From Skip Johnson's ejection to the Lamar bats keeping their momentum going into Friday, it was a long Friday night for OU.
Braden Davis led the Sooners on the mound to start this one, but the Cardinals' offense jumped on the southpaw early. Lamar took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning via back-to-back homers.
Oklahoma responded quickly with an offensive surge. The top of the Oklahoma lineup was swinging for the fences early, as their half of the first featured not one, not two, but three home runs. It started with Jason Walk's first career homer, followed right away by a Bryce Madron bomb. Jackson Nicklaus kept the impressive inning going with a two-run shot that gave OU a 4-2 lead going into the second.
Lamar started the second nearly perfect as Davis walked two batters and allowed a single to start the inning. After Lamar cut the lead down to 4-3, Davis was able to sit the next three batters down and help Oklahoma hold their lead going into the bottom of the second.
It was all Cardinals from that point on. After two runs in the third and a three-run homer from Zak Sinner in the fourth, Lamar led 8-5 going into the bottom of the fourth. Unluckily for the Sooners, their bats went cold as Lamar's offense kept their foot on the gas; the Cardinals hung five more runs on OU in the fifth.
Lamar led 13-6 in the bottom of the ninth, but Oklahoma did not quit. With hopes of life on offense, Kendall Pettis cranked a two-run shot to cut the lead to 13-8. But that was all the Sooners could muster.
The Oklahoma bats were unable to keep up, as Lamar's explosive offense led them to a 13-8 victory and clinched a series win.
Braden Davis led the Sooners on the mound to start this one, but the Cardinals' offense jumped on the southpaw early. Lamar took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning via back-to-back homers.
Oklahoma responded quickly with an offensive surge. The top of the Oklahoma lineup was swinging for the fences early, as their half of the first featured not one, not two, but three home runs. It started with Jason Walk's first career homer, followed right away by a Bryce Madron bomb. Jackson Nicklaus kept the impressive inning going with a two-run shot that gave OU a 4-2 lead going into the second.
Lamar started the second nearly perfect as Davis walked two batters and allowed a single to start the inning. After Lamar cut the lead down to 4-3, Davis was able to sit the next three batters down and help Oklahoma hold their lead going into the bottom of the second.
It was all Cardinals from that point on. After two runs in the third and a three-run homer from Zak Sinner in the fourth, Lamar led 8-5 going into the bottom of the fourth. Unluckily for the Sooners, their bats went cold as Lamar's offense kept their foot on the gas; the Cardinals hung five more runs on OU in the fifth.
Lamar led 13-6 in the bottom of the ninth, but Oklahoma did not quit. With hopes of life on offense, Kendall Pettis cranked a two-run shot to cut the lead to 13-8. But that was all the Sooners could muster.
The Oklahoma bats were unable to keep up, as Lamar's explosive offense led them to a 13-8 victory and clinched a series win.
