Feb 26, 2021
ROUND ROCK, TX Oklahoma rallied for three runs in the final three innings to beat Auburn 4-3 on Friday in the Round Rock Classic at Dell Diamond.
The Sooners fell behind 3-0 in the third inning, but scored a run in the bottom of the fifth and then scored single runs in the eighth, ninth and 10th to win it.
Tyler Hardman’s two-out, bases-loaded single to right field drove in drove in
Tanner Tredaway as the No. 25-ranked Sooners got the walk-off win in extra frames.
Jaret Godman pitched six scoreless innings in relief and
Jason Ruffcorn (1-0) pitched the top of the 10th for his first win of the season.
NORMAN
Conor McKenna picked a good time to blast his first home run in almost two years.
Oklahoma pitchers struck out 17 batters, and McKenna’s grand slam in the eighth inning powered the No. 22-ranked Sooners to their first win of the season Monday, an 8-5 victory over Nebraska-Omaha.
OU (1-1) got even after dropping Sunday’s season-opener 6-3 to the Mavericks.
The game was tied in the top of the eighth after UNO’s
Ryan Doran homered off OU’s
Javier Ramos, but pinch-hitter
Diego Muniz put the Sooners back on top with an RBI single.
McKenna then took a 1-0 count before raking his fourth career home run his first since the 2019 Big 12 Tournament against Baylor on May 22, 2019 to left field off reliever
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