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Week Three - Feb. 28 | Sooners vs. UT-Arlington 1 Craig Moran, Assistant Director McClendon Center for Intercollegiate Athletics 180 W. Brooks, Suite 2525, Norman, OK 73019 O: (405) 325-8231 | F: (405) 325-7623 baseball [email protected] | www.SoonerSports.com ESTABLISHED 1898 | 1951 AND 1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 10 CWS APPEARANCES | 25 CONFERENCE TITLES 2011 Schedule CB DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT RADIO/TV WEEK THREE Feb. 18 William & Mary W, 7-1 KREF 1400 AM 2 Game 10:. .Tuesday, March 1, 3 p.m. Feb. 19 William & Mary-DH W, 9-6,13-4 KREF 1400 AM Location: . Arlington, Texas Feb. 20 William & Mary W, 13-1 KREF 1400 AM Venue:. Clay Gould Ballpark (1,600) Feb. 22 Arkansas Pine Bluff W, 27-7 Internet Feb. 23 Arkansas Pine Bluff W, 12-1 (7) Internet Live Stats: . SoonerSports.com Feb. 25 Oakland W, 7-5 KREF 1400 AM Internet Audio:. SoonerSports.com Feb. 26 Oakland W, 12-6 KREF 1400 AM Webcast. .none Feb. 27 Oakland W, 9-6 KREF 1400 AM Radio . KREF 1400 AM March 1 UT Arlington 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM TV. .none March 3 San Diego State % 8 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Series. .OU leads 18-9 March 4 San Diego % 4 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 5 California % 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM Last Meeting. .W, OU 4, UTA 3 March 6 San Diego State % noon KREF 1400 AM Oklahoma (9-0) . March 2, 2010 (Arlington, Texas) UT-Arlington (2-4) March 11 Arkansas Little Rock 3 p.m. KREF 1400 AM In Arlington. UTA leads 6-5 March 12 Arkansas Little Rock 2 p.m. KREF/SSN SOONERS MAVERICKS March 13 Arkansas Little Rock 1 p.m. KREF/SSN March 15 Arizona State 8:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM March 16 Arizona State 8:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM GAME PREVIEW March 18 *Texas A&M 6:30 p.m. KREF/SSN • No. 2 Oklahoma (9-0) hits the road for the fi rst time in 2011 on Tuesday, March 1 at UT-Arlington (2-4). March 19 *Texas A&M 2 p.m. KREF/SSN • First pitch at Clay Gould Ballpark is slated for 3 p.m. and the game marks the fi rst of fi ve on the road for the Sooners. March 20 *Texas A&M 1 p.m. KREF/SSN • OU is ranked No. 2 by Collegiate Baseball this week and No. 3 by Baseball America ,USA Today/Coaches and the NCBWA. March 25 *Missouri 6 p.m. KREF 1400 AM • The Sooners return seven position starters from the 2010 squad that fi nished 50-18 and advanced to the program’s 10th CWS. March 26 *Missouri 2 p.m. KREF 1400 AM • UTA returns 16 letterwinners from the 2010 team that was 29-31 overall and 19-14 in the Southland Conference ( fi fth place). March 27 *Missouri 1 p.m. KREF 1400 AM • The Mavericks are 2-4 on the year after winning two out of three games last weekend in the UT Arlington Tournament. March 29 Arkansas 6:35 p.m. KREF 1400 AM • UTA starter: Senior LHP Adam Boydston (0-0, 4.50) April 1 *Texas Tech 6:30 p.m. KREF$ April 2 *Texas Tech 7 p.m. KREF$/ESPNU April 3 *Texas Tech 1 p.m. KREF$/SSN THE SERIES April 5 *Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. KREF$/SSN • The teams have met each of the last three years and in 12 of the last 13. The Sooners won the last meeting in the series on March April 8 *Kansas State 6:30 p.m. KREF$ 2, 2010 in Norman by a 4-3 count. The win avenged a 8-5 loss to the Mavericks in 2009 in Arlington. The Mavericks have won each April 9 *Kansas State 2 p.m. KREF$ April 10 *Kansas State 1 p.m. KREF$ of the last four games played on their home fi eld with the last Sooner win on the road coming in 2001. April 12 TCU 6:30 p.m. KREF$/FSN April 15 *Oklahoma State ^ 7:35 p.m. KREF$/CSN • The fi rst meeting in the series was a 9-3 victory for OU during the 1972 home opener on March 7. Overall, 14 of the contests have April 16 *Oklahoma State @ 7:05 p.m. KREF$ been decided by three runs or less, with OU owning a 7-6 advantage, including a 3-3 mark in one-run games. April 17 *Oklahoma State @ 4:05 p.m. KREF$/SSN April 19 Dallas Baptist 6:30 p.m. KREF/SSN April 22 *Nebraska 6:30 p.m. KREF$ BROADCAST INFORMATION April 23 *Nebraska 2 p.m. KREF$ • The OU broadcast with Chuck Kelly (play-by-play) and Sooner