2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team explained

Year:2020
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:baseball
Conference:Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:Big 12
Coachrank:13
Record:14–4
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Skip Johnson
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Clay Overcash
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Clay Van Hook
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Britt Bonneau
Ac3 Year:2nd
Stadium:L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park

The 2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners play their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Skip Johnson, in his 3rd season at Oklahoma.

On March 13, the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[1]

Previous season

The 2019 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team notched a 33–21 (11–13) regular season record and finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Sooners reached the 2019 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, where they were defeated by Baylor and TCU. Oklahoma did not receive an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.[2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Oklahoma		Alma Mater
Head Coach 3 University of Texas–Pan American (1990)
Clay Overcash Assistant Coach 3 University of South Carolina Upstate (1990)
Clay Van Hook Assistant Coach 3 University of Texas at Austin (2007)
Volunteer Assistant Coach 2 University of Oklahoma (1992)

Roster

2020 Oklahoma Sooners Roster[3]
 Pitchers
  • 15 - Wyatt Olds - Sophomore
  • 17 - Aaron Brooks - Junior
  • 18 - Ledgend Smith - Junior
  • 22 - Braxton Webb - Senior
  • 23 - Jaret Godman - Sophomore
  • 24 - Cade Cavalli - Junior
  • 25 - Levi Prater - Junior
  • 26 - Brad Demco - Senior
  • 28 - Dane Acker - Junior
  • 30 - Jacob Loflin - Freshman
  • 31 - Christian Ruebeck - Freshman
  • 32 - Zack Matthews - Junior
  • 34 - Michael Betrus - RS Freshman
  • 42 - Carson Carter - RS Junior
  • 43 - Jason Ruffcorn - Senior
  • 45 - Ben Abram - Sophomore
  • 54 - Jake Bennett - Freshman
 Catchers
  • 14 - Justin Mitchell - Junior
  • 40 - Brady Lindsly - Senior

Infielders

  • 2 - Trent Brown - RS Sophomore
  • 4 - Brandon Zaragoza - Senior
  • 5 - Conor McKenna - Senior
  • 11 - Carter LaValley - Freshman
  • 13 - Logan Kohler - Freshman
  • 20 - Peyton Graham - Freshman
  • 36 - Tyler Hardman - Junior
  • 39 - Braxton Bohrofen - RS Freshman
 Outfielders
  • 1 - Diego Muniz - Sophomore
  • 6 - Connor Beichler - Freshman
  • 7 - Kendall Pettis - Freshman
  • 10 - Tanner Tredaway - Junior
  • 16 - Vinny Bologna - Junior
  • 21 - Brady Harlan - Senior
  • 27 - Jordan Vujovich - RS Junior
  • 29 - Luke Quick - Junior
 

