Sooners Split Saturday with Vols

Friday, May 15

6:30 p.m.

University of Oklahoma

31-20, 0

Tennessee

37-18, 0

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Tennessee	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	2	2	9	10	1
Oklahoma	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	8	2

May 16, 2026 | Baseball

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OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma split the final two games of the series vs. Tennessee in Oklahoma City on Saturday.

After Friday's game two was suspended in the bottom of the seventh due to lightning with Tennessee on top 5-3, the Volunteers (37-19, 15-15) completed the victory Saturday, taking the game and series with a 9-4 win.

The Sooners (32-20, 14-16) won the series finale by a final of 12-9, powered by a three-home run game from junior Deiten Lachance. He became the first Sooner with a three-homer game since 2000.

In the conclusion of game two, the Volunteers plated four runs across the eighth and ninth, while Oklahoma plated one in the eighth on Dasan Harris' third triple of the season to bring the final to 9-4. Friday starter Xander Mercurius took the loss, going five innings and surrendering five runs (four earned) on six hits and two walks to go with six strikeouts.

GAME THREE | OU 12, UT 9

The regular season finale saw OU score double-digit runs for the 13th time this season, never surrendering the lead after a six-run first inning.

OU's six-run first began with a solo home run from Lachance, his first of three in the game. OU plated five more in the frame via a pair of errors, a bases loaded walk, wild pitch and Jason Walk RBI single.

The Vols would punch back in the second with a two-run home run before OU would get the runs back in the second via a Trey Gambill RBI double and Harris RBI single.

To the fourth, the teams traded single runs before UT would plate three at the top of the fifth to cut the lead to three.

The Sooners would push the lead back to four in the home half of the fifth on Lachance's second homer of the game.

To the seventh, a two-run single from Tennessee and Lachance's third blast of the contest would keep the advantage at three for the Sooners, 11-8.

The teams would trade solo runs again in the eighth to conclude the game's scoring. Tennessee scored via an RBI double down the right line before OU's Dayton Tockey would hit his third home run of the season in the home half to bring the final to 12-9.

Jason Bodin earned his fifth win of the season on the mound, going 2.1 innings and surrendering just two runs on three hits with one walk and one strikeout. Senior Jackson Cleveland earned his eighth save, entering with two outs in the eighth and stranding a runner before working a 1-2-3 ninth inning. His eight saves rank second in the SEC.

The Sooners concluded the regular season at 32-20 and 14-16 in SEC play. Oklahoma earned the No. 11 seed at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., next week.

Oklahoma will face off against 14th-seeded LSU Tuesday night at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network.

G2 Pitchers of Record
Win: Evan Blanco (7-3)
Loss: Xander Mercurius (0-1)

G3 Pitchers of Record
Win: Jason Bodin (5-1)
Loss: Chandler Day (0-2)
Save: Jackson Cleveland (8)

G2 Statistical Snapshot

Camden Johnson | 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI
Dasan Harris | 2-for-4, 1 3B, 1 RBI
Xander Mercurius | 5.0 IP, 6 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 2 BB, 6 K

G3 Statistical Snapshot

Deiten Lachance | 4-for-5, 3 HR, 1 3B, 3 RBI
Dayton Tockey | 1-for-1, 1 HR, 4 BB, 2 RBI
Dasan Harris | 2-for-4, 1 RBI
Cord Rager | 4.2 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
Jason Bodin | 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
Jackson Cleveland | 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

Notes

OU finished the regular season 32-20 and 14-16 in SEC play.
In game three, Deiten Lachance hit three home runs, becoming the first Sooner since Chris Haggard vs. Iowa State in 2000 to accomplish the feat.
Lachance took the team lead in hoers, running his total to 12 on the year. All 12 home runs have come in OU's last 20 games dating back to April 9 at Vanderbilt. He has homered in his seven of the last nine games.
Lachance also registered his second career triple in game three.
Dayton Tockey hit his third home run of the season and first since Feb. 27 vs. Gonzaga. The senior also drew a career-high four walks in Saturday's finale.
Trey Gambill recorded his second career triple in game three. OU tied a season high with a pair of triples in the finale, done three times this season.
Jason Bodin earned his fifth win on the mound this season, moving him to third on the team in victories with a 5-1 record. Four of his five wins have come in SEC play.
Jackson Cleveland earned his team-leading eighth save of the season in game three, a number good for 15th in a single season in program history. The eight saves rank second in the SEC.

Up Next

The Sooners head to Hoover, Ala., to play in the SEC Tournament for the second time in program history. The No. 11-seed Oklahoma will meet 14th-seeded LSU Tuesday night at 8 p.m. CT on SEC Network. The game can be heard on The REF 99.3 FM/1400 AM. Tickets for the tournament are available via SECSports.com.

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