OU Baseball: Oklahoma Sweeps Doubleheader, Series Over No. 14 Texas

The Sooners won both ends of the double dip on Saturday, sweeping the Longhorns in their best series performance of the year.

A statement made south of the Red River.

After taking the series opener on Friday, Oklahoma wrapped up their three-game set with No. 14 Texas on Saturday with a doubleheader at Disch-Falk Field in Austin, TX.

Hoping to make a statement and potentially turn around their season, the Sooners (22-19, 7-8) did so in resounding fashion winning both ends of the double dip to sweep the day and series over the Longhorns (27-15, 8-7).

In Game 1, Oklahoma used some huge early offense to take a lead that they wouldn’t relinquish.

The Sooners scored five in the second and three in the third to assume an 8-0 advantage over the Horns, with a slew of OU hitters getting in on the action.

Texas would respond, though, as they slowly chipped away over the next several innings to trim the lead down to 8-6 heading into the late innings.

In the eighth, Oklahoma picked up a key insurance run with Anthony Mackenzie driving one home on an RBI single.

3️⃣ hits and 3️⃣ RBIs for @AnthonyMacken11 today

Mid 8 | OU 9, UT 6 pic.twitter.com/clQhBmwYtU

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) April 22, 2023

From there, the Sooners managed to hang on and seal the deal on a 9-6 victory.

In Game 2, Oklahoma again used early offense to get things rolling.

OU scored two in the first on an RBI triple from Kendall Pettis and a run-scoring single by John Spikerman.

After Texas got one run back in the bottom of the inning, the Sooners struck for three more runs in the second on a three-run homer by Bryce Madron.

Home Run No. 8️⃣ for @Bryce_madron pic.twitter.com/InYxOHmKCN

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) April 23, 2023

However, the Longhorns again would come back to make it a game as they plated a single run in the third, fourth, and fifth innings to wittle the lead down to 5-4 heading into the late innings.

In the seventh, similarly to the first game, OU again picked up an important insurance run with Madron scoring on a passed ball.

The 6-4 lead would prove to be enough for the Sooners, as right-hander Will Carsten turned in a spectacular showing out of the bullpen. 

Carsten turned in 3.2 shutout innings allowing just a single hit to put OU within one out of the sweep.

But, after a 2-out walk, Skip Johnson made the bold decision to go his pen again by inserting right-hander Aaron Weber.

The decision paid off, as Weber forced a groundout to third base to end the game. 

The two wins move Oklahoma to three games above .500 on the year and to just a single game below even in Big 12 play.

Inarguably their most impressive weekend of the season, the Sooners will hope the ride the momentum of this huge series sweep into a homestand beginning on Tuesday night against Oral Roberts at L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman.