2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

College Baseball Season

2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball

Big 12 Tournament champion NCAA Gainesville Regional Champion Blacksburg Super Regional Champion
College World Series, Finals, 0–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	45–24 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Skip Johnson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Clay Overcash (5th season) Clay Van Hook (5th season) Reggie Willits (1st season)
Home stadium	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 23 TCU ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	8	.667	38	–	22	.633
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9	.625	42	–	22	.656
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	9	.625	45	–	24	.652
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍^y	15	–	9	.625	39	–	22	.639
No. 8 Texas ‍‍‍^y	14	–	10	.583	47	–	22	.681
West Virginia ‍‍‍	14	–	10	.583	33	–	22	.600
Kansas State ‍‍‍	8	–	16	.333	29	–	29	.500
Baylor ‍‍‍	7	–	17	.292	26	–	28	.481
Kansas ‍‍‍	4	–	20	.167	20	–	35	.364

† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of April 4, 2024^[1] Rankings from D1baseball

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners play their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Skip Johnson, in his 5th season at Oklahoma.

Previous season

The 2021 team finished the season with a 27–28 record and an 11–13 record in the Big 12. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the fifth-seeded Sooners fell to fourth-seeded Oklahoma State 5–9 and top-seeded Texas 1–4 to end their conference tournament in the First Round. The Sooners did not earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at OU	Alma Mater
Skip Johnson	Head Coach	5	University of Texas–Pan American (1990)
Clay Overcash	Assistant Coach	5	USC Upstate (1990)
Clay Van Hook	Assistant Coach	5	Texas (2008)
Reggie Willits	Volunteer Assistant	1	Oklahoma (2014)

Roster

2022 Oklahoma Sooners Roster^[2]

Pitchers

14 Carter Campbell – sophomore (6'2", 180)
17 Aaron Calhoun – freshman (5'10", 165)
18 Creed Watkins – RS sophomore (6'5", 220)
23 Jaret Godman – RS junior (6'1", 190)
25 Keegan Allen – freshman (6'0", 185)
27 Braden Carmichael – RS junior (5'10", 178)
28 David Sandlin – RS sophomore (6'4", 215)
29 Jett Lodes – sophomore (5'10", 161)
30 Nicholas Andrews – RS freshman (6'2", 220)
32 Colton Sundloff – freshman (6'5", 200)
34 Carson Atwood – sophomore (6'0", 206)
35 Javier Ramos – RS sophomore (6'6", 206)
36 Luke Carrell – freshman (6'2", 190)
40 Brayden Luikart – freshman (6'0", 185)
42 Luc Fladda – freshman (6'1", 180)
45 Ben Abram – RS junior (6'7", 243)
48 Chazz Martinez – RS sophomore (6'3", 210)
50 Cade Brown – RS junior (6'4", 233)
52 Griffin Miller – RS junior (6'4", 210)
54 Jake Bennett – RS sophomore (6'6", 234)
58 Zachery Carrell – RS sophomore (6'1", 192)
99 Trevin Michael – graduate student (6'2", 200)

Catchers

3 Jimmy Crooks – RS sophomore (6'0", 218)
16 Hudson Polk – sophomore (6'1", 201)
31 Kade Fletcher – RS sophomore (6'2", 215)

Infielders

2 Trent Brown – RS sophomore (5'11", 183)
5 Mason Lowe – RS junior (5'11", 180)
6 Wallace Clark – freshman (6'0", 180)
9 Cade Horton – RS freshman (6'1", 211)
12 Brett Squires – RS junior (6'3", 205)
15 Jackson Nicklaus – freshman (6'0", 190)
20 Peyton Graham – RS sophomore (6'4", 171)
21 Max McGwire – freshman (6'2", 185)
22 Brock Daniels – freshman (6'1", 185)
26 Blake Robertson – RS sophomore (6'5", 200)

Outfielders

1 Diego Muniz – RS junior (5'8", 190)
7 Kendall Pettis – RS sophomore (5'11", 187)
8 John Spikerman – freshman (6'0", 180)
10 Tanner Tredaway – RS senior (6'0", 188)
11 Sebastian Orduno – RS sophomore (5'10", 190)

Schedule and results

2022 Oklahoma baseball game log (45–24)^[3]

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Oklahoma team member

Regular season (33–20)

