Sooners Practice Thursday in Arizona

May 29, 2008

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THURSDAY PRACTICE VIDEO

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Sunny Golloway previews Vanderbilt

Sophomore RHP Andrew Doyle on Friday's opener

2008 OU Baseball Media Guide

TEMPE Ariz. -- The OU baseball team practiced in Arizona on Thursday in preparation for Friday's tournament opener in the 2008 NCAA Tempe Regional. The game will be web cast live by Vanderbilt's Athletics Department. Click the link to the right to access the live video for Friday's game.

The Sooners took the field in the morning in Mesa, Ariz., at the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs.

After taking ground balls, OU practiced at Winkles Field-Packard Stadium, home of the Arizona State Sun Devils and the site of the regional.

Prior to batting practice at the ASU field, OU head coach Sunny Golloway and sophomore right-hander Andrew Doyle, who will start Friday's opener, spoke with the local media about the upcoming postseason games.

Click the links to the right to access video from Thursday's action.

The Sooners begin their 31st NCAA Tournament appearance on Friday at 2 p.m. (MST) against Vanderbilt.

On the mound, OU will start Doyle (8-4, 4.35 ERA) against the Commodores Caleb Cotham. The righty is 7-5 in 2008 with a 4.26 ERA.

WEEKEND SCHEDULE (mountain standard times listed)
Friday, May 30
Game 1 - Oklahoma (visitor) vs. Vanderbilt (home) - 2 p.m.
Game 2 - Stony Brook (visitor) vs. Arizona St. (home) - 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 31
Game 3 - Loser game 1 vs. Loser game 2 - 2 p.m.
Game 4 - Winner game 1 vs. winner game 2 - 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 1
Game 5 - Loser game 4 vs. Winner game 3 - 1 p.m.
Game 6 - Winner game 4 vs. Winner game 5 - 6 p.m.

Monday, June 2
Game 7 - Winner game 6 vs. Loser game 6 - 6 p.m.

TICKET INFO
Ticket prices start at just $40 for the seven game All-Session Pass and can be purchased by calling the ASU Ticket Office at 480-727-0000 or clicking here.

Will call will be located at the Packard Stadium ticket office on game day and will open an hour and a half prior to the first game of the day. Tickets may also be purchased on game day at the Packard Stadium ticket office. All tickets for NCAA playoff events are the same price regardless of the number of games played each day.

All-Session Pass (available Tuesday at 1:00 p.m.)
Field Level - $80
Reserved Adult - $60
Reserved Junior/Senior - $50
General Admission - $40

Single Game Prices (available Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.)
Field Level - $15
Reserved Adult - $12
Reserved Junior/Senior - $10
General Admission - $7

RADIO BROADCAST INFORMATION
Oklahoma's games in Tempe will be broadcast live on KOKC 1520 AM and on the Sooner Sports Radio Network affiliates with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play. Live audio from OU's broadcast team will also be available via the internet for free on SoonerSports.com.

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LIVE STATS: Live stats are available on NCAA.com.

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