CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Oklahoma got seven solid innings from starting pitcher Bobby Shore and cruised to an 11-2 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday to roll up its 10th straight win.
The winning streak marked the fifth time under OU coach Sunny Golloway the Sooners have won 10 or more consecutive games and the 26th in program history.
Shore (3-0) received plenty of run support, but he was dominant in his seven innings on the mound. The junior college transfer struck out five and finished with one run allowed off six hits and a walk.
“I thought Bobby Shore was the whole key today,” Golloway said. “He’s been great for us so far and he still has some things to learn.”
The Islanders (7-6) took an early 1-0 lead off a sacrifice by Trey Hernandez but the Sooners quickly responded on a solo home run Cameron Seitzer to lead off the second inning.
The first-pitch blast was Seitzer’s Big 12 leading fifth of the year, a title he shares with teammate Garrett Buechele.
The Sooners (15-1) broke open the game in the fourth inning and sent 10 batters to the plate. Chris Ellison started the rally with a RBI single and Buechele followed two batters later with a two-run single up the middle. Ross Hubbard’s RBI double provided the last run of the frame and the extra base hit gave OU a 4-1 lead.
In the top of the fifth inning, OU eclipsed the double-digit hit mark for the fourth straight game and 12th overall, as Buechele added a RBI single an inning later.
OU, which is ranked No. 15 in the latest USA Today/ESPN Top 25, will face its first ranked opponent of the season at 11 a.m. today when it concludes action in the Whataburger College Classic against No. 10 UCLA (11-0).
