Texas hits the road this weekend to open conference play against the No. 22 ranked Oklahoma Sooners at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park in Norman, OK. The Sooners are 11-6 on the season, with series so far against Pepperdine, Hartford, New Mexico, and an appearance in the Nike Showcase. Their most recent game was a midweek loss to Dallas Baptist University, in which DBU rallied in the ninth to earn the W.
Players to Watch:
Dillon Overton (#13): Sophomore southpaw Dillon Overton will be getting the start on Friday, facing off against Nathan Thornhill. Overton is 3-0 on the season with a 2.93 ERA. He has handed out 10 walks while striking out 28 and has held batters to a .231 batting average. In the series opener against New Mexico, Overton threw a career-high 123 pitches in 8.2 innings of work, but earned no decision.
Jack Mayfield (#8): Junior second baseman Jack Mayfield is hitting a solid .326 this season, with four doubles, one triple, and one home run. Mayfield leads the team with 17 RBIs and has earned 11 walks while striking out only 5 times. Mayfield is a danger on the basepaths, already swiping a career high four bags in 2012.
Also of note are freshman catcher Hunter Lockwood, who has already hit five home runs this season, and first baseman Max White, hitting .355.
First pitch of the series is scheduled for Friday, March 16, at 6:30pm, coincidentally, a time at which OU still sucks.
Cross-posted from Texas Baseball Blog
