# 2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 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 5th season at Oklahoma.

## Previous season

The 2021 team finished the season with a 27–28 record and an 11–13 record in the Big 12. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the fifth-seeded Sooners fell to fourth-seeded Oklahoma State 5–9 and top-seeded Texas 1–4 to end their conference tournament in the First Round. The Sooners did not earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at OU | Alma Mater |
| Skip Johnson | Head Coach | 5 | University of Texas–Pan American (1990) |
| Clay Overcash | Assistant Coach | 5 | USC Upstate (1990) |
| Clay Van Hook | Assistant Coach | 5 | Texas (2008) |
| Reggie Willits | Volunteer Assistant | 1 | Oklahoma (2014) |

### Roster
## Schedule and results

2022 Oklahoma baseball game log (45–24) :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma team member :
Regular season (33–20) :
February (5–2) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Big 12 Record | Sources |
| Feb. 18 | 11:00 am | FloSports | vs. Auburn* | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 3–0 | Sundloff (1–0) | Mullins (0–1) | Godman (1) | 7,112 | 1–0 | — | Stats Story |
| Feb. 19 | 7:00 pm | FloSports | vs. No. 15 Arizona* | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 4–14 | Flanagan (1–0) | Sandlin (0–1) | — | 10,515 | 1–1 | — | Stats Story |
| Feb. 20 | 6:30 pm | FloSports | vs. Michigan* | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 6–1 | Atwood (1–0) | O'Halloran (0–1) | — | 8,006 | 2–1 | — | Stats Story |
| Feb. 22 | 2:30 pm | - | Wichita State* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 6–2 | Carmichael (1–0) | Boyer (0–1) | Michael (1) | 386 | 3–1 | — | Stats Story |
| Feb. 25 | 12:00 pm | — | vs. Northwestern State* | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 2–4 | Taylor (1–0) | Atwood (1–1) | Cossio (1) | 4,672 | 3–2 | — | Stats |
| Feb. 26 | 6:30 pm | — | vs. Northwestern State* | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 2–1 | Sandlin (1–1) | Prestwich (0–1) | Michael (2) | 5,974 | 4–2 | — | Stats Story |
| Feb. 27 | 5:30 pm | — | vs. Northwestern State* | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 5–1 | Martinez (1–0) | Brown (0–1) | — | 4,895 | 5–2 | — | Stats Story |
March (10–6) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Big 12 Record | Sources |
| March 4 | 3:00 pm | MLB Network | vs. No. 7 LSU* | — | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 4–5$^{(11)}$ | Collins (1–0) | Miller (0–1) | — | 16,515 | 5–3 | — | Stats Story |
| March 5 | 11:00 am | MLB Network | vs. UCLA* | — | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 3–15$^{(7)}$ | Flanagan (1–0) | Sandlin (1–2) | — | 24,787 | 5–4 | — | Stats Story |
| March 6 | 11:00 am | MLB Network | vs. No. 17 Tennessee* | — | Minute Maid Park Houston, TX | L 0–8 | Beam (2–0) | Martinez (1–1) | — | 12,577 | 5–5 | — | Stats Story |
| March 8 | 3:00 pm | — | Dallas Baptist* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 8–7 | Michael (1–0) | Heaton (0–1) | Godman (2) | 381 | 6–5 | — | Stats Story |
| March 12 | 2:00 pm | — | UTSA* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 10–5 | Bennett (1–0) | Jimenez (2–1) | — | 750 | 7–5 | — | Stats Story |
| March 13 | 12:00 pm | — | UTSA* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 8–3 | Sandlin (2–2) | Quiroga (1–2) | — | 725 | 8–5 | — | Stats |
| March 13 | 4:00 pm | — | UTSA* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 9–5 | Martinez (2–1) | Davis (1–1) | Michael (3) | 725 | 9–5 | — | Stats Story |
| March 15 | 4:00 pm | BSOK | Air Force* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 10–4 | Atwood (2–1) | Benge (0–2) | — | 850 | 10–5 | — | Stats Story |
| March 16 | 2:00 pm | BSOK | Air Force* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 8–7 | Ramos (1–0) | Hawks (0–1) | Godman (3) | 1,115 | 11–5 | — | Stats Story |
| March 18 | 6:30 pm | — | New Orleans* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 7–10$^{(12)}$ | Seroski (2–1) | Atwood (2–2) | — | 746 | 11–6 | — | Stats Story |
| March 19 | 2:00 pm | — | New Orleans* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 13–8 | Sundloff (2–0) | Mitchell (0–2) | — | 1,006 | 12–6 | — | Stats Story |
| March 20 | 2:00 pm | — | New Orleans* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 5–11 | Horton (2–0) | Martinez (2–2) | — | 746 | 12–7 | — | Stats Story |
| March 25 | 6:30 pm | BSOKX | Baylor | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 5–3 | Bennett (2–0) | Thomas (3–3) | Michael (4) | 1,306 | 13–7 | 1–0 | Stats Story |
| March 26 | 2:00 pm | — | Baylor | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 9–5 | Abram (1–0) | Voelker (1–4) | — | 1,334 | 14–7 | 2–0 | Stats Story |
| March 27 | 2:00 pm | BSOK | Baylor | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 8–16 | Caley (1–0) | Atwood (2–3) | Jackson (1) | 1,017 | 14–8 | 2–1 | Stats Story |
