Williams talk about the win over Missouri and Friday's meeting with the Cowboys.
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Jackson Williams talks about the upcoming Bedlam game Coach Golloway recaps Missouri win and previews Bedlam Jackson Williams on the win against Missouri
BROADCAST INFORMATION
The Sooners' games in the Big 12 Championship will be broadcast live on KOKC 1520 AM with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play and DeWayne Vaughn providing the color analysis.
The games will also be carried live on the internet via Yahoo. Pre-game coverage for all games, now begins 25 minutes prior to the first pitch. Live stats for all games this season can be viewed on Soonersports.com. A live webcast of each game will also be available on www.big12sports.com.
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BEDLAM AND THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
In conference tournament play, the Cowboys leads 21-12 but have dropped the last six meetings, including last season's 21-6 victory, since the Big 12 formed in 1997. OSU leads the overall series with Oklahoma, 143-136, and have won the last six regular season meetings.
SOONERS SNAP A PAIR OF SKIDS AT THE BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
Before Wednesday's 7-2 win over Missouri, the last time OU won the opener of the Big 12 Championship was in 2002 during an 11-3 win over Oklahoma State. The Sooners' four-game losing streak occurred against Kansas in 2006 (L, 7-2), Missouri in 2005 (L, 8-7), MIssouri in 2004 (L, 9-5) and Texas A&M in 2002 (L, 11-2).
Wednesday night's win also snapped a three-game losing streak for the Sooners against the Tigers in the conference postseason. Besides the two openers mentioned above, OU also lost to Missouri in 2006, 11-0, in a seven-inning run rule. In six all-time meetings in the Big 12 Championship, the Sooners and Tigers are tied at three wins apiece.
UPDATING THE SOONERS
The Oklahoma Sooners, seeded seventh in the 2007 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, ended a four-game losing streak in the tournament opener with a 7-2 win over the No. 2 seed, Missouri, on Wednesday in front of 6,206 fans at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The win also snapped a three-game losing streak against the Tigers in the Big 12 Championship for OU and improved the Sooners' overall record to 33-23. Missouri, ranked No. 11 in this week's Baseball America poll, dropped to 39-15 after allowing 13 hits and stranding 14 runners on base.
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SCHEDULE STRENGTH
Oklahoma is 13-11 against this week's top 25 teams as ranked by Baseball America. The Sooners have played 11 different teams in the poll with wins over No. 5 San Diego, No. 6 Texas, No. 11 Missouri (two), No. 12 Wichita State, No. 16 UC Riverside (three), No. 17 Texas A&M (two), No. 18 TCU and No. 25 Creighton (two). Oklahoma suffered defeats against Texas (two), No. 9 South Carolina, Missouri (two), Texas A&M, TCU, No. 21 Oklahoma State (three) and No. 23 Michigan.
OKLAHOMA/BIG 12 RPI's
Although not official, Boydsworld.com provides a weekly pseudo RPI system. OU is ranked No. 25 in the latest ranking released on Tuesday, May 22. The Big 12 is rated the No. 3 power conference in the nation behind the SEC and the ACC. The Big 12 has five teams ranked in the top 25 ahead of the Sooners (No. 2 Texas, No. 10 Texas A&M and No. 15 Missouri. No. 26 Nebraska, Baylor (32), Kansas State (37), Oklahoma State (47), Texas Tech (74) and Kansas (135) round out the conference's RPI's.
IVEY CONTINUES HOT STREAK
With Wednesday's 3-for-5 performance at the plate against Missouri, Aaron Ivey has hit safely in 15 of the last 16 games. The hitting display against the Tigers was also Ivey's eighth multi-hit game during the last 16 games after collecting five multi-hit games in 2007 prior to that span.
WILLIAMS' SECOND HALF
Junior catcher Jackson Williams has been one of the Sooners' most productive sluggers in the lineup over the last 18 games with 25 runs driven in. That total tops the amount of RBIs Williams drove in during the first 35 games of the season. During the last 18 games, Williams has hit safely in all but two contests with 10 multi-hit games and six multi-RBI games. Williams' 108 career RBIs is a team high after driving in 36 runs last season and 28 as a freshman.
