2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

The 2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Sooners played their home games at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park as a member of the Big 12 Conference. They were led by head coach Skip Johnson, in his 5th season at Oklahoma.

2022 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Big 12 Tournament champion NCAA Gainesville Regional Champion Blacksburg Super Regional Champion
College World Series, Finals, 0–2
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	45–24 (15–9 Big 12)
Head coach	Skip Johnson (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Clay Overcash (5th season) Clay Van Hook (5th season) Reggie Willits (1st season)
Home stadium	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Big 12 Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 23 TCU ‍†‍‍y	16	–	8		.667			38	–	22		.633
Oklahoma State ‍‍‍y	15	–	9		.625			42	–	22		.656
No. 2 Oklahoma ‍‍‡‍y	15	–	9		.625			45	–	24		.652
No. 24 Texas Tech ‍‍‍y	15	–	9		.625			39	–	22		.639
No. 8 Texas  ‍‍‍y	14	–	10		.583			47	–	22		.681
West Virginia  ‍‍‍	14	–	10		.583			33	–	22		.600
Kansas State  ‍‍‍	8	–	16		.333			29	–	29		.500
Baylor  ‍‍‍	7	–	17		.292			26	–	28		.481
Kansas  ‍‍‍	4	–	20		.167			20	–	35		.364
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament[1] champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from D1baseball

Previous season

The 2021 team finished the season with a 27–28 record and an 11–13 record in the Big 12. In the 2021 Big 12 Conference baseball tournament, the fifth-seeded Sooners fell to fourth-seeded Oklahoma State 5–9 and top-seeded Texas 1–4 to end their conference tournament in the First Round. The Sooners did not earn an at-large bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I baseball tournament.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at OU	Alma Mater
Skip Johnson	Head Coach	5	University of Texas–Pan American (1990)
Clay Overcash	Assistant Coach	5	USC Upstate (1990)
Clay Van Hook	Assistant Coach	5	Texas (2008)
Reggie Willits	Volunteer Assistant	1	Oklahoma (2014)

Roster

2022 Oklahoma Sooners Roster[2]
	Pitchers 14 Carter Campbell – sophomore (6'2", 180) 17 Aaron Calhoun – freshman (5'10", 165) 18 Creed Watkins – RS sophomore (6'5", 220) 23 Jaret Godman – RS junior (6'1", 190) 25 Keegan Allen – freshman (6'0", 185) 27 Braden Carmichael – RS junior (5'10", 178) 28 David Sandlin – RS sophomore (6'4", 215) 29 Jett Lodes – sophomore (5'10", 161) 30 Nicholas Andrews – RS freshman (6'2", 220) 32 Colton Sundloff – freshman (6'5", 200) 34 Carson Atwood – sophomore (6'0", 206) 35 Javier Ramos – RS sophomore (6'6", 206) 36 Luke Carrell – freshman (6'2", 190) 40 Brayden Luikart – freshman (6'0", 185) 42 Luc Fladda – freshman (6'1", 180) 45 Ben Abram – RS junior (6'7", 243) 48 Chazz Martinez – RS sophomore (6'3", 210) 50 Cade Brown – RS junior (6'4", 233) 52 Griffin Miller – RS junior (6'4", 210) 54 Jake Bennett – RS sophomore (6'6", 234) 58 Zachery Carrell – RS sophomore (6'1", 192) 99 Trevin Michael – graduate student (6'2", 200)		Catchers 3 Jimmy Crooks – RS sophomore (6'0", 218) 16 Hudson Polk – sophomore (6'1", 201) 31 Kade Fletcher – RS sophomore (6'2", 215) Infielders 2 Trent Brown – RS sophomore (5'11", 183) 5 Mason Lowe – RS junior (5'11", 180) 6 Wallace Clark – freshman (6'0", 180) 9 Cade Horton – RS freshman (6'1", 211) 12 Brett Squires – RS junior (6'3", 205) 15 Jackson Nicklaus – freshman (6'0", 190) 20 Peyton Graham – RS sophomore (6'4", 171) 21 Max McGwire – freshman (6'2", 185) 22 Brock Daniels – freshman (6'1", 185) 26 Blake Robertson – RS sophomore (6'5", 200) Outfielders 1 Diego Muniz – RS junior (5'8", 190) 7 Kendall Pettis – RS sophomore (5'11", 187) 8 John Spikerman – freshman (6'0", 180) 10 Tanner Tredaway – RS senior (6'0", 188) 11 Sebastian Orduno – RS sophomore (5'10", 190) 46 Jack Connelly – Junior (6'0", 195)

