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The Oklahoma baseball team hosts its first-ever Southeastern Conference series Friday through Sunday as Mississippi State visits L. Dale Mitchell Park.
The No. 10 Sooners won their inaugural SEC series last weekend, taking two out of three on the road against South Carolina. Mississippi State, however, is the best team OU will have faced since the Round Rock Classic in late February when the Sooners beat then-No. 2 Virginia in the round-robin finale.
Mississippi State lost all three games on SEC opening weekend, falling to No. 11 Texas. But the last-place Bulldogs aren't like when OU played the last-place team in the Big 12. The SEC has been considered the best college baseball conference in the country for most of the last 15 to 20 years. MSU won a national championship just four years ago to boot.
Kyson Witherspoon, the No. 9 prospect in this summer's MLB Draft, will get the ball for Game 1, while Cade Crossland is set for Game 2 on Saturday, and Malachi Witherspoon will go for the Sooners in the series finale on Sunday.
Here's everything you need to know about each team's coach, key players and how to watch, stream and listen this weekend.
Game 1: Friday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. - Watch: ESPN+, Listen: The Varsity Network
Game 2: Friday, March 22, 4 p.m. - Watch: ESPN+, Listen: The Varsity Network
Game 3: Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. - Watch: ESPN+, Listen: The Varsity Network
Starting pitcher Kyson Witherspoon: 5-0, 1.91 ERA, 0.810 WHIP, .163 opponent's batting average, 47 K, 6 BB in 28 1/3 IP
Shorstop Jaxon Willits: .321 AVG., .389 OBP, .641 SLG, 6 HR, 19 RBI
Second baseman Kyle Branch: .366 AVG, .432 OBP, .479 SLG, 6 SB, 5 2B, 15 RBI
Starting pitcher Pico Kohn: 3-0, 3.03 ERA, 0.710 WHIP, .157 opponent's batting average, 43 K, 5 BB in 29 2/3 IP
Rightfielder Aaron Downs: .333 AVG., .436 OBP, .867 SLG, 7 HR, 18 RBI
Designated hitter Noah Sullivan: .409 AVG., .552 OBP, .682 SLG, 4 HR, 21 RBI
Eight season at Oklahoma (eighth season overall): 247-155
4 NCAA Tournament appearances
1 College World Series appearance
Seventh season at Mississippi State 221-133 at MSU, 362-214-2 overall
6 NCAA Tournament appearances
2 College World Series appearances
1 National Championship
This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma baseball vs Mississippi State: How to watch, stream, listen
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The No. 10 Sooners won their inaugural SEC series last weekend, taking two out of three on the road against South Carolina. Mississippi State, however, is the best team OU will have faced since the Round Rock Classic in late February when the Sooners beat then-No. 2 Virginia in the round-robin finale.
Mississippi State lost all three games on SEC opening weekend, falling to No. 11 Texas. But the last-place Bulldogs aren't like when OU played the last-place team in the Big 12. The SEC has been considered the best college baseball conference in the country for most of the last 15 to 20 years. MSU won a national championship just four years ago to boot.
Kyson Witherspoon, the No. 9 prospect in this summer's MLB Draft, will get the ball for Game 1, while Cade Crossland is set for Game 2 on Saturday, and Malachi Witherspoon will go for the Sooners in the series finale on Sunday.
Here's everything you need to know about each team's coach, key players and how to watch, stream and listen this weekend.
How to watch, stream, listen
Game 1: Friday, March 21, 6:30 p.m. - Watch: ESPN+, Listen: The Varsity Network
Game 2: Friday, March 22, 4 p.m. - Watch: ESPN+, Listen: The Varsity Network
Game 3: Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m. - Watch: ESPN+, Listen: The Varsity Network
Oklahoma Baseball Key Players
Starting pitcher Kyson Witherspoon: 5-0, 1.91 ERA, 0.810 WHIP, .163 opponent's batting average, 47 K, 6 BB in 28 1/3 IP
Shorstop Jaxon Willits: .321 AVG., .389 OBP, .641 SLG, 6 HR, 19 RBI
Second baseman Kyle Branch: .366 AVG, .432 OBP, .479 SLG, 6 SB, 5 2B, 15 RBI
Mississippi State Baseball Key Players
Starting pitcher Pico Kohn: 3-0, 3.03 ERA, 0.710 WHIP, .157 opponent's batting average, 43 K, 5 BB in 29 2/3 IP
Rightfielder Aaron Downs: .333 AVG., .436 OBP, .867 SLG, 7 HR, 18 RBI
Designated hitter Noah Sullivan: .409 AVG., .552 OBP, .682 SLG, 4 HR, 21 RBI
Oklahoma coach Skip Johnson
Eight season at Oklahoma (eighth season overall): 247-155
4 NCAA Tournament appearances
1 College World Series appearance
Mississippi State baseball coach
Seventh season at Mississippi State 221-133 at MSU, 362-214-2 overall
6 NCAA Tournament appearances
2 College World Series appearances
1 National Championship
This article originally appeared on Sooners Wire: Oklahoma baseball vs Mississippi State: How to watch, stream, listen
Continue reading...
