OU Drops Rubber Match At Auburn -

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OU drops rubber match at Auburn as No. 14 Oklahoma fell 14-4 in eight innings in the decisive game three Sunday at Auburn.

Sooners fall at Auburn

After OU (29-14, 11-10) scored the game’s first two runs in the first inning, the Tigers (30-13, 12-9) outscored the Sooners 14-2 the remainder of the game, including 10 straight from the second through sixth.

In the first, RBIs from Jaxon Willits and Camden Johnson put the Sooners on the board first.

The Tigers would go on to score runs in the second, third, fourth, sixth and eighth, including putting up crooked numbers in four innings. OU gave up a season-high six home runs in the game.

OU scored single runs in the seventh and eighth on a sacrifice fly from Trey Gambill and solo home run by Nolan Stevens. It was Stevens’ fifth of the season.

A four-run bottom of the eighth propelled Auburn to the run-rule win and series victory.

Sooner starting left-handed pitcher Cord Rager took his second loss of the season, going three innings and surrendering four runs on six hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Alex Petrovic (7-1)

Loss: Cord Rager (3-2)

Statistical Snapshot

Camden Johnson | 2-for-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Nolan Stevens | 1-for-2, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Cord Rager | 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

Notes

OU moved to 29-14 on the year, 11-10 in SEC play and 7-8 on the road.
Nolan Stevens hit his fifth home run of the season and first since April 6 at Dallas Baptist.
Camden Johnson registered his team-leading 14th multi-hit game of the season.
OU surrendered a season-high six home runs in the contest. Its previous game-high given up was four.

Up Next

OU meets Texas Tech (22-22) on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. CT at Riders Field in Frisco, Texas. The game can be streamed for free via PEAK Events YouTube channel. Next weekend in SEC play, Oklahoma hosts Florida in Norman for the first time in program history.

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