University of Oklahoma Athletics

Game Notes: Oklahoma vs. Kansas (Game One)

April 02, 2015 | Baseball

Game Notes: Oklahoma vs. Kansas (Game One)
Location: Norman, Okla. - L. Dale Mitchell Park
Result: Win, 7-6 (10)
Attendance: 1,251
Date: April 2, 2015

Notes:

  • Oklahoma is now 2-1 in the extra-inning games this season.
  • The Sooners are now 9-3 when committing two or more errors.
  • Jacob Evans' walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth was the Sooners' first since Matt Oberste hit a three-run shot to beat Hofstra (2/17/13).
  • Evans' home run was the Sooners' first walk-off hit since Sheldon Neuse delivered a win against Texas Tech (5/22/14) at the Big 12 Championship.
  • With the one-inning win, Evans improves to 4-0 this season with an ERA of 2.14.
  • Evans 2-for-2 effort at the plate improves his batting average to .571 on the year.
  • Evans' walk-off homer gave him his third RBI of the season.
  • Anthony Hermelyn picked up his team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-5 effort. He also tied for the team-lead with eight doubles.
  • Oklahoma batters drove in six runs on the evening with no hitter plating more than one.
  • The 7-6 walk-off win gave OU its 10th win of the year inside the friendly confines of L. Dale Mitchell Park.
  • The win is the Sooners first of the year when trailing after the 8th inning. OU trailed 6-2 in the bottom of the ninth.
  • Oklahoma now has seven wins and just one loss when hitting at least one home run.
  • Today's game marks the 20th time this season the Sooners have outhit an opponent.
  • Sheldon Neuse picked up his team-leading 11th two-out RBI in the first and recorded his 11th multi-hit game.
  • Taylor Alspaugh recorded his ninth multi-hit game and is hitting .441 (15-for-34) over the last eight game, including a team-leading .458 average in Big 12 games.
  • The Sooner bench was hitting .300 (6-for-20) in pinch-hit opportunities entering the night and went 3-for-3 to start the ninth to push their collective average to .391.
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