OU Drops Midweek Matchup at Southeastern Louisiana

Tuesday, March 17

Hammond, LA

6 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

17-4

Southeastern Louisiana

12-9

Oklahoma

Southeastern Louisiana

OU Drops Midweek Matchup at Southeastern Louisiana

March 17, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score

HAMMOND, La. — No. 8 Oklahoma fell at Southeastern Louisiana Tuesday night by a final of 3-0.

It was the first time the Sooners (17-4, 2-1 SEC) have been shut out this season and it was the team's second-lowest hit total on the year with four.

A scoreless game through three innings, Oklahoma led off the fourth inning with consecutive hits from Jaxon Willits and Deiten Lachance but a double play ended the threat.

The Lions (12-9, 4-2 SLC) took the lead in the home half of the fourth on a single to first base before a solo home run in the fifth extended the lead to 2-0.

The Sooners threatened again in the seventh with a pair of base hits before another double play kept OU scoreless. SLU would add an insurance run in the bottom of the eighth on an error to bring the final to 3-0.

Oklahoma used six pitchers on the night with starting RHP Michael Catalano taking his second loss of the season, going 3.2 innings and striking out three while allowing one run on three hits. OU pitching escaped numerous jams on the night, leaving eight SLU baserunners on base.

Four Sooners combined for OU's four hits on the night.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Levi Shaffer (1-0)

Loss: Michael Catalano (1-2)

Save: Triston Todorowski (1)

Statistical Snapshot

Deiten Lachance | 1-for-3, 1 BB
Nolan Stevens | 1-for-3
Connor Larkin | 1-for-3
Jaxon Willits | 1-for-4
Michael Catalano | 3.2 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K
Trent Collier | 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K

Notes

OU dropped to 17-4 on the season and 0-1 on the road. Tuesday night was OU's first true road game of the season.
It was the first time OU has been shut out on the season. The last time the Sooners were shut out was April 3, 2025 at the hands of No. 7 LSU in Norman (0-2).
OU snapped its streak of an extra-base hit in every game of the season. Prior to Tuesday, the Sooners had recorded at least one extra-base hit in every contest.
The Sooner pitching staff struck out just six on Tuesday, the second-lowest strikeout total by the staff in a game this year.

Up Next

OU will swing down to Baton Rouge for the second weekend of SEC play, meeting defending national champion LSU for a Thursday-Saturday series. First pitch for the opener on Thursday is slated for 7 p.m. CT on ESPNU.

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