Sooners offer a clinic on how not to win
Snafu after snafu hand Tennessee victory opening night at Bricktown Ballpark
On a night Oklahoma hit three home runs, put together a season-high 17 hits and received reasonable work from its bullpen, it figured to be a good night.
Right?
Back in Bricktown for the first time in ages, playing what could be a huge series if they could take advantage, the Sooners survived yet-again rotten starting pitching to lead nonetheless after four innings.
All seemed good.
But who knew Oklahoma (31-19, 13-15 SEC) had already committed snafus that would help cost it the game and who knew there were more in store?
The night belonged to Tennessee (36-18, 14-14) after all.
Though the Volunteers would only come up with seven hits and though starting pitcher Tegan Kuhns, a projected first-round pick, would be tagged for runs in each of his first four frames, the Sooners wound up losing because they didn’t deserve to win.
The final score was 9-7 and the play that typified it all — a multiple choice selection — came in the top of the ninth, delivered by one of OU’s best players; nor was it his first big mistake of the night.
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