No. 9 OU Cruises Past UTA

Wednesday, March 11

3 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

15-2

UT Arlington

5-11

UT Arlington

Oklahoma

March 11, 2026 | Baseball

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NORMAN — No. 9 Oklahoma cruised past UT Arlington, 6-1, in a midweek matchup Wednesday afternoon at Kimrey Family Stadium in Norman.

OU (15-2) utilized six pitchers on the day that combined for 14 strikeouts to one walk and allowed the Mavericks (5-11) one run on six hits.

At the plate, junior Brendan Brock continued his tear with a 3-for-4, three RBI day, including a pair of doubles and a stolen base. Sooner centerfielder Jason Walk ignited the offense in the second inning when he stole home. Walk would go on to have a 2-for-3 day with three runs scored.

The Mavericks took the lead in the first inning on a groundout but OU starting RHP Michael Catalano retired the side with a strikeout to strand one and the Mavericks would not score again.

After Walk tied the game with his steal of home in the second, OU put up crooked numbers in the fourth and sixth innings to put the game away. In the fourth, consecutive RBI singles from Brock and Camden Johnson pushed the lead to two. In the sixth, Brock doubled home a pair and Deiten Lachance plated him on a single to right.

Junior transfer Mason Bixby earned his first win as a Sooner in relief, going two innings and striking out five. OU's staff of Catalano (2.0 IP), Bixby, Isaac Williams (2.0), Nate Smithburg (1.0), Trent Collier (1.0) and Xander Mercurius (1.0) allowed UTA just one extra-base hit on the day to go with a combined 14 strikeouts.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Mason Bixby (1-0)

Loss: Jacob Havern (0-3)

Statistical Snapshot

Brendan Brock | 3-for-4, 2 2B, 3 RBI
Jason Walk | 2-for-3, 3 R, 3 SB
Camden Johnson | 2-for-4, 1 RBI, 2 SB
Michael Catalano | 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Mason Bixby | 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5K

Notes

OU improved to 15-2 on the season and 11-2 at Kimrey Family Stadium.
OU continued its streak of an extra-base hit in every game of the season with four on the day.
The Sooner pitching staff's 14 combined strikeouts were the third-most K's as a staff this season.
Mason Bixby's five strikeouts and two innings pitched were both season highs.
Brendan Brock's three hits tied a season high.
Drew Dickerson hit his second triple of the season and his second in as many games.
Jason Walk stole three bases on the day, tying his career high done twice before.
Deiten Lachance has a hit in nine straight games and 15 of his 16 games played, while Brendan Brock has registered a base knock in 14 of 16 games played and is on a seven-game hit streak.

Up Next

No. 9 OU opens SEC play this weekend, March 13-15, vs. No. 22 Texas A&M at Kimrey Family Stadium in Norman. Friday's opener is slated for a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch before a 4 p.m. Saturday matchup and 2 p.m. finale on Sunday.

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