# 2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Skip Johnson, in his 3rd season at Oklahoma.
On March 13, the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

## Previous season

The 2019 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team notched a 33–21 (11–13) regular season record and finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Sooners reached the 2019 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, where they were defeated by Baylor and TCU. Oklahoma did not receive an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Oklahoma | Alma Mater |
| Skip Johnson | Head Coach | 3 | University of Texas–Pan American (1990) |
| Clay Overcash | Assistant Coach | 3 | University of South Carolina Upstate (1990) |
| Clay Van Hook | Assistant Coach | 3 | University of Texas at Austin (2007) |
| Britt Bonneau | Volunteer Assistant Coach | 2 | University of Oklahoma (1992) |

### Roster
## Schedule and results

2020 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log :
Regular Season (14–4) :
February (8–3)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
February 146:00 pmVirginia*#30Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FLL 0–6McGarry (1–0)Cavalli (0–1)7800–1–Stats Story
February 151:00 pmVirginia*#30Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FLW 7–2Matthews (1–0)Harrington (0–1)1–1–Stats Story
February 154:00 pmVirginia*#30Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FLW 5–1Olds (1–0)Schoch (0–1)Ruffcorn (1)1,4222–1–Stats Story
February 183:00 pmTexas Southern*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 14–1Abram (1–0)Hansen (0–1)3923–1–Stats Story
February 193:00 pmTexas Southern*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 12–1Bennett (1–0)Kindervater (0–2)4074–1–Stats Story
February 213:00 pmIllinois State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 2–1Cavalli (1–1)Johnson (0–2)Ruffcorn (2)5–1–Stats Story
February 216:00 pmIllinois State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 4–1Olds (2–0)Wicklund (0–1)Ruffcorn (3)5916–1–Stats Story
February 2212:00 pmIllinois State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 3–2Brooks (1–0)Kubiatowicz (0–1)Godman (1)7–1–Stats Story
February 223:00 pmIllinois State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 5–7Sebby (1–0)Acker (0–1)Bronke (1)7947–2–Stats Story
February 283:00 pmArkansas*Minute Maid Park • Houston, TXW 6–3Olds (3–0)Kopps (0–1)Ruffcorn (4)8–2–Stats Story
February 2911:00 amMissouri*Minute Maid Park • Houston, TXL 7–8$^{10}$Dillard (2–0)Brooks (1–1)–5218–3–Stats Story :
March (6–1)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
March 111:00 am#19 LSU*Minute Maid Park • Houston, TXW 1–0Acker (1–1)Labas (1–2)–9–3–Stats Story
March 36:30 pmDallas Baptist*#28L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 10–3Olds (4–0)Heaton (1–2)–77310–3–Stats Story
March 46:30 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff*#28L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 13–2Bennett (2–0)Barker (0–2)–58811–3–Stats Story
March 66:30 pmSan Diego State*#28L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKL 4–5Paredes (1–1)Cavalli (1–2)Schmitt (6)91911–4–Stats Story
March 72:00 pmSan Diego State*#28L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 8–4Prater (1–0)Melton (3–1)–1,31112–4–Stats Story
March 81:00 pmSan Diego State*#28L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OKW 9–8$^{10}$Ruffcorn (1–0)Schmitt (0–1)–69913–4–Stats Story
March 106:30 pmat UT Arlington*#28Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TXW 3–0Bennett (3–0)Winquest (1–1)Ruffcorn (5)93614–4–Stats Story
March 128:00 pmat Cal Poly*#28Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 138:00 pmat Cal Poly*#28Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 146:00 pmat Cal Poly*#28Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 153:00 pmat Cal Poly*#28Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 176:00 pmArkansas*Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
March 206:30 pmTexasL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
March 212:00 pmFSOKTexasL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
March 222:00 pmFSOKTexasL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
March 246:30 pmat Dallas Baptist*Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
March 276:30 pmat TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 282:00 pmFSSW+at TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 2912:00 pmESPNUat TCULupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 316:30 pmOklahoma StateONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK :
April (0–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
April 36:30 pmFSOK+BaylorL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 46:30 pmESPNUBaylorL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 52:00 pmFSSW+BaylorL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 76:30 pmOral Roberts*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 96:30 pmFSSWat Texas TechDan Law Field • Lubbock, TX
April 108:00 pmESPNUat Texas TechDan Law Field • Lubbock, TX
April 112:00 pmFSSW+at Texas TechDan Law Field • Lubbock, TX
April 146:00 pmFSOK+Wichita State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 176:30 pmFSOK+Oklahoma StateL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 186:00 pmESPN+at Oklahoma StateO'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
April 194:00 pmESPNUat Oklahoma StateO'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
April 216:00 pmat Oral Roberts*J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK
April 246:30 pmSam Houston State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 252:00 pmFSOKSam Houston State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 261:00 pmSam Houston State*L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 286:00 pmat Wichita State*Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS :
May (0–0)
DateTime (CT)TVOpponentRankStadiumScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverallBig 12
May 16:00 pmat KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 22:00 pmat KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 31:00 pmat KansasHoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 86:30 pmKansas StateL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 94:00 pmFSOK+Kansas StateL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 101:00 pmKansas StateL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 146:30 pmFSOK+West VirginiaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 156:30 pmWest VirginiaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 162:00 pmFSOKWest VirginiaL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma team member :
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest. "" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively. :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| Coaches' | RV | RV* | | 16 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 30 | — | — | 28 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | 24 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

## 2020 MLB draft

| Player | Position | Round | Overall | MLB Team |
| Cade Cavalli | RHP | 1 | 22 | Washington Nationals |
| Levi Prater | LHP | 3 | 93 | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Brady Lindsly | C | 4 | 123 | Washington Nationals |
| Dane Acker | RHP | 4 | 127 | Oakland Athletics |