OU (17-2 and 2-1 in the SEC) won the weekend series in Columbia as a result, notable given it was the Sooners’ first series as an SEC member. It was a weekend Skip Johnson’s c

After South Carolina’s Friday loss to No. 12 Oklahoma, Paul Mainieri took to the podium to admit his team was not a power-hitting squad. The Sooners had hit three solo home runs to South Carolina’s none on the evening.

In Saturday’s 11-5 win, starter Jake McCoy only allowed four runs, but he gave up nine hits, three walks and had a runner on base in all but one inning. His replacement, Tyler Pitzer, walked five batters in his first three innings and nearly drove his head coach mad.