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Photo by: Ty Russell
Sooners Drop Back-and-Forth Tussle to DBU
March 21, 2023 | Baseball
NORMAN — The Oklahoma baseball team came back from an early 3-0 deficit to take a 5-4 lead in the sixth inning and went ahead again 6-5 in the seventh, but ultimately fell to Dallas Baptist 8-6 Tuesday evening at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
The Patriots (14-7) scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning on a two-run single and a sacrifice fly. The Sooners (13-8) scored a run in the fourth and erased the deficit with three runs in the fifth.
First baseman Sebastian Orduno plated second baseman Jackson Nicklaus with a sacrifice bunt to score the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Nicklaus led off the inning with a double down the line in left.
DBU took the lead in the ninth on a two-run single by catcher Nate Rombach and made it 8-6 on a sacrifice fly by second baseman Miguel Santos. In the bottom of the ninth, third baseman Wallace Clark drew a one-out walk and designated hitter Kendall Pettis lined a two-out single into left center, but a strikeout ended the game with runners on the corners.
Aaron Weber (0-1) took the loss for OU while Jaron DeBerry (2-0) got the win and Kyle Amendt earned a save for DBU. Clark singled and drove in two runs, Pettis went 3 for 4 and left fielder Rocco Garza-Gongora finished with two hits and scored a run.
"We tried to navigate through their lineup with a bunch of different pitchers," Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson said. "We fought back, that was what was good. We took the lead, but we just couldn't maintain the lead. We just didn't get it done."
Junior Carson Atwood got the final out of the first inning and pitched 4.0 hitless innings, striking out one batter. Braden Carmichael got the final two outs of the seventh inning and tossed 1.1 scoreless frames, and Aaron Calhoun – the final of eight OU pitchers in the game – came in to get the last two outs of the ninth. Freshman Julien Hachem made his first career start Tuesday night.
The Patriots took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a home run by designated hitter Ethan Mann. Oklahoma cut it to 3-1 in the fourth on an RBI single by Clark that scored Nicklaus. A home run by DBU left fielder Grant Jay in the top of the fifth made the score 4-1, but the Sooners stormed back with three runs in the bottom half to tie it 4-4.
Center fielder John Spikerman hit a leadoff single and Garza-Gongora singled to shortstop, but a throwing error allowed Spikerman to score. Right fielder Bryce Madron then doubled over the wall in right center, plating Garza-Gongora. A throwing error two batters later allowed Madron to score the tying run.
Oklahoma took its first lead in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by catcher Easton Carmichael that plated Spikerman. An RBI single by DBU center fielder Nathan Humphreys tied it again, 5-5, in the seventh inning, but the Sooners went back in front in the bottom half. Nicklaus hit a leadoff double and came around to score on consecutive sacrifice bunts by Clark and Orduno.
Before Tuesday, OU had won four straight games against DBU in Norman dating back to 2015.
The Sooners go on the road for a Big 12 conference series this weekend at Kansas State. Game times are set for 6 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
The Patriots (14-7) scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning on a two-run single and a sacrifice fly. The Sooners (13-8) scored a run in the fourth and erased the deficit with three runs in the fifth.
First baseman Sebastian Orduno plated second baseman Jackson Nicklaus with a sacrifice bunt to score the go-ahead run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Nicklaus led off the inning with a double down the line in left.
DBU took the lead in the ninth on a two-run single by catcher Nate Rombach and made it 8-6 on a sacrifice fly by second baseman Miguel Santos. In the bottom of the ninth, third baseman Wallace Clark drew a one-out walk and designated hitter Kendall Pettis lined a two-out single into left center, but a strikeout ended the game with runners on the corners.
Aaron Weber (0-1) took the loss for OU while Jaron DeBerry (2-0) got the win and Kyle Amendt earned a save for DBU. Clark singled and drove in two runs, Pettis went 3 for 4 and left fielder Rocco Garza-Gongora finished with two hits and scored a run.
"We tried to navigate through their lineup with a bunch of different pitchers," Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson said. "We fought back, that was what was good. We took the lead, but we just couldn't maintain the lead. We just didn't get it done."
Junior Carson Atwood got the final out of the first inning and pitched 4.0 hitless innings, striking out one batter. Braden Carmichael got the final two outs of the seventh inning and tossed 1.1 scoreless frames, and Aaron Calhoun – the final of eight OU pitchers in the game – came in to get the last two outs of the ninth. Freshman Julien Hachem made his first career start Tuesday night.
The Patriots took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a home run by designated hitter Ethan Mann. Oklahoma cut it to 3-1 in the fourth on an RBI single by Clark that scored Nicklaus. A home run by DBU left fielder Grant Jay in the top of the fifth made the score 4-1, but the Sooners stormed back with three runs in the bottom half to tie it 4-4.
Center fielder John Spikerman hit a leadoff single and Garza-Gongora singled to shortstop, but a throwing error allowed Spikerman to score. Right fielder Bryce Madron then doubled over the wall in right center, plating Garza-Gongora. A throwing error two batters later allowed Madron to score the tying run.
Oklahoma took its first lead in the sixth inning on a sacrifice fly by catcher Easton Carmichael that plated Spikerman. An RBI single by DBU center fielder Nathan Humphreys tied it again, 5-5, in the seventh inning, but the Sooners went back in front in the bottom half. Nicklaus hit a leadoff double and came around to score on consecutive sacrifice bunts by Clark and Orduno.
Before Tuesday, OU had won four straight games against DBU in Norman dating back to 2015.
The Sooners go on the road for a Big 12 conference series this weekend at Kansas State. Game times are set for 6 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jaron DeBerry (2-0)
L: Weber, Aaron (0-1)
S: Kyle Amendt (4)
Batting:
HR: Grant Jay 1 ; Ethan Mann 1
RBI: Grant Jay 1 ; Nathan Humphreys 1 ; Nate Rombach 2 ; Miguel Santos 1 ; Ethan Mann 3
SF: Miguel Santos 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Grant Jay 1 ; Nathan Humphreys 1 ; Nate Rombach 1 ; Miguel Santos 1 ; Ethan Mann 1 ; Luke Heefner 1 ; Jace Grady 1 ; Jaxon Holder 1
SB: Nathan Humphreys 1
HBP: George Specht 1
Batting:
2B: Madron, Bryce 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1
RBI: Carmichael, Easton 1 ; Madron, Bryce 1 ; Clark, Wallace 2 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1
SH: Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1
SF: Carmichael, Easton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Spikerman, John 1 ; Mackenzie, Anthony 1 ; Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1 ; Madron, Bryce 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 2
SB: Spikerman, John 1 ; Mackenzie, Anthony 1
CS: Madron, Bryce 1
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