Upcoming Event: Baseball versus Texas A&M on March 13, 2026
Baseball
vs Texas A&M
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Saturday, March 4
Frisco, Texas
1 p.m.
University of Oklahoma
6-4
15
vs
9
.png&width=60&height=60&type=webp)
Mississippi State
6-5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Oklahoma
0
3
5
0
4
1
0
1
1
15
18
3
Mississippi State
0
4
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
9
10
1
Photo by: Justin Kaplan
Offense Surges in Win over Bulldogs
March 04, 2023 | Baseball
FRISCO, Texas — Dakota Harris went 4 for 6 with three RBIs, Easton Carmichael drove in five runs and Rocco Garza-Gongora went 3 for 4 with two RBIs to lead Oklahoma to a 15-9 victory over Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon at the Frisco College Baseball Classic at Riders Field.
Carmichael hit a three-run home run in the second inning that cleared the left field home run porch and put the Sooners (6-4) up 3-0. He also hit an RBI single as part of OU's four-run fifth inning and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Harris singled four times, driving in two runs in the third inning and one in the fifth. Garza-Gongora entered as a pinch-hitter after an MSU pitching change in the third inning and launched his first career home run.
Jett Lodes pitched a career-high 3.0 innings in relief to earn his first career victory on the mound. Aaron Weber followed him with two scoreless frames to close the game. MSU starter Graham Yntema (1-1) took the loss for the Bulldogs (6-5).
"I thought it was a great team win," head coach Skip Johnson said. "Guys battled all day long with two strikes and put the ball in play and kept the momentum going. A lot of times you see offenses, when they score big, nobody else gets on base, but we got a couple of guys on and hit a double. Every time they scored, we scored."
After the Bulldogs took a 4-3 lead in the second inning, OU went ahead for good by scoring five runs in the third inning. John Spikerman and Anthony Mackenzie started the frame with back-to-back walks, while Harris' two-run single and Garza-Gongora's blast did the major damage.
The Sooners plated five runs in the fifth inning, compiling 12 runs in the span of four frames. Garza-Gongora, who finished a double shy of the cycle, led off with his first career triple and scored on Carmichael's base hit to left. Mackenzie knocked a two-run double and Harris singled home a run.
Oklahoma scored three runs over the final four innings, but were buoyed in the second half of the game by dominant pitching from Lodes and Weber. Lodes gave up one run on two hits and struck out three, and Weber closed the door with three strikeouts in his two frames.
Mississippi State cut the OU lead to 8-7 on a two-run double by Luke Hancock in the fourth inning before Oklahoma pulled away in the fifth. The Bulldogs added another pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. Ross Highfill (third inning) and Hunter Hines (fifth inning) homered for MSU.
Bryce Madron also notched three hits in the game, and Mackenzie finished with two RBIs and three runs scored.
The Sooners conclude the Frisco Classic against Ohio State at 3 p.m. Sunday at Riders Field. The game will be televised via D1Baseball.com and broadcast locally in Norman on Sportstalk 99.3 FM/1400 AM KREF and Sportstalk1400.com.
Carmichael hit a three-run home run in the second inning that cleared the left field home run porch and put the Sooners (6-4) up 3-0. He also hit an RBI single as part of OU's four-run fifth inning and added a sacrifice fly in the eighth. Harris singled four times, driving in two runs in the third inning and one in the fifth. Garza-Gongora entered as a pinch-hitter after an MSU pitching change in the third inning and launched his first career home run.
Jett Lodes pitched a career-high 3.0 innings in relief to earn his first career victory on the mound. Aaron Weber followed him with two scoreless frames to close the game. MSU starter Graham Yntema (1-1) took the loss for the Bulldogs (6-5).
"I thought it was a great team win," head coach Skip Johnson said. "Guys battled all day long with two strikes and put the ball in play and kept the momentum going. A lot of times you see offenses, when they score big, nobody else gets on base, but we got a couple of guys on and hit a double. Every time they scored, we scored."
After the Bulldogs took a 4-3 lead in the second inning, OU went ahead for good by scoring five runs in the third inning. John Spikerman and Anthony Mackenzie started the frame with back-to-back walks, while Harris' two-run single and Garza-Gongora's blast did the major damage.
The Sooners plated five runs in the fifth inning, compiling 12 runs in the span of four frames. Garza-Gongora, who finished a double shy of the cycle, led off with his first career triple and scored on Carmichael's base hit to left. Mackenzie knocked a two-run double and Harris singled home a run.
Oklahoma scored three runs over the final four innings, but were buoyed in the second half of the game by dominant pitching from Lodes and Weber. Lodes gave up one run on two hits and struck out three, and Weber closed the door with three strikeouts in his two frames.
Mississippi State cut the OU lead to 8-7 on a two-run double by Luke Hancock in the fourth inning before Oklahoma pulled away in the fifth. The Bulldogs added another pair of runs in the bottom of the fifth. Ross Highfill (third inning) and Hunter Hines (fifth inning) homered for MSU.
Bryce Madron also notched three hits in the game, and Mackenzie finished with two RBIs and three runs scored.
The Sooners conclude the Frisco Classic against Ohio State at 3 p.m. Sunday at Riders Field. The game will be televised via D1Baseball.com and broadcast locally in Norman on Sportstalk 99.3 FM/1400 AM KREF and Sportstalk1400.com.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lodes, Jett (1-0)
L: Yntema (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Mackenzie, Anthony 1 ; Clark, Wallace 1 ; Carmichael, Easton 1
3B: Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1
HR: Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1 ; Carmichael, Easton 1
RBI: Mackenzie, Anthony 2 ; Harris, Dakota 3 ; Garza-Gongora, Rocco 2 ; Carmichael, Easton 5
SH: Spikerman, John 1
SF: Carmichael, Easton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Spikerman, John 1 ; Mackenzie, Anthony 3 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 2 ; Clark, Wallace 4 ; Garza-Gongora, Rocco 2 ; Carmichael, Easton 2 ; Pettis, Kendall 1
SB: Spikerman, John 1
CS: Madron, Bryce 1 ; Harris, Dakota 1
HBP: Pettis, Kendall 1
PO: Madron, Bryce 1 ; Harris, Dakota 1
.png&width=32&height=32&type=webp)
Batting:
2B: Hancock 1
HR: Hines 1 ; Highfill 1
RBI: Ledbetter 1 ; Chance 2 ; Hancock 2 ; Hines 1 ; Highfill 1 ; Clark 1 ; Forsythe, La 1
SF: Ledbetter 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Larry 2 ; Chance 1 ; Hines 1 ; Highfill 2 ; Clark 2 ; Forsythe, La 1
SB: Ledbetter 1 ; Chance 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
6
R
0
H
4
RBI
3
AB
6
R
0
H
3
RBI
0
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
4
R
2
H
3
RBI
5
Players Mentioned
C
/ BaseballOF/1B
/ BaseballIF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
IF
/ BaseballOF
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ BaseballJohnson and Carmichael Postgame vs North Carolina
Monday, June 02
BB Highlights: OU 9, UNC 5
Monday, June 02
Johnson, Dickerson, Willits Postgame vs North Carolina
Sunday, June 01
BB Highlights: OU 17, Nebraska 1
Sunday, June 01
