OU baseball roundup: Taking a closer look at the Sooners’ weekend sweep of Hofstra
By Anthony Slater – Aslater@opubco.com - @anthonyVslater
Here’s a closer look at OU’s four-game season-opening sweep of Hofstra:
Results
Friday – OU 10-4
Saturday – OU 3-2
Saturday – OU 11-10 (11 innings)
Sunday – OU 7-4
Series storyline – Close calls
Hofstra came to Norman a dangerous ballclub, underrated by those who aren’t sharply tuned to the college baseball scene. But HU leaves a dejected and disappointed one, sporting a misleading 0-4 record thanks to tough breaks and untimely mistakes. OU won all four games, but the final three were dramatic nail-biters, two decided by one run and the other on a walk-off bomb in the ninth. But credit the Sooners, a talented and gritty bunch that produced enough pitching to support its clutch hitting
Hitting hero
1B Matt Oberste – The mammoth three-run walk-off stands as the weekend’s pinnacle moment, putting a definitive cap on the Sooners’ sweep in powerful fashion. But Oberste’s opening act was about plenty more than those late game heroics. Finally healthy, or at least as healthy as he’s been at OU, Oberste was a dominant force all weekend, going 6-for-14 with a double, triple and homer. And his nine RBIs led the team. Don’t be surprised if OU’s leading candidate for breakout player of the year wins Big 12 Player of the Week.
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