2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team explained

Year:	2022
Team:	Oklahoma Sooners
Sport:	baseball
Conference:	Big 12 Conference
Short Conf:	Big 12
Record:	45–24
Conf Record:	15–9
Head Coach:	Skip Johnson
Hc Year:	5th
Asst Coach1:	Clay Overcash
Ac1 Year:	5th
Asst Coach2:	Clay Van Hook
Ac2 Year:	5th
Asst Coach3:	Reggie Willits
Ac3 Year:	1st
Stadium:	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Champion:	Big 12 Tournament champion NCAA Gainesville Regional Champion Blacksburg Super Regional Champion
Tourney:	College World Series
Tourney Result:	Finals, 0–2

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 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 5th season at Oklahoma.

Previous season

The 2021 team finished the season with a 27–28 record and an 11–13 record in the Big 12. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the fifth-seeded Sooners fell to fourth-seeded Oklahoma State 5–9 and top-seeded Texas 1–4 to end their conference tournament in the First Round. The Sooners did not earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at OU	Alma Mater
	Head Coach	5	University of Texas–Pan American (1990)
Clay Overcash	Assistant Coach	5	USC Upstate (1990)
Clay Van Hook	Assistant Coach	5	Texas (2008)
	Volunteer Assistant	1	Oklahoma (2014)

Roster

2022 Oklahoma Sooners Roster^[1]

Pitchers

14 Carter Campbell – sophomore (6'2", 180)
17 Aaron Calhoun – freshman (5'10", 165)
18 Creed Watkins – RS sophomore (6'5", 220)
23 Jaret Godman – RS junior (6'1", 190)
25 Keegan Allen – freshman (6'0", 185)
27 Braden Carmichael – RS junior (5'10", 178)
28 David Sandlin – RS sophomore (6'4", 215)
29 Jett Lodes – sophomore (5'10", 161)
30 Nicholas Andrews – RS freshman (6'2", 220)
32 Colton Sundloff – freshman (6'5", 200)
34 Carson Atwood – sophomore (6'0", 206)
35 Javier Ramos – RS sophomore (6'6", 206)
36 Luke Carrell – freshman (6'2", 190)
40 Brayden Luikart – freshman (6'0", 185)
42 Luc Fladda – freshman (6'1", 180)
45 Ben Abram – RS junior (6'7", 243)
48 Chazz Martinez – RS sophomore (6'3", 210)
50 Cade Brown – RS junior (6'4", 233)
52 Griffin Miller – RS junior (6'4", 210)
54 Jake Bennett – RS sophomore (6'6", 234)
58 Zachery Carrell – RS sophomore (6'1", 192)
99 Trevin Michael – graduate student (6'2", 200)

Catchers

3 Jimmy Crooks – RS sophomore (6'0", 218)
16 Hudson Polk – sophomore (6'1", 201)
31 Kade Fletcher – RS sophomore (6'2", 215)

Infielders

2 Trent Brown – RS sophomore (5'11", 183)
5 Mason Lowe – RS junior (5'11", 180)
6 Wallace Clark – freshman (6'0", 180)
9 Cade Horton – RS freshman (6'1", 211)
12 Brett Squires – RS junior (6'3", 205)
15 Jackson Nicklaus – freshman (6'0", 190)
20 Peyton Graham – RS sophomore (6'4", 171)
21 Max McGwire – freshman (6'2", 185)
22 Brock Daniels – freshman (6'1", 185)
26 Blake Robertson – RS sophomore (6'5", 200)

Outfielders

1 Diego Muniz – RS junior (5'8", 190)
7 Kendall Pettis – RS sophomore (5'11", 187)
8 John Spikerman – freshman (6'0", 180)
10 Tanner Tredaway – RS senior (6'0", 188)
11 Sebastian Orduno – RS sophomore (5'10", 190)

Schedule and results

2022 Oklahoma baseball game log (45–24)^[2]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Oklahoma team member

Regular season (33–20)

