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No. 19 Longhorns Closing Weekend Against No. 17 Oklahoma State: Live Updates
It has certainly been an eventful opening weekend so far for the No. 19 Texas Longhorns (1-1). Their first two games have had drastically different outcomes, one bad and one great.
Starting off with the not so great, the Longhorns dropped their opener on Friday night to Louisville. Now, losses happen and so reading too much into one, let alone the first game of the year, is not a smart idea.
That being said, though, it was a loss that stung Texas. Two seperate leads were blown in back-to-back innings, including allowing a pair of runs to come home in the 10th which lead to a 4-3 walk off loss.
A mere 24 hours later and the Longhorns were feeling completely different following a win over Ole Miss. Not just any win, but a 10-0 run-rule victory in seven innings. Behind a career outing from Luke Harrison and the offensive explosion, Texas was able to cruise to the first win of the Jim Schlossnagle area.
Now, the attention turns to a former conference foe, as the weekend wraps up with a clash against the No. 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1-1)
Follow along as we provide live updates as the Longhorns square off against the Cowboys on Sunday evening from Globe Life Field, looking to win their second game in a row.
The Longhorns’ starting lineup will be listed below:
1B – Kimble Schuessler
3B – Adrian Rodriguez
LF – Tommy Farmer IV
RF – Max Belyeu
CF – Will Gasparino
SS – Jalin Flores
DH – Cole Chamberlain
C – Rylan Galvan
2B – Ethan Mendoza
P – Kade Bing
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Top First:
Kade Bing (Texas) pitching
Ortiz: Hit by pitch
Meola: Line out to left
Schubart: Groundout to first, Ortiz to second
Jones: Walk
Brueggemann: Hit by pitch
Daugherty: Two-run single, Cowboys lead 2-0
Max Grubbs (Texas) pitching
LaSalle: Fielder’s choice, Brueggemann out at third
Bottom First:
Hunter Watkins (Oklahoma State) pitching
Schuessler: Groundout to pitcher
Rodriguez: Solo home run, Longhorns trail 2-1
Farmer: Strikeout swinging
Belyeu: Solo home run, Longhorns tie it 2-2
Gasparino: Groundout to third
Top Second:
Thompson: Line out to center
Smith: Single
Ortiz: Strikeout swinging
Meola: Pop out to right
Bottom Second:
Flores: E6
Chamberlain: Strikeout swinging
Galvan: Single
Mendoza: Strikeout swinging
Schuessler: Pop out to second
Top Third:
Dylan Volantis (Texas) pitching
Schubart: Strikeout looking
Jones: Single
Brueggemann: Strikeout swinging
Daugherty: Two-run home run, Longhorns trail 4-2
LaSalle: Line out to right
Bottom Third:
Rodriguez: Double
Farmer: Strikeout looking
Belyeu: Single, Rodriguez to third
Gasparino: RBI double, Longhorns trail 4-3
Flores: Strikeout swinging
Chamberlain: Groundout to first
Top Fourth:
Thompson: Walk
Smith: E4, Thompson to second
Ortiz: Sac bunt, both runners advance
Meola: Strikeout swinging
Schubart: Walk
Jones: Strikeout looking
Bottom Fourth:
Galvan: Walk
Kyle Bade (Oklahoma State) pitching
Mendoza: Walk
Schuessler: Walk
Noah Wech (Oklahoma State) pitching
Rodriguez: RBI groundout to first, Longhorns tie it 4-4
Farmer: Strikeout swinging
Belyeu: Intentional walk
Gasparino: Fielder’s choice, Belyeu out at second
Top Fifth:
Drew Rerick (Texas) pitching
Brueggemann: Strikeout swinging
Daugherty: Pop out to catcher
LaSalle: Single
Thompson: Walk
Smith: Fly out to center
Bottom Fifth:
Flores: Strikeout looking
Chamberlain: Walk
Galvan: Strikeout swinging
Mendoza: E9, advanced to third, Chamberlain scored, Longhorns lead 5-4
Schuessler: E6, Mendoza scored, Longhorns lead 6-4
Rodriguez: Double, Schuessler to third
Farmer: Two-run single, Longhorns lead 8-4
Belyeu: RBI double, Longhorns lead 9-4
Gasparino: Two-run home run, Longhorns lead 11-4
Mario Pesca (Oklahoma State) pitching
Flores: Single
Flores stole second
Chamberlain: Walk
Galvan: Walk
Flores scores on wild pitch, Longhorns lead 12-4
Mendoza: Strikeout looking
Top Sixth:
Grayson Saunier (Texas) pitching
Ortiz: Fly out to center
Meola: Double
Schubart: Walk
Jones: Strikeout swinging
Brueggemann: RBI single, Longhorns lead 12-5
Daugherty: Line out to first
Bottom Sixth:
Ryan Ure (Oklahoma State) pitching
Schuessler: Single
Rodriguez: Grounded into double play (6-4-3)
Farmer: Strikeout swinging
Top Seventh:
Cody Howard (Texas) pitching
LaSalle: Walk
Thompson: Grounded into double play (6-4-3)
Smith: Fly out to left
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NORMAN — After an up-and down week that saw Oklahoma drop the lone Bedlam match of the season, and then split two tight games with Arkansas before blowing out the Razorbacks on Sunday, the Sooners remained No. 1 in the NFCA/Go Rout coaches’ poll released Tuesday.
