Oklahoma scene

The Oklahoma baseball team looks to maintain momentum toward another Big 12 weekend tonight, facing No. 14 Wichita State at Mitchell Park.

The Sooners won two of three at Texas Tech last weekend, moving into seventh place in the Big 12 — good enough to make the conference tournament at AT&T Bricktown Ballpark May 21-25.

While another key road series awaits this weekend at Kansas, OU must first contend with the Shockers.

First pitch is set for 7 p.m. in the first meeting of the season for the teams, who were rained out of an April 9 matchup in Wichita. The game will be televised by Metro Sports Communications on Cox channel 7 in Oklahoma City and Cox Channel 3 in Tulsa.

The Shockers are 33-9 overall, while the Sooners are 28-17-1.

OU won the only game a year ago, beating Wichita State 5-4 in Norman. The Sooners hold a 7-3 series edge in games played at Mitchell Park, while the Shockers lead 8-1 in Wichita.

•Switzer, Sims celebrate BBQ: Barry Switzer and Billy Sims will appear with Oklahoma Today magazine staff to launch the magazine's special issue on the best Oklahoma barbecue.

The event, open to the public, will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday at Sims' Billy Sims Barbecue restaurant, 924 W. Edmond Road, Edmond.

•Elliott suspended: Former Oklahoma State player Prentiss Elliott, who was kicked off the Cowboys team for brushes with the law, has now been suspended indefinitely by the arenafootball2 league.

Elliott was attempting to make a come back with the Tulsa Talons of af2, but Friday he was jailed in connection with a drive-by shooting and his suspension was announced Monday. Elliott was released from jail after posting bond on a complaint of discharging a firearm from a moving vehicle.

•Marathon finisher explained: Oklahoma Memorial Marathon runner Eric Burroughs has gotten credit for finishing the race and is listed in the official results. Burroughs, who was the last person across the finish line on Sunday, did not have the bottom time, though. Two other runners started earlier and took longer. Burroughs' story was reported in Tuesday's editions of The Oklahoman.

•Elsewhere: OCU won the NAIA Region VI women's golf title, the school's sixth in a row. OCU's Ashley Sholer won the regional title Tuesday at Rose Creek Golf Club in Edmond. ... Oklahoma softball pitcher Lauren Eckermann has been named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week. ... The Central Oklahoma men's golf team is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II South Central Regional, which will be played next week in Austin, Texas ... OU sprinter Leslie Cole was named Big 12 Athlete of the Week The three-time All-American recorded personal bests last week in both the 200- and 400-meter dash at the Sooner Invitational ... UCO golfer Raelynn Farthing has been invited to the NCAA Division II West Regional Golf Tournament next week in Phoenix.

From Staff Reports