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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Baseball Concludes Regular Season at KU
May 20, 2010 | Baseball
May 20, 2010
| No. 15 Oklahoma (39-14, 12-10) at Kansas (31-21-1, 11-12-1) | |
| Location | Lawrence, Kan. | Hoglund Park |
| Game 54 | Friday, May 21- 7 p.m. |
| Game 55 | Saturday, May 22- 6 p.m. |
| Game 56 | Sunday, May 23 - 1 p.m. |
| Radio | Sooner Sports Network - KREF 1400 AM |
| Internet Audio | FREE on SoonersSports.com |
| Live Stats | SoonersSports.com |
| Webcast | Paid |
| Game Information | Game Notes | 2010 Media Guide | Baseball Blog | Twitter |
WEEKEND PREVIEW
• The No. 15 Sooners (39-14, 12-10 Big 12) conclude the regular season on the road at Kansas (31-21-1, 11-12-1) for a three-game weekend set. The conference series that has postseason implications for both squads in terms of seeding in next week's Big 12 Championship. The third-place Sooners and sixth-place Jayhawks open the series on Friday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at Hoglund Park in Lawrence, Kan. Saturday's game will get underway at 6 p.m. while the series finale on Sunday is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch.
• A winner in eight of the last 10 outings, OU is ranked as high as No. 14 this week by Collegiate Baseball poll (No. 15-NCBWA, No. 15-Baseball America and No. 16 - USA Today/ESPN Coaches' ). After 53 games, OU is two games ahead of the pace set a year ago when it hosted its fourth regional out of its last seven appearances in the postseason. OU also earned its first national seed in 2009.
• Kansas returns 19 letterwinners from the 2009 club that was 39-24 overall and 15-12 in the Big 12 (4th). The Jayhawks' season ended in the NCAA Chapel Hill Regional. Kansas is 6-4 in its last 10 games and lost two games to Kansas State over the weekend. The Jayhawks rebounded on Tuesday with an 11-8 win at Arkansas-Little Rock.
KANSAS ROTATION
No. 1
RHP T.J. Walz (8-4, 5.05)
No. 2 RHP Cameron Selik (6-3, 4.62)
No. 3 RHP Tanner Poppe (3-3, 5.04)
OU ROTATION
No. 1 RHP Zach Neal (7-2, 4.02)
No. 2 RHP Jack Mayfield (4-0, 1.29)
No. 3 RHP Bobby Shore (7-4, 4.34)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
• The OU broadcast with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play can be heard all weekend long on the Sooner Sports Network (KREF 1400 AM) in Oklahoma City and Norman and free online at SoonerSports.com. Sunday's game will potentially be joined in progress following OU softball action in the NCAA Regional in Maryland. Check local listings for coverage in your area.
• Fans inside Olsen Field can listen to OU's broadcast on 91.9 FM.
• Live stats are available on SoonerSports.com via the baseball schedule page.
• A live webcast for all three games will be available for a fee on KUathletics.com via the baseball schedule page.
SERIES HISTORY
The Sooners lead 116-62-1 since 1942 but have dropped the last three series with the Jayhawks, including the last three-game set at Hoglund Park in 2008. Last season, Kansas won the first two games in Norman before OU claimed a 10-9 victory in the finale. Below is a closer look at the series between the Sooners and Jayhawks.
- In Big 12 play, OU has won 10 of 13 series openers (lost openers and the overall series in 2003, 2008 and 2009).
- OU has lost the last four games in Lawrence with its last win during game two in the 2006 series. That game marked the sixth straight road victory for OU in the
series.
- KU's 2008 sweep was its first in Big 12 play vs. OU. The Sooners have swept the Jayhawks three times (1997, 2001 and 2004) since the Big 12 formed in 1997.
- Teams have met at least three times every year since 1985.
- Sooners have scored 10 or more runs versus the Jayhawks in 14 of the 39 Big 12 meetings.
- 20 games have been decided by three runs or less in the Big 12 era (OU leads 14-6), including seven one-run games where the Sooners are 6-1.
PLAYER TO WATCH - RYAN DUKE
The junior closer is one save away from tying the OU career mark held by Jeff Bajenaru (28). Duke ranks second in the Big 12 and eighth nationally with 11 saves. Despite being 11-for-11 in save opportunities, Duke has just one in his last eight appearances. However, in that span, he posted a pivotal victory in the 13-inning affair at Texas A&M (season-high 4 2/3 IP). Since then, OU has won 12 of the last 15.
