The first post-Big 12 Bedlam baseball series went to the Crimson and Cream.

No. 16 Oklahoma knocked off Oklahoma State on Tuesday night, 11-1, in Stillwater. And what the game may have lacked in pomp and circumstance, it made up for in revenge. The win was only Oklahoma’s fourth in the series in the last 14 meetings.

The Sooners saw 19 runners reach base on 11 hits en route to an easy win. A five-run first inning practically put things away immediately. And if the Cowboys had any ideas about a comeback, OU scored another five runs in the ninth to make it all but official.

OU began with four straight singles off the bats of Trey Gambill, Jaxon Willits, Easton Carmichael and Sam Christiansen. The latter two knocks resulted in the first runs of the game. Dayton Tockey’s fielder’s choice would result in the fourth Sooners run of the inning and Kyle Branch capped the scoring with an RBI single. In the ninth, Willits singled home a run and Jason Walk planted a grand slam over the left-centerfield wall and closed the scoring for night.

The top four hitters in the Oklahoma lineup combined to go 7 for 15 with four walks, four RBI and nine runs.

Oklahoma State picked up two of its four hits in the fourth inning, but otherwise looked at sea. Colin Brueggemann led off the fourth with a solo home run off Reid Hensley and Beau Sylvester followed with a double. But Hensley retired the next two batters with a strikeout and on a flyout and limited the damage.

OU has two nonconference games remaining alongside five Southeastern Conference series. Next up for the Sooners is a trip to another former Big 12 rival, Missouri. The Tigers are winless in SEC play this season.

The list of candidates for Oklahoma’s next governor is growing as the first Democrat jumped into the race Tuesday.

Democrat and Oklahoma House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson is the latest to announce a bid for the office in an effort to improve life for all Oklahomans. Munson joins four Republicans running for governor: former state Sen. Mike Mazzei, Attorney General Gentner Drummond, former House Speaker Charles McCall and businesswoman Leisa Mitchell Haynes.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s second term ends in January of 2027.

Here’s what you need to know about the candidates and the election for the next governor.

Who’s in the running for Oklahoma’s next governor so far?

So far, five people have announced their candidacy for Oklahoma’s next governor. They are:

• House Minority Leader Cyndi Munson
• Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, Republican
• Former Oklahoma House Speaker Charles McCall, Republican
• Choctaw resident and entrepreneur Leisa Mitchell Haynes, Republican
• Former State Sen. Mike Mazzei

What to know about Cyndi Munson

Munson, who represents Oklahoma City’s 85th House district, was raised in Lawton. Before going into politics, Munson worked in the nonprofit sector, including for the Girl Scouts of Western Oklahoma.

Munson became the first Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma legislature in 2015, when she beat Republican nominee Chip Carter in a special election for the empty House District 85 seat. She has since won reelection five times.

She graduated from college, the first in her family to do so, with a bachelor’s in political science from the University of Central Oklahoma.

What to know about Gentner Drummond

Drummond was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma and raised east of Hominy on the Drummond Ranch in Osage County.

He has an extensive history in the legal realm, having served as assistant district attorney in Osage and Pawnee Counties and founding his own law firm, Drummond Law, in 1998. Drummond also served as a U.S. Air Force jet pilot during the Persian Gulf War.

Drummond was sworn in as Attorney General of Oklahoma on Jan. 9, 2023.

What to know about Charles McCall

McCall, a Republican and fifth-generation Atoka resident, served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 2012 to 2024, serving as Speaker of the House from 2016 on. He was the longest-serving Speaker of the House in Oklahoma.

Outside of politics, McCall is a community banker, which led him to focus on “getting the state’s fiscal house in order,” according to his House biography. He is the CEO and Board Chairman of AmeriState Bank in Atoka, a fourth-generation family bank.

McCall also served as Mayor of Atoka from 2005 to 2012, and previously held tenures as Chairman of the Atoka City Industrial Development Authority, Chairman of the Lake Atoka Reservation Association and Vice Chairman of the McGee Creek Authority. He received his bachelor’s degree in finance from the University of Oklahoma, and later completed University of Colorado in Boulder’s Graduate School of Banking.

What to know about Leisa Mitchell Haynes

Haynes was the first to announce her bid for governor, making the official announcement in July of 2024.

The Choctaw resident holds a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Central Oklahoma and a bachelor’s degree in communications from East Central University. She worked for Oklahoma Department of Commerce as the assistant state director from 1989 to 2001, according to LinkedIn, and she has also owned a small business with eight employees, according to her campaign website.

