Virginia reliever Blake Bales looks to provide a key arm to the OU bullpen heading into the 2023 season.After a memorable run to the College World Series finals last month, 11 Sooners had their names called at the MLB Draft over the last three days.Jackson Nicklaus and John Spikerman both earned selections on Wednesday following their big freshman campaigns a year ago.Down 7-6 in the ninth, OU scored two runs to take the lead and hold on for the come-from-behind win.OU held a 7-3 lead in the seventh inning, but let the Cowboys strike for five runs in the final three innings to steal the victory.The Cowboys’ offense got started early, jumping out to a quick lead they would not relinquish.OU fell behind 6-0 in the opening frame, a body blow they were never able to recover from getting run-ruled in seven innings.The Oklahoma offense struck for 19 runs in the first three innings to jump all over the Wildcats and take the series.The Sooners were led by a dominant performance by left-hander Jake Bennett, who tossed seven shutout innings with 11 strikeouts.The Golden Eagles took a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back, silencing the OU bats.Sooners ace Jake Bennett did the job tossing six good innings allowing just one earned run and striking out seven.After a massive win on Friday night, OU pulled off a miracle Saturday, then run-ruled the Jayhawks in seven innings on Sunday.The Sooners rallied from three runs down to beat the Shockers behind a big, seven-run sixth inning.Cade Horton tossed four shutout innings in his first collegiate start after missing the 2020 season due to Tommy John surgery.The two teams combined for 25 runs and 32 hits in a high-scoring affair in Norman on Friday night.Both offenses came to play on Tuesday night, but it was OU surviving the high-scoring affair behind a huge night from Brett Squires.The Sooners enter the NCAA Tournament with a record of 37-20 and having won the Big 12 tournament championship for the first time since 2013.The Sooners will battle the Longhorns looking for their first Big 12 tournament championship in nine years.OU got yet another great start on the mound and used a massive third inning offensively to cruise to the league tournament title.The Sooners were led by rock solid pitching and a big swing from Peyton Graham on a second inning grand slam.Once again, the OU bats were red hot going for 17 runs en route to another dominant win to wrap up the series.The Oklahoma bats were once again scalding hot, plating 13 runs in support of Jake Bennett who was superb on the mound.OU put together multiple rallies to try and make up the deficit, but came up just short in the ninth falling 9-8.OU ace left-hander Jake Bennett once again delivered the goods, working 7.2 dominant innings allowing just one run and two hits while striking out 12.The Patriots took an early lead and never looked back, jumping on the Sooners’ pitching and quieting the OU bats.Oklahoma snatched a quick 3-0 lead, but couldn’t hold onto it as the Horned Frogs went for nine runs to open the series with a win.OU was led by a strong outing from right-hander David Sandlin and yet another big offensive performance.The Sooners’ offense went for four runs in the opening frame, which was more than enough as the OU pitching was superb on Sunday.The Sooners held a four-run lead through six innings, but allowed the Wildcats to strike for six late runs to get the win.Oklahoma struggled to get the bats hot and finish innings with the Rebels striking for seven two-out runs.