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Oklahoma
04.06.2017 | Baseball
The Longhorns and Sooners meet in a three-game set beginning Friday at 7 p.m. CT.
TEXAS (20-12) vs. OKLAHOMA (26-6)
April 7-9, 2017
Where: Austin, Texas (UFCU Disch-Falk Field)
Time: Friday at 7, Saturday at 4, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. CT
TV: Friday: FS1, Saturday/Sunday: Longhorn Network
Radio: 104.9 FM The Horn/1260 AM
Live stats: SidearmStats.com/Texas/Baseball
All-time series: Texas leads, 145-57-2
PROBABLE STARTING PITCHERS
FRIDAY—Oklahoma RHP Dylan Grove (1-1, 2.88) vs. Texas RHP Nolan Kingham (4-2, 1.02)
SATURDAY—Oklahoma RHP Jake Irvin (5-0, 1.16) vs. Texas RHP Morgan Cooper (3-2, 1.44)
SUNDAY—Oklahoma TBA vs. Texas TBA
GAME NOTES
THE MATCHUP—Texas and #16 Oklahoma meet for the 204th time on Friday night…the Longhorns lead the all-time series 145-57-2…last season, OU won two of three in Norman.
A LOOK AT THE SOONERS—Oklahoma is ranked No. 16 in the latest D1Baseball.com poll…the Sooners have four players hitting over .300: Austin O'Brien (.380), Brylie Ware (.351), Steele Walker (.349), Renae Martinez (.340)…Jake Irvin leads the starting pitchers with a 1.16 ERA in five starts…the Sooners won two of three last weekend vs. Texas Tech in Norman and are coming off a 6-2 win over Oral Roberts.
A LOOK AT THE LONGHORNS—Texas is coming off a 2-2 week that saw the Longhorns drop two straight at Kansas to end it…Texas run-ruled TAMU-CC on March 28 night at Whataburger Field before taking game one against Kansas on Friday at Hoglund Ballpark…the Longhorns won game one 5-3 before falling in back-to-back one-run games…Texas appeared to tie the ballgame in the ninth on Saturday, but pinch-runner Tyler Rand was called out at the plate…on Tuesday night, Texas defeated Sam Houston State 8-1, their second win over the Bearkats this season.
NEXT UP—Texas will host Texas State on Tuesday night before heading to Waco for a three-game series beginning Thursday night on the road.
MCCANNIMAL—Catcher Michael McCann has gone 21-for-57 in 19 games (16 starts) this season…he has added 3 XBH and 8 RBI while going a perfect 3-for-3 on the basepaths.
DEEEEFENSE—The Longhorns' defense has been sturdy so far this season…Texas is fielding at a .984 clip, good for third-best in the nation…the Horns have also turned 35 double plays, also good for second-most in the country…most of the DPs have been compliments of David Hamilton, Bret Boswell and Kacy Clemens.
TATER TAKETH—Since March 26, Tate Shaw has both provided and taken away a homer…on March 28, Shaw hit a grand slam to give the Longhorns a 4-2 lead…it was the first grand slam for Texas since Mark Payton hit one on May 21, 2012…he finished with 5 RBI in the game…in the 4th inning on March 26 vs. K-State, Tate Shaw robbed a would-be two-run homer off the bat of the Wildcats DH…the play earned him No. 2 on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 plays.
INJURIES IN THE OUTFIELD—Junior Patrick Mathis pinch-hit on March 26 after he and senior Zane Gurwitz had been sidelined since March 14 night vs. Texas A&M…Gurwitz has tweaked his hamstring and made a pinch-hitting appearance on Saturday, April 1 and also on Tuesday night.
#MOREOFTHOSE—Through 32 games, nine different Longhorns have gone deep giving Texas 26 total homers…Micahel Cantu homered on Tuesday night vs. Sam Houston State…Ryan Reynolds hit two over the weekend, while Kacy Clemens added his fifth of the year…Tate Shaw hit a grand slam and Cantu homered on March 28…Kody Clemens hit a game-winning homer on March 26 in the sixth inning…Kacy Clemens hit a pair of homers on Feb 24 vs. UConn.
H.A.M.ILTON—Last week, freshman SS David Hamilton finished with a .400/.600/.600 slash line in 4 games…he went 4-for-10 with 2 doubles, 4 runs scored, 5 walks and went 2-for-2 in stolen bases…he did not commit an error.
SENIOR LEADER—Senior 1B Kacy Clemens has been a stalwart at first base for the Longhorns so far this season…he has reached base safely in 18 straight games and leads the team in BA (.313), OBP (.431) and SLG (.545) among qualifiers…he hit his fifth homer of the season on Friday, matching his season total from last year…he is tops on the team with 20 RBI and has a team-high 22 BB so far.
