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

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.

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.