# 2023 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 2023 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2023 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 6th season at Oklahoma.

## Previous season

The Sooners finished the 2022–23 season with a 45–24 overall record and a 15–9 record in Big 12 play. Coming in as the third-seed in the 2022 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the Sooners defeated their longtime rivals fifth-seeded Texas to win their third Big 12 conference tournament championship. Receiving an automatic bid for the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball tournament, the Sooners defeated Liberty, Florida, and Virginia Tech in the Blacksburg Super Regional. In the 2022 College World Series, the Sooners defeated Texas A&M in the first round and the semifinals, Notre Dame in the second round, before falling to Ole Miss in the finals, losing both games.

## Offseason
### Departures

Outgoing transfers :
| Player | Position | Height | Year | New team |
| Ben Abram | RHP | 6'7" | Redshirt junior | Oklahoma State |
| Keegan Allen | RHP/OF | 6'0" | Freshman | West Virginia |
| Cade Brown | RHP | 6'4" | Redshirt junior | Murray State |
| Luke Carrell | LHP | 6'2" | Freshman | Northwest Florida State |
| Brock Daniels | INF | 6'1" | Freshman | Missouri |
| Luc Fladda | LHP | 6'1" | Freshman | Johnson County |
| Mason Lowe | INF | 5'11" | Redshirt junior | Central Missouri |
| Brayden Luikart | LHP/OF | 6'0" | Freshman | Johnson County |
| Max McGwire | INF | 6'2" | Freshman | San Diego |
| Hudson Polk | C | 6'1" | Sophomore | Arkansas |
| Creed Watkins | RHP | 6'5" | Redshirt sophomore | NC State |
Draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Height | Team |
| 1 | 7 | Cade Horton | IF/RHP | 6'1" | Chicago Cubs |
| 2 | 45 | Jake Bennett | LHP | 6'6" | Washington Nationals |
| 2 | 51 | Peyton Graham | INF | 6'4" | Detroit Tigers |
| 4 | 127 | Jimmy Crooks | C | 6'0" | St. Louis Cardinals |
| 7 | 224 | Blake Robertson | INF | 6'5" | Tampa Bay Rays |
| 10 | 290 | Tanner Tredaway | OF | 6'0" | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| 10 | 297 | Trevin Michael | RHP | 6'2" | Detroit Tigers |
| 11 | 325 | David Sandlin | RHP | 6'4" | Kansas City Royals |
| 17 | 505 | Chazz Martinez | LHP/OF | 6'3" | Kansas City Royals |
| 18 | 536 | Javier Ramos | RHP | 6'6" | Colorado Rockies |
| 19 | 579 | Jaret Godman | RHP | 6'1" | Boston Red Sox |
| Undrafted ||
| Undrafted | Undrafted | Brett Squires | IF/OF | 6'3" | Kansas City Royals |
Cade Horton, Jake Bennett, and Peyton Graham's draft selections marked the first time the Sooners ever had three players selected in the first two rounds of the MLB draft. Under head coach Skip Johnson, the Sooners have produced three first-round draft picks in five years with Horton being selected seventh overall. Horton became the Sooner's highest draft pick since Jon Gray in 2013.

