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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Breakfast in Bricktown
May 21, 2018 | Baseball
May 23-27 | Oklahoma City, Okla.| Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark
Baylor
Oklahoma
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| Wednesday Pitching Match-Ups | ||
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| First Pitch | Oklahoma | Baylor |
| Wednesday. 9 a.m. CT | RHP-Jake Irvin (6-1, 3.01) | LHP-Corey Bradford (6-5, 2.60) |
| >>>Last Start | at KU (5/17): ND, 7.0 IP, 1 ER,9 K | vs. WVU (5/17) W, 7.0 IP, 1 ER, 2 K |
| Oklahoma Sooners |
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| Record: 34-21 (14-10 Big 12) Coach: Skip Johnson (1st Season) Career Record/Years: 34-21/1 Rank: NRCBN/NRBA/RVUSA/RVN |
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| Record: 32-19 (13-11 Big 12) Coach: Steve Rodriguez(3rd Season) Career Record/Years:376-369/15 Rank: NRCBN/NRBA/NRUSA/RVN |
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| Radio | KREF 99.3/1400 TuneIn Radio App Toby Rowland |
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 LF-Cade HarrisThe Sooner leadoff hitter, Harris ranks second nationally with 57 walks this season. He is just 12 walks away from setting the schoo record. |
FIRST PITCH
Oklahoma enters the 22nd Big 12 Championship as the No. 4 seed. The Sooners open the double-elimination tournament on Wednesday against No. 5 seed Baylor at 9 a.m. from Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark in Oklahoma City. OU and Baylor are the only two Big 12 teams to appear in all 22 Big 12 Championships.
ABOUT THE SOONERS
Oklahoma is 34-21 overall and finished in fourth place in the Big 12 with a 14-10 record. The Sooners are hitting .277 as a team, including a .284 mark in conference games to rank third in the league. Junior right fielder Steele Walker leads the way with a .352 average, hitting .370 in 23 conference games, and slugging .606 with 13 home runs and 53 RBI this season. Redshirt sophomore center fielder Kyler Murray ranks second on the team with 10 home runs and 46 RBI, while hitting .292 this year. In the month of May, Murray has homered four times and driven in 14, while recording a .364 batting average. The OU pitching staff owns a 3.87 earned run average on the season, which ranks third in the conference. In Big 12 play, the Sooners boast a 4.12 ERA and rank second the conference with a .241 batting average against. Junior right-handed pitcher Jake Irvin, the Sooners' Friday night starter, is 6-1 with a 3.01 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 86.2 innings worked. Sophomore right-hander Nathan Wiles is 6-3 with a 4.03 ERA, including a 3.91 mark in league games; ranking sixth in the Big 12. He has struck out 55 and walked only 13 in 73.2 innings.
THE FORECAST
| Projected Starters | |||
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| OU Lineup | BA/OBP/SLG | Notes | |
| LF-Cade Harris | .276/.439/.434 | 2nd in NCAA in BB (57) and 21st in R (58) | |
| SS-Brandon Zaragoza | .282/.369/.311 | Made 103 consecutive start at shortstop | |
| RF-Steele Walker | .352/.441/.606 | Hit two home runs at Kansas (5/16) | |
| CF-Kyler Murray | .292/.394/.557 | Hitting .364 with four home runs and 14 RBI in May | |
| 3B-Brylie Ware | .330/.401/.450 | .360 BA, 6 2B, 18 RBI in Big 12 play | |
| 2B-Kyle Mendenhall | .316/.357/.415 | Third all-time at OU with 13 career sacrifice flies | |
| C-Brady Lindsly | .276/.367/.375 | Hit first HR of the season at Texas Tech (4/20) | |
| DH-Tyler Hardman | .214/.282/.316 | Hit third HR of the season at Kansas (5/18) | |
| 1B-Cade Cavalli | .218/.345/.365 | Hit three HRs over the last six games | |
Scouting the Bears...
Baylor enters the postseason with a 32-19 record overall, and finished with a 13-11 mark in league play under third-year head coach Steve Rodriguez. The Bears come in following a road series win at West Virginia. The Baylor lineup is led by junior outfielder T.J. Raguse who is batting .372. Sophomore first baseman Andy Thomas, who is fourth on the team in RBI with 31, is hitting .347. On the hill, Baylor is guided by sophomore Cody Bradford who boasts a 6-5 record and a 2.60 ERA in 83.0 innings. In his last start (5/16), Bradford took the loss at West Virginia, allowing one earned run on four hits with five strikeouts. In league play, Bradford led the Big 12 in ERA (1.88) and posted a 4-3 record with two complete games. Senior Troy Montemayor ranks second in the conference with 11 saves this season.
Last Time They Met...
Oklahoma completed the sweep of Baylor with a 6-1 win at L. Dale Mitchell Park on March 31. The victory marked the first time that Sooners swept their first two Big 12 series to begin conference play during the Big 12 era. Nathan Wiles pitched five innings, allowing one run, not earned, with three strikeouts. Dylan Grove qualified for the save, pitching the final four innings. Cade Cavalli and Steele Walker both homered and finished with two RBI. The win gave OU its third consecutive series win over Baylor.
Against Baylor ...
Oklahoma leads the all-time series over Baylor, 45-37, and swept the Bears in Norman, March 29-31. OU has won eight out of its last 10 matchups with the Bears dating back to 2015. OU and Baylor have faced off six times at the Big 12 Championship with the Sooners winning three in a row. The Sooners topped Baylor twice in 2012 and opened the tournament against the Bears in 2013. Jonathan Gray tossed a three-hit shutout in OU's Big 12 Tournament opening win over Baylor.
By The Numbers: Baylor
Cade Cavalli: .364/.417/.636 in three games against Baylor. Homered in series finale against Baylor (3/31/18). Kyle Mendenhall: Seven starts at 2B with a three-run game (3/24/17) and three-RBI game (3/26/17). Jake Irvin: 8.0 IP, allowed two hits and two earns runs to pick up the win at home (3/29/18). Brylie Ware: Hit .455 (5-for-11) in last year's series; played first base. Brandon Zaragoza: Has a career .280 average (7-for-25) against Baylor.
Sooners' Tournament History...
All-time, Oklahoma is 36-35 in the Big 12 Championship. The Sooners and Baylor are the only two teams to qualify for all 22 championships in the league's history. The series is tied 3-3 in the Big 12 Championship; though the two teams have not met in a postseason game since 2013. Joining OU and Baylor in the bracket are No. 1 seed Texas and No. 8 seed Kansas. Oklahoma faced the Longhorns in last year's 2017 Big 12 Championship and last played Kansas in 2013; winning the championship game, 7-2. The Sooners went undefeated in 2013 to win the title. OU won the league's first championship in 1997 and overcame a game one loss to Texas A&M before winning four in a row, including a 19-17 decision vs. Texas Tech in the final.
2017 Tournament Recap...
The Sooners went 0-2 at the 2017 Big 12 Championship, failing to win a game at the event for the first time since 2005. No. 3 seed Oklahoma fell to No. 6 seed Texas, 8-4, in the opener. The Sooners then eliminated No. 2 seed TCU, 9-4. OU has won at least one game at the Big 12 Championship in 19 of 21 appearances.
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