February (5–2)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
Feb. 18	11:00 am		vs. Auburn*	—		W 3–0	Sundloff (1–0)	Mullins (0–1)	Godman (1)	7,112	1–0	—	Stats Story
Feb. 19	7:00 pm	FloSports	vs. No. 15 Arizona*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 4–14	Flanagan (1–0)	Sandlin (0–1)	—	10,515	1–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 20	6:30 pm	FloSports	vs. Michigan*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–1	Atwood (1–0)	O'Halloran (0–1)	—	8,006	2–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 22	2:30 pm	-		—		W 6–2	Carmichael (1–0)	Boyer (0–1)	Michael (1)	386	3–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 25	12:00 pm	—	vs. Northwestern State*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 2–4	Taylor (1–0)	Atwood (1–1)	Cossio (1)	4,672	3–2	—	Stats
Feb. 26	6:30 pm	—	vs. Northwestern State*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 2–1	Sandlin (1–1)	Prestwich (0–1)	Michael (2)	5,974	4–2	—	Stats Story
Feb. 27	5:30 pm	—	vs. Northwestern State*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 5–1	Martinez (1–0)	Brown (0–1)	—	4,895	5–2	—	Stats Story

March (10–6)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
March 4	3:00 pm		vs. No. 7 LSU*	—		L 4–5⁽¹¹⁾	Collins (1–0)	Miller (0–1)	—	16,515	5–3	—	Stats Story
March 5	11:00 am	MLB Network	vs. UCLA*	—	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 3–15⁽⁷⁾	Flanagan (1–0)	Sandlin (1–2)	—	24,787	5–4	—	Stats Story
March 6	11:00 am	MLB Network	vs. No. 17 Tennessee*	—	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 0–8	Beam (2–0)	Martinez (1–1)	—	12,577	5–5	—	Stats Story
March 8	3:00 pm	—		—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–7	Michael (1–0)	Heaton (0–1)	Godman (2)	381	6–5	—	Stats Story
March 12	2:00 pm	—	UTSA	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 10–5	Bennett (1–0)	Jimenez (2–1)	—	750	7–5	—	Stats Story
March 13	12:00 pm	—	UTSA*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–3	Sandlin (2–2)	Quiroga (1–2)	—	725	8–5	—	Stats
March 13	4:00 pm	—	UTSA*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 9–5	Martinez (2–1)	Davis (1–1)	Michael (3)	725	9–5	—	Stats Story
March 15	4:00 pm			—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 10–4	Atwood (2–1)	Benge (0–2)	—	850	10–5	—	Stats Story
March 16	2:00 pm	BSOK	Air Force*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–7	Ramos (1–0)	Hawks (0–1)	Godman (3)	1,115	11–5	—	Stats Story
March 18	6:30 pm	—	New Orleans	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 7–10⁽¹²⁾	Seroski (2–1)	Atwood (2–2)	—	746	11–6	—	Stats Story
March 19	2:00 pm	—	New Orleans*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 13–8	Sundloff (2–0)	Mitchell (0–2)	—	1,006	12–6	—	Stats Story
March 20	2:00 pm	—	New Orleans*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 5–11	Horton (2–0)	Martinez (2–2)	—	746	12–7	—	Stats Story
March 25	6:30 pm			—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 5–3	Bennett (2–0)	Thomas (3–3)	Michael (4)	1,306	13–7	1–0	Stats Story
March 26	2:00 pm	—	Baylor	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 9–5	Abram (1–0)	Voelker (1–4)	—	1,334	14–7	2–0	Stats Story
March 27	2:00 pm	BSOK	Baylor	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 8–16	Caley (1–0)	Atwood (2–3)	Jackson (1)	1,017	14–8	2–1	Stats Story
March 29	7:00 pm	—	vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State*	—		W 7–6	Horton (1–0)	Martin (1–1)	—	7,061	15–8	—	Stats Story

