Baseball Run-Rules Gonzaga in Series Opener

Friday, February 27

4 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

9-1

Gonzaga

2-6

Gonzaga

Oklahoma

Baseball Run-Rules Gonzaga in Series Opener

February 27, 2026 | Baseball

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NORMAN — No. 13 Oklahoma took the series opener over Gonzaga Friday evening in Norman by a final of 14-4 in eight innings.

The Sooners (9-1) were powered by a six-running first inning, highlighted by senior Dayton Tockey's second home run of the season on a two-run shot. Junior Brendan Brock chipped in his team-leading third homer of the year with a three-run blast in the sixth.

Senior Trey Gambill sealed the run-rule victory with a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the eighth after a leadoff single from Deiten Lachance and RBI triple from Jaxon Willits.

On the mound, junior starting left-handed pitcher Cameron Johnson earned his third win of the season in as many starts. Johnson surrendered a three-run third inning but held Gonzaga (2-6) scoreless in his other four innings pitched, striking out seven and walking none.

Sophomore Trent Collier worked an efficient 1.2 innings, putting down his five batters faced on just 20 pitches, surrendering no runs or hits with one strikeout. Senior Reid Hensley finished the game, hurling 1.1 innings with one strikeout while allowing one run on two hits and a walk.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Cameron Johnson (3-0)

Loss: Finbar O'Brien (0-1)

Statistical Snapshot

Dayton Tockey | 2-for-3, 1 HR, 4 RBI
Brendan Brock | 1-for-2, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB
Jaxon Willits | 2-for-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 3 R
Cameron Johnson | 5.0 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 0 BB, 7 K

Notes

The Sooners scored double-digit runs for the eighth time in 10 games.
The run-rule was OU's fifth mercy-rule victory of the season.
OU scored six runs in the first inning, the seventh of 10 games that the Sooners have scored in the first inning. OU is outscoring the opposition 26-6 in the first inning on the season.
Brendan Brock hit his team-leading third home run of the season.
Dayton Tockey hit his second long ball of the season and first since Opening Day. The senior has nine in his OU career.
Jaxon Willits laced his first and OU's second triple of the season in the eighth inning. It was Willits' fourth of his career.
Cameron Johnson surrendered his first extra-base hit of the season on the mound. Johnson had zero walks for the second of his three appearances on the season.

Up Next

OU continues the series this weekend with Saturday's 2 p.m. contest and Sunday's 1 p.m. finale.

Season and single game tickets for the 2026 season are available now on SoonerSports.com/tickets. For more information about Oklahoma baseball tickets, contact the OU Athletics Ticket Office at 405-325-2424, by email at outickets@ou.edu or by visiting SoonerSports.com/tickets.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Johnson, Cameron (3-0)

L: Finbar O'Brien (0-1)

Gonzaga

Batting:

2B: Mikey Bell 1 ; Ryder Young 1

HR: Mikey Bell 1

RBI: Noah Meffert 1 ; Mikey Bell 2 ; Ricky Sanchez 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Noah Meffert 1 ; Mikey Bell 1 ; Ryder Young 1 ; Landon White 1

SB: Noah Meffert 1

Oklahoma

Batting:

3B: Willits, Jaxon 1

HR: Brock, Brendan 1 ; Tockey, Dayton 1

RBI: Lachance, Deiten 1 ; Willits, Jaxon 1 ; Gambill, Trey 2 ; Brock, Brendan 3 ; Blair, Alec 2 ; Tockey, Dayton 4

SH: Branch, Kyle 1

SF: Lachance, Deiten 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Walk, Jason 2 ; Johnson, Camden 1 ; Lachance, Deiten 1 ; Willits, Jaxon 3 ; Gambill, Trey 1 ; Brock, Brendan 3 ; Blair, Alec 2 ; Tockey, Dayton 1