February (5–2)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
Feb. 18	11:00 am	FloSports	vs. Auburn*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 3–0	Sundloff (1–0)	Mullins (0–1)	Godman (1)	7,112	1–0	—	Stats Story
Feb. 19	7:00 pm	FloSports	vs. No. 15 Arizona*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 4–14	Flanagan (1–0)	Sandlin (0–1)	—	10,515	1–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 20	6:30 pm	FloSports	vs. Michigan*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–1	Atwood (1–0)	O'Halloran (0–1)	—	8,006	2–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 22	2:30 pm	-	Wichita State*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 6–2	Carmichael (1–0)	Boyer (0–1)	Michael (1)	386	3–1	—	Stats Story
Feb. 25	12:00 pm	—	vs. Northwestern State*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 2–4	Taylor (1–0)	Atwood (1–1)	Cossio (1)	4,672	3–2	—	Stats
Feb. 26	6:30 pm	—	vs. Northwestern State*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 2–1	Sandlin (1–1)	Prestwich (0–1)	Michael (2)	5,974	4–2	—	Stats Story
Feb. 27	5:30 pm	—	vs. Northwestern State*	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 5–1	Martinez (1–0)	Brown (0–1)	—	4,895	5–2	—	Stats Story

March (10–6)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
March 4	3:00 pm	MLB Network	vs. No. 7 LSU*	—	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 4–5⁽¹¹⁾	Collins (1–0)	Miller (0–1)	—	16,515	5–3	—	Stats Story
March 5	11:00 am	MLB Network	vs. UCLA*	—	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 3–15⁽⁷⁾	Flanagan (1–0)	Sandlin (1–2)	—	24,787	5–4	—	Stats Story
March 6	11:00 am	MLB Network	vs. No. 17 Tennessee*	—	Minute Maid Park Houston, TX	L 0–8	Beam (2–0)	Martinez (1–1)	—	12,577	5–5	—	Stats Story
March 8	3:00 pm	—	Dallas Baptist*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–7	Michael (1–0)	Heaton (0–1)	Godman (2)	381	6–5	—	Stats Story
March 12	2:00 pm	—	UTSA*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 10–5	Bennett (1–0)	Jimenez (2–1)	—	750	7–5	—	Stats Story
March 13	12:00 pm	—	UTSA*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–3	Sandlin (2–2)	Quiroga (1–2)	—	725	8–5	—	Stats
March 13	4:00 pm	—	UTSA*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 9–5	Martinez (2–1)	Davis (1–1)	Michael (3)	725	9–5	—	Stats Story
March 15	4:00 pm	BSOK	Air Force*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 10–4	Atwood (2–1)	Benge (0–2)	—	850	10–5	—	Stats Story
March 16	2:00 pm	BSOK	Air Force*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–7	Ramos (1–0)	Hawks (0–1)	Godman (3)	1,115	11–5	—	Stats Story
March 18	6:30 pm	—	New Orleans*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 7–10⁽¹²⁾	Seroski (2–1)	Atwood (2–2)	—	746	11–6	—	Stats Story
March 19	2:00 pm	—	New Orleans*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 13–8	Sundloff (2–0)	Mitchell (0–2)	—	1,006	12–6	—	Stats Story
March 20	2:00 pm	—	New Orleans*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 5–11	Horton (2–0)	Martinez (2–2)	—	746	12–7	—	Stats Story
March 25	6:30 pm	BSOKX	Baylor	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 5–3	Bennett (2–0)	Thomas (3–3)	Michael (4)	1,306	13–7	1–0	Stats Story
March 26	2:00 pm	—	Baylor	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 9–5	Abram (1–0)	Voelker (1–4)	—	1,334	14–7	2–0	Stats Story
March 27	2:00 pm	BSOK	Baylor	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 8–16	Caley (1–0)	Atwood (2–3)	Jackson (1)	1,017	14–8	2–1	Stats Story
March 29	7:00 pm	—	vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State*	—	Oneok Field Tulsa, OK	W 7–6	Horton (1–0)	Martin (1–1)	—	7,061	15–8	—	Stats Story

