Big 12 calls baseball game between Oklahoma and Texas due to weather
Sunday night’s baseball game between Oklahoma and Texas has been called following a weather delay in the eighth inning. The Longhorns led 12-10 at the time the contest was stopped and thus claimed the victory in the series-deciding match.
Lightning was spotted within eight miles of L. Dale Mitchell Park in Norman at 8:40 p.m. CT which caused the delay. Sooners play-by-play man Toby Rowland reported that Big 12 rules stated the game had to resume by 10 p.m. to be allowed to finish. Lightning was again detected at 9:42 p.m., meaning the game could resume no sooner than 10:12 p.m. per NCAA rules, leading to the decision to call it.
OU coach Skip Johnson was seen speaking with Longhorns coach David Pierce shortly after the decision was made to call the game. You can view their interaction below.
Texas entered Sunday down 1-0 in the series against Oklahoma but went on to win 8-6 in the first game of a doubleheader. Now it has been awarded the victory in the rubber match. The Longhorns improved to 27-18 (13-8) Big 12 with the win against the Sooners.
Texas opened up Sunday’s second game with a 6-1 lead before Oklahoma scored four runs in the bottom of the third to come back within one run. The Longhorns have still yet to give up their lead to this point despite the Sooners staying within striking distance.
Texas hit six home runs with Max Belyeu accounting for two of those. He ended the game a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with three RBI and a pair of singles.
Lebarron Johnson got the start at pitcher for the Longhorns and stayed in for three inning to allow nine hits with two strikeouts. He earned the win on the evening.
Texas will next move on to face Sam Houston at 6:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday before entering a three-game series against Oklahoma State on Friday. As for Oklahoma, its next matchup will come on the road against Oral Roberts at 6 p.m. CT on Tuesday.