OU Baseball: Predicting Oklahoma's 2027 starting lineup after some MLB Draft gifts
(by Dekota Gregory) The transfer portal is closed and the MLB Draft is over, so the Oklahoma Sooners' 2027 roster that will be tasked with defending their national title is mostly settled. The Sooners were just gifted a pair of starters in outfielders Jason Walk and Dasan Harris when the two weren't selected in the MLB Draft over the weekend...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU baseball set to hire Ken Guthrie from Mets to be assistant director of scouting
(by Joshua McDaniel) OU is set to hire Ken Guthrie as assistant director of scouting/player personnel, according to D1 Baseball's Kendall Rogers Monday night. He served as a North Texas/Oklahoma area scout for the New York Mets this past season. He was the Baltimore Orioles' top scout previously. He scouted outfielder Heston Kjerstad...read more from the OU Daily
MLB Draft proves Oklahoma's CWS national title run wasn't just luck
(by Dekota Gregory) Despite the Oklahoma Sooners being crowned national champions, most college baseball media and fans still swear they weren't actually the best team this past season. They chalk it up as a team that lacked championship-level talent but just got hot at the perfect time. MLB scouts just put that lazy narrative to rest, though...read more from Stormin' in Norman
Outfielders Dasan Harris, Jason Walk among those returning to OU following MLB Draft
(by Joshua McDaniel) Rising senior outfielders Dasan Harris and Jason Walk will be returning to OU. Harris posted a "RUN IT BACK" graphic on X, while OU baseball announced on the social platform that Walk will be returning as well. Harris was instrumental in the Sooners' road to winning the 2026 College World Series, a spot on the all-tournament...read more from the OU Daily
2026 MLB Draft Tracker: Where every Sooner lands
(by Josh Franklin) The 2026 MLB Draft began Saturday, with 19 Sooners from the 2026 national champion team draft eligible. OU has produced 315 all-time draft picks, including 48 under head coach Skip Johnson, placing it in the Top 10 nationally in total players picked. Round Times: • Noon Saturday for rounds one through four. • 10:30 a.m...read more from the OU Daily
Tyler Johnson set to join OU baseball coaching staff
(by Joshua McDaniel) Tyler Johnson is set to join OU baseball's staff in an assistant role, according to D1 Baseball's Kendall Rogers. Tyler, the son of OU head coach Skip Johnson, will join the Sooners after spending last year as an assistant and recruiting coordinator at Dallas Baptist University (32-26). He was the head coach of McLennan...read more from the OU Daily
How Oklahoma Baseball Will Benefit From Full SEC Share
(by Ryan Aber) NORMAN — There’s no program at Oklahoma riding momentum quite like Sooners baseball. Skip Johnson’s team had a roller coaster of a season but headed steadily up during the NCAA Tournament, culminating with the program’s third College World Series title and first since 1994. As Oklahoma headed into the SEC...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Baseball: Oklahoma's trio of star freshman starting pitchers all officially returning for 2027
(by Josh Callaway) The future is bright in Norman. Fresh off of winning the program's third national title in Omaha, Oklahoma is looking ahead to next season with a lot of excitement given what they've done in the transfer portal and what they have in line to return in the starting rotation. In their title run, the Sooners became the first team...read more from Sooners Illustrated
Tracking every player Oklahoma baseball loses and gains from the transfer portal (6-27-2026)
(by Dekota Gregory) Thanks to a run through the Men's College World Series to a national title, the Oklahoma Sooners have experienced the transfer portal in reverse order while suffering adding talent for 2027 before ever losing anyone. Usually, the losses are endured before teams are rewarded with gains. Those losses are inevitable, though...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU Baseball: Skip Johnson's emotional message should inspire every Oklahoma fan in 2027
(by Dekota Gregory) It's been an emotional few weeks for all of Sooner Nation, especially for Skip Johnson and his national championship Oklahoma team. Just days after leading the Sooners to their third national championship in program history thanks to an unbelievable run, Johnson was a guest on The Dari Nowkhah Show on The REF and...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU baseball's Skip Johnson named national coach of the year following championship
(by Joshua McDaniel) OU baseball head coach Skip Johnson has been named national coach of the year after leading the Sooners to a national championship. Johnson, in his ninth year as a Sooner head coach, guided the team to winning the College World Series after entering the postseason unranked, falling out of the Southeastern...read more from the OU Daily
SIP Ep. 280 | Where does Oklahoma Baseball's run rank in OU history? + Trio of 2027 target updates
(by Josh Callaway) On the heels of Oklahoma Baseball's historic run, the Sooners Illustrated Podcast is back with a brand new episode. Sooners Illustrated's Josh Callaway and Collin Kennedy try to put into context where Oklahoma Baseball's national title run ranks in OU history and hit on a trio of key 2027 target updates with some...listen to podcast from Sooners Illustrated
Oklahoma HC Skip Johnson Calls National Championship Celebration Event 'Incredible'
(by Carson Field) NORMAN — The Sooners received a hero’s welcome in Norman on Wednesday evening. Oklahoma hosted a celebration event at Kimrey Family Stadium to honor its national championship-winning team. Every seat at the 3,180-capacity ballpark was filled, and hundreds more spectators huddled into standing-room areas, as well as...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU baseball assistant coach, recruiting coordinator Todd Butler set to join Florida
(by Joshua McDaniel) OU baseball assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Todd Butler is set to join Florida in the same roles, according to College Baseball Central reporter Andrew Riedell. Butler, who has been an assistant coach at OU since June 2023, has produced 10 top-10 national recruiting classes across his collegiate coaching...read more from the OU Daily
What gave Skip Johnson confidence in his freshmen starting pitching?
(by John Williams) The Oklahoma Sooners' run to the national championship was certainly fueled by an offense that came to life in the Atlanta regional and didn't slow down through their 13-2 win over UNC to win the College World Series. But another huge storyline was the work of Oklahoma freshmen starters Cord Rager, Xander Mercurius...read more from the Sooners Wire
How Oklahoma Pitcher LJ Mercurius' Fall and Rise Helped Sooners Win National Title
(by Carson Field) Throughout Oklahoma’s run in the NCAA Tournament, LJ Mercurius embodied the Sooners’ “yesterday is dead” motto as well as anybody. Mercurius was OU’s Friday starter early in the 2026 season but got moved to the bullpen after several rough outings in a row. The transfer pitcher, though, became one of the Sooners’...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
OU Baseball: Oklahoma's transfer portal exodus starts even before the CWS title celebration ends
(by Dekota Gregory) On the same day the Oklahoma Sooners were set to celebrate their national title with fans back in Norman at Kimrey Family Stadium, they already suffered their first transfer portal losses before the party even started. Multiple reports surfaced on Wednesday to break the news that outfielders Drew Dickerson and Alec Blair...read more from Stormin' in Norman
D1Baseball Top 25: National champion Oklahoma headlines final rankings
(by staff) After securing its third national championship in program history and its first since 1994, Oklahoma is No. 1 in the final D1Baseball Top 25 rankings of the 2026 season. The Sooners spent 12 weeks in the Top 25 during the regular season, bursting into the rankings after an eye-opening first weekend and peaking at No. 8 in weeks five...read more from D1Baseball
Winning a Natty is Rare, but Thanks to Skip Johnson, AD Roger Denny Already Has Two
(by John E. Hoover) OMAHA, NE — Roger Denny, Oklahoma’s new athletic director, could be forgiven if he now believes national championships grow on trees. In less than six months on the job, Denny’s athletic department has won two national championships. “There's only one Oklahoma,” Denny told Sooners On SI minutes after OU’s baseball...read more from Oklahoma Sooners on SI
