After winning the first two games of the series, the Sooners looked to complete the sweep of the TCU Horned Frogs on Sunday.
The Sooners got their scoring started early against TCU starter Braeden Sloan. Kendall Pettis lead off the game by reaching on a throwing error from short stop Anthony Silva. Kendall Pettis advanced to second base on a balk from Sloan. Pettis proceeded to steal third base. Bryce Madron got on base by drawing a four pitch walk. The Sooners got their first run via an RBI groundout from Easton Carmichael. Madron advanced to third base and scored on a wild pitch to give OU a 2-0 lead.
Peyton Chatagnier started the bottom of the first with a single to left field. However, Sooner starting pitcher Jamie Hitt was able to retire the next three TCU hitters to end the inning.
The Sooners got back on the board in the top of the fourth. Jackson Nicklaus started the inning with a double. Carter Frederick brought Nicklaus home on an RBI single to right field to make the score 3-0. Isaiah Lane followed that up with a single, which moved Frederick to second. True freshman Jason Walk then singled to center field, which scored Frederick and gave the Sooners a 4-0 lead. Braeden Sloan was taken out of the game and replaced by Louis Rodriguez. Kendall Pettis brought Isaiah Lane home on an RBI groundout to stretch the Sooner lead to 5-0.
The Sooners added another run in the top of the fifth inning with a solo home run from Michael Snyder to deep center field. That was Snyder's fifth homer of the season and extended the OU lead to 6-0.
After being held scoreless through the first four innings. TCU finally got their bats going. Chase Brunson started the bottom of the fifth with a single to center field. Logan Maxwell then reached on a walk. With two outs in the inning, Kurtis Byrne launched a three-run home run to left field to make the score 6-3 in favor of the Sooners.
After recording the first two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Jamie Hitt gave up a solo home run to Karson Bowen, which made the score 6-4. Hitt was removed and replaced by Dylan Crooks. Hitt threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs.
The Sooners added some much needed insurance runs in the top of the ninth. Kendall Pettis started the inning with a single. Bryce Madron followed that up with a single of his own, which moved Pettis to third. Easton Carmichael was then hit by a pitch. Michael Snyder stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and delivered a two-run single up the middle to make the score 8-4 in favor of OU. Easton Carmichael then scored on a wild pitch to give the Sooners a 9-4 lead.
Carson Atwood pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings for OU. He recorded the first out in the ninth inning. After giving up a single and a walk, he was taken out and replaced by Ryan Lambert. Lambert got the final two outs of the game and secured the sweep for the Sooners with a final score of 9-4
The Sooners move to an overall record of 13-6 and are 6-0 in conference play. Their next game is on Tuesday at 6:00 PM in Norman where they will face off against Dallas Baptist.
The Sooners got their scoring started early against TCU starter Braeden Sloan. Kendall Pettis lead off the game by reaching on a throwing error from short stop Anthony Silva. Kendall Pettis advanced to second base on a balk from Sloan. Pettis proceeded to steal third base. Bryce Madron got on base by drawing a four pitch walk. The Sooners got their first run via an RBI groundout from Easton Carmichael. Madron advanced to third base and scored on a wild pitch to give OU a 2-0 lead.
Peyton Chatagnier started the bottom of the first with a single to left field. However, Sooner starting pitcher Jamie Hitt was able to retire the next three TCU hitters to end the inning.
The Sooners got back on the board in the top of the fourth. Jackson Nicklaus started the inning with a double. Carter Frederick brought Nicklaus home on an RBI single to right field to make the score 3-0. Isaiah Lane followed that up with a single, which moved Frederick to second. True freshman Jason Walk then singled to center field, which scored Frederick and gave the Sooners a 4-0 lead. Braeden Sloan was taken out of the game and replaced by Louis Rodriguez. Kendall Pettis brought Isaiah Lane home on an RBI groundout to stretch the Sooner lead to 5-0.
The Sooners added another run in the top of the fifth inning with a solo home run from Michael Snyder to deep center field. That was Snyder's fifth homer of the season and extended the OU lead to 6-0.
After being held scoreless through the first four innings. TCU finally got their bats going. Chase Brunson started the bottom of the fifth with a single to center field. Logan Maxwell then reached on a walk. With two outs in the inning, Kurtis Byrne launched a three-run home run to left field to make the score 6-3 in favor of the Sooners.
After recording the first two outs in the bottom of the sixth, Jamie Hitt gave up a solo home run to Karson Bowen, which made the score 6-4. Hitt was removed and replaced by Dylan Crooks. Hitt threw 5 2/3 innings, giving up 7 hits and 4 runs.
The Sooners added some much needed insurance runs in the top of the ninth. Kendall Pettis started the inning with a single. Bryce Madron followed that up with a single of his own, which moved Pettis to third. Easton Carmichael was then hit by a pitch. Michael Snyder stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and delivered a two-run single up the middle to make the score 8-4 in favor of OU. Easton Carmichael then scored on a wild pitch to give the Sooners a 9-4 lead.
Carson Atwood pitched scoreless seventh and eighth innings for OU. He recorded the first out in the ninth inning. After giving up a single and a walk, he was taken out and replaced by Ryan Lambert. Lambert got the final two outs of the game and secured the sweep for the Sooners with a final score of 9-4
The Sooners move to an overall record of 13-6 and are 6-0 in conference play. Their next game is on Tuesday at 6:00 PM in Norman where they will face off against Dallas Baptist.
