OU Falls in Regular Season Finale

Saturday, May 17

2 p.m. CT

University of Oklahoma

33-19, 0

Texas

42-11, 0

Texas

Oklahoma

May 17, 2025 | Baseball

Box Score Final Stats

NORMAN — Oklahoma dropped the regular season finale to No. 3 Texas Saturday afternoon by a final of 9-1.

A three-run game through seven innings ballooned to an eight-run loss for OU (33-19, 14-16 SEC) following a two-hour rain delay. OU starting pitcher Malachi Witherspoon struck out 10, one shy of his career high. It was the second start in his last six games with double-digit strikeouts.

The game began as a pitching duel between Witherspoon and Texas starter Luke Harrison, as each worked scoreless first and second innings. Witherspoon escaped a jam in the second, stranding a pair with a strikeout and double play.

Texas (42-11, 22-8) struck first at the top of the third on an RBI single from catcher Rylan Galvan. Oklahoma answered in the fourth on a solo shot to left from junior Easton Carmichael. It was Carmichael's fourth long ball in OU's last eight games.

Witherspoon put the Horns down in order across the fifth and sixth innings before exiting in the seventh with a pair on base. The righty struck out 10, scattering three earned runs on four hits and three walks.

Texas plated three in the seventh via fielder's choice, bases-loaded hit by pitch and an RBI single from Adrian Rodriguez. The game was halted due to weather with the bases loaded, two outs and a full count. After a two-hour delay, the teams returned to action and relief pitcher Jason Bodin entered for OU and got the bases-loaded strikeout to keep it 4-1, Texas.

The Longhorns scored five across the final two innings. Casey Borba hit a two-run shot in the eighth and Kimble Schuessler hit a three-run home run in the ninth to bring the final to 9-1.

Carmichael and junior Mason Hamlin registered OU's two hits in the contest. Witherspoon (L, 3-8) took the loss on the mound for OU despite the double-digit strikeout performance. Relievers Gavyn Jones (0.1 IP), Michael Catalano (0.0), Bodin (2.0) and Beau Sampson (0.1) finished the game with Bodin fanning a pair to Jones' one.

Oklahoma begins postseason play in its first SEC Tournament in program history on Tuesday in Hoover, Ala. The 12-seed Sooners meet 13-seed Kentucky in the second game of the day, approximately one hour after the conclusion of the 9:30 a.m. CT game.

The tournament can be seen on SEC Network with the championship game airing on ESPN2. All games can be heard on 99.3 FM/1400 AM The REF in Oklahoma or nationwide on The Varsity Network app.

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