Final Non-Conference Game Tuesday in Norman

April 25 | 6:30 P.M. | Norman, Okla. | L. Dale Mitchell Park

UT Arlington

Oklahoma

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Midweek Pitching Match-Up
First Pitch	Oklahoma	UT Arlington
Tuesday 6:30 pm	RHP-Dylan Grove (1-3, 4.15)	LHP-Jake Wilcox (2-1, 7.31)
>>>Last Start	Kansas (4/23): ND, 0.0 IP, 1 H, 4 R	Texas A&M (4/18): ND, 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R

Oklahoma Sooners
Record: 28-15 (6-6 Big 12) Coach: Pete Hughes (4th Season) Career Record/Years: 645-483-3/21 Rank: NR

UT Arlington Mavericks
Record: 23-17 (13-5 Sun Belt) Coach: Darrin Thomas (10th Season) Career Record/Years: 289-272/10 Rank: NR

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TV	FCS-Central FOXSportsGo Chad McKee Mickey Tettleton
Radio	KREF 1400 AM TuneIn Radio App Toby Rowland

Player to Watch
CF-Steele Walker, So. Walker is hitting .373 over the last 19 games after blasting his sixth home run of the season and driving in four runs on three hits to beat Kansas on Sunday.

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FIRST PITCH

The University of Oklahoma baseball team finishes a brief homestand with its final midweek and non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, April 25. The Sooners welcome UT Arlington to L. Dale Mitchell Park for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch. Tuesday's game will be aired locally on the home of Sooner baseball Sportstalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM. Voice of the Sooners Toby Rowland will have the call. Sooner Sports TV will broadcast the game nationally on FOX College Sports-Central. Veteran OU broadcaster Chad McKee (play-by-play) and former MLB All-Star Mickey Tettleton (color) will be in the booth.

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Tuesday	$1 Hot Dogs While Supplies Last Class of 2017 Night

ABOUT THE SOONERS

Oklahoma snapped a seven-game losing streak with a come-from-behind, 7-6 win over Kansas on Sunday. The Sooners move into the final week of April at 28-15 overall and 6-6 in the Big 12. Sophomore center fielder Steele Walker moved to the top of the OU roster with a .358 batting average. He also leads the Sooners with a .574 slugging percentage, 39 runs, 41 RBI, 11 doubles and six home runs. Walker homered and drove in four runs, including the tying and go-ahead runs in the eighth to beat the Jayhawks. Senior catcher Renae Martinez is second on the team with a .354 average and .531 slugging percentage. He has scored and driven in 28 runs with eight doubles and five home runs. Senior right-handed pitcher JB Olson returned to the OU bullpen this past weekend for the first time in nearly three weeks. He is 3-0 with a 1.20 earned run average and six saves. In 30 innings across 19 appearances, he has struck out 34 batters. Starting on the hill, Oklahoma looks to sophomore right-hander Dylan Grove; in need of a bounce back performance. He has not gotten out of the first inning in each of his last two starts; throwing 21 pitches on Sunday vs. KU. Grove is 1-3 with a 4.15 ERA and 46 strikeouts in 34.2 innings pitched.

THE FORECAST

Projected Starters
OU Lineup	BA/OBP/SLG	Notes
LF-Cade Harris	,207/.200/.400	Started first game in left field Sunday vs. Kansas.
3B-Jack Flansburg	.239/.395/.299	17th in the country with 34 base on balls.
C-Renae Martinez	.354/.426/.531	Hit third in each of the last six games.
CF-Steele Walker	.358/.432/.574	Homered and drove in four runs to beat Kansas (4/23).
1B-Austin O'Brien	.304/.367/.513	Hit 14th career home run at Michigan (4/14).
DH-Brylie Ware	.319/.403/.356	Second on the team with 12 multi-hit games.
RF-Ben Hollas	.296/.453/.417	Reached base in career-high 18 games in a row.
2B-Kyle Mendenhall	.260/.356/.415	Two game-winning home runs in Big 12 play.
SS-Brandon Zaragoza	.255/.340/.277	Started 32 consecutive games at shortstop.

Last 10 Meetings
Year	Result	Location
2014	Loss, 5-6	Norman
	Won, 3-2 (10)	Arlington
2013	Loss, 1-6	Arlington
2012	Loss, 3-10	Norman
2011	Win, 4-3	Arlington
2010	Win, 4-3	Norman
2009	Loss, 5-8	Arlington
2008	Win, 6-5	Norman
2006	Win, 4-3	Norman
	Win, 8-0	Norman

SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS

UT Arlington comes to Norman winners of five in a row and nine of its last 10. The Mavericks are 23-17 overall, 13-5 in the Sun Belt and are 13-4 in road games. Lefty Jake Wilcox, who has made two starts and 11 relief appearances, gets the nod. He is 2-1 with a 7.31 ERA in 16 innings of work. Catcher Will Olson is UTA's top hitter at .350 with a team-leading .458 on-base percentage. First baseman Omar Salinas is fourth in hitting at .309 and first in slugging at .518 with a team-high seven home runs and 33 RBI.

ALL-TIME VS. UTA

Oklahoma leads the all-time series with UT Arlington, 21-11, including a 13-5 mark in Norman. The series started with a pair of Sooner wins in 1972 before being shelved until 1988 when the Mavericks won two of three at home. OU owns the longest win streak in the series; winning 10 in a row between 1989 and 2001.

Next Home Game
Oklahoma vs. TCU May 12-14 \| Norman, Okla. The Sooners play their final home series of the season against TCU on May 12-14. Oklahoma will celebrate its 1951 National Championship at the Friday opener with a '51 style hat giveaway. TICKETS

LAST TIME THEY MET

The Sooners and Mavericks met twice in 2014 with OU claiming a 3-2, extra-inning win at Globe Life Park, the home of the Texas Rangers, in March and UTA winning 6-5 in Norman in April. Taylor Alspaugh lifted Oklahoma to the win in Arlington; belting the first pitch of the 10th inning over the wall in the right field corner. Sheldon Neuse went 4-for-5 with two runs scored. In Norman, the Sooners trailed 6-1 after the Mavs batted in the eighth. Oklahoma would rally for two in the eighth and two in the ninth before stranding the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position. Neuse drove in both runs in the ninth and pitched the top half to keep OU within striking distance as he needed just nine pitches to strike out one and put UTA down in order.

THE LAST 19 GAMES

Oklahoma has played 19 consecutive games against RPI top-100 teams beginning with Oklahoma State (3/21). Over that span, the Sooners own a 7-12 record, including 4-3 at home, 3-9 on the road, 6-6 in the Big 12 and 4-6 against ranked opponents. In those 16 games, Steele Walker is hitting a team-best .373 (25-for-67) with a .597 slugging and .481 on-base percentage for a 1.078 OPS with 18 runs scored and 16 driven in. Renae Martinez has driven in 13 runs on a .343 (23-for-67) average. Right-hander Vincenzo Aiello has appeared in seven games out of the bullpen with 18 strikeouts in 10 innings and earned one save.