The Oklahoma Sooners desperately needed this series against the Vanderbilt Commodores. After Texas swept them and they squandered chances against No. 11 Alabama in Norman, a victory in Nashville was non-negotiable.
Following a three-run shot to tie the game at five in the fifth, Kyle Branch’s RBI-single down the third base line in the eighth put the No. 16 Sooners up for good but not without some drama. In the end, Oklahoma took the series with a 6-5 victory.
Oklahoma needed all of six stolen bases, eight hits and some fortunate bad throws by Vanderbilt…