Schedule and results

2022 Oklahoma baseball game log (45–24)[3]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Oklahoma team member
Regular season (33–20)
February (5–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources Feb. 18 11:00 am FloSports vs. Auburn* — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 3–0 Sundloff (1–0) Mullins (0–1) Godman (1) 7,112 1–0 — Stats Story Feb. 19 7:00 pm FloSports vs. No. 15 Arizona* — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 4–14 Flanagan (1–0) Sandlin (0–1) — 10,515 1–1 — Stats Story Feb. 20 6:30 pm FloSports vs. Michigan* — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 6–1 Atwood (1–0) O'Halloran (0–1) — 8,006 2–1 — Stats Story Feb. 22 2:30 pm - Wichita State* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 6–2 Carmichael (1–0) Boyer (0–1) Michael (1) 386 3–1 — Stats Story Feb. 25 12:00 pm — vs. Northwestern State* — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 2–4 Taylor (1–0) Atwood (1–1) Cossio (1) 4,672 3–2 — Stats Feb. 26 6:30 pm — vs. Northwestern State* — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 2–1 Sandlin (1–1) Prestwich (0–1) Michael (2) 5,974 4–2 — Stats Story Feb. 27 5:30 pm — vs. Northwestern State* — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 5–1 Martinez (1–0) Brown (0–1) — 4,895 5–2 — Stats Story March (10–6) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources March 4 3:00 pm MLB Network vs. No. 7 LSU* — Minute Maid Park Houston, TX L 4–5(11) Collins (1–0) Miller (0–1) — 16,515 5–3 — Stats Story March 5 11:00 am MLB Network vs. UCLA* — Minute Maid Park Houston, TX L 3–15(7) Flanagan (1–0) Sandlin (1–2) — 24,787 5–4 — Stats Story March 6 11:00 am MLB Network vs. No. 17 Tennessee* — Minute Maid Park Houston, TX L 0–8 Beam (2–0) Martinez (1–1) — 12,577 5–5 — Stats Story March 8 3:00 pm — Dallas Baptist* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 8–7 Michael (1–0) Heaton (0–1) Godman (2) 381 6–5 — Stats Story March 12 2:00 pm — UTSA* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 10–5 Bennett (1–0) Jimenez (2–1) — 750 7–5 — Stats Story March 13 12:00 pm — UTSA* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 8–3 Sandlin (2–2) Quiroga (1–2) — 725 8–5 — Stats March 13 4:00 pm — UTSA* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 9–5 Martinez (2–1) Davis (1–1) Michael (3) 725 9–5 — Stats Story March 15 4:00 pm BSOK Air Force* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 10–4 Atwood (2–1) Benge (0–2) — 850 10–5 — Stats Story March 16 2:00 pm BSOK Air Force* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 8–7 Ramos (1–0) Hawks (0–1) Godman (3) 1,115 11–5 — Stats Story March 18 6:30 pm — New Orleans* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK L 7–10(12) Seroski (2–1) Atwood (2–2) — 746 11–6 — Stats Story March 19 2:00 pm — New Orleans* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 13–8 Sundloff (2–0) Mitchell (0–2) — 1,006 12–6 — Stats Story March 20 2:00 pm — New Orleans* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK L 5–11 Horton (2–0) Martinez (2–2) — 746 12–7 — Stats Story March 25 6:30 pm BSOKX Baylor — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 5–3 Bennett (2–0) Thomas (3–3) Michael (4) 1,306 13–7 1–0 Stats Story March 26 2:00 pm — Baylor — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 9–5 Abram (1–0) Voelker (1–4) — 1,334 14–7 2–0 Stats Story March 27 2:00 pm BSOK Baylor — Mitchell Park Norman, OK L 8–16 Caley (1–0) Atwood (2–3) Jackson (1) 1,017 14–8 2–1 Stats Story March 29 7:00 pm — vs. No. 6 Oklahoma State* — Oneok Field Tulsa, OK W 7–6 Horton (1–0) Martin (1–1) — 7,061 15–8 — Stats Story April (12–6) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources April 1 6:30 pm BSOKX vs. No. 8 Texas — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 1–7 Hansen (5–0) Bennett (2–1) — 5,012 15–9 2–2 Stats Story April 2 12:00 pm ESPN2 vs. No. 8 Texas — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 4–2 Michael (2–0) Stevens (4–2) — 7,554 16–9 