OU (17-2 and 2-1 in the SEC) won the weekend series in Columbia as a result, notable given it was the Sooners’ first series as an SEC member. It was a weekend Skip Johnson’s c

In Saturday’s 11-5 win, starter Jake McCoy only allowed four runs, but he gave up nine hits, three walks and had a runner on base in all but one inning. His replacement, Tyler Pitzer, walked five batters in his first three innings and nearly drove his head coach mad.

That first inning outburst helped Oklahoma starter Kyson Witherspoon, though the Gamecocks chased him out of the game in the sixth inning. The Sooners right-hander is the 26th-ranked draft prospect for 2025 by MLB.com and the top-ranked junior pitcher in the SEC.