Cord Rager’s gem lifts Oklahoma past Kansas 8‑1

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Interstat) — Cord Rager threw six hitless innings and Dayton Tockey and Camden Johnson homered as Oklahoma defeated Kansas 8-1 on Saturday at Hoglund Ballpark.

Rager (6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 6 K) set the tone for the Sooners (37-22), who collected 11 hits. Tockey went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, Johnson was 1-for-5 with a two-run shot and Trey Gambill added a solo homer, finishing 2-for-4.

LJ Mercurius pitched three hitless innings of relief, allowing one run and striking out three. Oklahoma scored four runs in the fourth inning and three in the fifth.

Kansas (45-17) managed four hits. Jordan Bach homered in the eighth for the Jayhawks’ lone run. Dominic Voegele took the loss, yielding three earned runs over 4 2/3 innings.