Junior proper fielder Bryce Madron homered and junior shortstop Dakota Harris went 2 for 4 with an RBI, however the Oklahoma baseball workforce fell 6-3 to California Baptist Sunday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
The Sooners (1-2) host Air Force for a single recreation at 3 p.m. Monday at Mitchell Park.
Madron’s first dwelling run of the season pulled OU inside 2-1 within the backside of the third inning. OU tied the sport 3-all within the sixth on an RBI triple by sophomore second baseman Jackson Nicklaus and a base hit by Harris. The Lancers (2-1) took the lead once more on a three-run dwelling run within the eighth inning by designated hitter Julian Alvarez.
It was the third straight recreation wherein CBU scored first, and OU fought again to tie or take the lead in every contest. The Sooners gained 5-2 on Friday and the Lancers gained 5-2 on Saturday.
“I think the biggest thing for us is being in control of ourselves one pitch at a time and understanding what ‘one pitch at a time’ is all about,” Oklahoma head coach Skip Johnson mentioned. “It’s opening weekend, everybody’s here. We had great fan support – incredible fan support – and that’s what I took out of it as much as anything. Our fans got into it. I think that’s going to be like a relief pitcher or a pinch hitter for us. That game (today) was just all about execution. We didn’t execute and they executed, and they got a big hit.”
After two scoreless frames to begin the sport, the Lancers took the lead within the third inning on a two-run double by first baseman Jake Skipworth. A sacrifice fly within the fourth inning made it 3-1, CBU.
Junior first baseman Anthony Mackenzie began the underside of the sixth with a stroll and Nicklaus laced a fly ball to the wall in straightaway middle that ricocheted off the fielder’s glove for a triple. Harris bounded a single over the third baseman to herald Nicklaus and tie the sport, 3-3. Freshman designated hitter Rocco Garza-Gongora additionally positioned a bouncing single by the infield with one out, however the Sooners left the bases loaded within the sixth and once more within the seventh inning.
Junior Carter Campbell pitched 3.0 scoreless innings in aid of senior Braxton Douthit, who went 4 frames in his first begin for Oklahoma. Campbell, who recorded three strikeouts in 2.0 innings on Friday, retired 10 of the 11 batters he confronted on Sunday. Junior Carson Atwood received the ultimate two outs of the eighth inning and sophomore Aaron Weber retired the aspect so as within the ninth.
CBU reliever Jacob Wilson (1-0) was credited with the win and Ryan Delgado earned a save whereas OU reliver Aaron Calhoun (0-1) took the loss.
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