OSU gives up season-high walk total in loss to OU at Big 12 Tournament

seeded OSU’s 9-5 loss to seventh-seeded OU in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament on Wednesday evening.

an emulation of their team mantra ensued: “chaous” -- chaos with an ‘OU’ touch.

Daniel Allen Staff Reporter

ARLINGTON, Texas

-- A tale of discrepancies would be a proper analyzation of the last four Bedlam baseball contests. OSU coach Josh Holliday acknowledged it as he sat at the podium in the conference room of Globe Life Field after second-

Through four regular season contests, the Cowboys outscored their in-state rival 43-16, producing a double-digit run total three times. This time, it was different.

“They were a different team,” Holliday said. “Not much else to say.”

Prior the Big 12 Tournament, the Sooners ranked 18th nationally in walks with 58. On Wednesday, OU produced 13. As a result,

“‘Chaous’ is about playing together as an offense and making it hard for (other teams) to get going,” OU coach Skip Johnson said. “I think Ted Williams said it best, ‘Get a good pitch to hit.’”

The Sooners (31-24, 11-13 Big 12) did just that, extending 17 at-bats to three-ball counts and forcing four of OSU’s five utilized pitchers to 39 pitches or more. None extended beyond 2 1/3 innings of work.

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