| March 29 | 7:00 pm | — | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State* | — | Oneok Field Tulsa, OK | W 7–6 | Horton (1–0) | Martin (1–1) | — | 7,061 | 15–8 | — | Stats Story |
April (12–6) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Big 12 Record | Sources |
| April 1 | 6:30 pm | BSOKX | vs. No. 8 Texas | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 1–7 | Hansen (5–0) | Bennett (2–1) | — | 5,012 | 15–9 | 2–2 | Stats Story |
| April 2 | 12:00 pm | ESPN2 | vs. No. 8 Texas | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 4–2 | Michael (2–0) | Stevens (4–2) | — | 7,554 | 16–9 | 3–2 | Stats Story |
| April 3 | 12:00 pm | ESPN | vs. No. 8 Texas | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 8–12 | Cobb (2–0) | Ramos (1–1) | — | 6,518 | 16–10 | 3–3 | Stats Story |
| April 5 | 6:30 pm | — | Oral Roberts* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 8–2 | Carmichael (2–0) | Wolf (0–2) | — | 1,036 | 17–10 | — | Stats Story |
| April 8 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | — | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | W 8–7 | Campbell (1–0) | Martin (1–2) | Michael (5) | 6,530 | 18–10 | 4–3 | Stats Story |
| April 9 | 8:00 pm | ESPNU | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | — | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 7–8 | McLean (1–0) | Horton (1–1) | — | 7,811 | 18–11 | 4–4 | Stats Story |
| April 10 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 6 Oklahoma State | — | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 4–9 | Osmond (2–1) | Martinez (2–3) | — | 6,653 | 18–12 | 4–5 | Stats Story |
| April 12 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. No. 4 Texas Tech* | — | Hodgetown Amarillo, TX | W 14–9 | Carmichael (3–0) | Becker (2–1) | — | 7,239 | 19–12 | — | Stats Story |
| April 14 | 6:30 pm | — | Pacific* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 7–3 | Horton (2–1) | Guarin (0–3) | — | 656 | 20–12 | — | Stats Story |
| April 15 | 6:30 pm | — | Lamar* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 11–14 | Douthit (5–1) | Bennett (2–2) | — | 916 | 20–13 | — | Stats Story |
| April 16 | 11:00 am | — | Pacific* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 10–2 | Sandlin (3–2) | Patterson (1–4) | — | 580 | 21–13 | — | Stats Story |
| April 19 | 6:30 pm | — | Wichita State* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 9–5 | Godman (1–0) | McDonough (3–2) | Michael (6) | 845 | 22–13 | — | Stats Story |
| April 22 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas | — | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | W 15–2 | Bennett (3–2) | Hegarty (4–4) | — | 1,289 | 23–13 | 5–5 | Stats Story |
| April 23 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas | — | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | W 7–6$^{(14)}$ | Michael (3–0) | Allen (1–1) | — | 802 | 24–13 | 6–5 | Stats Story |
| April 24 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Kansas | — | Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS | W 24–4 | Martinez (3–3) | Vanderhei (5–3) | — | 963 | 25–13 | 7–5 | Stats Story |
| April 26 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Oral Roberts* | — | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | L 1–5 | Archambo (4–1) | Carmichael (3–1) | — | 1,370 | 25–14 | — | |
| April 29 | 6:30 pm | – | Kansas State | - | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 14–2 | Bennett (4–2) | McCullough (3–3) | – | 1,112 | 26–14 | 8–5 | |
| April 30 | 2:00 pm | BSOK | Kansas State | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 22–10 | Sandlin (4–2) | Hassall (4–5) | – | 1,625 | 27–14 | 9–5 | |
May (5–6) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Big 12 Record |
| May 1 | 2:00 pm | — | Kansas State | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 7–8 | Corsentino (3–4) | Michael (3–1) | Philips (3) | 1,174 | 27–15 | 9–6 |
| May 3 | 6:30 pm | — | at Dallas Baptist* | – | Horner Ballpark Dallas, Texas, | L 1–10 | Sherlin (3–0) | Carmichael (3–2) | – | 1,313 | 27–16 | — |
| May 6 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 24 TCU | – | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | L 7–9 | Brown (3–2) | Bennett (4–3) | Wright (3) | 4,324 | 27–17 | 9–7 |
| May 7 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 24 TCU | – | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | W 11–7 | Sandlin (4–3) | Perez (4–2) | Martinez (1) | 4,055 | 28–17 | 10–7 |
| May 8 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 24 TCU | – | Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX | W 5–1 | Campbell (2–0) | Bolden (4–1) | Trevin (7) | 3,948 | 29–17 | 11–7 |
| May 13 | 6:30 pm | — | West Virginia | – | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 15–1 | Bennett (5–3) | Watters (2–6) | – | 1,450 | 30–17 | 12–7 |
| May 14 | 2:00 pm | BSOK | West Virginia | – | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 8–9 | Hampton (7–4) | Sandlin (5–3) | Braithwaite (7) | 1,392 | 30–18 | 12–8 |
