OKLAHOMA 1951 & 1994 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • 10 CWS • 38 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 73 MLB ALUMNI • 63 ALL-AMERICANS OKLAHOMA STATE • STILLWATER, OKLA. • O'BRATE STADIUM 2021 SCHEDULE OKLAHOMA SOONERS OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS DATE OPPONENT TIME Feb. 21 Omaha L, 3-6 Overall: 13-10 Overall: 15-6-1 Feb. 22 Omaha W. 8-5 Big 12: 1-2 Big 12: 4-2 Feb. 23 vs. Stephen F. Austin ! (Flo) L, 5-9 Head Coach: Skip Johnson Head Coach: Josh Holliday Feb. 24 vs. UT Arlington ! (Flo) W, 7-1 School Record/Years: School Record/Years: Feb. 26 vs. #24 Auburn % (Flo) W, 4-3 (10) 98-62/4th 286-159-2/8th Feb. 27 vs. Texas A&M % (Flo) L, 1-8 Rank: N/A Rank: 11CBN, 16USAT/D1B, 17NCBWA Feb. 28 vs. Baylor % (Flo) W, 9-3 March 4 vs. #21 Arizona ^ (Flo) L, 13-20 RADIO: SOONER SPORTS RADIO NETWORK TV: .............................................Big 12 Now on ESPN+ March 5 vs. #21 Arizona ^ (Flo) L, 1-12 Free Online: TuneIn app/Sportstalk1400.com Dave Hunziker (PxP) and Tom Holliday (analyst) March 6 vs. Missouri ^ (Flo) W, 16-6 ..................................... OUStats.com March 7 vs. Dallas Baptist ^ L, 3-9 Play-By-Play ........................................... Toby Rowland LIVE STATS: SOCIAL MEDIA: ..................................... #Sooners March 9 UT Arlington (FSOK) W, 15-5 Twitter/Instagram .................................@OU_Baseball March 14 Arkansas State [DH] L, 14-15 March 14 Arkansas State [DH] W, 9-1 FIRST PITCH: LEADING OFF March 15 Arkansas State W, 12-6 March 16 at #1 Arkansas (SECN) W, 8-5 • Oklahoma (13-10) travels to Stillwater Tuesday for • Tuesday's contest will be Oklahoma's fifth March 19 Houston (FSOK) W, 7-2 a non-conference Bedlam matchup against Oklahoma straight on the road. The Sooners played at Texas March 20 Houston (FSOK+) W, 19-1 State (15-6-1) at O'Brate Stadium. Game time is set for State and at Texas last week. Following this game, March 21 Houston (FSOK+) W, 12-2 6 p.m., and it will be televised on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. OU will begin a nine-game homestand. March 24 at Texas State (ESPN+) L, 2-5 • This will be the first Bedlam baseball contest since March 26 at #9 Texas* (LHN) L, 3-4 (11) the 2019 season. The 2020 season was canceled due • OU has scored at least eight runs in 11 games this March 27 at #9 Texas* (LHN) L, 6-11 to the COVID-19 pandemic before the inital scheduled season (averaging 7.8 runs per game overall), and March 28 at #9 Texas* (LHN) W, 3-2 notched double-digit hits in 13 games. game of the season between OU and OSU. March 30 at #16 Okla. State (B12/ESPN+) 6 p.m. • The Sooners have played seven games against April 2 TCU* (FSOK+) 6:30 p.m. • Oklahoma's .307 team batting average ranks ranked opponents so far this season and are 3-4 in April 3 TCU* (FSOK) 4 p.m. 10th nationally and leads the Big 12. OU also ranks such games. April 4 TCU* (SS.tv) 2 p.m. second nationally in hits (251; trailing only Arizona • Oklahoma is playing seven straight games against April 6 Oral Roberts (SS.tv) 6:30 p.m. [258]), 10th nationally in total runs scored (180) and April 9 Kansas* (FSOK+) 6:30 p.m. Big 12 opponents. OU played last weekend at Texas 13th in team OBP (.413). and, after Tuesday's non-conference game at OSU, will April 10 Kansas* (FSOK) 3:30 p.m. April 11 Kansas* (SS.tv) 2 p.m. host TCU in a conference series this weekend. • OU ranks fourth nationally and tops among Big April 13 Texas Southern (FSOK) 4 p.m. 12 schools with its 53 doubles this season (2.3 per April 14 Texas Southern (FSOK) 4 p.m. WATCH/LISTEN/FOLLOW: game), and has registered 46 doubles in its last 16 April 16 at Kansas State* 6 p.m. • The game will be televised on Big 12 Now on outings (average of 2.9 per game). The national April 17 at Kansas State* 4 p.m. ESPN+ via OSU with Dave Hunziker (play-by-play) leader in doubles per game (San Diego) averages April 18 at Kansas State* 1 p.m. and Tom Holliday (analyst). 2.9 per game. April 20 vs. Texas Tech & 6:30 p.m. • Toby Rowland will call the game on the Sooner April 23 Georgia Southern (SS.tv) 6 p.m. Sports Radio Network (locally on Sportstalk 99.3 • Thirty-one percent of Oklahoma’s hits (79 of April 24 Georgia Southern 4 p.m. FM/1400 AM KREF). The radio broadcast will also be 251) have gone for extra bases. The Sooners have APril 25 Georgia Southern (SS.tv) 1 p.m. totaled 53 doubles, five triples and 21 home runs available for free via the TuneIn app. April 30 at Oklahoma State* 6 p.m. in 23 games, an average of 3.4 extra base hits per • Live stats will be available at OUStats.com. May 1 Oklahoma State* 3 p.m. contest. May 2 Oklahoma State* 2 p.m. May 7 at West Virginia* 5:30 p.m. SERIES HISTORY: