No. 15 Oklahoma Routs Coppin State in Home Opener

Oklahoma opened the doors to newly christened (and still under construction) Kimrey Family Stadium on Friday, welcoming Sooner Nation with an effortless 22-1 run-rule victory over Coppin State.

It wasn’t just OU’s 2026 home opener. It also marked the first of a 17-game home stand for the Sooners.

Coppin State (0-1) issued 14 walks as No. 15-ranked OU (5-0) has now reached double figure scoring in all five games this season. The Sooners scored five in the first, three in the second, two in the third, four in the fourth, five in the fifth and three in the sixth for their fifth consecutive stress-free victory.

Ace left-hander Cameron Johnson got to finish five innings and allowed just one run on three hits and no walks. Johnson (2-0) struck out seven, bringing his two-game total to 18 Ks against just three walks. Johnson needed just 85 pitches and faced 19 batters.

With all the walks by Eagle pitchers, OU still managed 16 hits. Drew Dickerson, Alec Blair and Deiten LeChance each finished with three RBIs, while Nolan Stevens, Brendan Brock, Trey Gambill, Cayden Brumbaugh and Uriah Walters each drove in two. Dickerson, Blair, LeChance, Brumbaugh and Walters led the way with two hits apiece.

After Coppin State took a 1-0 lead off Johnson in the top of the first, the OU bats quickly regained control by batting around in the bottom of the inning.

Jason Walk was plunked on Dillon Kirksey’s first pitch, and after Camden Johnson drew a walk, LeChance made it 1-1 when he delivered an RBI single to left. 

After Johnson and LeChance moved up on a passed ball and Jaxon Willits walked, Stevens singled up the middle to bring home two runs for a 3-1 lead. Brock’s single to left scored Willits for a 4-1 lead, and Gambill (hitting a team-high .444 coming into the weekend) continued his hot start with an RBI single to left that plated Stevens.