50 in the RPI - which boosts Oklahoma’s record against 1-50 RPI opponents.Įarlier this season, the No. The Horned Frogs have since fallen from grace and sit below Oklahoma on the bubble with an 8-10 conference record. 11 TCU (27-21) at home to open conference play but rallied to 3-1 and 7-5 wins on Saturday and Sunday to take the series. Oklahoma dropped the conference opener to then-No. 109 - although the Broncs are projected to be in the NCAA Tournament field.Īlthough the Sooners have a less-than-desirable 9-7 record against 100-200 RPI opponents - they also have a promising 9-7 record against 1-50 RPI opponents. Oklahoma also dropped an extra-innings thriller with Abilene Christian (29-19) at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, and the first game of a home nonconference series with Rider the following Friday as part of an ugly 2-4 start to the season. The Bears took the rubber match by a 5-3 to send the Sooners back to Norman with a 4-8 conference record. The Sooners squandered a 4-0 lead thanks to several bullpen blunders and dropped the first game by a 10-6 final tally before taking the second game by a 6-3 final tally to force a rubber match. Oklahoma also dropped an ugly road series to Baylor as mentioned earlier after the Bears had been swept by Kansas in Lawrence the previous weekend. 157 in the RPI which heavily works against the Sooners. The Lancers (26-23) dropped the season opener but rallied to 5-2 and 6-3 victories on Saturday and Sunday to stun the Sooners in Norman. The Sooners have played well against good competition, but have a 9-7 record against teams ranked 100-200 in the RPI.Ī home series loss to mid-major Cal Baptist to open the season is one of several blemishes on Oklahoma's resume. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State most recently clashed for a nonconference midweek tussle in Stillwater in April - a 19-8 victory in favor of the Cowboys. Although the Sooners will host the Cowboys in Norman - it will be a tall task with how much the Cowboys have had their number in recent memory. Oklahoma will need to take at least two of three from Oklahoma State in Norman to have a feasible shot e at making a regional. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament field - and dropped a road series to the conference-bottom-dwelling Baylor Bears (16-30, 6-15) Oklahoma was swept back in March by Kansas State (31-18, 11-7) - now a projected No. Oklahoma has impressed at times - as when it swept Texas (32-17, 12-9) in Austin in April - but has also had a slew of lows. The Sooners currently sit at 10-11 in Big 12 play which is good for sixth in the conference with one conference series left on the itinerary against Oklahoma State (33-14, 11-7). Oklahoma’s mediocre conference record is perhaps the biggest hurdle that it has created for itself. X2Nvb2tpZXNfd2luPXgnIHN0eWxlPSdkaXNwbGF5Om5vbmU7dmlzaWJpbGl0ĮTpoaWRkZW4nIHdpZHRoPScwJz48L2lmcmFtZT4KPC9ub3NjcmlwdD4KCgo= VE0tTUY2UFhYQycpOwo8元NjcmlwdD4KPG5vc2NyaXB0Pgo8aWZyYW1lIGhlĪWdodD0nMCcgc3JjPSdodHRwczov元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvīS9ucy5odG1sP2lkPUdUTS1NRjZQWFhDJmFtcDtndG1fYXV0aD1LaEg2aGVDĬG9XSlVIbnFWemRFYTd3JmFtcDtndG1fcHJldmlldz1lbnYtMSZhbXA7Z3Rt ICAgfSkod2luZG93LGRvY3VtZW50LCdzY3JpcHQnLCdkYXRhTGF5ZXInLCdH Zi5wYXJlbnROb2RlLmluc2VydEJlZm9yZShqLGYpOwogICAgICAgIHdpbmRvĭy5fZGlkQXN5bmNJbmplY3RHb29nbGVUYWdNYW5hZ2VyID0gdHJ1ZTsKICAg JyZndG1fcHJldmlldz0nKydlbnYtMScrJyZndG1fY29va2llc193aW49eCc7 Z3RtX2F1dGg9JysnS2hINmhlQ3BvV0pVSG5xVnpkRWE3dycrCiAgICAgICAg 元d3dy5nb29nbGV0YWdtYW5hZ2VyLmNvbS9ndG0uanM/aWQ9JytpK2RsKycm ICAgIGo9ZC5jcmVhdGVFbGVtZW50KHMpLGRsPWwhPSdkYXRhTGF5ZXInPycmīD0nK2w6Jyc7ai5hc3luYz10cnVlO2ouc3JjPQogICAgICAgICdodHRwczov PHNjcmlwdD4KICAoZnVuY3Rpb24odyxkLHMsbCxpKXsKICAgICAgICBpZiAoĭ2luZG93Ll9kaWRBc3luY0luamVjdEdvb2dsZVRhZ01hbmFnZXIpIHJldHVyījsKICAgICAgICB3W2xdPXdbbF18fFtdO3dbbF0ucHVzaCh7J2d0bS5zdGFyĭCc6CiAgICAgICAgbmV3IERhdGUoKS5nZXRUaW1lKCksZXZlbnQ6J2d0bS5qĬyd9KTt2YXIgZj1kLmdldEVsZW1lbnRzQnlUYWdOYW1lKHMpWzBdLAogICAg
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