ATLANTA (Interstat) — Nick Wesloski pitched seven innings of no-hit baseball and the Oklahoma Sooners erupted for 12 runs in the third and fourth innings to defeat the Citadel Bulldogs 15-5 in a playoff game Sunday afternoon at Bobby Dodd Stadium.

Wesloski allowed three earned runs, struck out four and walked two while facing 28 batters. He was lifted after the seventh inning having thrown 96 pitches. The Sooners improved to 34-22; the Bulldogs fell to 36-26.

Oklahoma struck first in the top of the first inning when center fielder Jason Walk homered to right field for a 1-0 lead. The Sooners added six runs in the third inning, sending 11 men to the plate. Left fielder Trey Gambill walked with the bases loaded to force in a run, then catcher Brendan Brock singled up the middle to drive in two more. Right fielder Harris followed with a two-run single, and Brock and Harris later stole bases to put runners in scoring position, though the inning ended with a flyout.

The fourth inning proved even more punishing. Oklahoma batted around again, scoring six more runs on five hits, two walks and a hit batter. Second baseman Branch singled in a run, shortstop Willits walked with the bases loaded, Gambill doubled to right-center for two runs, Harris grounded out for a run and first baseman Tockey grounded out for another run before Branch’s second single of the inning drove in Brock. By the time the inning ended, Oklahoma led 13-0.

Citadel finally broke through in the bottom of the fourth. Left fielder Anderson reached on an error by Gambill, and right fielder Christian Stratis homered to left field, scoring two runs. The Bulldogs added two more in the sixth when Stratis singled up the middle to drive in Tobin and Gibson, cutting the lead to 13-4.

Oklahoma answered in the top of the fifth. Shortstop Johnson singled, Lachance singled, and Willits drove in Johnson with a single through the right side. Brock then singled up the middle to score Lachance, pushing the lead to 14-4. The Bulldogs got one more run in the seventh when Patel doubled and Daniels singled to left field, making it 14-5. Oklahoma tacked on an insurance run in the top of the eighth when Walk, who had reached on a fielder’s choice, scored on a single by Branch.

Relievers Reid Hensley and Jaden Barfield each pitched a scoreless inning for Oklahoma, with Barfield striking out one. For Citadel, relievers Mason Yokum, Jacob Deacon and Ben Brash combined for four innings of one-hit shutout ball, striking out four.

Brock led Oklahoma’s 14-hit attack with three hits and three RBIs. Walk had two hits, including a home run, and scored three times. Gambill drove in three runs despite only one hit. Stratis was the top hitter for Citadel, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBIs.

The game was the second straight meeting between the two teams. Oklahoma had beaten Citadel 8-3 on Saturday. The Sooners’ next scheduled game is against Georgia Tech later Sunday.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Citadel 7, Oklahoma 3, while Interstat’s ELO system gave Oklahoma a 77.50 percent probability to win.