April (12–6)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
April 1	6:30 pm	BSOKX		—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 1–7	Hansen (5–0)	Bennett (2–1)	—	5,012	15–9	2–2	Stats Story
April 2	12:00 pm		vs. No. 8 Texas	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 4–2	Michael (2–0)	Stevens (4–2)	—	7,554	16–9	3–2	Stats Story
April 3	12:00 pm		vs. No. 8 Texas	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 8–12	Cobb (2–0)	Ramos (1–1)	—	6,518	16–10	3–3	Stats Story
April 5	6:30 pm	—		—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–2	Carmichael (2–0)	Wolf (0–2)	—	1,036	17–10	—	Stats Story
April 8	6:00 pm		at No. 6 Oklahoma State	—		W 8–7	Campbell (1–0)	Martin (1–2)	Michael (5)	6,530	18–10	4–3	Stats Story
April 9	8:00 pm		at No. 6 Oklahoma State	—	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 7–8	McLean (1–0)	Horton (1–1)	—	7,811	18–11	4–4	Stats Story
April 10	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 6 Oklahoma State	—	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 4–9	Osmond (2–1)	Martinez (2–3)	—	6,653	18–12	4–5	Stats Story
April 12	6:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. No. 4 Texas Tech*	—		W 14–9	Carmichael (3–0)	Becker (2–1)	—	7,239	19–12	—	Stats Story
April 14	6:30 pm	—		—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 7–3	Horton (2–1)	Guarin (0–3)	—	656	20–12	—	Stats Story
April 15	6:30 pm	—	Lamar	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 11–14	Douthit (5–1)	Bennett (2–2)	—	916	20–13	—	Stats Story
April 16	11:00 am	—	Pacific*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 10–2	Sandlin (3–2)	Patterson (1–4)	—	580	21–13	—	Stats Story
April 19	6:30 pm	—	Wichita State*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 9–5	Godman (1–0)	McDonough (3–2)	Michael (6)	845	22–13	—	Stats Story
April 22	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at	—		W 15–2	Bennett (3–2)	Hegarty (4–4)	—	1,289	23–13	5–5	Stats Story
April 23	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	—	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 7–6⁽¹⁴⁾	Michael (3–0)	Allen (1–1)	—	802	24–13	6–5	Stats Story
April 24	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	—	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 24–4	Martinez (3–3)	Vanderhei (5–3)	—	963	25–13	7–5	Stats Story
April 26	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oral Roberts*	—	J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 1–5	Archambo (4–1)	Carmichael (3–1)	—	1,370	25–14	—
April 29	6:30 pm	–		-	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 14–2	Bennett (4–2)	McCullough (3–3)	–	1,112	26–14	8–5
April 30	2:00 pm	BSOK	Kansas State	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 22–10	Sandlin (4–2)	Hassall (4–5)	–	1,625	27–14	9–5

May (5–6)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
May 1	2:00 pm	—	Kansas State	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 7–8	Corsentino (3–4)	Michael (3–1)	Philips (3)	1,174	27–15	9–6
May 3	6:30 pm	—	at *	–	Horner Ballpark Dallas, Texas,	L 1–10	Sherlin (3–0)	Carmichael (3–2)	–	1,313	27–16	—
May 6	6:00 pm	ESPN+		–		L 7–9	Brown (3–2)	Bennett (4–3)	Wright (3)	4,324	27–17	9–7
May 7	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 24 TCU	–	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 11–7	Sandlin (4–3)	Perez (4–2)	Martinez (1)	4,055	28–17	10–7
May 8	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 24 TCU	–	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 5–1	Campbell (2–0)	Bolden (4–1)	Trevin (7)	3,948	29–17	11–7
May 13	6:30 pm	—		–	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 15–1	Bennett (5–3)	Watters (2–6)	–	1,450	30–17	12–7
May 14	2:00 pm	BSOK	West Virginia	–	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 8–9	Hampton (7–4)	Sandlin (5–3)	Braithwaite (7)	1,392	30–18	12–8
May 15	12:00 pm	—	West Virginia	–	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 17–7	Michael (4–1)	Ottinger (2–2)	–	1,584	31–18	13–8
May 16	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Wichita State*	–		L 0–18	Miner (1–3)	Calhoun (0–1)	–	2,362	31–19	—
May 19	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at No. 5 Texas Tech	–		W 13–8	Bennett (6–3)	Morris (7–1)	–	3,829	32–19	14–8
May 20	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at No. 5 Texas Tech	–	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 9–6	Sandlin (6–3)	Birdsell (8–3)	Trevin (8)	4,432	33–19	15–8
May 21	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 5 Texas Tech	–	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 2–10	Hampton (5–3)	Horton (2–2)	–	4,432	33–20	15–9

