Oklahoma Baseball Hosts Texas in RRR Series on Fri, Sat & Sun
Posted: Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:13 am
The 18th ranked Oklahoma Sooner Baseball Team host the Texas Longhorns in a Red River Rivalry baseball 'showdown' at L Dale Mitchell Park in a 3-game series scheduled for games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. First pitches are set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, 4 p.m. on Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday (all times CT).
The series can be watched via SoonerVision on ESPN+ and heard locally in Oklahoma on SportsTalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM or nationwide on The Varsity app. Chad McKee and alum Blake Brewster will be on the ESPN+ call while Toby Rowland and alum Rich Hills will call the action on OU's radio network. Live stats can be found at OUStats.com.
Oklahoma (25-14) enters the series with a 14-4 conference record and in first place by 3 games over Texas and 2.5 games over Oklahoma State. (OSU defeated BYU on Thursday 17-5 in Provo, UT.) Texas (25-17) and 11-7 in conference play is unranked. OSU is now 12-7 in conference play after their first game win over BYU.
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about the Red River Rivalry series this weekend.
https://soonersports.com/news/2024/4/25 ... -in-norman
Oklahoma comes into the series on a 6-game winning streak. Texas has won their last two games. Here is the tale of the stats for both teams.
Oklahoma:
Offense: .308 BA, .412 OB%, .500 Slug%, 8.10 Runs/Game - 85 doubles, 11 triples, 49 HRs - 63 steals in 78 attempts
Defense: 5.25 ERA, .253 BA Against, .357 OB% Against, .426 Slug% Against, Allowed 6.10 Runs/Game - Allowed 56 doubles, 7 triples, 53 HRs - 37 steals in 52 attempts Against
Fielding: .958 Fielding% with 45 errors in 1359 chances
Texas:
Offense: .292 BA, .379 OB%, .531 Slug%, 7.36 Runs/Game - 96 doubles, 6 triples, 81 HRs - 32 steals in 40 attempts
Defense: 4.75 ERA, .261 BA Against, .359 OB% Against, .423 Slug% Against, Allowed 5.19 Runs/Game - Allowed 58 doubles, 4 triples, 52HRs - 37 steals in 58 attempts Against
Fielding: .977 Fielding% with 37 errors in 1542 chances
The two teams compare in this way:
- The Sooners hit and get on base a little better than Texas.
- Texas has a bit more power than OU. Texas has 7 hitters with 6 or more HRs with 3 hitters with over 12 HRs. OU has 3 hitters with more than 7 HRs.
- Oklahoma steals about twice as many bases as does Texas.
- Texas plays a little better defense with 8 less errors in 3 more games.
- Texas has about a half-run advantage in ERA over Oklahoma and Texas allows a full run less to their opponents per game.
The Sooners currently are playing very well offensively behind a quartet of hitters in Carmichael, Madron, Snyder and Mackenzie. With Nicklaus and Spikerman returning to the lineup recently, the Sooner offense could even play better down the stretch. But Lane and Walk have filled in nicely for Nicklaus and Spikerman. Willits, Pettis and Mudler have contributed well this season also as starters this season.
Oklahoma has settled in with four starting pitchers throwing well with Kyson Witherspoon, Grant Stevens, Brendon Girton and Braden Davis. With Girton starting against Wichita State on Tuesday, I expect the starters to face Texas with Davis throwing on Friday, Witherspoon on Saturday and Stevens on Sunday. The Sooner bullpen of Ryan Lambert, Dylan Crooks, Reid Hensley, Carson Atwood and Malachi Witherspoon has pitched well lately also.
Good luck to the Sooners this weekend against Texas.
Boomer Sooner!
The series can be watched via SoonerVision on ESPN+ and heard locally in Oklahoma on SportsTalk 1400 AM/99.3 FM or nationwide on The Varsity app. Chad McKee and alum Blake Brewster will be on the ESPN+ call while Toby Rowland and alum Rich Hills will call the action on OU's radio network. Live stats can be found at OUStats.com.
Oklahoma (25-14) enters the series with a 14-4 conference record and in first place by 3 games over Texas and 2.5 games over Oklahoma State. (OSU defeated BYU on Thursday 17-5 in Provo, UT.) Texas (25-17) and 11-7 in conference play is unranked. OSU is now 12-7 in conference play after their first game win over BYU.
Here is the Sooner staff writers article about the Red River Rivalry series this weekend.
https://soonersports.com/news/2024/4/25 ... -in-norman
Oklahoma comes into the series on a 6-game winning streak. Texas has won their last two games. Here is the tale of the stats for both teams.
Oklahoma:
Offense: .308 BA, .412 OB%, .500 Slug%, 8.10 Runs/Game - 85 doubles, 11 triples, 49 HRs - 63 steals in 78 attempts
Defense: 5.25 ERA, .253 BA Against, .357 OB% Against, .426 Slug% Against, Allowed 6.10 Runs/Game - Allowed 56 doubles, 7 triples, 53 HRs - 37 steals in 52 attempts Against
Fielding: .958 Fielding% with 45 errors in 1359 chances
Texas:
Offense: .292 BA, .379 OB%, .531 Slug%, 7.36 Runs/Game - 96 doubles, 6 triples, 81 HRs - 32 steals in 40 attempts
Defense: 4.75 ERA, .261 BA Against, .359 OB% Against, .423 Slug% Against, Allowed 5.19 Runs/Game - Allowed 58 doubles, 4 triples, 52HRs - 37 steals in 58 attempts Against
Fielding: .977 Fielding% with 37 errors in 1542 chances
The two teams compare in this way:
- The Sooners hit and get on base a little better than Texas.
- Texas has a bit more power than OU. Texas has 7 hitters with 6 or more HRs with 3 hitters with over 12 HRs. OU has 3 hitters with more than 7 HRs.
- Oklahoma steals about twice as many bases as does Texas.
- Texas plays a little better defense with 8 less errors in 3 more games.
- Texas has about a half-run advantage in ERA over Oklahoma and Texas allows a full run less to their opponents per game.
The Sooners currently are playing very well offensively behind a quartet of hitters in Carmichael, Madron, Snyder and Mackenzie. With Nicklaus and Spikerman returning to the lineup recently, the Sooner offense could even play better down the stretch. But Lane and Walk have filled in nicely for Nicklaus and Spikerman. Willits, Pettis and Mudler have contributed well this season also as starters this season.
Oklahoma has settled in with four starting pitchers throwing well with Kyson Witherspoon, Grant Stevens, Brendon Girton and Braden Davis. With Girton starting against Wichita State on Tuesday, I expect the starters to face Texas with Davis throwing on Friday, Witherspoon on Saturday and Stevens on Sunday. The Sooner bullpen of Ryan Lambert, Dylan Crooks, Reid Hensley, Carson Atwood and Malachi Witherspoon has pitched well lately also.
Good luck to the Sooners this weekend against Texas.
Boomer Sooner!