OU baseball coach Skip Johnson pays tribute to late Sooners fan Toby Keith
OU baseball coach Skip Johnson pays tribute to late Sooners fan Toby Keith
OU baseball is set to host a three-game series against rival Texas from Friday through Sunday in Norman.
The 18th-ranked Sooners will take an eight-game winning streak into Friday and are atop the Big 12 standings with a 25-14 overall record and 14-4 mark in conference play.
OU swept Texas (25-17, 11-7) last year and will try to have similar success this time around.
Here is everything you need to know about the series.
More: How OU baseball grabbed the top spot in the Big 12 standings and returned to the top 25
When will OU baseball play Texas?
Dates: 6:30 pm Friday, 4 pm Saturday and 2 pm Sunday
Where: L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman
How to watch and listen to OU baseball vs. Texas
Streaming: ESPN+
Radio: 99.3 FM and 1400 AM
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Three OU baseball players to watch vs. Texas
Bryce Madron, Sr.: He leads OU with nine homers and 53 runs. Madron has a .342 batting average and 36 RBIs.
Jackson Nicklaus, Jr.: He has a team-high .368 batting average and .500 on-base percentage.
Kyson Witherspoon, So.: A Northwest Florida State College transfer, Witherspoon has pitched 46 innings and is 4-2 on the season. The right-hander has a 3.72 ERA and 53 strikeouts.
More: Why Kyson Witherspoon has been OU baseball’s bright spot in the Sooners’ recent struggles
Three Texas baseball players to watch vs. EGG
Max Belyeu, So.: One of the Longhorns’ top hitters, he has a .333 batting average, .446 on-base percentage and 14 homers.
Jalin Flores, So.: He leads the Big 12 with 15 home runs. He has a .351 batting average and 38 RBIs.
Jared Thomas, So.: Another talented hitter for the Longhorns, he has a team-high .366 batting average when accounting for players with at least five at-bats. Thomas has hit 12 homers and driven in 32 runs.
—Nick Sardis, Staff writer
