OU baseball eliminates Kansas State to reach Big 12 Tournament final

ARLINGTON, Texas — David Sandlin’s finest begin as a Sooner got here at simply the best time

OU’s right-hander stored feisty Kansas State at bay over seven robust innings, main the best way to the Huge 12 championship sport.

Sandlin struck out 10 and allowed two runs — one earned — over seven innings in third-seeded OU’s 4-3 win over the seventh-seeded Wildcats in Saturday’s Huge 12 semifinals at Globe Life Subject.

Sandlin, a 6-foot-4 redshirt sophomore from Owasso, retired the ultimate eight batters he confronted. 

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The Sooners, who haven’t misplaced within the event, await the winner of Oklahoma State and Texas at 5 p.m. Sunday for the championship. OU final performed within the title sport in 2013, the final season it received the event.

A win not solely seals the title however is also what boosts OU right into a regional event host subsequent weekend.

OU jumped to a 1-0 lead within the first inning on an RBI single from Tanner Tredaway. Kansas State scored on an error within the second and took the lead within the fifth when Dominic Hughes — the son of former Sooners coach and present Wildcats coach Pete Hughes — was hit by a pitch earlier than scoring on back-to-back singles by Kaelen Culpepper and Money Rugely.

It was the primary time the Sooners had trailed within the event.

And it didn’t final lengthy.

Catcher Jimmy Crooks hit a go-ahead double to heart within the six that made it 3-2. Shortstop Peyton Graham later hit a line-drive homer to left within the seventh.

The Wildcats acquired one again within the eighth after Sandlin left the sport, chasing Carter Campbell earlier than he may end the inning. Cole Johnson then hit an RBI single off nearer Trevin Michael.

Michael, nonetheless, retired the ultimate 5 batters to earn the save and put OU within the title sport.

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Huge 12 baseball event schedule

At Arlington, Texas

(*-if vital)

Wednesday, Could 25

Sport 1: No. 5 Texas 4, No. 4 Oklahoma State 0

Sport 2: No. 1 TCU 4, No. 8 Baylor 2 

Sport 3: No. 2 Texas Tech 5, No. 7 Kansas State 3

Sport 4: No. 3 Oklahoma 6, No. 6 West Virginia 4

Thursday, Could 26

Sport 5: Oklahoma State 11, Baylor 1 (7 innings)

Sport 6: Kansas State 8, West Virginia 5

Sport 7: Texas 5, TCU 3

Sport 8: OU 6, Texas Tech 3

Friday, Could 27

Sport 9: Oklahoma State 8, TCU 4

Sport 10: Kansas State 6, Texas Tech 5 (11 innings)

Saturday, Could 28

Sport 11: Texas vs. Oklahoma State, 9 a.m.

Sport 12: OU 4, Kansas State 3.

Sport 13: Oklahoma State vs. Texas, 4 p.m.

Sunday, Could 29

Sport 15: OU vs. Oklahoma State/Texas winner, 5 p.m.

Extra:Huge 12 event scores and schedule from Globe Life Subject in Arlington

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