3–2 Stats Story April 3 12:00 pm ESPN vs. No. 8 Texas — Globe Life Field Arlington, TX L 8–12 Cobb (2–0) Ramos (1–1) — 6,518 16–10 3–3 Stats Story April 5 6:30 pm — Oral Roberts* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 8–2 Carmichael (2–0) Wolf (0–2) — 1,036 17–10 — Stats Story April 8 6:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 6 Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK W 8–7 Campbell (1–0) Martin (1–2) Michael (5) 6,530 18–10 4–3 Stats Story April 9 8:00 pm ESPNU at No. 6 Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK L 7–8 McLean (1–0) Horton (1–1) — 7,811 18–11 4–4 Stats Story April 10 3:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 6 Oklahoma State — O'Brate Stadium Stillwater, OK L 4–9 Osmond (2–1) Martinez (2–3) — 6,653 18–12 4–5 Stats Story April 12 6:00 pm ESPN+ vs. No. 4 Texas Tech* — Hodgetown Amarillo, TX W 14–9 Carmichael (3–0) Becker (2–1) — 7,239 19–12 — Stats Story April 14 6:30 pm — Pacific* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 7–3 Horton (2–1) Guarin (0–3) — 656 20–12 — Stats Story April 15 6:30 pm — Lamar* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK L 11–14 Douthit (5–1) Bennett (2–2) — 916 20–13 — Stats Story April 16 11:00 am — Pacific* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 10–2 Sandlin (3–2) Patterson (1–4) — 580 21–13 — Stats Story April 19 6:30 pm — Wichita State* — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 9–5 Godman (1–0) McDonough (3–2) Michael (6) 845 22–13 — Stats Story April 22 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas — Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS W 15–2 Bennett (3–2) Hegarty (4–4) — 1,289 23–13 5–5 Stats Story April 23 12:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas — Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS W 7–6(14) Michael (3–0) Allen (1–1) — 802 24–13 6–5 Stats Story April 24 1:00 pm ESPN+ at Kansas — Hoglund Ballpark Lawrence, KS W 24–4 Martinez (3–3) Vanderhei (5–3) — 963 25–13 7–5 Stats Story April 26 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Oral Roberts* — J. L. Johnson Stadium Tulsa, OK L 1–5 Archambo (4–1) Carmichael (3–1) — 1,370 25–14 — April 29 6:30 pm – Kansas State - Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 14–2 Bennett (4–2) McCullough (3–3) – 1,112 26–14 8–5 April 30 2:00 pm BSOK Kansas State — Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 22–10 Sandlin (4–2) Hassall (4–5) – 1,625 27–14 9–5 May (5–6) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Rank Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Big 12 Record Sources May 1 2:00 pm — Kansas State — Mitchell Park Norman, OK L 7–8 Corsentino (3–4) Michael (3–1) Philips (3) 1,174 27–15 9–6 May 3 6:30 pm — at Dallas Baptist* – Horner Ballpark Dallas, Texas, L 1–10 Sherlin (3–0) Carmichael (3–2) – 1,313 27–16 — May 6 6:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 24 TCU – Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX L 7–9 Brown (3–2) Bennett (4–3) Wright (3) 4,324 27–17 9–7 May 7 2:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 24 TCU – Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 11–7 Sandlin (4–3) Perez (4–2) Martinez (1) 4,055 28–17 10–7 May 8 1:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 24 TCU – Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, TX W 5–1 Campbell (2–0) Bolden (4–1) Trevin (7) 3,948 29–17 11–7 May 13 6:30 pm — West Virginia – Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 15–1 Bennett (5–3) Watters (2–6) – 1,450 30–17 12–7 May 14 2:00 pm BSOK West Virginia – Mitchell Park Norman, OK L 8–9 Hampton (7–4) Sandlin (5–3) Braithwaite (7) 1,392 30–18 12–8 May 15 12:00 pm — West Virginia – Mitchell Park Norman, OK W 17–7 Michael (4–1) Ottinger (2–2) – 1,584 31–18 13–8 May 16 6:00 pm ESPN+ at Wichita State* – Eck Stadium Wichita, KS L 0–18 Miner (1–3) Calhoun (0–1) – 2,362 31–19 — May 19 6:30 pm ESPN+ at No. 5 Texas Tech – Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 13–8 Bennett (6–3) Morris (7–1) – 3,829 32–19 14–8 May 20 6:30 pm ESPN+ at No. 5 Texas Tech – Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX W 9–6 Sandlin (6–3) Birdsell (8–3) Trevin (8) 4,432 33–19 15–8 May 21 2:00 pm ESPN+ at No. 5 Texas Tech – Dan Law Field Lubbock, TX L 2–10 Hampton (5–3) Horton (2–2) – 4,432 33–20 15–9
