Oklahoma tops Georgia behind gem from Kyson Witherspoon in SEC Tournament

Oklahoma is liking Hoover. The No. 12 seed Sooners are now 2-0 in their first SEC Tournament, topping 5-seed Georgia 3-2 in Wednesday’s second-round action.

Kyson Witherspoon was outstanding for Oklahoma. Witherspoon improved to 10-3 on the season, going 7.2 innings in the win. He threw 107 pitches (71 strikes), allowing 2 earned runs on 5 hits, striking out 8 without issuing a base on balls.

Kyson Witherspoon (Jr. @OU_Baseball) folding a LHH w/ nasty CT here (90 2592). Jabbing w/ 97-98 21” vert FB. Flashed CH @ 90 2376. Sharp depth to two plane SL 84 and downer shape (-16”) to CB (76 2643). Pot. T5-10 pick w/ a full complement of + weapons. ‘25 Elig. @PG_Draft pic.twitter.com/GuZEr9yWcC

— PG College Baseball (@PGCollegeBall) May 21, 2025

Once Witherspoon was out, OU turned to Jason Bodin to get a key out. Then, it was Dylan Crooks time. Crooks got the save with an 11-pitch 9th inning to preserve the 3-2 win.

Georgia also had strong pitching performances. JT Quinn allowed just 1 earned run over 4 innings. The Sooners got 2 runs off Matthew Hoskins in the top of the 6th inning to take the lead. Dayton Tockey hit an RBI grounder to give Oklahoma its first lead, and then Brayden Horton brought home the decisive 3rd run with a 2-out single up the middle.

B Hort back up the middle

M6 | OU 3, UGA 1 // @BHort21 pic.twitter.com/uxKj18fXI4

— Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) May 22, 2025

Oklahoma moves on to the quarterfinals to face Vanderbilt on Thursday evening. Georgia goes back to Athens to rest up for the NCAA Tournament. With an overall record of 42-15 and No. 3 RPI, the Bulldogs are well-positioned to host an NCAA Regional.

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