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Doyle's gem keeps OU hopes alive
Struggling Sooner pitcher shuts down top-seeded Aggies
Andrew Doyle walked off the field at Bricktown Ballpark to a Sooner serenade.
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OU's Andrew Doyle threw a complete-game victory against Texas A&M on Thursday at Bricktown Ballpark.
by CHRIS LANDSBERGER, THE OKLAHOMAN
Oklahoma's Aljay Davis makes a diving catch for an out during the Sooners' 4-1 victory over Texas A&M on Wednesday.
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The Oklahoma right-hander pointed into the stands, soaking in the love and joining in the fun.
On a day when the Sooners needed a quality outing from their starter not to mention a jump start at the Big 12 Tournament, Doyle delivered. He had the performance of his life, a complete-game victory against top-seeded Texas A&M.
Sooners 4, Aggies 1.
"It was a lot of fun today,” Doyle said after the game. "I was making pitches that were completely fooling A&M's hitters.”
That, he was.
And it couldn't have been any more unexpected than if aliens had landed in center field.
The past six weeks have been a struggle for Doyle. Often the Sooners' Friday or Saturday starter, he lasted no longer than 6 1/3 innings in his last six starts and averaged less than five innings per start.
The bugaboo has been his control — or lack thereof. He walked lots of batters and hit a few more. A couple weeks ago, Doyle plunked two batters against Kansas State, and a few weeks before that, he beaned three at Texas A&M.
Doyle's last outing before his Wednesday win was no more impressive. He gave up six runs in short order against Oklahoma State on Saturday, allowing seven hits, walking four and striking out only one.
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