{"id":256278,"date":"2026-05-03T05:55:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T05:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256278\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T05:55:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T05:55:18","slug":"no-15-oklahomas-bullpen-bats-struggle-in-loss-to-no-25-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/256278\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 15 Oklahoma\u2019s Bullpen, Bats Struggle in Loss to No. 25 Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5m\">NORMAN \u2014 Oklahoma\u2019s game against Florida on Saturday unexpectedly turned into a bullpen game for the Sooners.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5p\">OU starter Cameron Johnson exited the contest after only one inning of work, forcing the Sooners\u2019 relief pitchers to record the remaining 24 outs. The results from Oklahoma\u2019s bullpen were mixed, as the No. 15 Sooners ultimately lost 10-5 to the No. 25 Gators.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5s\">In his lone inning, Johnson allowed back-to-back baserunners to open the game before retiring three Gators in a row. Johnson went back onto the mound before the second inning before meeting with coach Skip Johnson and one of OU\u2019s trainers. The pitcher then departed from the mound and Michael Catalano \u2014 OU\u2019s usual midweek starter \u2014 entered the game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5v\">Catalano gave up a run on a sacrifice fly in the second inning before Caden McDonald hit a three-run home run in the third to give Florida its first lead of the game.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5y\">Trent Collier was the next man up and entered with two outs in the third. Collier made it just one inning and allowed Florida to score two runs, both of which were unearned.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"61\">Nick Wesloski, who replaced Collier, had the longest night on the mound for the Sooners. He retired the first 10 batters he faced before giving up a solo home run to McDonald.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"64\">Nate Smithburg, Mason Bixby and Jaden Barfield were OU&#8217;s final three pitchers to take the mound, and they gave up three runs over the final two frames.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"67\">Offensively, the Sooners scored early but not often.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/college\/oklahoma\/newsletter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> and follow us on Facebook and X for the latest news.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6h\">Jaxon Willits got OU on the board in the first inning with a two-RBI double to give the Sooners an early advantage. Camden Johnson logged a two-out two-RBI single to shrink Florida\u2019s lead from four runs to two runs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6k\">Four of Oklahoma\u2019s five runs, though, came from those two hits. Deiten Lachance hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth for OU&#8217;s first run in five innings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6n\">OU finished the game with eight knocks, and Johnson (3-for-4 with two RBIs) was the only Sooner with multiple.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6q\">For Florida, McDonald was the star. He went 4-for-5 with two home runs, two doubles and six RBIs.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6t\">Oklahoma\u2019s loss on Saturday follows its 4-3 win over the Gators on Friday. The Sooners scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to earn their comeback win.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6w\">The Sooners dropped to 30-15 overall and 12-11 in SEC with the loss, while Florida improved to 30-17 and 12-11.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6z\">Sunday\u2019s rubber match between Oklahoma and Florida will begin at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NORMAN \u2014 Oklahoma\u2019s game against Florida on Saturday unexpectedly turned into a bullpen game for the Sooners. 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