Oklahoma Uses Late Rally to Defeat Kansas

The Sooners scored four runs in the ninth inning to down Kansas.

Thursday, May 26th 2011, 11:45 am

By: News On 6


Originally Published: May 22, 2010 10:0 PM CDT

Andrew Topps
Oklahoma Sports Staff Writer

LAWRENCE, Kansas -- Oklahoma used a four-run ninth inning to rally past Kansas 8-7 Saturday. The victory marked No. 15 Sooners sixth straight win.

Tyler Ogle hit a bases clearing double to cap the ninth for OU. Chris Ellison crossed the plate a few plays earlier to cut KU’s lead to 7-5. Ellison scored the lone run for the Sooners in the seventh inning on a Max White groundout.

Garrett Buchele led off the top of the sixth with a solo homer for the Sooners (41-14, 14-10) third run of the game. He also drove in Caleb Bushyhead on groundouts in the first and third inning.

Brian Heere was responsible for the trio of Kansas (31-23-1, 11-14-1) runs in the bottom of the fourth. Heere hit a two-run double and scored a couple plays later to put KU on top 7-2.

Brett Lisher capped a four-run first inning with a two-run single to center. Heere and Robby Price scored on the preceding plays to give Kansas a 4-1 lead.
J.R. Robinson earned the win for Oklahoma after tossing a three-hitter over five innings.

Colton Murray suffered the loss after giving up two earned runs in 1/3 innings of work.

The two teams conclude the regular season at 1:00 p.m. Sunday.

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