letterwinner Ross Hubbard (color analyst) can be heard Tuesday on April 24 *Nebraska 1 p.m. KREF$ the Sooners’ Flagship station, KREF 1400 AM and at SoonerSports.com. Air time is 30 minutes prior to fi rst pitch. April 26 TCU 6:30 p.m. KREF 1400 AM • Live stats are available on the baseball schedule page. April 29 *Texas 6 p.m. KREF$ April 30 *Texas 2 p.m. KREF$/FSN PLAYER TO WATCH PROJECTED OU STARTERS May 1 *Texas 1 p.m. KREF$/ESPNU May 4 Arkansas Little Rock 6 p.m. KREF 1400 AM May 6 *Kansas 6:30 p.m. KREF$/SSN JORDAN JOHN IN THE FIELD May 7 *Kansas 2 p.m. KREF$/FSN The Big 12 Newcomer C Tyler Ogle .480, 2 HR, 11 RBI May 8 *Kansas 1 p.m. KREF$/SSN of the Week on Feb. 28, 1B Cameron Seitzer .367, 0 HR, 9 RBI May 13 New Mexico 6:30 p.m. KREF John enters Tuesday’s 2B Max White .500, 1 HR, 8 RBI May 14 New Mexico-DH 3 p.m./6 p.m. KREF start after tossing a 3B Garrett Buechele .553, 5 HR, 17 RBI May 15 New Mexico 1 p.m. KREF/SSN complete-game last SS Jack Mayfi eld .455, 1 HR, 8 RBI May 19 *Baylor 6:30 p.m. KREF$ LF Erik Ross .520, 0 HR, 10 RBI May 20 *Baylor 6:30 p.m. KREF$ week against Arkansas CF Chris Ellison .375, 0 HR, 3 RBI May 21 *Baylor 3 p.m. KREF$ -Pine Bluff . John May 25-29 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship@ KREF$ only needed seven RF Cody Reine .393, 1 HR, 11 RBI June 3-6 NCAA Regional KREF$ innings to complete DH Evan Mistich .455, 1 HR, 8 RBI June 10-13 NCAA Super Regional KREF$ the run-rule victory for the Sooners. John allowed one June 18-29 NCAA College World Series KREF$ ROTATION --------------------------------------------------------------------------- run (unearned) and struck out nine batters in his fi rst -All times listed are central | Home games in bold | * Big 12 game | % career start. No. 1 LHP Jordan John 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 SO, 2 BB San Diego Tournament |^ Game to be played at ONEOK Field in Tulsa, Okla. | @ Games to be played at the Redhawks Ballpark (Oklahoma 2011 Season Stats: 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 12 SO, 2 BB City) | $ Radio broadcast on Sooner Sports Network | SSN - televised on Sooner Sports Network Week Three - Feb. 28 | Sooners vs. UT-Arlington 2 TEAM COMPARISON TIME FOR A RALLY Below is a look at how OU stacks up against this week’s op- In the nine victories in 2011, the Sooners have come from be- ponent in overall statistics. hind in four of those contests. Of Sunny Golloway’s 229 wins at OU, 117 (.511) have been in come-from-behind fashion, includ- OU UTA ing 22 last year. Below is a breakdown of the 2011 comebacks: Overall Record 9-0 1-2 Home/Away 9-0/0-0 2-1/0-3 Last Defi cit Opponent (Date) Final score HEAD COACH SUNNY GOLLOWAY Conference Record 0-0 0-0 Trail 5-4 after Top 6 vs. W&M-GM1 (Feb. 19) 9-6 vs. Top 25 0-0 0-0 Trail 4-0 after Top 5 vs. W&M-GM2 (Feb. 19) 13-4 Sunny Golloway has led the Sooners to fi ve NCAA Highest Ranking 2 (CB) NA Trail 1-0 after Top 3 vs. UAPB (Feb. 22) 12-1 Regional fi nals, 220 victories and a top 25 ranking in -------------------------------------------------------------- Trail 4-3 after Top 5 vs. Oakland (Feb. 26) 12-6 each of his six years at the helm of the OU program. Batting Avg. .430 .294 In 2010, the Sooners made the program’s 10th Runs 119 22 MISC NOTES appearance in the College World Series and fi rst Hits 139 62 - OU leads the Big 12 with 14 home runs while the other since 1995. 2B-3B-HR 28-4-14 13-0-0 RBIs 105 20 nine teams in the conference have a combined 22. - OU also leads the conference with 119 runs, the next closest The path started after OU hosted an NCAA Regional -------------------------------------------------------------- ERA 3.19 6.88 team, Texas Tech, has scored 67 runs. The Sooners lead the Big for the second straight year and advanced to the Innings 79.0 51.0 12 in hits with 139, while Texas Tech is second with 100. program’s second Super Regional appearance. The Hits 66 68 - The Sooner offense has outscored the opposition 119-37. series win over then-No. 1 Virginia propelled back Runs-Earned 37-28 42-39 - OU hit around the batting order for the eighth time this to the fi nal season at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, BB-SO 28-69 17-44 season (23 in 2010) Neb.