But there’s far from a consensus.
Oklahoma received 12 first-place votes — the same total they had last week — but five other teams received first-place votes.
Texas Tech remained No. 2 with four four-place votes and Alabama No. 3 with seven. Nebraska moved up two spots to No. 4 with four first-place votes, followed by Florida with two and UCLA with two.
Texas is No. 7, followed by Tennessee, Arkansas and Florida State.
Texas A&M, the Sooners’ opponent for the final regular-season weekend in two weeks, comes in at No. 11.
Other SEC teams include Georgia at No. 15, Mississippi State at No. 17 and LSU at No. 20.
OU hosts the Georgia Bulldogs in a three-game series beginning Friday.
Other Sooners’ opponents this season in the polls include No. 14 Duke, No. 18 Oklahoma State, No. 19 Arizona, No. 24 Arizona State and No. 25 Washington.
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Oklahoma also remained in the top spot in the D1Softball poll, with Alabama No. 2 there followed by Texas Tech, Nebraska at Texas.
The Sooners dropped a spot in the Softball America poll, with Nebraska elevating to No. 1 behind the two-way stardom of former OU standout Jordy Frahm (formerly Jordy Bahl).
Frahm is 13-4 with a 1.36 ERA and 157 strikeouts in 118 2/3 innings in the circle and hitting .440 with 16 home runs and 42 RBIs. Another former Sooners player, Hannah Coor, is among the Cornhuskers’ regulars as well.
The Sooners have 158 home runs, just three away from tying their own season record in the category, but UCLA has closed the gap in a major way, sitting just four behind Oklahoma.
OU freshman sensation Kendall Wells leads the nation with 34 home runs, three ahead of UCLA’s Megan Grant. Wells tied Jocelyn Alo‘s program record for home runs in a season with her home run in Sunday’s win.
The Sooners host Arkansas-Pine Bluff at 6 p.m. Tuesday in their final non-conference game of the season before opening the series against Georgia at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Love’s FIeld.
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Putnam City West High School will shift to virtual learning on Tuesday after an incident involving two students prompted an investigation by the district and Oklahoma City police, according to Putnam City Schools.
District officials said administrators were alerted near the end of the school day Monday to an altercation involving two students in the school’s arena area.
Officials said the students left campus, and the case was turned over to Putnam City Campus Police and the Oklahoma City Police Department for investigation.
District officials said no students or staff were harmed and there is no ongoing safety threat related to the incident.
What we know
Putnam City West sent the following email to all families and staff at the school:
All PCW students and staff will transition to virtual learning for Tuesday, April 21st.
Today, an isolated serious incident involving two students occurred on school grounds. Near the end of the school day, administrators were alerted to an altercation between two students in the arena area. The individuals involved quickly left campus, prompting an initial fact-finding response by school administrators before the matter was turned over to Putnam City Campus Police and the Oklahoma City Police Department for further investigation. Because this is an active investigation involving students, no further information will be released at this time.
We understand this information may be concerning to students, staff, and families. Please know we are committed to maintaining a safe, secure, and positive learning environment for all students. At Putnam City Schools, student and staff safety remains our highest priority. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution and to allow for a thorough investigation, all PCW students and staff will transition to virtual learning for Tuesday, April 21st. Students will need to check Google Classroom for updates from teachers.
Thank you for your understanding and continued support of PC West.
Putnam City Schools
All students and staff at Putnam City West will transition to virtual learning on Tuesday, April 21, while investigators continue their work, according to the district.
Students were told to check Google Classroom for instructions from teachers.
The district said it is withholding additional details because the case involves students and remains under investigation.
School officials have not said what triggered the incident or whether any arrests have been made.
This is a developing story. Updates will be added as more information becomes available.
TULSA, OKLA (KTUL) — A new program in Oklahoma is giving adults another way to finish high school by allowing them to use past credits and test scores to earn a diploma, an option officials say could help thousands of people and strengthen the state’s workforce.
For years, adults in Oklahoma who did not finish high school largely had one main option: earning a GED. Now, Oklahoma CareerTech is rolling out the Career Readiness Diploma, a pathway designed to build on what students have already completed rather than requiring them to start over.
“So in Oklahoma right now, if you look at the demographics, we have about 279,000 people in our state without a high school diploma. So it’s almost 10% of our population doesn’t have a high school diploma,” said Lance Allee, an adult education and family literacy specialist with Oklahoma CareerTech.
Allee said the program allows adults to apply previously earned high school credit and combine different assessment scores into a single record to qualify for a diploma.
“It allows the student to use previously earned high school credit. So, it’s kind of like a portfolio where you can take multiple assessment scores and put them into one portfolio to get your high school diploma,” Allee said.
The program is open to adults 21 and older. In some cases, officials said, participants can finish in just weeks, depending on how many credits they already have.
CareerTech officials say the program is also aimed at improving job prospects for individuals while helping Oklahoma remain competitive when attracting employers.
“When you’re a company and you’re looking at moving into Oklahoma, you look at the demographics and say, is there a workforce there that we can employ? And you say, well, about 10% of the population doesn’t have a diploma, they may start looking at states that surround us. So, we definitely want to get as many diplomas out there as we can,” Allee said.
The program started issuing diplomas in recent weeks, and officials said dozens more people are already in the process. For more information or to sign up click here.
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