OU Baseball Notebook March 8

Overall Record: 5-6

LAST WEEK RESULTS: 1-3
L 13-20 at neutral site vs. Arizona (Frisco Classic/Frisco, Texas)
L 1-12 at neutral site vs. Arizona (Frisco Classic/Frisco, Texas)
W 16-6 at neutral site vs. Missouri (Frisco Classic/Frisco, Texas)
L 3-9 at neutral site vs. Dallas Baptist (Frisco Classic/Frisco, Texas)

SCHEDULE THIS WEEK:
Tuesday, March 9 vs. UT Arlington – 6:30 p.m. (L. Dale Mitchell Park/Norman, Okla.)
Friday, March 12 vs. Arkansas State – 6:30 p.m. (L. Dale Mitchell Park/Norman, Okla.)
Saturday, March 13 vs. Arkansas State – 2 p.m. (L. Dale Mitchell Park/Norman, Okla.)
Sunday, March 14 vs. Arkansas State – 2 p.m. (L. Dale Mitchell Park/Norman, Okla.)

KEY NOTES OF THE WEEK:

Oklahoma returns home to L. Dale Mitchell Park for four games this week. Fans will be allowed to attend in limited capacity (attendance for OU's two Feb. 21-22 home games was restricted due to snow and ice in the stadium).
After playing nine straight games away from home (all in major or minor league ballparks), the Sooners will play seven of their next eight contests (and 16 of the next 22 games) at L. Dale Mitchell Park. OU will face UT Arlington (March 9), Arkansas State (March 12-14) and Houston (March 19-21) at home over the next two weeks.
Three Sooners were named to the Frisco College Baseball Classic All-Tournament Team: catcher Jimmy Crooks, first baseman Tyler Hardman and center fielder Tanner Tredaway.
Hardman and Tredaway led OU at the plate, each batting .533 (8 for 15) with a double, five RBIs and a .600 slugging percentage. Hardman walked four times and scored three runs while Tredaway drew two walks and scored four runs. Crooks led the Sooners with seven runs scored and three doubles, also driving in three runs. He was also named on the Round Rock Classic All-Tournament Team last weekend.
Carson Carter pitched 5.0 relief innings, allowing no runs and only two hits in Oklahoma's 16-6 win over Missouri on Saturday. He retired the first five batters he faced in a 6-6 game, shut down the Tigers in the seventh inning after OU took a 12-6 lead with six runs in the sixth, and closed out the game with a perfect ninth inning.
OU totaled 33 runs in the four-game tournament in Frisco, averaging 8.3 runs per contest. The Sooners produced season highs of 16 runs and 17 hits against Missouri.
Right fielder Brett Squires hit .400 (4 for 10) and drove in five runs. He doubled, tripled and batted in four runs against Missouri on Saturday.
Shortstop Brandon Zaragoza also drove in five runs for the Sooners in the tournament. He accounted for a double, three walks and a sacrifice fly, and he scored two runs.
Kendall Pettis started two games in left field, and went 3 for 6 at the plate, doubling twice and scoring four runs. He notched both doubles while going 3 for 3 on Saturday night against Missouri.

Fan Cutouts at L. Dale Mitchell Park

This season, the OU Athletics Department is offering fans an opportunity to join the Sooners at L. Dale Mitchell Park even if you can't physically be at the games. For $50, you can get a cutout of yourself placed in open seat areas around the stadium. Cutout opportunities are limited and served on a first-come, first-served basis. Click here to order.
Proceeds from the fan cutouts will benefit the Sooner Relief Fund, which directly impacts the OU student-athlete experience.