Four Home Runs Power Sooners to Series-Opening Win vs. Mizzou

Friday, April 17

5:30 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

25-12, 0

Missouri

20-18, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Missouri	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	6	11	1
Oklahoma	0	4	0	1	0	0	4	0	X	9	11	0

Four Home Runs Power Sooners to Series-Opening Win vs. Mizzou

April 17, 2026 | Baseball

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NORMAN — No. 14 Oklahoma took game one of the series over Missouri Friday night by a final of 9-6 at Kimrey Family Stadium.

OU (24-12, 8-8 SEC) was powered by a season high four home runs and a nine-strikeout performance from starting right-handed pitcher LJ Mercurius.

Following a scoreless first inning, OU raced out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning courtesy of RBIs from Deiten Lachance, Dasan Harris, Jason Walk and Jaxon Willits.

Missouri (20-17, 3-13) got on the board at the top of the fourth via a solo home run. The Sooners quickly got the run back on their own solo shot from Harris, his first of the season.

The teams combined to trade five home runs the rest of the way, with Mizzou's Blaize Ward hitting a two-run shot at the top of the fifth to start the long ball flurry.

OU hit a trio of homers in the bottom of the seventh. Walk hit a two-run blast, his second of the season and second in the last three games, before solo shots from Trey Gambill and Camden Johnson concluded the OU scoring.

Mizzou plated three in the top of the ninth via single and two-run home run to bring the final to 9-6.

Mercurius went six innings and earned his sixth win of the season, surrendering three runs on six hits to go with his nine strikeouts and no walks. Out of the bullpen, Xander Mercurius (1.0 IP), Kadyn Leon (1.0) and Mason Bixby (1.0) finished the job with Leon and Bixby each collected a strikeout.

Pitchers of Record

Win: LJ Mercurius (6-4)
Loss: Josh McDevitt (3-4)

Statistical Snapshot

Jason Walk | 2-for-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Camden Johnson | 2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 2B, 1 RBI
Dasan Harris | 2-for-4, 1 HR, 1 3B, 2 RBI
LJ Mercurius | 6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 9 K

Notes

OU improved to 25-12 on the year, 8-8 in SEC play and 15-5 at home.
OU's four home runs were a season high.
Dasan Harris hit his first home run of the season on a solo shot in the fourth inning. It was the third of his career. Harris also registered his first career triple Friday night.
Jason Walk hit his second home run of the season and second in the last three games.
Trey Gambill registered his sixth homer of the year, good for a tie of second-most on the team. The senior had four all year in 2025.
Camden Johnson hit his sixth home run of the season, also good for a tie for second on the team. Johnson entered the season with four career blasts in two seasons at Wichita State.
LJ Mercurius struck out nine on the night, the fourth time in his 10 starts the righty has fanned nine-plus batters. Mercurius had no walks in a start for the second time this season.

Up Next

OU continues the series vs. Missouri Saturday with a 4 p.m. CT first pitch at Kimrey Family Stadium in Norman. The series can be seen on SECN+ and heard on 99.3 FM/1400 AM.

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