June 07, 2026 | Baseball
LAWRENCE, Kan. – With Oklahoma Baseball main 8-1 within the backside of the third inning of its NCAA Tremendous Regional recreation at No. 15-seed Kansas on Sunday night, the sport was halted because of lightning within the space and will probably be resumed on Monday at midday CT. The conclusion of the competition will air on ESPN2.
OU, as the house workforce for the second recreation of the Tremendous Regional, scored a run within the backside of the primary inning when middle fielder Jason Walk scored from third base on a double play groundout. After KU tied the sport on an RBI single by Jordan Bach within the high of the second, the Sooners responded with six runs within the backside half to maneuver forward 7-1.
Proper fielder Dasan Harris knocked an RBI single by way of the infield and left fielder Brendan Brock got here house on a security squeeze bunt single by second baseman Kyle Branch. Third baseman Camden Johnson drew a bases-loaded stroll, catcher Deiten Lachance lined a two-run single to left area. Brock was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to cap the second-inning scoring. It was the second time within the body he was hit by a pitch, as OU despatched 12 batters to the plate.
First baseman Dayton Tockey led off the house half of the third inning with a 402-foot house run to proper middle area to make it 8-1. It was his eighth homer of the season, sixth within the final 9 video games and his third straight recreation with a house run. He has 5 house runs in simply greater than six NCAA Event video games (OU is enjoying its seventh recreation of the NCAA postseason).
Oklahoma freshman Xander Mercurius made his third begin of the season (all in his final three outings) and had accomplished 3.0 innings, putting out 5 batters and permitting one run on three hits and a stroll. The Sooners chased Kansas starter Mason Cook dinner with one out within the second inning and have been batting towards Boede Rahe, KU’s third pitcher of the sport, within the backside of the third inning.
Tockey was the one batter to finish an at bat within the backside of the third inning performed Sunday night. When the sport resumes on Monday, Department will probably be batting in a 3-1 rely with no runners on base and no outs.
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