Johnson Hurls Gem, Sooners Even Series vs. Tide

Friday, April 3

1 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

21-9, 0

Alabama

24-8, 0

Alabama

Oklahoma

Johnson Hurls Gem, Sooners Even Series vs. Tide

April 03, 2026 | Baseball

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NORMAN — No. 11 Oklahoma evened the series versus No. 16 Alabama Friday afternoon at Kimrey Family Stadium with a 4-2 win.

The Sooners (21-9, 5-6 SEC) were led by another exceptional performance from starting left-handed pitcher Cameron Johnson. The lefty went a career-high 6.1 innings, allowing just two runs on eight hits to a hot Alabama (24-8, 7-4) lineup to go with eight strikeouts and two walks. It was the sixth time of his eight starts with at least seven strikeouts.

Kadyn Leon slammed the door, going the final 2.2 innings and retiring all eight batters faced with five strikeouts. The sophomore earned his first career save.

The Crimson Tide began the scoring for the second straight day, scoring on a wild pitch in the first inning. OU answered with an RBI single off the bat of Jason Walk in the home half of the second to tie the game before taking the lead with two runs in the third. Jaxon Willits scored on a wild pitch before a sacrifice fly from Deiten Lachance gave the Sooners a two run lead.

The Sooners pushed the lead to three in the fourth inning on a groundout RBI from Camden Johnson after a walk drawn by Kyle Branch, bunt single from Walk and sacrifice bunt from Trey Gambill set the table.

Alabama plated one in the seventh via RBI single from leadoff hitter Bryce Fowler before Leon entered and retired the side in the eighth and ninth to force a Saturday rubber match.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Cameron Johnson (4-1)
Loss: Zane Adams (4-2)
Save: Kadyn Leon (1)

Statistical Snapshot

Jason Walk | 2-for-3, 1 RBI
Drew Dickerson | 2-for-4
Jaxon Willits | 1-for-2, 1 2B
Brendan Brock | 1-for-3, 1 2B, 1 R
Camden Johnson | 1-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 R
Cameron Johnson | 6.1 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 8 K
Kadyn Leon | 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K

Notes

OU moved to 21-9 and 5-6 in SEC play. The Sooners are 14-4 at home.
OU will play its third rubber match out of four SEC series on Saturday. OU is 2-0 on the season in series-deciding games in league play.
The Sooners had a pair of extra-base hits on the day, marking the 27th time in 30 games OU has had an extra-base knock.
It was just OU's third win of the season when the opponent outhits the Sooners. Alabama had eight to OU's seven.
Cameron Johnson and Kadyn Leon combined for 13 strikeouts on the day, marking the 18th time in 30 games OU pitching has fanned at least 10 batters.
Cameron Johnson went a career-long 6.1 innings. It was his third eight-plus strikeout performance of the season. The lefty has at least seven K's in six of eight starts.
Kadyn Leon struck out a career-high five batters in just 2.2 innings.
Jason Walk registered his fourth multi-hit game of the year, while Drew Dickerson had his third.