She also has served as a city manager in Mangum and Tuttle and in New Mexico, according to the McCurtain Gazette. Haynes has been married for 30 years and has three children.  

What to know about Mike Mazzei

Mazzei, a Republican from Tulsa, served 12 years in the Senate before he was term-limited. While a Senator, Mazzei advocated for tax cuts, pension reform and reducing ineffective tax credits, according to Oklahoma Voice.

Mazzei, a financial planner and the founder and CEO of Trinity Strategic Wealth, also served two years as budget secretary for Gov. Stitt. He also previously ran for Oklahoma treasurer, dropping out of the race in 2021 due to a conflict with his employer.

Mazzei holds a bachelor’s in government and politics from George Mason University and a master’s in personal financial planning from the College for Financial Planning.

When is Oklahoma’s governor election?

Primary elections for the 2026 general election are scheduled for June 16, 2026. The general election is held on Nov. 3, 2026.

When can Oklahoma gubernatorial candidates file for election?

Candidates aren’t official until they file for the election. However, there is not a date set yet for candidate filing.

What are Oklahoma’s governor term limits?

No one can serve as governor for more than eight years, which don’t need to be consecutive, according to the Oklahoma Constitution.

However, if someone serves as governor for less than a full term to fill a vacancy, it is not included in the eight-year term limit.

Oklahoma squandered a pair of chances late in Tuscaloosa. 

The Sooners loaded the bases with the game tied in the seventh, but neither Kasidi Pickering nor Gabbie Garcia could deliver a decisive hack at the plate. 

Singles by Ella Parker and Ailana Agbayani didn’t amount to anything in the eighth, either. 

The Crimson Tide didn’t allow OU a third bite at the apple. 

Freshman Audrey Vandagriff hit a solo shot to end the game on the first pitch in the bottom of the eighth. 

No. 23 Alabama won the game 2-1 at Rhoads Stadium and took the series, which handed OU back-to-back series defeats in conference play for the first time since 2004.

Patty Gasso’s offense struggled all weekend, and Monday was no different. 

OU went 2-for-15 at the plate with runners on and 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position as the No. 2-ranked Sooners couldn’t figure out Crimson Tide right-hander Catelyn Riley. 

She threw a career-high 136 pitches, allowing just six hits, including a towering fourth inning home run by Nelly McEnroe-Marinas, while striking out five Sooners and allowing just two walks and hitting one batter. 

Sam Landry battled admirably in the circle, too, fanning five and allowing seven hits in a full night’s work, but the offense did nothing to reward her for the strong outing. 

Oklahoma will return home to regroup and take on No. 16 Mississippi State next weekend. 

As they’ve done all series, the Crimson Tide struck first. 

Vandagriff singled off Landry in her second at-bat of the night, then Kali Heivilin continued her excellent weekend with a one-out double into the alley in left-center to put the hosts up 1-0.

Vandagriff — the younger sister of former OU quarterback commit Brock Vandagriff, who decommitted after Caleb Williams pledged to Lincoln Riley’s in 2020 Sooners and went to Georgia before finishing his career at Kentucky — finished 3-for-4 at the plate.

McEnroe-Marinas, the OU captain, led by example in the fourth. 

The redshirt freshman third baseman launched a moonshot over the scoreboard to knot the game up with two outs. 

Landry then got out of the fourth after allowing a runner to reach second via a single and wild pitch with no outs, giving the offense a chance to steal momentum. 

Corri Hicks’ one-out walk couldn’t get the Sooners going, but OU’s defense showed out in the bottom of the fifth. 

Kristen White led things off with a bouncing infield single, but Gasso brought Isabela Emerling in defensively behind the plate and the veteran catcher helped throw White out on the basepaths. 

Then Landry coolly fielded Vandagriff’s hit back up the middle for the second out and McEnroe-Marinas’ throw across the diamond ended the fifth and momentarily quieted the crowd at Rhoads Stadium. 

Ailana Agbayani led the seventh off with a single, and Emerling’s hit put runners on the corners with one out. 

Pinch hitter Maya Bland then wore a pitch, but neither Pickering nor Garcia could hit the ball out of the infield and the Sooners stranded three. 

Landry was there for her offense, however, as she sat the side down in order to send the game to extra innings. 

Parker reached with a leadoff single and Agbayani extended the threat with a two-out single, but Abigale Dayton grounded out to bring Alabama’s offense to the plate.

Vandagriff ended the series in the eighth, however, to drop OU to 36-5 overall and 10-5 in SEC contests while Alabama improved to 30-16 on the year and 7-8 in league play.