### Additions

Incoming transfers :
| Player | Position | Height | Year | Former team |
| Blake Bales | RHP | 6'5" | Graduate student | Virginia |
| Will Carsten | RHP | 6'7" | Junior | McLennan |
| Kale Davis | RHP | 6'3" | Redshirt junior | Oklahoma State |
| Braxton Douthit | RHP | 5'10" | Graduate student | Lamar |
| Dakota Harris | IF | 6'0" | Junior | Polk State |
| Gray Harrison | RHP | 6'1" | Junior | McLennan |
| James Hitt | LHP | 6'0" | Redshirt sophomore | Texas Tech |
| Anthony Mackenzie | IF | 5'11" | Junior | Sam Houston |
| Bryce Madron | OF | 5'8" | Junior | Cowley |
| Peyton Olejnik | RHP | 6'9" | Sophomore | Triton |
| Carson Pierce | RHP | 6'3" | Junior | Cowley |
| Mason Strong | C | 5'11" | Sophomore | BYU |
| Gray Thomas | RHP | 6'3" | Sophomore | TCU |
| Adam Walker | RHP | 6'2" | Junior | Dodge City |
| Aaron Weber | RHP | 6'4" | Sophomore | Cowley |
Incoming recruits :
| Player | Position | Height | Hometown | High school |
| Easton Carmichael | C | 6'1" | Prosper, Texas | Prosper High School |
| Camden Chalfant | RHP | 6'1" | Edmond, Oklahoma | Edmond Memorial High School |
| Patrick Engskov | IF | 6'0" | Little Rock, Arkansas | Pulaski Academy |
| Rocco Garza-Gongora | OF/1B | 6'2" | Laredo, Texas | John B. Alexander High School |
| Julien Hachem | LHP | 6'7" | Oak Park, Illinois | Mount Carmel High School |
| Gabe Murrell | RHP | 6'1" | Edmond, Oklahoma | Edmond North High School |
| Caden Powell | IF | 6'2" | Clinton, Oklahoma | Clinton High School |
| Carson Turnquist | RHP | 6'5" | Paso Robles, California | Paso Robles High School |
| Eric Van Valkenburg | RHP | 6'2" | Solana Beach, California | Torrey Pines High School |
| Tavion Vaughns | OF | 6'1" | Grand Prairie, Texas | Cedar Hill High School |