| May 15 | 12:00 pm | — | West Virginia | – | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 17–7 | Michael (4–1) | Ottinger (2–2) | – | 1,584 | 31–18 | 13–8 |
| May 16 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | at Wichita State* | – | Eck Stadium Wichita, KS | L 0–18 | Miner (1–3) | Calhoun (0–1) | – | 2,362 | 31–19 | — |
| May 19 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 5 Texas Tech | – | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 13–8 | Bennett (6–3) | Morris (7–1) | – | 3,829 | 32–19 | 14–8 |
| May 20 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 5 Texas Tech | – | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | W 9–6 | Sandlin (6–3) | Birdsell (8–3) | Trevin (8) | 4,432 | 33–19 | 15–8 |
| May 21 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | at No. 5 Texas Tech | – | Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX | L 2–10 | Hampton (5–3) | Horton (2–2) | – | 4,432 | 33–20 | 15–9 |
Postseason (12–3) :
Big 12 Tournament (4–0) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Tourney Record |
| May 25 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (6) West Virginia | (3) No. 22 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 6–4 | Campbell (3–0) | Watters (3–7) | – | 5,528 | 34–20 | 1–0 |
| May 26 | 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU | vs. (2) No. 8 Texas Tech | (3) No. 22 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 6–3 | Bennett (7–3) | Morris (7–2) | – | 6,288 | 35–20 | 2–0 |
| May 26 | 12:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (7) Kansas State | (3) No. 22 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 4–3 | Sandlin (7–3) | Hassall (4–7) | Michael (9) | – | 36–20 | 3–0 |
| May 26 | 5:00 p.m. | ESPNU | vs. (5) No. 19 Texas | (3) No. 22 | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 8–1 | Horton (3–2) | Sthele (3–1) | – | 10,308 | 37–20 | 4–0 |
Gainesville Regional (3–1) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Tourney Record |
| June 3 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (3) Liberty | (2) No. 9 | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | W 16–3 | Bennett (8–3) | Cummings (5–5) | – | 2,824 | 38–20 | 1–0 |
| June 4 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPNU | vs. (1) No. 18 Florida | (2) No. 9 | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | W 9–4 | Sandlin (8–3) | Neely (3–3) | – | 5,000 | 39–20 | 2–0 |
| June 5 | 6:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (1) No. 18 Florida | (2) No. 9 | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | L 2–7 | Finnvold (2–1) | Atwood (2–4) | – | 3,439 | 39–21 | 2–1 |
| June 6 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPN+ | vs. (1) No. 18 Florida | (2) No. 9 | Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL | W 5–4 | Martinez (4–3) | Slater (6–4) | Bennett (1) | 3,933 | 40–21 | 3–1 |
Blacksburg Super Regional (2–1) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Tourney Record |
| June 10 | 2:00 p.m. | ESPN2 | vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech | No. 9 | English Field Blacksburg, VA | W 5–4 | Bennett (9–3) | Griffin (7–2) | Michael (10) | 2,837 | 41–21 | 1–0 |
| June 11 | 11:00 a.m. | ESPNU | vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech | No. 9 | English Field Blacksburg, VA | L 8–14 | Hurney (6–1) | Sandlin (8–4) | – | 2,813 | 41–22 | 1–1 |
| June 12 | 12:00 p.m. | ESPNU | vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech | No. 9 | English Field Blacksburg, VA | W 11–2 | Horton (4–2) | Geber (1–2) | – | 2,968 | 42–22 | 2–1 |
College World Series (3–2) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Tourney Record |
| June 17 | 1:00 p.m | ESPN | vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M | No. 9 | Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha,NE | W 13–8 | Bennett (10–3) | Dettmer (5–3) | – | 23,886 | 43–22 | 1–0 |
| June 19 | 6:00 p.m | ESPN2 | vs Notre Dame | No. 9 | Charles Schwab Field | W 6–2 | Horton (5–2) | Tyrell (5–2) | – | 24,934 | 44–22 | 2–0 |
| June 22 | 1:00 p.m | ESPN | vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M | No. 9 | Charles Schwab Field | W 5–1 | Sandlin (9–4) | Prager (1–4) | – | 23,827 | 45–22 | 3–0 |
| June 25 | 6:00 p.m | ESPN | vs Ole Miss | No. 9 | Charles Schwab Field | L 3–10 | Dougherty (4–3) | Bennett (10–4) | – | 25,813 | 45–23 | 3–1 |
| June 26 | 2:00 p.m | ESPN | vs Ole Miss | No. 9 | Charles Schwab Field | L 2–4 | Gaddis (4–2) | Michael (4–2) | Johnson (12) | 25,972 | 45–24 | 3–2 |
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest. :

## 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 | RV | RV | 24 | | | | | |
| Baseball America | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
| NCBWA† | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV | RV | — | — | — | | | | | |
| D1Baseball | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | |
^ 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.