The Sooners rode freshman Xander Mercurius and gets a save from Jackson Cleveland to knock the Bulldogs into the loser's bracket against Texas.

The Sooners' big left-hander was in complete control throughout OU's first-round triumph over the Crimson Tide.

Freshman left-hander Cord Rager allowed three hits over seven innings, an injured Deiten Lachance hobbled around the bases after hitting a two-run homer, and Oklahoma continued…