Sluggish start puts Sooners in the hole in tournament-opening loss

Baylor's Davis Wendzel tags out on Oklahoma's Brylie Ware at third base during the Bears' 4-0 win Wednesday at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark. [Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman]

By 9:02 Wednesday morning, Oklahoma was in big trouble.

The Sooners got off to a rough start in the opener of the Big 12 Tournament and could never recover, eventually falling 4-0 to Baylor at Bricktown Ballpark.

On the first pitch of the game, Bears' leadoff hitter Nick Loftin hit a hard grounder at shortstop Brandon Zaragoza, typically one of the best fielders in the league.

But Zaragoza kicked it, putting Loftin at first. Two pitches later, starting pitcher Jake Irvin's pickoff throw went wild for the second error.