May 23, 2009

2009 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship
AT&T Bricktown Ballpark: May 23, 2009
Game Notes: No. 3 Missouri 5, No. 2 Oklahoma 4
Postgame Notes

Oklahoma (41-18, 1-2 in Pool Two)
• The Sooners now stand 22-22 in Big 12 Championship play.
• With the loss, Oklahoma is eliminated from the Big 12 Championship, finishing with a record of 1-2. The Sooners will await the NCAA tournament selections.
• Jamie Johnson has reached base safely in his last 23 games and totaled 33 hits in that span. He finished the game 3-for-5 with one RBI.
• With today's elimination, OU has not reached the Big 12 Championship game since 1997, when they defeated Texas Tech, 19-17, for the conference tournament crown.
• Garrett Richards was charged with his fourth loss of the season as he surrendered five runs, four earned, in 5.2 innings of work.

Missouri (34-24, 2-1 in Pool Two)
• Missouri is now 16-21 in Big 12 Championship play.
• With the Missouri win, Texas A&M has been eliminated from the Big 12 Championship.
The Tigers need the Aggies to defeat Texas Tech in order to advance to the championship game versus Texas on Sunday at 1 p.m.
• Missouri is 14-3 in its last 17 games with today's win.
• Brad Buehler recorded his eighth save of the season as he logged two-thirds of an inning of shutout ball to lead his team over Oklahoma.
• Nick Tepesch earned his sixth win of the season as he fanned six batters and allowed two earned runs in seven innings.

Today's Attendance: 7,183