## Schedule

2023 Oklahoma Baseball Game Log :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma team member :
Regular Season (30–24) :
February (4–4) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record | Sources |
| Feb. 17 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. California Baptist* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 5–2 | Davis (1–0) | Mattox (0–1) | Calhoun (1) | 1,405 | 1–0 | — | Stats Recap |
| Feb. 18 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. California Baptist* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 2–5 | Downer (1–0) | Harrison (0–1) | Olsen (1) | 1,261 | 1–1 | — | Stats Recap |
| Feb. 19 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. California Baptist* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 3–6 | Wilson (1–0) | Calhoun (0–1) | Delgado (1) | 1,635 | 1–2 | — | Stats |
| Feb. 20 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Air Force* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 8–6 | Pierce (1–0) | Peters (0–1) | – | 1,250 | 2–2 | — | Stats Recap |
| Feb. 22 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Abilene Christian* | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 3–4 | Huffling (1–0) | Thomas (0–1) | – | — | 2–3 | — | Stats Recap |
| Feb. 24 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Rider* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 3–6 | Sachais (2–1) | Campbell (0–1) | Kirwin (2) | 377 | 2–4 | — | Stats Recap |
| Feb. 25 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Rider* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 7–2 | Carsten (1–0) | Doelling (1–1) | Pierce (1) | 378 | 3–4 | — | Stats Recap |
| Feb. 26 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Rider* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 11–1 | Douthit (1–0) | Young (0–1) | – | 908 | 4–4 | — | Stats Recap |
March (10–9) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record | Sources |
| Mar. 1 | 6:30 pm | — | vs. UT Arlington* | — | Clay Gould Ballpark Arlington, TX | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. | Canceled due to weather and field conditions. |
| Mar. 3 | 2:00 pm | D1Baseball | vs. California* | — | Dr. Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TX | W 9–5 | | | | — | 5–4 | — | Stats |
| Mar. 4 | 1:00 pm | D1Baseball | vs. Mississippi State* | — | Dr. Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TX | W 15–9 | | | | — | 6–4 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 5 | 3:00 pm | D1Baseball | vs. Ohio State* | — | Dr. Pepper Ballpark Frisco, TX | L 9–12 | | | | — | 6–5 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 7 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. UNLV* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 11–6 | | | | 301 | 7–5 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 8 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. UNLV* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 8–7 | | | | 304 | 8–5 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 10 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Houston* | — | Schroeder Park Houston, TX | W 13–1 | | | | 1,150 | 9–5 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 11 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Houston* | — | Schroeder Park Houston, TX | W 8–3 | | | | 1,483 | 10–5 | — | Stats |
| Mar. 12 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Houston* | — | Schroeder Park Houston, TX | W 7–6 | | | | 1,439 | 11–5 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 14 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Wichita State* | — | Eck Stadium Wichita, KS | L 2–6 | | | | 1,784 | 11–6 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 17 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. TCU | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 5–13 | | | | 1,591 | 11–7 | 0–1 | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 18 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. TCU | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 3–1 | | | | 1,704 | 12–7 | 1–1 | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 19 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. TCU | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 7–5 | | | | 1,479 | 13–7 | 2–1 | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 21 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Dallas Baptist* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 6–8 | | | | 1,093 | 13–8 | — | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 24 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas State | — | Tointon Family Manhattan, KS | L 1–7 | | | | 1,389 | 13–9 | 2–2 | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 25 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas State | — | Tointon Family Manhattan, KS | L 6–7 | | | | 1,626 | 13–10 | 2–3 | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 26 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas State | — | Tointon Family Manhattan, KS | L 7–8 | | | | 1,337 | 13–11 | 2–4 | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 28 | 6:00 pm | — | vs. Wichita State* | — | Riverfront Stadium Wichita, KS | L 7–8 | | | | 2,094 | 13–12 | | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 30 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Stanford* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 11–23 | | | | 1,434 | 13–13 | | Stats Recap |
| Mar. 31 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Stanford* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 2–0 | | | | 1,669 | 14–13 | | Stats Recap |
April (10–7) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record | Sources |
| Apr. 1 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Stanford* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 6–5 | | | | 2,031 | 15–13 | — | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 2 | 1:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Stanford* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 5–16 | | | | 1,604 | 15–14 | — | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 4 | 6:00 pm | — | vs. Oral Roberts* | — | J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK | W 12–2 | | | | 1,941 | 16–14 | — | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 6 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Baylor | — | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 6–10 | | | | 1,619 | 16–15 | 2—5 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 7 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Baylor | — | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | W 6–3 | | | | 1,835 | 17–15 | 3—5 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 8 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Baylor | — | Baylor Ballpark Waco, TX | L 3–5 | | | | 2,176 | 17–16 | 3—6 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 11 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Wichita State* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 8–1 | | | | 1,751 | 18–16 | — | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 14 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas Tech | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 7–13 | | | | 2,577 | 18–17 | 3—7 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 15 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas Tech | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 5–9 | | | | 3,074 | 18–18 | 3—8 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 16 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Texas Tech | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 12–2 | | | | 2,426 | 19–18 | 4—8 | Stats Recap |
| Bedlam Series ||||||||||||||
| Apr. 18 | 6:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State* | — | O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK | L 8–19 | | | | 6,769 | 19–19 | – | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 21 | 7:00 pm | LHN | vs. Texas | — | UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | W 2–1 | | | | 7,156 | 20–19 | 5—8 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 22 | 2:30 pm | LHN | vs. Texas | — | UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | W 9–6 | | | | 7,345 | 21–19 | 6—8 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 22 | 6:30 pm | LHN | vs. Texas | — | UFCU Disch–Falk Field Austin, TX | W 6–4 | | | | 7,887 | 22–19 | 7—8 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 25 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oral Roberts* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. | Canceled due to inclement weather. |
| Apr. 28 | 12:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 2–8 | | | | 501 | 22–20 | 7—9 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 29 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 11–6 | | | | 1,876 | 23–20 | 8—9 | Stats Recap |
| Apr. 30 | 2:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Kansas | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 7–4 | | | | 1,894 | 24–20 | 9—9 | Stats Recap |
May (6–4) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Rank | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | Big 12 Record | Sources |
| May. 2 | 6:30 pm | — | vs. Dallas Baptist* | — | Horner Ballpark Dallas, TX | W 10–7 | | | | 1,452 | 25–20 | — | Stats Recap |
| May. 5 | 5:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. West Virginia | — | Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV | L 3–9 | | | | 3,411 | 25–21 | 9—10 | Stats Recap |
| May. 6 | 3:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. West Virginia | — | Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV | W 6–3 | | | | 4,387 | 26–21 | 10—10 | Stats Recap |
| May. 7 | 10:00 am | ESPN+ | vs. West Virginia | — | Monongalia County Ballpark Morgantown, WV | L 3–9 | | | | 2,873 | 26–22 | 10—11 | Stats Recap |
| May. 12 | 8:00 pm | WCCTV | vs. Gonzaga* | — | Patterson BB Complex Spokane, WA | W 5–2 | | | | 1,196 | 27–22 | — | Stats Recap |
| May. 13 | 8:00 pm | WCCTV | vs. Gonzaga* | — | Patterson BB Complex Spokane, WA | W 19–12 | | | | 1,315 | 28–22 | — | Stats Recap |
| May. 14 | 5:00 pm | WCCTV | vs. Gonzaga* | — | Patterson BB Complex Spokane, WA | W 9–1 | | | | 884 | 29–22 | — | Stats Recap |
| May. 16 | — | — | vs. UT Arlington* | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | Mutually agreed to cancel. | Mutually agreed to cancel. | Mutually agreed to cancel. | Mutually agreed to cancel. | Mutually agreed to cancel. | Mutually agreed to cancel. | Mutually agreed to cancel. | Mutually agreed to cancel. |
| May. 18 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 2–13 | | | | 2,571 | 29–23 | 10—12 | Stats Recap |
| May. 19 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | W 5–0 | | | | 3,044 | 30–23 | 11—12 | Stats Recap |
| May. 20 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State | — | Mitchell Park Norman, OK | L 1–11 | | | | 3,371 | 30–24 | 11—13 | Stats Recap |
Postseason (1–2) :
Big 12 Tournament (1–2) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Tourney Record | Sources |
| May. 24 | 4:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | W 9–5 | Hitt (6—1) | Benge (2—2) | Campbell (2) | — | 31–24 | — | Stats Recap |
| May. 25 | 7:30 pm | ESPNU | vs. Texas Tech | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 9–10 | Sanders (3—1) | Douthit (4—6) | — | — | 31–25 | — | Stats Recap |
| May. 26 | 6:30 pm | ESPN+ | vs. Oklahoma State | — | Globe Life Field Arlington, TX | L 3–8 | Abram (8—2) | Carsten (1—3) | — | — | 31–26 | — | Stats Recap |
NCAA Tournament: Charlottesville Super Regional (1–2) :
| Date | Time (CT) | TV | Opponent | Seed | Stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attend | Overall Record | Tourney Record | Sources |
| Jun. 2 | 6:00 pm | ESPN2 | vs. East Carolina | — | Disharoon Park Charlottesville, VA | L 5–14 | Yesavage (7–1) | Carmichael (7–1) | — | 4,391 | 31–27 | 0–1 | Stats Recap |
| Jun. 3 | 11:00 am | ESPN | vs. Army | — | Disharoon Park Charlottesville, VA | W 10–1 | Douthit (5–6) | Ruggieri (9–2) | — | 4,054 | 32–27 | 1–1 | Stats Recap |
| Jun. 4 | 12:00 pm | ESPN+ | vs. East Carolina | — | Disharoon Park Charlottesville, VA | L 5–8 | Ginn (6–0) | Hitt (6–2) | — | 3,985 | 32–28 | 1–2 | Stats Recap |
* indicates a non-conference game. :

