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Game Notes: Oklahoma at Kansas (Game Three)

May 01, 2016 | Baseball

Game Notes: Oklahoma at Kansas (Game Three)

Game Notes: Oklahoma at Kansas (Game Three)
Location: Lawrence, Kan. - Hoglund Ballpark
Results: Win, 17-6 (7)
Attendance: 1,278
Date: May 1, 2016

Notes:

  • The Sooners started four freshmen; marking the 31st time this season OU has started three or more in a game.
  • Jack Flansburg recorded his ninth multi-hit game of the season and second of the weekend with his first four-hit game of the year.
  • Flansburg became the first Sooner with four hits in a game since Neuse at CSU Bakersfield (3/19/16).
  • Sheldon Neuse hit his third home run of the series, ninth of the season and 22nd of his career.
  • Neuse became the first Sooner with four RBI in a game since Hunter Haley vs. Baylor (4/10/16).
  • Neuse has homered in back-to-back games five times in his career and three times this season.
  • Cody Thomas hit his fourth home run of the season. Since April 12, he is hitting .409 (9-for-22).
  • Steele Walker moved into sixth in doubles by a freshman at OU with his 14th of the season.
  • Walker drove in a season-high three runs.
  • Walker is hitting .400 (22-for-55) over the last 15 games and hit .455 (5-for-11) in the series.
  • The Sooners scored a season-high 17 runs, having previously scored 15 at Wichita State (4/12/16). Oklahoma has scored double-digit runs eight times this season.
  • The Sooners last run-ruled an opponent on April 21, 2013 against New Orleans.
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BB Highlights: OU 17, Nebraska 1
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