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Easton Carmichael powers OU baseball to series win vs. Ole Miss

Bob Przybyloby: Bob Przybylo05/04/25BPrzybylo
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OU catcher Easton Carmichael. (Sarah Phipps - Imagn Images)

Now OU baseball can get a little greedy. And head coach Skip Johnson can thank Easton Carmichael a lot for that.

Carmichael came through early and often for OU on its way to a 5-3 victory against visiting Ole Miss on Saturday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Ballpark.

Carmichael hit a pair of home runs to lead the way offensively. He brought in a pair with a two-run shot in the bottom of the first.

Then with OU leading 3-1, added a solo shot in the fifth inning.

A strong outing from Cade Crossland against the high-powered Rebels offense. He threw six innings before being relieved after not getting the first batter out in the seventh.

Crossland allowed five hits, two runs with just one walk and eight strikeouts in 100 pitches. This was a day where Jamie Hitt did not have it out of the bullpen, but Jason Bodin did.

Used for the second day in a row, Bodin got out of a jam in the seventh as Ole Miss cut the margin down to 5-3.

He threw 1.2 innings, didn’t give up a hit and walked one with two strikeouts.

Then, of course, it was time for Dylan Crooks. After getting the first two out, Crooks ran into trouble in the ninth inning. He allowed a single with a full count, and then a double to put the tying runs in scoring position. But he closed the door with a strikeout to earn his 12th save of the season.

Carmichael had four hits, while Trey Gambill added two. The Sooners had 10 for the game. OU left 10 runners on base but got away with it. OU is now 19-7 at home this season.

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Break out the brooms? Fighting for a top-16 berth, OU (32-13 overall, 13-10 SEC) has a golden chance Sunday to sweep the Rebels. The final game of the three-game set is 2 p.m.

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