2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team

2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
Record	14–4 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Skip Johnson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Clay Overcash (3rd season); Clay Van Hook (3rd season); Britt Bonneau (2nd season);
Home stadium	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

Last updated October 31, 2025

2020 Big 12 Conference baseball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		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

The 2020 Oklahoma Sooners baseball team represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2020 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 3rd season at Oklahoma.

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

Name	Position	Seasons at Oklahoma	Alma mater
Skip Johnson	Head Coach	3	University of Texas–Pan American (1990)
Clay Overcash	Assistant Coach	3	University of South Carolina Upstate (1990)
Clay Van Hook	Assistant Coach	3	University of Texas at Austin (2007)
Britt Bonneau	Volunteer Assistant Coach	2	University 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 and results

2020 Oklahoma Sooners Baseball Game Log^[5]

Regular Season (14–4)

February (8–3)

Date	Time (CT)	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
February 14	6:00 pm	Virginia*	#30	Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL	L 0–6	McGarry (1–0)	Cavalli (0–1)		780	0–1	–	Stats Story
February 15	1:00 pm	Virginia*	#30	Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL	W 7–2	Matthews (1–0)	Harrington (0–1)			1–1	–	Stats Story
February 15	4:00 pm	Virginia*	#30	Admiral Fetterman Field • Pensacola, FL	W 5–1	Olds (1–0)	Schoch (0–1)	Ruffcorn (1)	1,422	2–1	–	Stats Story
February 18	3:00 pm	Texas Southern*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 14–1	Abram (1–0)	Hansen (0–1)		392	3–1	–	Stats Story
February 19	3:00 pm	Texas Southern*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 12–1	Bennett (1–0)	Kindervater (0–2)		407	4–1	–	Stats Story
February 21	3:00 pm	Illinois State*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 2–1	Cavalli (1–1)	Johnson (0–2)	Ruffcorn (2)		5–1	–	Stats Story
February 21	6:00 pm	Illinois State*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 4–1	Olds (2–0)	Wicklund (0–1)	Ruffcorn (3)	591	6–1	–	Stats Story
February 22	12:00 pm	Illinois State*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 3–2	Brooks (1–0)	Kubiatowicz (0–1)	Godman (1)		7–1	–	Stats Story
February 22	3:00 pm	Illinois State*		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 5–7	Sebby (1–0)	Acker (0–1)	Bronke (1)	794	7–2	–	Stats Story
February 28	3:00 pm	Arkansas*		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 6–3	Olds (3–0)	Kopps (0–1)	Ruffcorn (4)		8–2	–	Stats Story
February 29	11:00 am	Missouri*		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	L 7–8¹⁰	Dillard (2–0)	Brooks (1–1)	–	521	8–3	–	Stats Story

March (6–1)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Rank	Stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Overall	Big 12
March 1	11:00 am		#19 LSU*		Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX	W 1–0	Acker (1–1)	Labas (1–2)	–		9–3	–	Stats Story
March 3	6:30 pm		Dallas Baptist*	#28	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 10–3	Olds (4–0)	Heaton (1–2)	–	773	10–3	–	Stats Story
March 4	6:30 pm		Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	#28	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 13–2	Bennett (2–0)	Barker (0–2)	–	588	11–3	–	Stats Story
March 6	6:30 pm		San Diego State*	#28	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	L 4–5	Paredes (1–1)	Cavalli (1–2)	Schmitt (6)	919	11–4	–	Stats Story
March 7	2:00 pm		San Diego State*	#28	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 8–4	Prater (1–0)	Melton (3–1)	–	1,311	12–4	–	Stats Story
March 8	1:00 pm		San Diego State*	#28	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK	W 9–8¹⁰	Ruffcorn (1–0)	Schmitt (0–1)	–	699	13–4	–	Stats Story
March 10	6:30 pm		at UT Arlington*	#28	Clay Gould Ballpark • Arlington, TX	W 3–0	Bennett (3–0)	Winquest (1–1)	Ruffcorn (5)	936	14–4	–	Stats Story
March 12	8:00 pm		at Cal Poly*	#28	Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 13	8:00 pm		at Cal Poly*	#28	Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 14	6:00 pm		at Cal Poly*	#28	Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 15	3:00 pm		at Cal Poly*	#28	Robin Baggett Stadium • San Luis Obispo, CA
March 17	6:00 pm		Arkansas*		Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark • Oklahoma City, OK
March 20	6:30 pm		Texas		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
March 21	2:00 pm	FSOK	Texas		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
March 22	2:00 pm	FSOK	Texas		L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
March 24	6:30 pm		at Dallas Baptist*		Horner Ballpark • Dallas, TX
March 27	6:30 pm		at TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 28	2:00 pm	FSSW+	at TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 29	12:00 pm	ESPNU	at TCU		Lupton Stadium • Fort Worth, TX
March 31	6:30 pm		Oklahoma State		ONEOK Field • Tulsa, OK