## Statistics
### Individual batting

A darker background denotes not meeting the minimum requirement of 2 PA/G and 75% of games played
| Player | GP | AB | Avg. | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB |
| Dakota Harris | 46 | 186 | .328 | 61 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 48 | 19 | 37 | 5 |
| Bryce Madron | 60 | 219 | .320 | 70 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 51 | 61 | 36 | 15 |
| Kendall Pettis | 54 | 178 | .309 | 55 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 17 |
| Anthony Mackenzie | 60 | 242 | .306 | 74 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 41 | 39 | 53 | 21 |
| Easton Carmichael | 51 | 193 | .306 | 59 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 48 | 13 | 44 | 4 |
| Rocco Garza-Gongora | 51 | 164 | .293 | 48 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 44 | 4 |
| John Spikerman | 60 | 222 | .270 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 49 | 53 | 27 |
| Wallace Clark | 47 | 139 | .237 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 4 |
| Jackson Nicklaus | 59 | 197 | .234 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 51 | 78 | 9 |
| Diego Muniz | 37 | 111 | .270 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 4 |
| Caden Powell | 16 | 35 | .257 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Sebastian Orduno | 38 | 93 | .226 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 3 |
| Patrick Engskov | 11 | 10 | .200 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Mason Strong | 8 | 8 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kade Fletcher | 3 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: 2023 Baseball Cumulative Statistics