May 8 at West Virginia* 3 p.m. • This will be the 302nd meeting between Oklahoma May 9 at West Virginia* Noon and Oklahoma State on the baseball diamond. May 11 Oklahoma State 6:30 p.m. • OSU leads the series 159-142 and has won 10 of May 14 Texas Tech* 6:30 p.m. the last 11 meetings. May 15 Texas Tech* 2 p.m. • The Sooners won the Saturday game during the May 16 Texas Tech* 2 p.m. 2019 series, 3-2 in 10 innings at Bricktown Ballpark May 20 at Baylor* 6:30 p.m. in Oklahoma City. May 21 at Baylor* 3 p.m. • OU is seeking its first victory in Stillwater since May 22 at Baylor* 1 p.m. 2014 (a 12-9 win in 18 innings). May 26-30 Big 12 Championship $ * Big 12 Conference Game Pitching Matchups ! at Globe Life Field (Arlington, Texas) Starters ERA W-L GS IP H R ER BB SO % Round Rock Classic (Round Rock, Texas) TUESDAY ^ Frisco College Baseball Classic (Frisco, Texas) OU RHP Javier Ramos 8.38 1-0 2 9.2 6 9 9 7 10 & at Hodgetown (Amarillo, Texas) $ at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (Oklahoma City, Okla.) OSU RHP Bryce Osmond 5.55 2-1 5 24.1 24 15 15 14 24 All times Central Time Zone and subject to change Contact: Eric Hollier, Associate Director of Athletics Communications Email: [email protected] Phone: (405) 570-9228 Website: SoonerSports.com OKLAHOMA BASEBALL 2021 GAME NOTES (22 RBI, 0.95 per game) and Brandon Zaragoza THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ABOUT THE SOONERS: • Over the last two weekends (a span of six (21 RBIs, 0.9 per game) are all averaging around Location ............................................................Norman, Okla. games), OU starting pitchers have totaled 33.0 one RBI per team game played. Founded ..............................................................................1890 innings, allowing just 24 hits and five walks (0.88 • Zaragoza has already registered 21 RBIs in 23 Enrollment........................................................................31,244 WHIP) and eight earned runs (2.18 ERA) while games this season. His career high prior to this Nickname .....................................................................Sooners notching 37 strikeouts. year was 30 RBIs in 2019. Colors ......................................................Crimson and Cream • As a staff, the Sooners turned in a 3:1 strikeout- HARDMAN'S MONSTER WEEK: Conference........................................................................Big 12 to-walk ratio (27 to nine) in the series against • Tyler Hardman reached base in 16 consecutive President.....................................................Joseph Harroz Jr. Texas, after posting a 4.7 ratio (33 strikeouts to seven walks) in the Houston series. That is a plate appearances between March 9 and March 15. VP/Director of Athletics ............................Joe Castiglione combined 70 strikeouts to 16 walks (4.4 ratio) over The NCAA record for consecutive times on base is Assoc. AD (Program Admin.)................................ Greg Tipton the last two weekends. 18 (accomplished twice, and not since 2012). • Sixteen of Oklahoma's 22 scheduled games • Hardman singled in his last two at bats on OKLAHOMA BASEBALL between March 9 and April 14 will be played at the March 9 against UT Arlington (2 for 4 in the game), went 5 for 5 and 3 for 3 in the doubleheader on Head Coach ....... Skip Johnson (Texas Pan-American ‘90) friendly confines of L. Dale Mitchell Park, but six of Sunday, and recorded three hits on Monday before Overall Coaching Record ..........................98-62, 4th year the Sooners' nine contests from March 16-30 will grounding out to third base in the fifth inning Record at Oklahoma .....................................................Same be played on the road. (doubled in two runs in his next at bat, ending the • OU is in its fourth season under the direction Assistant Coaches .................Clay Van Hook (Texas ‘08) game 3 for 4). of head coach . Johnson has led Clay Overcash (USC Upstate ‘90) Skip Johnson • During his reached-base streak, he notched 12 the Sooners to an 98-62 record and an NCAA Britt Bonneau (Oklahoma ‘92) hits, three walks and was hit by a pitch. postseason appearance in 2018. • From his last two at bats March 9 vs. UTA Director of Operations .................................... Ryan Gaines • Oklahoma's first 23 games of the season were Office Phone ............................................... (405) 325-8354 through his first two at bats March 16 at Arkansas, played against 15 different opponents. In that Hardman reached base in 19 of 20 plate First Year of Baseball .......................................................1898 time, the Sooners faced only six teams – Omaha, appearances, notching 15 hits in that span.