2010 Season Stats: 1-1, 3.00 ERA, 11 saves
QUICK HITS
- OU ranks third in the Big 12 in ERA (3.75, hitting (.315) and fielding percentage (.976). OU leads the conference with 82 home runs.
- The OU pitching staff ranks second n the Big 12 with 470 strikeouts and has 23 games with 10 or more K's, including 11 of the last 27 and a season-high 19 versus Arkansas-Little Rock.
- The Sooners have homered in 43 of the 53 contests with 23 multiple-homer games. OU has homered 11 straight games, second behind its 14-game streak from March 2 to March 26.
- OU 18-1 when scoring 10 or more runs, including seven of the last 14 games. OU has scored 136 runs in the last 14 games.
- The OU bullpen is 15-2 (lost to Missouri and OSU) with 12 saves on the season and a 2.81 ERA and 236 Ks in 208.1 IP.
- Cameron Seitzer hit for the cycle in the Sooners' 26-3 win over UAPB. Seitzer had a homer and a triple in the second inning.
- Seitzer ranks second in the Big 12 with 13 homers and sixth with a .641 slugging percentage.
- Garrett Buechele's career-high 19 game hitting streak ended on May 8. It included 10 multiple-hit games, five homers, 23 RBIs and a .391 batting average (34-for-87).
- Buechele (12) is tied for sixth in the Big 12 in homers behind Seitzer and freshman Max White (13). Both White (.680) and Buechele (.643) rank third and fifth, respectively, in slugging percentage in the Big 12.
- Ryan Duke is a perfect 11-for-11 in save situations this year and ranks eighth in the nation in that category (2nd in Big 12).
- Jeremy Erben's scoreless streak ended after 22 2/3 innings on April 1 vs. Texas. He has not allowed a run in 13 of his 22 relief appearances with a 6-1 record (one save).
- Zach Neal tossed the Sooners' first complete game of 2010 with a nine-inning performance at Texas Tech. He has 43 Ks and seven walks in his last eight starts (55.2 IP).
- Caleb Bushyhead (SS) is the only Sooner to play in all 53 games and he leads the team with 52 starts.
- Bushyhead registered one hit in 22 games last season and has 67 hits in 2010. He is second on OU with 19 multi-hit games and has hit safely in the last 15 games, a career high.
UP NEXT
OU will begin play in the 2010 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. The Sooners will await seeding for the tournament, which will be announced Sunday evening, for their three games in pool play.
LAST TIME OUT
OU claimed a pair of midweek victories over No. 14 Arkansas (5-2) on Tuesday and against Texas Southern (13-1), on Wednesday.
MIDWEEK SUCCESS
The Sooners have had success in the midweek games under head coach Sunny Golloway. OU has won 13 out of 14 midweek games this season with three wins over ranked opponents (twice over TCU and once versus Arkansas). OU is 13-1 this season and 57-10 all-time under Golloway. OU was 12-3 in midweek contests last season.
LATE-INNING PRODUCTION
OU has scored 164 of its 407 runs, or 39 percent, in the sixth inning and later. In addition, the Sooners have outscored the opposition, 68-33, in the eighth and ninth innings combined, which includes 14 home runs.
SCORING FIRST
OU has scored first in 20 of the last 45 games and in 24 overall. The Sooners have a 20-4 record in those contests. The opposition has tallied the game's first run in 29 games and OU is 19-10. In Big 12 play, OU has scored first in just five games (GM2 at Nebraska, GM1 at Texas Tech, GM3 at Texas A&M, GM2 vs. Kansas State and GM3 vs. Oklahoma State). OU is 4-1 in those contests.
ONE-RUN GAMES
The Sooners have recorded one-run victories in seven games this year. OU is 7-5 in those situations in 2010 and the Sooners are 57-24-1 (.701) under head coach Sunny Golloway. The Sooners' skipper entered 2010 with the best winning percentage among Big 12 coaches over the last five years (.721).
WITH TWO OUTS
The Sooners have come up with some clutch hitting throughout the season, hitting .328 as a team with two outs on the board. In addition, OU has connected for 173 two-out RBIs, nearly half of the 375 total on the season. Garrett Buechele (.397) leads the group with 26 RBIs with two outs, including seven home runs. Danny Black and Max White follow with 18 RBIs and three homers and six, respectively. Cameron Seitzer (15), Chris Ellison (14), Ross Hubbard (12), Cody Reine (12), Cale Ellis (11), Caleb Bushyhead (11) and Tyler Ogle (10) round out the double digits.