Postseason (12–3)
Big 12 Tournament (4–0) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Tourney Record Sources May 25 7:30 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (6) West Virginia (3) No. 22 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 6–4 Campbell (3–0) Watters (3–7) – 5,528 34–20 1–0 May 26 7:30 p.m. ESPNU vs. (2) No. 8 Texas Tech (3) No. 22 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 6–3 Bennett (7–3) Morris (7–2) – 6,288 35–20 2–0 May 26 12:30 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (7) Kansas State (3) No. 22 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 4–3 Sandlin (7–3) Hassall (4–7) Michael (9) – 36–20 3–0 May 26 5:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. (5) No. 19 Texas (3) No. 22 Globe Life Field Arlington, TX W 8–1 Horton (3–2) Sthele (3–1) – 10,308 37–20 4–0 Gainesville Regional (3–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Tourney Record Sources June 3 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (3) Liberty (2) No. 9 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 16–3 Bennett (8–3) Cummings (5–5) – 2,824 38–20 1–0 June 4 6:00 p.m. ESPNU vs. (1) No. 18 Florida (2) No. 9 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 9–4 Sandlin (8–3) Neely (3–3) – 5,000 39–20 2–0 June 5 6:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (1) No. 18 Florida (2) No. 9 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL L 2–7 Finnvold (2–1) Atwood (2–4) – 3,439 39–21 2–1 June 6 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ vs. (1) No. 18 Florida (2) No. 9 Condron Ballpark Gainesville, FL W 5–4 Martinez (4–3) Slater (6–4) Bennett (1) 3,933 40–21 3–1 Blacksburg Super Regional (2–1) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Tourney Record Sources June 10 2:00 p.m. ESPN2 vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech No. 9 English Field Blacksburg, VA W 5–4 Bennett (9–3) Griffin (7–2) Michael (10) 2,837 41–21 1–0 June 11 11:00 a.m. ESPNU vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech No. 9 English Field Blacksburg, VA L 8–14 Hurney (6–1) Sandlin (8–4) – 2,813 41–22 1–1 June 12 12:00 p.m. ESPNU vs (4) No. 4 Virginia Tech No. 9 English Field Blacksburg, VA W 11–2 Horton (4–2) Geber (1–2) – 2,968 42–22 2–1 College World Series (3–2) Date Time (CT) TV Opponent Seed Stadium Score Win Loss Save Attend Overall Record Tourney Record Sources June 17 1:00 p.m ESPN vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M No. 9 Charles Schwab Field Omaha Omaha,NE W 13–8 Bennett (10–3) Dettmer (5–3) – 23,886 43–22 1–0 June 19 6:00 p.m ESPN2 vs Notre Dame No. 9 Charles Schwab Field W 6–2 Horton (5–2) Tyrell (5–2) – 24,934 44–22 2–0 June 22 1:00 p.m ESPN vs (5) No. 5 Texas A&M No. 9 Charles Schwab Field W 5–1 Sandlin (9–4) Prager (1–4) – 23,827 45–22 3–0 June 25 6:00 p.m ESPN vs Ole Miss No. 9 Charles Schwab Field L 3–10 Dougherty (4–3) Bennett (10–4) – 25,813 45–23 3–1 June 26 2:00 p.m ESPN vs Ole Miss No. 9 Charles Schwab Field L 2–4 Gaddis (4–2) Michael (4–2) Johnson (12) 25,972 45–24 3–2
* indicates a non-conference game. All rankings from D1Baseball on the date of the contest.

Rankings

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I baseball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
Coaches'[4]	—	—*	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	24
Baseball America[5]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	24
Collegiate Baseball^[6]	45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
NCBWA†[7]	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	—	RV	RV	—	—	—
D1Baseball[8]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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