"It's great," OU coach Skip Johnson told Voice of the Sooners Toby Rowland in postgame. "Good for the program and good for the University of Oklahoma." Ace pitcher Kyson Witherspo

That first inning outburst helped Oklahoma starter Kyson Witherspoon, though the Gamecocks chased him out of the game in the sixth inning. The Sooners right-hander is the 26th-ranked draft prospect for 2025 by MLB.com and the top-ranked junior pitcher in the SEC.

OU baseball opened SEC play with an 8-5 win over South Carolina Friday in Game 1 of a three-game road series. Right-hander Kyson Witherspoon (5-0) tossed four scoreless innings before allowing a run in the fifth and two earned in the sixth.

With dangerously high winds in the region, the Sooners and Razorbacks will play a doubleheader Saturday and a single game on Sunday.

The Sooners and Razorbacks will now play a doubleheader Saturday, with game one inning beginning at 1 p.m. and game two set to beginning approximately 45 minutes following the conclusion of game one.

The schedule for the No. 1-ranked Oklahoma softball team's road series against No. 15 Arkansas has been changed due to weather conditions in the area.