April (0–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium
April 3	6:30 pm	FSOK+	Baylor	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 4	6:30 pm	ESPNU	Baylor	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 5	2:00 pm	FSSW+	Baylor	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 7	6:30 pm		Oral Roberts*	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 9	6:30 pm	FSSW	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX
April 10	8:00 pm	ESPNU	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX
April 11	2:00 pm	FSSW+	at Texas Tech	Dan Law Field • Lubbock, TX
April 14	6:00 pm	FSOK+	Wichita State*	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 17	6:30 pm	FSOK+	Oklahoma State	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 18	6:00 pm	ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
April 19	4:00 pm	ESPNU	at Oklahoma State	O'Brate Stadium • Stillwater, OK
April 21	6:00 pm		at Oral Roberts*	J. L. Johnson Stadium • Tulsa, OK
April 24	6:30 pm		Sam Houston State*	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 25	2:00 pm	FSOK	Sam Houston State*	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 26	1:00 pm		Sam Houston State*	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
April 28	6:00 pm		at Wichita State*	Eck Stadium • Wichita, KS

May (0–0)

Date	Time (CT)	TV	Opponent	Stadium
May 1	6:00 pm		at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 2	2:00 pm		at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 3	1:00 pm		at Kansas	Hoglund Ballpark • Lawrence, KS
May 8	6:30 pm		Kansas State	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 9	4:00 pm	FSOK+	Kansas State	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 10	1:00 pm		Kansas State	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 14	6:30 pm	FSOK+	West Virginia	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 15	6:30 pm		West Virginia	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK
May 16	2:00 pm	FSOK	West Virginia	L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park • Norman, OK

Legend: = Win = Loss = Canceled Bold = Oklahoma team member

"#" 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

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' ^[6]	RV	RV*		16	13
Baseball America ^[7]	19	16	15	11	9
Collegiate Baseball^^[8]	30	—	—	28	28
NCBWA†^[9]	24	24	20	15	12
D1Baseball^[10]	24	23	22	15	13

^ 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.

2020 MLB draft

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB team
Cade Cavalli	RHP	1	22	Washington Nationals
Levi Prater	LHP	3	93	St. Louis Cardinals
Brady Lindsly	C	4	123	Washington Nationals
Dane Acker	RHP	4	127	Oakland Athletics

References

↑ "2020 Baseball Standings". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
↑ "2020 Season Cancellation". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
↑ "2019 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
↑ "2020 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
↑ "2020 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
↑ "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today . Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.
↑ Baseball America College: Top 25
↑ NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper
↑ NCBWA Division I poll
↑ D1Baseball poll

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[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.

[roster-4] "2020 Baseball Roster". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 21, 2020.

[schedule-5] "2020 Baseball Schedule". Oklahoma Sooners. Retrieved February 20, 2020.

[6] "NCAA Baseball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports". USA Today . Archived from the original on July 3, 2023.

[7] Baseball America College: Top 25

[CBNPoll-8] NCAA DIV I Baseball Polls-Collegiate Baseball Newspaper

[9] NCBWA Division I poll

[10] D1Baseball poll

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

v t e Oklahoma Sooners baseball
Venue	Haskell Park (–1981) L. Dale Mitchell Park (1982–present)
People	Head Coaches
Seasons	1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
National championships in bold; College World Series appearances in italics