Baseball in Georgia for the Week

March 14 | Atlanta | Russ Chandler Stadium

¹² Oklahoma

Georgia Tech

March 15 | Atlanta | GSU Baseball Complex

¹² Oklahoma

Georgia State

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Midweek Pitching Match-Ups
First Pitch	Oklahoma	Opponent
Tuesday, 3 p.m. vs. GT	RHP-Grove (0-1, 4.05)	RHP-Ben Schniederjans (0-0, 5.40)
>>>Last Start	vs. Wichita State (3/7): L, 4.0 IP, 9 K	First Start
Wednesday, 5 p.m. vs. GSU	TBA	TBA
>>>Last Start	N/A	N/A

Oklahoma Sooners
Record: 17-2 (0-0 Big 12) Coach: Pete Hughes (4th Season) Career Record/Years: 634-470-3/21 Rank: 12^CBN/20^NCBWA/21^USA

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Record: 10-4 (1-2 ACC) Coach: Danny Hall (24th Season) Career Record/Years: 1,179-598-1/30 Rank: RV^USA

Georgia State Panthers
Record: 9-7 (0-0 Sun Belt) Coach: Greg Frady (11th Season) Career Record/Years: 311-269-1 Rank: NR

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TV/Stream	ACC Network Extra (Tuesday Only)
Radio	KREF 1400 AM TuneIn Radio App Toby Rowland

Player to Watch
P-Dylan Grove, So. Grove is 0-1 in three starts, but is coming off a career-high nine strikeouts last Tuesday against Wichita State. Grove's last win came in a seven-inning complete game vs. No. 5 Texas Tech at the 2016 Big 12 Championship.

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FIRST PITCH

The No. 12 University of Oklahoma baseball team hits the road for the first time in the 2017 season. The Sooners open a five-game swing in Georgia by playing Georgia Tech Tuesday, March 14 at 3 p.m. CT. The following day, OU visits Georgia State for a 5 p.m. CT first pitch. Both games will be broadcast locally on the home of Sooner baseball Sportstalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM. The voice of the Sooners Toby Rowland will provide all of the play-by-play action. Tuesday night's contest at Georgia Tech will be televised and streamed on the ACC Network Extra.

OU vs. GT All-Time
Year	Result	Location
1988	Win, 6-4	Las Vegas
	Win, 3-2	Las Vegas
1994	Win, 8-6	Fullerton, Calif.
	Win, 13-5	Omaha, Neb.
1999	W, 12-0	Orlando, Fla.
2004	Win, 6-2	Fullerton, Calif.

THE HISTORY

The Sooners are undefeated in the all-time series, 6-0. All six contests have been played at a neutral site. The two teams first met in 1988 in Las Vegas. Most famously, Oklahoma and Georgia Tech squared off in the 1994 College World Series National Championship game. OU won the game, 13-5, as center fielder Chip Glass was named Most Outstanding Player. Current Georgia Tech head coach Danny Hall was in his first season at the helm of the program in 1994. At old Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha on June 11, 1994, the Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for the second national championship in program history. OU's three through five hitters combined to drive in seven runs, including a three-run out of the park home run to right in the sixth by Damon Minor. The Sooners ace in the pen, Bucky Buckles, pitched the last 3.2 innings to get the save for Tim Walton, the third OU pitcher of the day. Glass also homered on the day for the Sooners as did Georgia Tech's future big leaguers Nomar Garciaparra and Jason Varitek. Future MLB outfielder Jay Payton went 2-for-5 for GT.