BAKER TIES TRUE FRESHMAN RECORD
After breaking the freshman record for consecutive games hit safely earlier in the season with a 22-game streak, Aaron Baker placed his name in the record books again against Missouri. With a two-run double in the fifth inning on Wednesday, Baker tied a true freshman record at Oklahoma for RBIs in a season with 49. Richard Park also drove in 49 runs as a true freshman in 1997. The record by any Sooner freshman was set by Chris Ebright in 1987. Ebright was as redshirt freshman that season and drove in 89 runs.
WILLIAMS AND PORLIER NAMED ALL-BIG 12
Junior Jackson Williams (C) and Sophomore Stephen Porlier (RHP) represented Oklahoma baseball on Tuesday. May 22 as the All-Big 12 teams were announced by the league office. Williams and Porlier earned second team honors while seniors Joseph Hughes (OF) and Aaron Ivey (OF) , juniors Joe Dunigan (OF), Aaron Reza (SS) and Heath Taylor (LHP) and freshman Aaron Baker (1B) received honorable mention.
FIRST THINGS FIRST
OU is outscoring its opponents 46-18 in the first inning of games played this season. OU is 12-6 when it scores in the first frame, (7-6 when opponent scores in the first) and when the Sooners tack on the game's initial run, they are 20-9 (13-14 when opponent scores first).
10 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The number 10 has proven to be an important statistic in determining the Sooners' record this season. Oklahoma is 9-0 when they score 10 or more runs. In addition, when the Sooners record 10 or more hits on offense, they are 22-9 with losses to Western Kentucky, Michigan, Michigan State, Kansas (2), Oklahoma State (2) and Missouri (2). On defense, OU is 8-17 when it allows 10 or more hits and 0-9 when it allows the opponent to score 10 or more runs this season (South Carolina, Western Kentucky, Nebraska, TCU, KSU, OSU, Missouri-2 and Texas Tech). In comparison, OU is 25-6 when it holds the opposition under 10 base knocks.
BASEBALL VISITS MIRACLE LEAGUE IN EDMOND
OU took the field Thursday night at Mitch Park to participate in two Miracle League games. The Sooners joined the Royals and Red Sox in game one and the Cardinals and Cubs in the second game. Each OU player paired up with a child from each team, ranging in age from five to late teens, and helped them play all positions in the field and take at-bats. The Miracle League, founded in 1997, is an organization that gives special-needs children an opportunity to play baseball. CLICK HERE to view photo galleries and video from Thursday's visit.
FOUR SOONERS EARN ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 HONORS
Seniors Aaron Ivey, Joseph Hughes and Cory Williamson were named to the 2007 Academic All-Big 12 First Team on May 15. Junior Jarod Freeman was honored on the second team.
Hughes, Williamson and Freeman were each selected for the first time in their careers. It marked the third time in Ivey's career that he was selected to the first team and the third time be nominated with a 4.0 GPA. Ivey is one of four Sooners in program history to be named to the first team on three occasions, joining Casey Bookout (1997-99), Chris Ebright (1987-89) and Matt Reubel (1989-91).
IVEY HONORED BY LOWE'S AND ESPN THE MAGAZINE
Last week, senior Aaron Ivey was named one of ten finalists for the Baseball Division of the 2007 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. In addition, Ivey became the second Sooner in program history to garner Academic All-District honors in consecutive seasons. Ivey was named a first team member by ESPN The Magazine and CoSIDA and is eligible for Academic All-America honors.
Ivey was a 2006 CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American in 2006. Fan balloting is available, from May 10 through June 6, on the award's official website www.seniorclassaward.com, and will be combined with votes from coaches, media and sponsors to determine the recipient of the 2007 award.
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SOONERS VISIT WITH SPECIAL SPECTATORS
As Sooner fans across the country tuned in to watch the No. 23 Oklahoma baseball team battle Nebraska on Fox Sports Southwest on April 14, three fans in particular enjoyed the victory from beginning to end with the team in Norman. Alec Cochran, Ruben Contrares and Tyler Row enjoyed a behind the scenes tour of a typical gameday on top of the Sooners' victory thanks to the efforts of an organization called Special Spectators. Click here to read the rest of the story as well as see photos and videos from the day.
