OU Baseball Notebook March 11

Overall Record: 13-3

LAST WEEK RESULTS: 2-2

L 2-7 on road at Dallas Baptist

L 1-8 on road at Rice

W 17-8 on road at Rice

W 6-0 on road at Rice

THIS WEEK SCHEDULE:

Tuesday, March 12 vs. UT Arlington – 6:30 p.m. (Norman, Okla.)

Friday, March 15 vs. Missouri State – 6:30 p.m. (Norman, Okla.)

Saturday, March 16 vs. Missouri State – 2 p.m. (Norman, Okla.)

Sunday, March 17 vs. Missouri State – 1 p.m. (Norman, Okla.)

KEY NOTES OF WEEK

- The Sooners improved their road record to 4-2 last week, winning the two of three games in the series at Rice.

- Sophomore Levi Prater was excellent in the series-clinching win on Sunday, matching his career high with nine strikeouts over 8.0 shutout innings. He only allowed two runners to reach second base, and struck out three batters in the seventh and sat down the side in order in the eighth.

- Senior Brylie Ware had a big weekend, driving in five runs on Saturday and batting .474 with four runs scored. His two-run single tied the game 8-8 and his leadoff home run in the eighth inning put the Sooners in front sparking a nine-run frame.

- OU rebounded from two straight losses (7-2 Wednesday at Dallas Baptist and 8-1 Friday night at Rice) with two emphatic victories. Friday was just the third loss of the season, but Saturday presented the first challenge of playing the day after a loss. The Sooners fought off the Owls to earn the 17-8 victory, followed by Prater's gem in the 6-0 victory Sunday.

- Sophomore Cade Cavalli did damage with his bat this weekend, hitting a home run on Saturday and driving in four runs. The solo homer was his first of the season, and he hit a two-run double in the first inning Sunday to set the tone for that game.

- Junior catcher Brady Lindsly hit his second home run of the season Sunday, a three-run shot in the eighth inning that broke open a 5-0 lead. He drove in five runs last week. He hit a sacrifice fly on Wednesday and walked in a run on Saturday.

- Freshman Jaret Godman pitched 4.1 innings over two outings and allowed one run, two hits and struck out four batters. He threw two hitless innings in Wednesday's start and pitched another 2.1 on Friday night.

- In its big eighth inning on Saturday, OU sent 15 batters to the plate, scoring nine runs on four hits and seven walks in an at bat that lasted close to 45 minutes and broke open a tie game.

- Oklahoma is at least 13-3 to start a season for the second time in three years. In 2017 – when Skip Johnson joined OU as pitching coach – the team started the season 14-2.