No. 7 Sooners defeat Texas Tech 11-1

April 2, 2011

Oklahoma 11, Texas Tech 1
Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TTU	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	2
OU	4	0	3	3	0	0	1	0	X	11	13	0

Pitching	IP	H	R	E	BB	SO
W - Overton (4-2)	2.1	1	0	0	2	2
L - Masek (1-2)	2.1	8	7	7	2	2

Batting Leaders	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	HR
OU - Reine	3	2	2	2	0	0
TTU - Barnes	2	1	1	1	2	1

Notes
OU posted its 14th double-digit hit game of 2011 and third in Big 12 play OU also scored 10 or more runs for the 11th time this season, and second Big 12 play ... The Sooners are 6-0 when scoring in the first inning and 12-2 when scoring the game's first run ... OU's four runs in the first inning was the second most this season in that frame ... Garrett Buechele extended his hitting streak to a season-high nine games with the RBI single in the first ... Buechele has 14 hits and 10 RBIs in that span ... Cameron Seitzer extended his hitting streak to six games with the third triple of his career (second of 2010) ... Seitzer finished with two hits, his third multi-hit game of the streak ... The Sooners have won the last five series in Norman against Texas Tech ... OU has also won six of the last seven series overall ... In 15 meetings since the Big 12 play began, OU and Texas Tech have split the series at 7-7-1 (tied in 2001).

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NORMAN, Okla. -- The No. 7 University of Oklahoma baseball team (21-6, 4-3 Big 12) wrapped up its first Big 12 series win of the season Saturday night with a 11-1 victory over Texas Tech (17-10, 4-4) at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

The Sooners scored 11 runs off of 13 hits to outscore the Raiders 21-2 thru two games of the three-game set.

“We're coming out and taking the fight to somebody,” said OU Head Coach Sunny Golloway. “It's a good feeling. I told our guys down the line, this has been fun the last two nights, this is what we've been searching for.”

Oklahoma got rolling quickly, scoring four runs in the first inning, which included RBIs by four different Sooners. Cody Reine led the offensive charge Saturday night, going 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs.

Casey Johnson and Cameron Seitzer also had two hits on the night. In the last three games, OU is 3-0 after posting 42 runs off 48 hits.

“Hitting is always contagious,” said Reine on the Sooners' offensive surge in the last three games. “I feel like we've been working hard the last few weeks to make a big push. I think we are starting to play our game again.”

Sooner starter Bobby Shore recorded a season-high six strikeouts on the night, but threw 73 pitches before being relieved in the fourth inning. Freshman Dillon Overton (4-2) took over for Shore and recorded the win with 2 1/3 scoreless innings.

Texas Tech starter Trey Masek (1-2) took the loss with seven runs allowed off eight hits in 2 1/3 innings.

The Sooners and Red Raiders play in the final game of the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday at L. Dale Mitchell Park. OU's Burch Smith (3-2) will take the mound opposite TTU's Robbie Kilcrease (3-0).

The game will be carried by the Sooner Sports Network both on radio (KREF 1400 AM) and television (Cox Ch. 3 in OKC and Tulsa) live from Norman.

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