April (12–6)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
April 1	6:30 pm	BSOKX	vs. No. 8 Texas	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 1–7	Hansen (5–0)	Bennett (2–1)	—	5,012	15–9	2–2	Stats Story
April 2	12:00 pm	ESPN2	vs. No. 8 Texas	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 4–2	Michael (2–0)	Stevens (4–2)	—	7,554	16–9	3–2	Stats Story
April 3	12:00 pm	ESPN	vs. No. 8 Texas	—	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	L 8–12	Cobb (2–0)	Ramos (1–1)	—	6,518	16–10	3–3	Stats Story
April 5	6:30 pm	—	Oral Roberts*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 8–2	Carmichael (2–0)	Wolf (0–2)	—	1,036	17–10	—	Stats Story
April 8	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 6 Oklahoma State	—	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	W 8–7	Campbell (1–0)	Martin (1–2)	Michael (5)	6,530	18–10	4–3	Stats Story
April 9	8:00 pm	ESPNU	at No. 6 Oklahoma State	—	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 7–8	McLean (1–0)	Horton (1–1)	—	7,811	18–11	4–4	Stats Story
April 10	3:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 6 Oklahoma State	—	O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK	L 4–9	Osmond (2–1)	Martinez (2–3)	—	6,653	18–12	4–5	Stats Story
April 12	6:00 pm	ESPN+	vs. No. 4 Texas Tech*	—	Hodgetown Amarillo, TX	W 14–9	Carmichael (3–0)	Becker (2–1)	—	7,239	19–12	—	Stats Story
April 14	6:30 pm	—	Pacific*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 7–3	Horton (2–1)	Guarin (0–3)	—	656	20–12	—	Stats Story
April 15	6:30 pm	—	Lamar*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 11–14	Douthit (5–1)	Bennett (2–2)	—	916	20–13	—	Stats Story
April 16	11:00 am	—	Pacific*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 10–2	Sandlin (3–2)	Patterson (1–4)	—	580	21–13	—	Stats Story
April 19	6:30 pm	—	Wichita State*	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 9–5	Godman (1–0)	McDonough (3–2)	Michael (6)	845	22–13	—	Stats Story
April 22	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	—	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 15–2	Bennett (3–2)	Hegarty (4–4)	—	1,289	23–13	5–5	Stats Story
April 23	12:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	—	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 7–6⁽¹⁴⁾	Michael (3–0)	Allen (1–1)	—	802	24–13	6–5	Stats Story
April 24	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at Kansas	—	Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS	W 24–4	Martinez (3–3)	Vanderhei (5–3)	—	963	25–13	7–5	Stats Story
April 26	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oral Roberts*	—	J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK	L 1–5	Archambo (4–1)	Carmichael (3–1)	—	1,370	25–14	—
April 29	6:30 pm	–	Kansas State	-	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 14–2	Bennett (4–2)	McCullough (3–3)	–	1,112	26–14	8–5
April 30	2:00 pm	BSOK	Kansas State	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 22–10	Sandlin (4–2)	Hassall (4–5)	–	1,625	27–14	9–5

May (5–6)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Big 12 Record	Sources
May 1	2:00 pm	—	Kansas State	—	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 7–8	Corsentino (3–4)	Michael (3–1)	Philips (3)	1,174	27–15	9–6
May 3	6:30 pm	—	at Dallas Baptist*	–	Horner Ballpark Dallas, Texas,	L 1–10	Sherlin (3–0)	Carmichael (3–2)	–	1,313	27–16	—
May 6	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 24 TCU	–	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 7–9	Brown (3–2)	Bennett (4–3)	Wright (3)	4,324	27–17	9–7
May 7	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 24 TCU	–	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 11–7	Sandlin (4–3)	Perez (4–2)	Martinez (1)	4,055	28–17	10–7
May 8	1:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 24 TCU	–	Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 5–1	Campbell (2–0)	Bolden (4–1)	Trevin (7)	3,948	29–17	11–7
May 13	6:30 pm	—	West Virginia	–	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 15–1	Bennett (5–3)	Watters (2–6)	–	1,450	30–17	12–7
May 14	2:00 pm	BSOK	West Virginia	–	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	L 8–9	Hampton (7–4)	Sandlin (5–3)	Braithwaite (7)	1,392	30–18	12–8
May 15	12:00 pm	—	West Virginia	–	Mitchell Park Norman, OK	W 17–7	Michael (4–1)	Ottinger (2–2)	–	1,584	31–18	13–8
May 16	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Wichita State*	–	Eck Stadium Wichita, KS	L 0–18	Miner (1–3)	Calhoun (0–1)	–	2,362	31–19	—
May 19	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at No. 5 Texas Tech	–	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 13–8	Bennett (6–3)	Morris (7–1)	–	3,829	32–19	14–8
May 20	6:30 pm	ESPN+	at No. 5 Texas Tech	–	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	W 9–6	Sandlin (6–3)	Birdsell (8–3)	Trevin (8)	4,432	33–19	15–8
May 21	2:00 pm	ESPN+	at No. 5 Texas Tech	–	Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX	L 2–10	Hampton (5–3)	Horton (2–2)	–	4,432	33–20	15–9

