McDonald’s big game lifts Florida past Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. (Interstat) — Caden McDonald homered twice and drove in six runs to lead Florida past Oklahoma 10-5 on Saturday afternoon at L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park. McDonald went 4-for-5 with a double and two home runs, including a three-run shot in the third inning and a solo homer in the eighth. He also pitched three scoreless innings, allowing no hits and striking out four. Florida (30-17) collected 10 hits, while Oklahoma (30-15) managed eight. Liam Peterson earned the win with 4 2/3 innings of work. Camden Johnson had three hits and two RBIs for the Sooners. Deiten Lachance homered in the ninth for Oklahoma. The Gators trailed 2-0 after the first inning but erupted for six runs in the third and fourth innings. Florida added three runs in the eighth and one in the ninth. Oklahoma scored twice in the fourth before Lachance’s solo shot. The teams conclude the series Sunday.