MAYFIELD NAMED BIG 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
For the second consecutive week a Sooner was named one of the Big 12 Conference's top players as freshman Jack Mayfield was named the pitcher of the week for games played through May 9.
It marks the first career honor for the Del Rio, Texas, native and the third by a Sooner this season after Danny Black was named player of the week on May 3 and Jeremy Erben collected a pitcher of the week honor on March 8. Mayfield became the first OU freshman pitcher since 1976 to toss a complete-game shutout in the Bedlam Series as the No. 14 Sooners won 6-0 on May 9 over Oklahoma State.
BLAIR NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
Oklahoma junior outfielder Elliott Blair was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District VI Baseball First Team released on May 6 by the College Sports Information Directors of America. Blair was one of seven players from the Big 12 Conference to collect first team honors. He is now eligible for Academic All-America honors. Aaron Ivey (2007) is the last Sooner to be named an Academic All-American.
HOME VS. AWAY
The Sooners have recorded 22 of their 39 wins in the friendly confines of L. Dale Mitchell Park. OU is hitting .326 at home with 11 hits per game and nine runs scored per contest, including 48 homers. In addition, the Sooner hurlers have combined for a 3.73 ERA. On the road, OU is 17-8 (11-6 away, 6-2 neutral) and is hitting .305 with 11 hits and seven runs per game, including 34 homers. The pitching staff has a 3.78 ERA away from home.
THE BIG INNING
OU has hit through the batting order already 21 times this season, including three times in game one of the UAPB series, twice in game two of the SDSU series and twice against Dallas Baptist in Norman. Other games include Richmond, Mississippi State, Texas A&M-CC, UMass (GM2), Nebraska (GM1), UAPB (GM2), Missouri (GM3), TCU (GM2), Texas A&M (GM3), Kansas State (GM1 and 2), Arkansas-Little Rock and Memphis (GM2 and 3). OU accomplished the feat on 23 occasions last year.
That 2009 team also scored five or more runs in 22 different frames. In 2010, OU has scored five or more runs in 22 different frames, including a season-high 10 runs in game one of the UAPB series (second inning). OU had three five-plus run innings in that UAPB game and also accomplished the feat twice in game two of the SDSU series, against Dallas Baptist in Norman and in game three vs. Kansas State. OU had one each versus Valparaiso, Western Illinois, Mississippi State, Baylor, Nebraska, Missouri, TCU, Texas A&M, Kansas State (GM1 and 2), Arkansas-Little Rock and Memphis (GM2 and 3).
DOUBLE DIGITS
The Sooners have recorded 10 or more hits in 34 of the first 53 games of the season, including a season-high 19 vs. Mississippi State and UAPB (March 30). OU is 30-4 in those games and is averaging 10.9 hits per game despite losing five regular starters from last season's club. OU is also averaging eight runs per game with 19 games with 10 or more scores, including seven out of the last 14 games. OU posted 26 in game one of the UAPB series, the most since exploding for 29 runs on March 22, 2009 at Kansas State. OU is 18-1 when scoring 10 or more runs.
TIME FOR A RALLY
The Sooners have come from behind to win 19 of the 53 games this season. Of Sunny Golloway's 209 wins at OU, 105 (.502) have been in come-from-behind fashion, including 22 last year.
EXTRA INNINGS UNDER GOLLOWAY
OU is 1-1 in extra-inning games this season after winning in 13 innings on April 25 at Texas A&M. The game was the longest in terms of innings in the Sunny Golloway era and the longest for an OU team since May 16, 2002 vs. Okahoma State.
OU is 16-3-1 overall since Sunny Golloway took over the helm of the Sooner program at the end of the 2005 season. One of those losses came at Oklahoma State (11 innings) earlier this year. The other two losses included Arkansas (April 28, 2009) and Mizzou (April 19, 2009. The Sooners tied Nebraska in 2008. OU was 3-1 in 2009 in games played in extra innings.
DUKE MOVING UP SAVES LIST
Ryan Duke recorded two saves on the opening weekend to move into sole possession of second place on OU's all-time saves list (below). Duke led the Big 12 in saves with 16 last year (ranked sixth in the nation), the second most in a single season by a Sooner (Jeff Bajenaru - 20, 2000).
He currently is second in the Big 12 with 11 saves and is the first Sooner in school history to have 10 or more in two seasons. He ranks eighth in the nation as of May 19 with 11 saves. Below is a look at where he ranks in OU history.