Postseason (12–3)

Big 12 Tournament (4–0)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
May 25	7:30 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (6) West Virginia	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–4	Campbell (3–0)	Watters (3–7)	–	5,528	34–20	1–0
May 26	7:30 p.m.	ESPNU	vs. (2) No. 8 Texas Tech	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 6–3	Bennett (7–3)	Morris (7–2)	–	6,288	35–20	2–0
May 26	12:30 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (7) Kansas State	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 4–3	Sandlin (7–3)	Hassall (4–7)	Michael (9)	–	36–20	3–0
May 26	5:00 p.m.	ESPNU	vs. (5) No. 19 Texas	(3) No. 22	Globe Life Field Arlington, TX	W 8–1	Horton (3–2)	Sthele (3–1)	–	10,308	37–20	4–0

Gainesville Regional (3–1)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
June 3	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (3) Liberty	(2) No. 9	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	W 16–3	Bennett (8–3)	Cummings (5–5)	–	2,824	38–20	1–0
June 4	6:00 p.m.	ESPNU	vs. (1) No. 18 Florida	(2) No. 9	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	W 9–4	Sandlin (8–3)	Neely (3–3)	–	5,000	39–20	2–0
June 5	6:00 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (1) No. 18 Florida	(2) No. 9	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	L 2–7	Finnvold (2–1)	Atwood (2–4)	–	3,439	39–21	2–1
June 6	12:00 p.m.	ESPN+	vs. (1) No. 18 Florida	(2) No. 9	Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL	W 5–4	Martinez (4–3)	Slater (6–4)	Bennett (1)	3,933	40–21	3–1

Blacksburg Super Regional (2–1)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
June 10	2:00 p.m.	ESPN2	vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 9	English Field Blacksburg, VA	W 5–4	Bennett (9–3)	Griffin (7–2)	Michael (10)	2,837	41–21	1–0
June 11	11:00 a.m.	ESPNU	vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 9	English Field Blacksburg, VA	L 8–14	Hurney (6–1)	Sandlin (8–4)	–	2,813	41–22	1–1
June 12	12:00 p.m.	ESPNU	vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech	No. 9	English Field Blacksburg, VA	W 11–2	Horton (4–2)	Geber (1–2)	–	2,968	42–22	2–1

College World Series (3–1)
Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Seed	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attend	Overall Record	Tourney Record	Sources
June 17	1:00 p.m	ESPN	vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M	No. 9	Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha,NE	W 13–8	Bennett (10–3)	Dettmer (5–3)	–	23,886	43–22	1–0
June 19	6:00 p.m	ESPN2	vs Notre Dame	No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	W 6–2	Horton (5–2)	Tyrell (5–2)	–	24,934	44–22	2–0
June 22	1:00 p.m	ESPN	vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M	No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	W 5–1	Sandlin (9–4)	Prager (1–4)	–	23,827	45–22	3–0
June 25	6:00 p.m	ESPN	vs Ole Miss	No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	L 3–10	Dougherty (4–3)	Bennett (10–4)	–	25,813	45–23	3–1
June 26	2:00 p.m	ESPN	vs Ole Miss	No. 9	Charles Schwab Field	L 2–4	Gaddis (4–2)	Michael (4–2)	Johnson (12)	25,972	45–24	3–2

* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'^[4]	—	—*	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	24
Baseball America^[5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24
Collegiate Baseball^^[6]	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†^[7]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—
D1Baseball^[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season.
† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References

^ "2022 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
^ "2022 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^ "2022 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
^ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today. Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
^ Baseball America College: Top 25
^ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
^ NCBWA Division I poll
^ D1Baseball poll

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