Caleb Bushyhead

The Sooners took on the Tigers Sunday in the Big XII Championship game, where the Tigers took home the Championship title. Missouri also just auto-qualified to the NCAA tournament, which starts next weekend.

The Sooners gave up four runs in the 1st, but put on their rally-hats for a comeback performance. They tied the game up going into the 7th, 7-7. The Sooners had runners on first and second with two outs in the bottom of the 9th when pinch hitter Chase Simpson singled through the right side of the infield. What looked like was going to be win, turned into Caleb Bushyhead being called out for interference after the ball hit his foot.

Coach Galloway postgame:

I thought it was a terrific game. A 7-2 deficit and we come back, pretty much exhaust our resources in the bullpen, and try to throw a little bit of everything at them. I thought when it was 7-7, it was going to take a special effort out of their dugout to win it and they did it. I guess the ball hit Caleb Bushyhead”s heel. No fault to him, he’s just digging hard trying to get to a bag.

Oklahoma had five players to make the all-tournament team with Jack Mayfield, Evan Mistich, Matt Oberste, Steven Okert, and Dillon Overton, tying the school baseball record set back in 1997. Oklahoma will find out if the post-season will continue on Monday during the College World Series selection show.

Oklahoma's Cody Reine

The Sooners are rolling in the Big XII Championship….during the 9th inning. Thursday, the Sooners took on the No. 1 seeded Baylor Bears and won again in the 9th by a walk-off hit from Evan Mistich. This is the fourth win in a row the Sooners have had against the Bears.

The Bears had a 2-0 lead until the 4th, when the Sooners scored off of a double from Hunter Lockwood. Cody Reine led the team with game-tying homer in the 7th. The walk-off hit that won the game was the second of the season for Evan Mistich.

Coach Sunny Galloway on the win:

What I’m thinking of right now is the movie Groundhog Day.  We were in here yesterday talking about the same type of ball game. I am really proud of our club, I’d like to complement our opponent, Baylor, what a terrific season they are having and what a terrific team they have.

After Thursday’s game, the Sooners became the first team in Big XII Championship history to win two games in the bottom of the ninth inning in the same year. They will play the winner of the Kansas State/Baylor game on Saturday at 9:15 AM. The Kansas State/Baylor game is being played Friday with the first pitch scheduled at 3:15.

The Road to Omaha continues…

The Sooners are coming off an epic weekend, sweeping No. 2 ranked Baylor. But their bats couldn’t get it done this past Tuesday, as they lost to future conference foe, TCU 1-0. They will close out season play starting a three-game series with Samford starting Thursday night.

The series is set to start at 6:30 on Thursday, 6:30 on Friday and will conclude at 2:00 Saturday afternoon. The Sooners have won 18 of the last 24 games, and are ranked No. 24 in Collegiate Baseball’s poll. They also received votes in the USA Today Coaches’ and NCBWA poll. Samford is also coming off a big win, they beat the No. 3 Florida Gators Tuesday night.

Sooner Caleb Bushyhead

Saturday’s game marks Senior Day for the the baseball team. The Sooners will be honoring Caleb Bushyhead, Evan Mistich, Cody Reine, Erik Ross and Tanner Toal before the game on Saturday. game. Bushyhead, Reine and Ross were all part of the Sooner’s 2010 College World Series team. The five players have combined to play in 629 games with 489 starts.

The Sooners go into the game with 33-20 record, while Samford is sitting at 34-19. As always, you can follow the game on SoonerSports.com or you can listen to the game on KREF 1400 AM if you are within listening range.

Let’s hope the Sooners rally to end the regular season with a couple “W’s”.