OU Falls to Gonzaga in Series Finale

Sunday, March 1

1 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

10-2

Gonzaga

3-7

Gonzaga

Oklahoma

March 01, 2026 | Baseball

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NORMAN — No. 13 Oklahoma fell for just the second time this season on Sunday afternoon to Gonzaga by a final of 7-1.

The Sooners (10-2) took the series over the Zags (3-7) with Friday and Saturday run-rule victories before falling in the finale on Sunday.

Gonzaga starter Karsten Sweum cooled the hot OU bats, hurling six innings of one-run ball with three hits and seven strikeouts.

After the Zags scored a pair via home run in the third inning, Oklahoma responded in the sixth with a solo shot off the bat of Brendan Brock. It was Brock's team-leading fourth of the season.

The Sooners had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the seventh but a trio of strikeouts ended the threat and Gonzaga plated five in the ninth to put the game out of reach.

Brock, Deiten Lachance and Nolan Stevens combined for OU's three hits on the day. It tied for a season low in hits for the team and the Sooners struck out a season-high 14 times.

Freshman lefty Cord Rager took his first loss of the season, throwing five innings and allowing two runs on three hits with four strikeouts and no walks.

Pitchers of Record

Win: Karsten Sweum (1-1)

Loss: Cord Rager (2-1)

Statistical Snapshot

Brendan Brock | 1-for-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI
Deiten Lachance | 1-for-4
Nolan Stevens | 1-for-3
Cord Rager | 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

Notes

Brendan Brock hit his team-leading fourth home run of the season.
Brock extended his season-long hit streak to seven games.
OU fell for just the second time this season. The Sooners still took the series with consecutive run-rule wins on Friday (14-4 [8]) and Saturday (11-1 [7]).
OU tied a season low for hits with three and struck out a season-high 14 times. Entering Sunday's contest the OU offense had not struck out more than nine times in a game.

Up Next

OU hosts Dallas Baptist (7-4) Tuesday in Norman with a 6:30 p.m. CT first pitch. The game can be seen on SECN+ and heard on 99.3 FM/1400 AM. Tuesday's matchup will feature the '$2 Takeover' promotion at Kimrey Family Stadium, featuring $2 concession deals on beer, popcorn, hot dogs and more.

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