Game Notes: Oklahoma vs. Indiana
Game Notes: Oklahoma vs. Indiana
Location: Myrtle Beach, S.C. - TicketReturn.com Field
Result: Win, 6-3
Attendance: 722
Date: Feb. 16, 2018
Notes
Team:
- The Sooners are 38-19 on opening day since 1962 and have won on opening day in back-to-back seasons; both against ranked opponents.
- Oklahoma is 3-0 all-time against Indiana; having previously won twice against the Hoosiers in 1975.
- The game marked the first for OU in South Carolina since facing USC in the 2012 Columbia Super Regional.
- Oklahoma hit back-to-back home runs for the first time since Austin O'Brien and Brylie Ware went deep in the home finale vs. TCU (5/14/17).
Connor Berry:
- Picked up his second career save and first since closing out a 3-0 win over Central Arkansas (3/1/16).
Cade Cavalli:
- Hit a home run in his first career at-bat.
- First Sooner to homer on opening day since Cameron Seitzer against Western Illinois (2/20/09).
Cade Harris:
- Posted the 16th multi-hit game of his career.
Jake Irvin:
- Started and won on opening day for the second year in a row.
- Earned the 13th win of his career.
- First win since beating Kansas State (5/5/17) on the road.
Kyle Mendenhall:
- Registered the 24th multi-hit game of his career.
- Blasted his seventh career home run.
Steele Walker:
- Recorded the 37th multi-hit and ninth three-hit game of his career.
- Hit his 12th career home run; putting him one ahead of DeRenzo for active career leader at OU.
- Picked up his 34th career double.