BIG 12 COMMISSIONER'S HONOR ROLL
Fifteen members of the OU baseball team were named to the 2006 Fall Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll. Aaron Ivey was the lone Sooner to record a perfect 4. 0 GPA. Also making the list were Elliott Blair, Brad Burns, Andrew Doyle, Jarod Freeman, Zach Hedges, Bryant Hernandez, Joseph Hughes, Brandon Moss, Ryan Mottern, Stephen Porlier, Drew Roberts, Jimmy Rollins, Jackson Williams and Cory Williamson. Student-athletes must maintain a minimum 3.0 GPA for the semester to qualify for the list.
DRAFT DODGERS
In 2006, the Sooners' roster featured 12 players that were drafted at one point in their careers. That mark was second in the Big 12 to Oklahoma State's 14. This season, OU again ranks second in the conference with 10 draftees and those players are listed below as well as where that mark ranks in the Big 12:
Player Year - Round Team
Aaron Baker 2006 - 37th Minnesota Twins
Vincent Biancamano 2004 - 35th Kansas City Royals
Brad Burns 2004 - 37th New York Mets
Aljay Davis 2005 - 29th Chicago White Sox
Andrew Doyle 2006 - 39th Washington Nationals
Joe Dunigan 2004 - 41st Montreal Expos
Chris Henry 2004 - 41st Colorado Rockies
Antwonie Hubbard 2006 - 12th Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Ryan Mottern 2006 - 49th Cleveland Indians
Devin Shepherd 2006 - 5th Minnesota Twins
BIG 12 DRAFTEES
Texas - 11
OU -10
Texas A&M - 10
OSU - 8
Nebraska - 7
Baylor - 4
Missouri - 4
Texas Tech - 3
Kansas State - 2
Kansas - 1
DOWNLOAD THE 2007 MEDIA GUIDE
View the complete 2007 Oklahoma Baseball Media Guide by clicking here. This is the official source of information on the Sooners produced by the OU Athletics Media Relations Department. The cost for the 2007 Baseball Guide is $15 and it is available at the OU Bookstore (405) 325-3511 (ask for general book sales), at all home games or by calling Sooner Sports Properties (405) 325-6465.
FIVE CAPTAINS TO LEAD OU IN 2007
Five Sooners were selected by their teammates to captain the club in 2007. Seniors Aaron Ivey and Jimmy Rollins and juniors Ryan Mottern, Aaron Reza and Jackson Williams are among the 13 letterwinners returning for OU this season.
OU LOOKS TO BUILD ON 2006 REGIONAL
After only one full season as Oklahoma's baseball coach, Sunny Golloway already has the Sooners measuring their success by the number of times they get to pile up on the middle of the field for a celebration. In his first season, Golloway led the Sooners to their first super regional appearance since they went to the College World Series as the defending champions in 1995. The next step is getting back to that level. Click here to read the full article written by the Associated Press.
DEFENSE WINS CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Oklahoma Sooners led the nation in fielding percentage (.983) in 2006 and as a result, the team won a regional championship and was one win away from the program's 10th College World Series appearance. The Sooners lost four starters from the playing field but return five starters in 2007.
Last year's percentage is second in school history behind the .986 mark established by the 1951 team. The Sooners' won the program's first national title that same year.
BIG 12 PRESEASON COACHES' POLL
The University of Oklahoma baseball team was picked fifth in the Big 12 Conference Coaches' preseason poll as released by the league office on Jan. 29. OU received 46 points in the Big 12 poll, 11 points shy of fourth place Baylor.
Texas once again topped the list for the fifth straight year with 79 points, including seven first-place votes. Oklahoma State (70) followed the Longhorns at No. 2 with two first-place votes. Nebraska (64) and Baylor (57) rounded out the top four. Following the Sooners was Texas Tech (37), Texas A&M (34), Missouri (29), Kansas (22) and Kansas State (12).
The Sooners were also picked to finish fifth last season and ended the regular season in third place and was the last conference team standing in the NCAA Tournament, coming up one win shy of the College World Series. The last time OU was picked higher than fifth prior to a season was in 2003 when the Sooners were tabbed third.
2007 Big 12 Conference Coaches' Preseason Poll
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