1. 28 - Jeff Bajenaru (1999-00)
2. 27 - Ryan Duke (2008-present)
BLAIR - SPRING CHICK-FIL-A COMMUNITY OF CHAMPIONS
Junior Elliot Blair, a petroleum engineering major, was named by the Big 12 Conference, in conjunction with Chick-fil-A, to the Spring Community of Champions. During the fall, winter and spring terms, one student-athlete from each institution has been honored based on the following criteria:
Academics: An academic standard of a 3.00 grade point average or higher must be maintained.
Community Service: The designated student-athlete should be involved with at least one community service program.
Leadership/Sportsmanship: The student-athlete should demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship on and off the field.
The institution of the student-athletes' on this list will be awarded $3,000 each year from Chick-fil-A for their efforts.
WINNING STREAKS
The 10-game winning streak from Feb. 28-March 13 marked the fifth time under head coach Sunny Golloway that OU has won 10 or more consecutive games and the 26th in program history.
DUKE ON PRESEASON LISTS
Junior closer Ryan Duke was named a 2010 preseason All-American by the NCBWA and was also selected to the Stopper of the Year watch list. Duke was named a third team All-American in 2009 and is the first Sooner since David Purcey in 2003, now with the Toronto Blue Jays, to appear on a preseason AA list.
ERBEN ON PITCHER WATCH LIST
Jeremy Erben is one of seven hurlers from the Big 12 named to the Pitcher of the Year watch list on March 23 as presented by the College Baseball Foundation. This is the second year for the award and it will be presented in Lubbock, Texas, on July 2 as part of the College Baseball Awards Show. He is second in the Big 12 in wins (5) and ERA (0.61) and was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for games played through March 7.
OGLE ON JOHNNY BENCH WATCH LIST
Sophomore catcher/DH Tyler Ogle was named to the Johnny Bench watch list for 2010 on March 2. Ogle caught in 10 games last year, including eight starts behind J.T. Wise (2009 winner). Wise became the first Sooner to collect the award in program history and just the second in Big 12 history.
DRAFTED SOONERS
Eight current Sooners have been drafted in their careers (third most in Big 12 this season), including four newcomers on the 2010 squad that were selected in 2009. (Danny Black, Ryan Gibson, Chad Kettler and Bobby Shore). Last season, OU led all Big 12 programs with nine players selected off the 2009 roster. Below is a look at the eight Sooners and when and where they were drafted:
Danny Black 2009 - New York Yankees - 42nd Rd.
Jason Chowning 2007 - New York Yankees - 43rd Rd.
Jeremy Erben 2006 - Cincinnati Reds - 41st Rd.
Ryan Gibson 2009 - Florida Marlins - 48th Rd.
Kaleb Herren 2008 - Milwaukee Brewers - 44th Rd.
Chad Kettler 2009 - Los Angeles Dodgers - 24th Rd.
J.R. Robinson 2008 - Toronto Blue Jays - 31st Rd.
Bobby Shore 2009 - Baltimore Orioles - 40th Rd.
Michael Whitney 2005 - Baltimore Orioles - 18th Rd.
BASEBALL ON KREF 1400 AM IN 2010 | RADIO SCHEDULE (PDF)
The 2010 season marks the first with KREF 1400 AM serving as the flagship station of Sooner baseball and the new partnership provides expanded coverage for OU fans to listen to 50-plus regular season games over the air. Additionally, 22 of the Big 12 games are set to be carried on the Sooners Sports' Network, enabling fans to listen to OU baseball on various stations across the state starting on April 1, nearly double the amount from previous seasons.
The entire 56-game regular season schedule will be broadcast live for free on SoonerSports.com.
SOONER SPORTS NETWORK TO TELEVISE 20 OU GAMES | TV SCHEDULE (PDF)
The University of Oklahoma will locally televise 20 home baseball games for the 2010 season. The broadcasts will air via the Sooner Sports Network on Cox Channel 7 in Oklahoma City and Cox Channel 3 in Tulsa. The games will be simulcast with the OU radio broadcast on the Sooner Sports Network with Chuck Kelly calling the play-by-play and DeWayne Vaughn providing the color analysis. The first game can be seen on Wednesday, March 10 against Houston Baptist at 3 p.m.
OU FOURTH IN BIG 12 COACHES' POLL | Big 12 Coaches' Poll | Feb. 16 Media Teleconference
The No. 22 Oklahoma baseball team was picked fourth in the 2010 Big 12 Coaches' preseason poll released on Feb. 16. The Sooners' projected finish is the highest under head coach Sunny Golloway and the best since a third-place vote in 2003.
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