ABOUT THE SOONERS

Oklahoma responded to its 12-game win-streak being snapped against Wichita State on Tuesday by rattling off four wins against Buffalo on the weekend. The Sooners outscored the Bulls, 33-13, for the series. After allowing 10 runs in the opener, OU pitchers gave up just one run over the next three games and strung together 25-consecutive scoreless-innings. Sophomore right-hander Dylan Grove gets the ball on Tuesday night at Georgia Tech. He is 0-1 with a 4.05 earned run average in three starts. Grove has struck out 20 in just 13.1 innings of work. Sophomore designated hitter Brylie Ware was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week on Monday after hitting .562 last week. He is hitting a team-leading .462 with 15 RBI and 13 runs. Sophomore outfielder Steele Walker is second on the team at .387 with 19 RBI and six runs. He is slugging a team-high .613 with seven doubles, two triples and two home runs. The Sooners are without senior first baseman Austin O'Brien this week, though he did travel with the team, after a left elbow injury was sustained in the ninth inning of Saturday's game. O'Brien, who is hitting .373 and slugging .597, tore his UCL and a muscle in his forearm, but will not require surgery. Oklahoma is hitting a league-leading .328 as a team with all nine players with 30 at-bats or more hitting .300 or better.

THE FORECAST

Projected Starters
OU Lineup	BA/OBP/SLG	Notes
CF-Ben Hollas	.300/.383/.425	Hit his first career home run vs. CCSU (3/3).
2B-Kyle Mendenhall	.323/.400/.523	Homered in back-to-back games vs. NIU and Villanova.
LF-Steele Walker	.387/.425/.613	21-game hit-streak ended with a 0-for-4 on Saturday.
3B-Brylie Ware	.462/.517/.558	Named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (3/13).
1B-Jack Flansburg	.350/.429/.467	Has started at all four infield positions for second year.
C-Renae Martinez	.347/.365/.469	Four multi-hit games this season.
DH-Brady Lindsly	.258/.361/.387	Has hit in all nine games played this season.
SS-Brandon Zaragoza	.340/.483/.404	Scored five runs in series vs. CCSU.
RF-Blake Brewster	.240/.387/.440	Posted two three-RBI games vs. Buffalo.

SCOUTING THE YELLOW JACKETS

Georgia Tech is 10-4 overall and 1-2 following a three-game series against Miami (Fla.) this past weekend. The Yellow Jackets will throw RHP Ben Schniederjans on Tuesday night. He has no record with a 5.40 ERA in five innings across four relief appearances. Catcher Joey Bart is the team's top hitter at .433 with eight home runs and 22 RBI. Second baseman Wade Bailey is second on the team with a .429 average and a team-high eight doubles and 27 runs scored.

SCOUTING THE PANTHERS

Georgia State is 9-7 on the season and 5-1 at home. Panther pitchers are holding opponents to a .210 average. Rhett Harper has three saves in six games with a 1.04 ERA and .167 BAA. Shortstop Romero Greer is the team's leading hitter at .346. Center fielder Ryan Blanton has slugged three home runs with 13 RBI o na .279 average.

Next Home Game
Oklahoma vs. Texas Tech March 31 \| Norman, Okla. The Sooners hit the road for nine-straight games away from home beginning next week. Oklahoma returns for its Big 12 home opener against Texas Tech on March 31.. TICKETS

LAST TIME VS. GEORGIA TECH

Oklahoma upset No. 3 Georgia Tech, 6-2, in Fullerton, Calif. at the Kia Klassic. The Sooners put four runs on the board in the first and held the Yellow Jackets scoreless until a pair of unearned runs came across on a home run by Jeremy Slayden in the eighth. Mark Roberts was excellent on the hill for OU; going eight innings with eight strikeouts to just two walks. As a team, the Sooners registered just seven hits, but Ole Sheldon and Matt Bose each drove in two runs.

KEEPIN' IT 100

In national statistical rankings, Oklahoma peaks in the charts at second in the country with 208 hits. The Sooners' 153 runs scored are the fourth most in the country and the pitching staff ranks 10th in both K/9 (10.70) and WHIP (1.04). Among individuals, Jake Irvin is one of 16 pitchers in the country with a NCAA-leading four wins. Steele Walker is also top-10 in the nation in hits at 29, which ranks sixth.