Postseason (12–3)

(4–0)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
May 25	7:30 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (6) West Virginia	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–4	Campbell (3–0)	Watters (3–7)	–	5,528	34–20	1–0
May 26	7:30 p.m.		vs. (2) No. 8 Texas Tech	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–3	Bennett (7–3)	Morris (7–2)	–	6,288	35–20	2–0
May 26	12:30 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (7) Kansas State	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 4–3	Sandlin (7–3)	Hassall (4–7)	Michael (9)	–	36–20	3–0
May 26	5:00 p.m.	ESPNU	vs. (5) No. 19 Texas	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 8–1	Horton (3–2)	Sthele (3–1)	–	10,308	37–20	4–0

(3–1)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
June 3	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (3) Liberty	(2) No. 9		W 16–3	Bennett (8–3)	Cummings (5–5)	–	2,824	38–20	1–0
June 4	6:00 p.m.	ESPNU	vs. (1) No. 18 Florida	(2) No. 9	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	W 9–4	Sandlin (8–3)	Neely (3–3)	–	5,000	39–20	2–0
June 5	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (1) No. 18 Florida	(2) No. 9	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	L 2–7	Finnvold (2–1)	Atwood (2–4)	–	3,439	39–21	2–1
June 6	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (1) No. 18 Florida	(2) No. 9	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	W 5–4	Martinez (4–3)	Slater (6–4)	Bennett (1)	3,933	40–21	3–1

(2–1)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
June 10	2:00 p.m.	ESPN2	vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 9		W 5–4	Bennett (9–3)	Griffin (7–2)	Michael (10)	2,837	41–21	1–0
June 11	11:00 a.m.	ESPNU	vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 9	English Field Blacksburg, VA	L 8–14	Hurney (6–1)	Sandlin (8–4)	–	2,813	41–22	1–1
June 12	12:00 p.m.	ESPNU	vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 9	English Field Blacksburg, VA	W 11–2	Horton (4–2)	Geber (1–2)	–	2,968	42–22	2–1

(3–2)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
June 17	1:00 p.m		vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M	No. 9		W 13–8	Bennett (10–3)	Dettmer (5–3)	–	23,886	43–22	1–0
June 19	6:00 p.m	ESPN2		No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	W 6–2	Horton (5–2)	Tyrell (5–2)	–	24,934	44–22	2–0
June 22	1:00 p.m	ESPN	vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M	No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	W 5–1	Sandlin (9–4)	Prager (1–4)	–	23,827	45–22	3–0
June 25	6:00 p.m	ESPN		No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	L 3–10	Dougherty (4–3)	Bennett (10–4)	–	25,813	45–23	3–1
June 26	2:00 p.m	ESPN	vs Ole Miss	No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	L 2–4	Gaddis (4–2)	Michael (4–2)	Johnson (12)	25,972	45–24	3–2

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

Notes and References

Web site: 2022 Baseball Roster. Oklahoma Sooners. April 22, 2022.
Web site: 2022 Baseball Schedule. Oklahoma Sooners. April 26, 2022.