2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2020 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners play their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They are led by head coach Skip Johnson, in his 3rd season at Oklahoma.

2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
2020 record14–4 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coachSkip Johnson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Clay Overcash (3rd season)
  • Clay Van Hook (3rd season)
  • Britt Bonneau (2nd season)
Home stadiumL. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  16–3 .842
No. 22 Texas  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–3 .824
No. 13 Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  14–4 .778
TCU  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–4 .733
Oklahoma State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  13–5 .722
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  11–5 .688
Baylor  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  10–6 .625
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  10–7 .588
Kansas  ‍‍‍ 0–0 –  7–10 .412
‡ – Tournament champion
As of March 15, 2020[1]; Rankings from D1baseball

On March 13, the Big 12 Conference canceled the remainder of the season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.[2]

Previous Season

The 2019 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team notched a 33–21 (11–13) regular season record and finished sixth in the Big 12 Conference standings. The Sooners reached the 2019 Big 12 Conference Baseball Tournament, where they were defeated by Baylor and TCU. Oklahoma did not receive an at-large bid to the 2019 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament.[3]

Personnel

Coaching Staff
NamePositionSeasons at
Oklahoma		Alma Mater
Skip JohnsonHead Coach3University of Texas–Pan American (1990)
Clay OvercashAssistant Coach3University of South Carolina Upstate (1990)
Clay Van HookAssistant Coach3University of Texas at Austin (2007)
Britt BonneauVolunteer Assistant Coach2University of Oklahoma (1992)

Roster
2020 Oklahoma Sooners Roster[4]
 

Pitchers

  • 15 - Wyatt Olds - Sophomore
  • 17 - Aaron Brooks - Junior
  • 18 - Ledgend Smith - Junior
  • 22 - Braxton Webb - Senior
  • 23 - Jaret Godman - Sophomore
  • 24 - Cade Cavalli - Junior
  • 25 - Levi Prater - Junior
  • 26 - Brad Demco - Senior
  • 28 - Dane Acker - Junior
  • 30 - Jacob Loflin - Freshman
  • 31 - Christian Ruebeck - Freshman
  • 32 - Zack Matthews - Junior
  • 34 - Michael Betrus - RS Freshman
  • 42 - Carson Carter - RS Junior
  • 43 - Jason Ruffcorn - Senior
  • 45 - Ben Abram - Sophomore
  • 54 - Jake Bennett - Freshman
  

Catchers

  • 14 - Justin Mitchell - Junior
  • 40 - Brady Lindsly - Senior

Infielders

  • 2 - Trent Brown - RS Sophomore
  • 4 - Brandon Zaragoza - Senior
  • 5 - Conor McKenna - Senior
  • 11 - Carter LaValley - Freshman
  • 13 - Logan Kohler - Freshman
  • 20 - Peyton Graham - Freshman
  • 36 - Tyler Hardman - Junior
  • 39 - Braxton Bohrofen - RS Freshman
  

Outfielders

  • 1 - Diego Muniz - Sophomore
  • 6 - Connor Beichler - Freshman
  • 7 - Kendall Pettis - Freshman
  • 10 - Tanner Tredaway - Junior
  • 16 - Vinny Bologna - Junior
  • 21 - Brady Harlan - Senior
  • 27 - Jordan Vujovich - RS Junior
  • 29 - Luke Quick - Junior
  

Schedule & Results
2020 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log[5]
Legend:           = Win           = Loss           = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma team member
Regular Season (14–4)

"#" represents ranking. All rankings from Collegiate Baseball on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big 12 Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.

Rankings
See also: 2020 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
Coaches'[6] RV RV* RV* 16 13  
Baseball America[7] 19 16 15 11 9  
Collegiate Baseball^[8] 30 NR NR 28 28  
NCBWA†[9] 24 24 20 15 12  
D1Baseball[10] 24 23 22 15 13

^ Collegiate Baseball ranks 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
 * New poll was not released for this week so for comparison purposes the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References
  1. "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  2. "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  3. "2019 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "2020 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  5. "2020 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  6. Baseball Coaches Poll
  7. Baseball America College: Top 25
  8. NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
  9. NCBWA Division I poll
  10. D1Baseball poll
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