Sooners eliminate Baylor 7-2 in Big 12 tournament

By: Associated Press

Posted: Sat 6:40 PM, May 26, 2012

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Matt Oberste homered twice and drove in three runs to lead Oklahoma to 7-2 victory Saturday over top-seeded Baylor in the Big 12 baseball tournament.

The win eliminated Baylor (44-14), which trailed 4-0 before Josh Ludy's home run in the fourth inning. The Sooners (38-21) answered with three more runs in the fifth to secure the win and advance to the championship against or sixth-seeded Missouri on Sunday.

Max White added a two-run double for Oklahoma.

Ludy had two RBIs for the Bears, who were 22-1 against other Big 12 teams and 0-5 against the Sooners this season.

Jonathan Gray (8-4) allowed six hits and two runs in 7 2-3 innings for Oklahoma.

Joey Hainsfurther (2-1) allowed four hits and four runs in 3 1-4 innings in the loss.

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