Sooners Fall in First Round of SEC Tournament to LSU

Tuesday, May 19

Hoover, Ala.

8 p.m. CT

University of Oklahoma

32-21

LSU

30-27

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
LSU	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	0	6	11	2
Oklahoma	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	3

Sooners Fall in First Round of SEC Tournament to LSU

May 20, 2026 | Baseball

Box Score Final Stats

HOOVER, Ala. — Oklahoma fell in the first round of the SEC Baseball Tournament Tuesday night to LSU, 6-2.

A scoreless bout through two innings, the 14th-seeded Tigers (30-26) got on the board first in the third on a single to left field.

No. 11 seed OU (32-21) answered in the home half of the third on a Camden Johnson RBI single to left, the third of three straight base hits in the frame.

The Sooners went in front in the fourth on a wild pitch and error by the LSU defense, allowing Brendan Brock to race home after he reached on an error.

The Tigers retook the lead with a pair in the fifth, scoring on a double and errant throw home. In the eighth, a two-run home run pushed their lead to four runs. A scoreless ninth from both sides brought the final to 6-2.

OU now awaits its NCAA postseason fate. The NCAA selection show takes place Sunday, May 25 at 11 a.m. CT on ESPN2. Oklahoma will look to play in its fifth straight and 43rd NCAA Tournament all-time.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Gavin Guidry (5-3)
Loss: LJ Mercurius (6-7)
Save: Deven Sheerin (5)

Statistical Snapshot

Camden Johnson | 1-for-3, 1 RBI
Kyle Branch | 1-for-3, 1 R
Gavyn Jones | 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
LJ Mercurius | 2.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K
Jackson Cleveland | 2.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Notes

OU moved to 32-21 on the year. After winning two games in Hoover a season ago, OU exited after one game in 2026.
It was just the fifth game of the season Oklahoma failed to record an extra-base hit and first since April 25 at Auburn.
Deiten Lachance extended his hit streak to nine games and registered his first stolen base of the season.
Dasan Harris extended his hit streak to seven games.
In the first game played in program history with the Automated Ball-Strike System, Oklahoma went 5-for-7 in successful challenges.

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