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University of Oklahoma Athletics
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Sooners Drop Midweek Tilt to Wichita State
March 28, 2023 | Baseball
WICHITA, Kan. – Oklahoma baseball held a 7-4 advantage after the top of the eighth but dropped its midweek clash at Wichita State 8-7 on Tuesday evening at Riverfront Stadium.
After scoring two runs in the seventh, Oklahoma (13-11) held a 5-4 advantage and tacked on two additional runs in the eighth. Redshirt junior designated hitter Kendall Pettis opened the inning with a walk and scored on a single by freshman left fielder Rocco Garza-Gongora. Garza-Gongora later scored on sacrifice fly to center by junior right fielder Bryce Madron.
The Shockers (14-10) answered with four runs.
WSU had runners on first and second after consecutive singles and catcher Diego Muniz caught Wichita State's Seth Stroh on a steal attempt at third for the second out of the inning. After a throwing error allowed the first run of the inning to cross, Wichita State again had two runners on the base paths. Brock Rodden, who tallied the first Shocker RBI of the contest, belted a three-run home run down the right field line, giving WSU the 8-7 final tally.
Despite Oklahoma holding the lead for most of the contest, Wichita State scored the first two runs in the second inning. The Sooners overcame the deficit in the top of the fourth.
Sophomore third baseman Wallace Clark drew a walk to become the Sooners' first base runner of the inning with two outs. Sophomore second baseman Jackson Nicklaus evened the tally with a two-run homer to right. In the next at bat, Pettis doubled to left and advanced to third after an error by the Wichita State left fielder. He scored on a wild pitch for the third and final run of the inning.
The Sooners increased their lead with two runs in the seventh.
Sophomore center fielder John Spikerman earned the four-pitch walk and promptly stole second in the next at bat. Madron sent Spikerman home with a triple to left center and Madron scored in the next at bat on a Muniz single.
The Shockers responded in their half of the inning, matching the Sooners two run tally with back-to-back doubles by Rodden and Garrett Pennington.
Oklahoma used six pitchers in the midweek matchup and junior reliever Carson Pierce earned the loss (2-1). Wichita State's Matt Wilkinson earned the win (1-0) and Cameron Bye secured the save after pitching a scoreless ninth.
Nicklaus and Madron each tallied two RBI. Spikerman finished 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma hosts No. 7 Stanford for a four-game series at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The series starts on Thursday, March 30 and continues through the weekend.
After scoring two runs in the seventh, Oklahoma (13-11) held a 5-4 advantage and tacked on two additional runs in the eighth. Redshirt junior designated hitter Kendall Pettis opened the inning with a walk and scored on a single by freshman left fielder Rocco Garza-Gongora. Garza-Gongora later scored on sacrifice fly to center by junior right fielder Bryce Madron.
The Shockers (14-10) answered with four runs.
WSU had runners on first and second after consecutive singles and catcher Diego Muniz caught Wichita State's Seth Stroh on a steal attempt at third for the second out of the inning. After a throwing error allowed the first run of the inning to cross, Wichita State again had two runners on the base paths. Brock Rodden, who tallied the first Shocker RBI of the contest, belted a three-run home run down the right field line, giving WSU the 8-7 final tally.
Despite Oklahoma holding the lead for most of the contest, Wichita State scored the first two runs in the second inning. The Sooners overcame the deficit in the top of the fourth.
Sophomore third baseman Wallace Clark drew a walk to become the Sooners' first base runner of the inning with two outs. Sophomore second baseman Jackson Nicklaus evened the tally with a two-run homer to right. In the next at bat, Pettis doubled to left and advanced to third after an error by the Wichita State left fielder. He scored on a wild pitch for the third and final run of the inning.
The Sooners increased their lead with two runs in the seventh.
Sophomore center fielder John Spikerman earned the four-pitch walk and promptly stole second in the next at bat. Madron sent Spikerman home with a triple to left center and Madron scored in the next at bat on a Muniz single.
The Shockers responded in their half of the inning, matching the Sooners two run tally with back-to-back doubles by Rodden and Garrett Pennington.
Oklahoma used six pitchers in the midweek matchup and junior reliever Carson Pierce earned the loss (2-1). Wichita State's Matt Wilkinson earned the win (1-0) and Cameron Bye secured the save after pitching a scoreless ninth.
Nicklaus and Madron each tallied two RBI. Spikerman finished 2 for 4 with a double and a walk.
UP NEXT
Oklahoma hosts No. 7 Stanford for a four-game series at L. Dale Mitchell Park. The series starts on Thursday, March 30 and continues through the weekend.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Wilkinson, Matt (1-0)
L: Pierce, Carson (2-1)
S: Bye, Cameron (1)
Batting:
2B: Spikerman, John 1 ; Pettis, Kendall 1
3B: Madron, Bryce 1
HR: Nicklaus, Jackson 1
RBI: Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1 ; Madron, Bryce 2 ; Muniz, Diego 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 2
SF: Madron, Bryce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1 ; Spikerman, John 1 ; Madron, Bryce 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1 ; Pettis, Kendall 2
SB: Spikerman, John 1 ; Pettis, Kendall 2
HBP: Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1 ; Madron, Bryce 1 ; Muniz, Diego 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1
Batting:
2B: Rodden, Brock 1 ; Pennington, Garrett 1
HR: Rodden, Brock 1
RBI: Rodden, Brock 5 ; Pennington, Garrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ingram, Chuck 2 ; Rodden, Brock 2 ; McDonald, Kyte 1 ; Stroh, Seth 1 ; Little, Jack 2
SB: McDonald, Kyte 1 ; Little, Jack 1
CS: McDonald, Kyte 1
HBP: Millan, Mauricio 1 ; Little, Jack 1
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