NORMAN — On the play-by-play, the at bat looks innocuous.
“Carpenter grounded out to 3b (2-2),” the summary says of Kolbey Carpenter’s plate appearance during Oklahoma’s game at Texas on April 10.
But Sooners coach Pete Hughes points to the at bat as a crucial one in what became a 3-2 OU win that clinched a series victory over the Longhorns.
“It was a 12-pitch at bat to start the game,” Hughes said. “Sunday, you can get sucked into a Sunday mode a little bit, and it’s game three after an emotional two games and that put life right into our dugout with a 12-pitch at bat.