Schedule and results

! style=";color:white;" | Regular Season (14–4)|- valign="top" |- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 14 || 6:00 pm || || Virginia* || #30 || Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL || L
0–6 || McGarry
(1–0) || Cavalli
(0–1) || || 780 || 0–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 15 || 1:00 pm || || Virginia* || #30 || Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL || W
7–2 || Matthews
(1–0) || Harrington
(0–1) || || || 1–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 15 || 4:00 pm || || Virginia* || #30 || Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL || W
5–1 || Olds
(1–0) || Schoch
(0–1) || Ruffcorn
(1) || 1,422 || 2–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 18 || 3:00 pm || || * || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
14–1 || Abram
(1–0) || Hansen
(0–1) || || 392 || 3–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 19 || 3:00 pm || || Texas Southern* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
12–1 || Bennett
(1–0) || Kindervater
(0–2) || || 407 || 4–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 21 || 3:00 pm || || * || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
2–1 || Cavalli
(1–1) || Johnson
(0–2) || Ruffcorn
(2) || || 5–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 21 || 6:00 pm || || Illinois State* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
4–1 || Olds
(2–0) || Wicklund
(0–1) || Ruffcorn
(3) || 591 || 6–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 22 || 12:00 pm || || Illinois State* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
3–2 || Brooks
(1–0) || Kubiatowicz
(0–1) || Godman
(1) || || 7–1 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 22 || 3:00 pm || || Illinois State* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L
5–7 || Sebby
(1–0) || Acker
(0–1) || Bronke
(1) || 794 || 7–2 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| February 28 || 3:00 pm || || Arkansas* || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX || W
6–3 || Olds
(3–0) || Kopps
(0–1) || Ruffcorn
(4) || || 8–2 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| February 29 || 11:00 am || || Missouri* || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX || L
7–810 || Dillard
(2–0) || Brooks
(1–1) || – || 521 || 8–3 || – || Stats
Story|-|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 1 || 11:00 am || || #19 LSU* || || Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX || W
1–0 || Acker
(1–1) || Labas
(1–2) || – || || 9–3 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 3 || 6:30 pm || || Dallas Baptist* || #28 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
10–3 || Olds
(4–0) || Heaton
(1–2) || – || 773 || 10–3 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 4 || 6:30 pm || || * || #28 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
13–2 || Bennett
(2–0) || Barker
(0–2) || – || 588 || 11–3 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#ffbbbb"| March 6 || 6:30 pm || || * || #28 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || L
4–5 || Paredes
(1–1) || Cavalli
(1–2) || Schmitt
(6) || 919 || 11–4 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 7 || 2:00 pm || || San Diego State* || #28 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
8–4 || Prater
(1–0) || Melton
(3–1) || – || 1,311 || 12–4 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 8 || 1:00 pm || || San Diego State* || #28 || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || W
9–810 || Ruffcorn
(1–0) || Schmitt
(0–1) || – || 699 || 13–4 || – || Stats
Story|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"| March 10 || 6:30 pm || || at UT Arlington* || #28 || Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX || W
3–0 || Bennett
(3–0) || Winquest
(1–1) || Ruffcorn
(5) || 936 || 14–4 || – || Stats
Story|- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 12 || 8:00 pm || || at * || #28 || Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 13 || 8:00 pm || || at Cal Poly* || #28 || Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 14 || 6:00 pm || || at Cal Poly* || #28 || Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 15 || 3:00 pm || || at Cal Poly* || #28 || Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 17 || 6:00 pm || || Arkansas* || || Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 20 || 6:30 pm || || Texas || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 21 || 2:00 pm || FSOK || Texas || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 22 || 2:00 pm || FSOK || Texas || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 24 || 6:30 pm || || at Dallas Baptist* || || Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 27 || 6:30 pm || || at TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 28 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || at TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 29 || 12:00 pm || ESPNU || at TCU || || Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| March 31 || 6:30 pm || || Oklahoma State || || ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK || || || || || || || || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 3 || 6:30 pm || FSOK+ || || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 4 || 6:30 pm || ESPNU || Baylor || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 5 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || Baylor || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 7 || 6:30 pm || || * || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 9 || 6:30 pm || FSSW || at Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 10 || 8:00 pm || ESPNU || at Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 11 || 2:00 pm || FSSW+ || at Texas Tech || || Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 14 || 6:00 pm || FSOK+ || * || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 17 || 6:30 pm || FSOK+ || Oklahoma State || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 18 || 6:00 pm || ESPN+ || at Oklahoma State || || O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 19 || 4:00 pm || ESPNU || at Oklahoma State || || O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 21 || 6:00 pm || || at Oral Roberts* || || J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 24 || 6:30 pm || || * || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 25 || 2:00 pm || FSOK || Sam Houston State* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 26 || 1:00 pm || || Sam Houston State* || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| April 28 || 6:00 pm || || at Wichita State* || || Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS || || || || || || || || |-|- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 1 || 6:00 pm || || at || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 2 || 2:00 pm || || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 3 || 1:00 pm || || at Kansas || || Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 8 || 6:30 pm || || || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 9 || 4:00 pm || FSOK+ || Kansas State || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 10 || 1:00 pm || || Kansas State || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 14 || 6:30 pm || FSOK+ || || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 15 || 6:30 pm || || West Virginia || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |- align="center" bgcolor="lightgrey"| May 16 || 2:00 pm || FSOK || West Virginia || || L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK || || || || || || || || |-| style="font-size:88%" | Legend:      = Win      = Loss      = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma team member|-| style="font-size:88%" | "#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings

See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings.

2020 MLB draft

See main article: 2020 MLB Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallMLB Team
Cade CavalliRHP122Washington Nationals
Levi PraterLHP393St. Louis Cardinals
Brady LindslyC4123Washington Nationals
Dane AckerRHP4127Oakland Athletics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 Season Cancellation. Big 12 Conference. March 15, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2019 Baseball Schedule. Oklahoma Sooners. February 19, 2020.
  3. Web site: 2020 Baseball Roster. Oklahoma Sooners. February 21, 2020.

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