What for most of the game appeared to be a fifth consecutive loss for the Sooners turned out to be a 7-2 runaway for OU over the regionals third-seeded team, the Xavier Musketeers.
Trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the seventh inning, OU’s Domenic DeRenzo tripled to the gap in right center field. A throwing error by the Xavier catcher on a strikeout by Kyle Mendenhall allowed Mendenhall to reach first safely, and Brandon Zaragoza worked Xavier starter Zac Lowther for a six-pitch walk to load the bases with just one out.