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Game Notes: Oklahoma at Kansas (Game One)

May 17, 2018 | Baseball

By: Athletics Communications

Game Notes: Oklahoma at Kansas (Game One)

Game Notes: Oklahoma at Kansas
Location: Lawrence, Kan. - Hoglund Ballpark
Result: Loss, 6-5 (10 innings)
Attendance: 1,319
Date: May 17, 2018

Notes

Team:

  • Oklahoma fell to 3-5 in extra innings this season. The Sooners are 0-5 away from home in extra-inning games this year.
  • OU's pitching staff picked up its 28th game with 10-plus strikeouts, recording 14 against Kansas Thursday.
  • OU has four one-run losses in game one of a series dating back to April 13.
  • The Sooners are 135-76-1 against Kansas and 50-34 versus the Jayhawks in Lawrence.

Cade Harris

  • Drew his 56th walk of the year, which is tied with Mike Umfleet (1975) for the fifth-most in OU single-season history. Harris is sixth all-time at OU with 117 career walks.
  • Earned his team-leading 19th double of the season and finished 2-for-5 with a run scored and one RBI.
  • Now tied for 20th in OU single-season history with 19 doubles.
  • Picked up his 16th multi-game of the season and the 31st of his career.

Jake Irvin

  • Struck out nine or more for the sixth time this season.
  • Ranks 15th all-time at Oklahoma with 229 career strikeouts.

Steele Walker

  • Hit his team-leading 12th and 13th home run of the season to push his career total to 24.
  • Tied for 18th all-time at Oklahoma in career home runs with Cameron Seitzer (2008-11), Marty Neff (1991), J.T. Wise (2008-09) and Rich Hills (1991-95). 
  • Homered for the first time since April 23 at Texas Tech with a solo home run in the third inning.
  • Homered twice in a game for the third time this season.
  • Drove in four runs or more for the eighth time in his career. Walker's four RBI matched a season high.

Brandon Zaragoza

  • Picked up his 15th multi-hit game of the season and 26th of his career, finishing 2-for-3.
  • Made his 101st straight start at shortstop.

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Players Mentioned

Cade Harris

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Cade Harris

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Jake Irvin

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Jake Irvin

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Steele Walker

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Brandon Zaragoza

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Brandon Zaragoza

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