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Sooners Open Bedlam with Comeback Win
April 09, 2022 | Baseball
STILLWATER, Okla. – Just as they did 10 days ago, Blake Robertson singled in the tying run and Sebastian Orduno drove in the winning run in the ninth inning. Friday night, the clutch hits led the Oklahoma baseball team to an 8-7 win over No. 4 Oklahoma State in the Bedlam Big 12 conference series opener at O'Brate Stadium.
Robertson, an Edmond, Okla., product who began his college career at OSU, went 3 for 4 with three RBIs on Friday. He doubled home Peyton Graham with one out in the ninth inning to tie the game at 7-all. Orduno, who drew a bases-loaded walk to end the March 29 meeting in Tulsa, drove a single to center field to score Robertson and put OU in front 8-7.
The game ended on a caught stealing. With two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth, catcher Jimmy Crooks fired down to Jackson Nicklaus at second base, who applied the tag in time for the final out. The play was upheld on official replay review.
The Sooners (18-10, 4-3 Big 12) and Cowboys (21-9, 5-2 Big 12) battled back and forth for five innings. Each team scored runs in the second, third and fifth innings, but OSU took a 7-4 lead with four runs in the fifth. Oklahoma pulled within 7-6 in the seventh on a one-out single by Nicklaus and a two-out single by Crooks, before taking the lead in the ninth.
OU's bullpen combo of Colton Sundloff, Carter Campbell (1-0) and Trevin Michael (fifth save) combined to allow no runs and two hits over 4.0 innings. The trio shut down OSU in relief of starter Jake Bennett, who struck out nine batters and walked just one over 5.0 innings.
"(Our players) persevered and fought all the way through it," Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson said. "I thought (Jake) Bennett deserved better fate than that. He pitched his rear end off, and the bullpen was great. How about our offense, coming up with big hit after big hit. That was huge."
Oklahoma registered four runs and six of its 12 hits Friday night with two outs. Nicklaus, Graham and Tanner Tredaway each finished with two hits.
Tredaway shot a single into center field to lead off the second inning and scored on a groundout by Diego Muniz. After a sacrifice fly tied it in the bottom of the second, Graham hit a two-out single and scored on a double by Robertson in the third inning. OSU took a 3-2 lead on a two-run home run by Jake Thompson.
The Sooners went ahead again, 4-3, with two runs in the fifth. Cade Horton singled and scored on an error after Nicklaus' infield single, and Robertson singled home Nicklaus. The Cowboys then took a 7-4 lead in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run single by Zach Ehrhard and a two-run double by Griffin Doersching.
Crooks' RBI single in the seventh inning came with runners on second and third and two outs. The dying liner was initially ruled a catch in center field before replay review overturned the call and allowed one run to score. The play pulled OU within 7-6.
After both sides went in order in the eighth, Graham got the ninth-inning rally started with a one-out double down the left field line, and then scored on Robertson's double that also went into the left field corner. A pop out and an intentional walk to Crooks set up Orduno's game-winning single.
The Sooners and Cowboys continue the series on Saturday in Stillwater. Game time is 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
Robertson, an Edmond, Okla., product who began his college career at OSU, went 3 for 4 with three RBIs on Friday. He doubled home Peyton Graham with one out in the ninth inning to tie the game at 7-all. Orduno, who drew a bases-loaded walk to end the March 29 meeting in Tulsa, drove a single to center field to score Robertson and put OU in front 8-7.
The game ended on a caught stealing. With two outs and a runner on first in the bottom of the ninth, catcher Jimmy Crooks fired down to Jackson Nicklaus at second base, who applied the tag in time for the final out. The play was upheld on official replay review.
The Sooners (18-10, 4-3 Big 12) and Cowboys (21-9, 5-2 Big 12) battled back and forth for five innings. Each team scored runs in the second, third and fifth innings, but OSU took a 7-4 lead with four runs in the fifth. Oklahoma pulled within 7-6 in the seventh on a one-out single by Nicklaus and a two-out single by Crooks, before taking the lead in the ninth.
OU's bullpen combo of Colton Sundloff, Carter Campbell (1-0) and Trevin Michael (fifth save) combined to allow no runs and two hits over 4.0 innings. The trio shut down OSU in relief of starter Jake Bennett, who struck out nine batters and walked just one over 5.0 innings.
"(Our players) persevered and fought all the way through it," Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson said. "I thought (Jake) Bennett deserved better fate than that. He pitched his rear end off, and the bullpen was great. How about our offense, coming up with big hit after big hit. That was huge."
Oklahoma registered four runs and six of its 12 hits Friday night with two outs. Nicklaus, Graham and Tanner Tredaway each finished with two hits.
Tredaway shot a single into center field to lead off the second inning and scored on a groundout by Diego Muniz. After a sacrifice fly tied it in the bottom of the second, Graham hit a two-out single and scored on a double by Robertson in the third inning. OSU took a 3-2 lead on a two-run home run by Jake Thompson.
The Sooners went ahead again, 4-3, with two runs in the fifth. Cade Horton singled and scored on an error after Nicklaus' infield single, and Robertson singled home Nicklaus. The Cowboys then took a 7-4 lead in the bottom of the fifth on a two-run single by Zach Ehrhard and a two-run double by Griffin Doersching.
Crooks' RBI single in the seventh inning came with runners on second and third and two outs. The dying liner was initially ruled a catch in center field before replay review overturned the call and allowed one run to score. The play pulled OU within 7-6.
After both sides went in order in the eighth, Graham got the ninth-inning rally started with a one-out double down the left field line, and then scored on Robertson's double that also went into the left field corner. A pop out and an intentional walk to Crooks set up Orduno's game-winning single.
The Sooners and Cowboys continue the series on Saturday in Stillwater. Game time is 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Campbell, Carter (1-0)
L: Martin, Trevor (1-2)
S: Michael, Trevin (5)
Batting:
2B: Graham, Peyton 1 ; Robertson, Blake 2
RBI: Nicklaus, Jackson 1 ; Robertson, Blake 3 ; Crooks, Jimmy 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1 ; Muniz, Diego 1
SH: Orduno, Sebastian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nicklaus, Jackson 2 ; Graham, Peyton 2 ; Pettis, Kendall 1 ; Tredaway, Tanner 1 ; Horton, Cade 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1
SB: Robertson, Blake 1 ; Tredaway, Tanner 1
HBP: Robertson, Blake 1
Batting:
2B: Doersching, Griffin 2
HR: Thompson, Jake 1
RBI: Ehrhard, Zach 2 ; Thompson, Jake 2 ; Doersching, Griffin 2 ; Adkison, Chase 1
SF: Adkison, Chase 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ehrhard, Zach 2 ; Thompson, Jake 2 ; Doersching, Griffin 1 ; Meola, Aidan 1 ; Brown, Marcus 1
SB: Ehrhard, Zach 1 ; Brown, Marcus 1
CS: Ehrhard, Zach 1
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