The Sooners won the series in Thursday's doubleheader and had a six-run lead Friday, but the bullpen imploded as the Bearcats rallied for a 10-6 victory.
Cincinnati’s bats came to life late against the No. 12-ranked Sooners and the Bearcats avoided a sweep with 10 unanswered runs and an unlikely eighth-inning grand slam for a 10-6 victory on Friday at UC Baseball Park.
The Sooners beat the Bearcats twice on Thursday, 14-6 and 12-8, but shaky relief pitching reared its ugly head again for Skip Johnson’s staff, with four relievers accountable for 10 runs in the sixth and eighth innings. The eighth was crucial, as Jett Lodes, Ryan Lambert and Malachi Witherspoon gave up seven runs on seven hits and three walks — the last four a grand slam off Witherspoon.
The Sooners got an immediate boost from that defensive momentum swing as Easton Carmichael led off the third inning by smashing a curveball over the wall in right-center field for a home run that put Oklahoma up 2-0. In the sixth, the Sooners pulled away when Pettis singled and Willits doubled. Garza-Gongora drove them home with a one-out double down the left field line, and Jason Walk singled to right center to score Garza-Gongora for a 6-0 lead.
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