Mizzou Baseball drops series opener to Oklahoma

Sam Simon for Rock M Mizzou Baseball dropped its series opener Friday night against longtime foe Oklahoma, losing 17-4 in the rivalry’s first matchup since 2021.

The loss moves the team to 0-16 in SEC play, further extending the longest drought in program history to begin conference play.

“It’s hard to win when you can’t keep them from scoring,” head coach Kerrick Jackson said to start his postgame press conference. “We’ve had some good pitching performances and tonight was not one of them.”

The Sooners took the first lead of the game with two runs in the second inning, scoring runners on hits by Drew Dickerson and Dawson Willis. Willis’ double nearly resulted in another run, but Dickerson was…