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University of Oklahoma Athletics
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OU Scores Early and Often in Win at No. 12 DBU
May 02, 2023 | Baseball
DALLAS — Shortstop Dakota Harris homered and drove in four runs, and left fielder Kendall Pettis and center fielder John Spikerman each notched three hits to lead the Oklahoma baseball team to a 10-7 win over No. 12 Dallas Baptist Tuesday evening at Horner Ballpark.
The Sooners (25-20) came out swinging, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning and putting runs on the board in each of the first six frames to build a 10-2 lead. OU slugged 15 hits and four doubles to go with Harris' two-run homer. The Patriots (34-11) scored single runs in the third and fifth innings, cut it to 10-6 with four runs in the eighth and added a run in the ninth.
The victory was Oklahoma's first over DBU in DFW since 2010, an 8-4 OU win in Dallas. The Sooners had dropped eight straight to the Patriots in the Metroplex, including six at Horner Ballpark. Oklahoma matched its highest-ever run total against the Patriots in Dallas (also scored 10 in a 16-10 loss in 2017).
Entering Tuesday's contest, Dallas Baptist was 21-2 at home this season and had won 17 of its last 18 games.
Starter Carson Atwood (1-2) retired the first six batters of the game and allowed just one run on one hit in his 3.0 innings. Carter Campbell pitched the next three innings, striking out four over his first two frames. Will Carsten entered with a 10-6 lead in the eighth and got the final five outs, all by strikeout. Carson Pierce also hung a zero in the seventh inning. DBU starter Bryson Hammer (4-4) took the loss.
"Our offense played really good early and kept the momentum for six innings," Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson said. "We lost the momentum after the sixth a little bit, but we kind of regained it. I thought Pierce was really good and Carsten finished it. Atwood and Campbell were really good. They set the tone and threw strikes, and we got a key double play ball when we needed it and Carson got a key double play ball when we needed it and that was big."
Third baseman Anthony Mackenzie, who was 2 for 4 and scored three runs, lined a single into right field on the first pitch of the game. Right fielder Bryce Madron followed with a double, setting up a two-run single by Harris that gave Oklahoma a quick 2-0 lead. Second baseman Jackson Nicklaus was hit by a pitch and scored on a wild pitch in the second inning and Pettis singled home Mackenzie in the third.
The Sooners scored two runs in each of the middle innings. Designated hitter Sebastian Orduno doubled home catcher Easton Carmichael and scored on a base hit by first baseman Rocco Garza-Gongora in the fourth inning. In the fifth, Harris walked and scored on an error after Pettis' double to right field, and Nicklaus plated Pettis with a sacrifice fly.
Harris' sixth home run of the season – a two-run blast to deep left center field – made the score 10-2 in the sixth inning.
DBU scored a run in the third inning when first baseman Tom Poole doubled and scored on a groundout by left fielder Alex Pendergast. In the fifth inning, Pendergast hit a solo home run to left field. The Patriots scored four runs in the eighth inning on three home runs, including solo homers by third baseman George Specht and right fielder Jace Grady and a two-run homer by center fielder Nathan Humphreys. DBU added a run in the ninth on a base hit by Grady.
Oklahoma travels to Morgantown, W.Va., this weekend to take on No. 12 West Virginia in a three-game Big 12 conference series. Game times are set for 5:30 p.m. CT Friday, 3 p.m. CT Saturday and noon CT Sunday.
The Sooners (25-20) came out swinging, scoring two runs in the top of the first inning and putting runs on the board in each of the first six frames to build a 10-2 lead. OU slugged 15 hits and four doubles to go with Harris' two-run homer. The Patriots (34-11) scored single runs in the third and fifth innings, cut it to 10-6 with four runs in the eighth and added a run in the ninth.
The victory was Oklahoma's first over DBU in DFW since 2010, an 8-4 OU win in Dallas. The Sooners had dropped eight straight to the Patriots in the Metroplex, including six at Horner Ballpark. Oklahoma matched its highest-ever run total against the Patriots in Dallas (also scored 10 in a 16-10 loss in 2017).
Entering Tuesday's contest, Dallas Baptist was 21-2 at home this season and had won 17 of its last 18 games.
Starter Carson Atwood (1-2) retired the first six batters of the game and allowed just one run on one hit in his 3.0 innings. Carter Campbell pitched the next three innings, striking out four over his first two frames. Will Carsten entered with a 10-6 lead in the eighth and got the final five outs, all by strikeout. Carson Pierce also hung a zero in the seventh inning. DBU starter Bryson Hammer (4-4) took the loss.
"Our offense played really good early and kept the momentum for six innings," Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson said. "We lost the momentum after the sixth a little bit, but we kind of regained it. I thought Pierce was really good and Carsten finished it. Atwood and Campbell were really good. They set the tone and threw strikes, and we got a key double play ball when we needed it and Carson got a key double play ball when we needed it and that was big."
Third baseman Anthony Mackenzie, who was 2 for 4 and scored three runs, lined a single into right field on the first pitch of the game. Right fielder Bryce Madron followed with a double, setting up a two-run single by Harris that gave Oklahoma a quick 2-0 lead. Second baseman Jackson Nicklaus was hit by a pitch and scored on a wild pitch in the second inning and Pettis singled home Mackenzie in the third.
The Sooners scored two runs in each of the middle innings. Designated hitter Sebastian Orduno doubled home catcher Easton Carmichael and scored on a base hit by first baseman Rocco Garza-Gongora in the fourth inning. In the fifth, Harris walked and scored on an error after Pettis' double to right field, and Nicklaus plated Pettis with a sacrifice fly.
Harris' sixth home run of the season – a two-run blast to deep left center field – made the score 10-2 in the sixth inning.
DBU scored a run in the third inning when first baseman Tom Poole doubled and scored on a groundout by left fielder Alex Pendergast. In the fifth inning, Pendergast hit a solo home run to left field. The Patriots scored four runs in the eighth inning on three home runs, including solo homers by third baseman George Specht and right fielder Jace Grady and a two-run homer by center fielder Nathan Humphreys. DBU added a run in the ninth on a base hit by Grady.
Oklahoma travels to Morgantown, W.Va., this weekend to take on No. 12 West Virginia in a three-game Big 12 conference series. Game times are set for 5:30 p.m. CT Friday, 3 p.m. CT Saturday and noon CT Sunday.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Atwood, Carson (1-2)
L: Bryson Hammer (4-4)
Batting:
2B: Mackenzie, Anthony 1 ; Madron, Bryce 1 ; Pettis, Kendall 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1
HR: Harris, Dakota 1
RBI: Harris, Dakota 4 ; Pettis, Kendall 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1 ; Garza-Gongora, Rocco 1
SF: Nicklaus, Jackson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mackenzie, Anthony 3 ; Madron, Bryce 1 ; Harris, Dakota 2 ; Pettis, Kendall 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1 ; Carmichael, Easton 1 ; Orduno, Sebastian 1
SB: Spikerman, John 1 ; Nicklaus, Jackson 1
HBP: Nicklaus, Jackson 1
Batting:
2B: Kodie Kolden 1 ; Tom Poole 1
HR: Jace Grady 1 ; Nathan Humphreys 1 ; Alex Pendergast 1 ; George Specht 1
RBI: Jace Grady 2 ; Nathan Humphreys 2 ; Alex Pendergast 2 ; George Specht 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jace Grady 1 ; Miguel Santos 1 ; Nathan Humphreys 1 ; Tom Poole 1 ; Alex Pendergast 1 ; George Specht 2
HBP: Miguel Santos 1
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