Thanks to a run to the Men's College World Series that's still going, the Oklahoma Sooners are experiencing the transfer portal in reverse order while suffering no significant losses so far but adding talent already for 2027 while still competing for a national title in Omaha. Usually, the losses are endured before teams are rewarded with gains.
OU head coach Skip Johnson has been recruiting hard even while in Omaha leading the Sooners to a 2-0 start in the MCWS. Eventually, though, the Sooners will inevitably also start losing talent once the MCWS ends, whether it concludes with OU winning a national title or not. But for now, it's nothing but wins on and off the field for OU baseball.
College baseball has a larger window than most sports after being opened since June 1, before the MCWS even got going, and not closing until June 30. During all that, this will be one stop for Sooner Nation to keep up with it all.
Every OU player entering the transfer portal
Pitcher Joey McMannis spent just year in Oklahoma after transferring from Maryland but is already in the portal again as the Sooners' lone loss so far after not getting any playing time in his only season at OU.
Every transfer committed to Sooners
A season after leading Tennessee with nine stolen bases, the speedy Jay Abernathy is now headed to Norman. He hit .236 with three home runs, 16 runs batted in and 36 runs scored in 53 games in 2026 while splitting time between the outfield and second base.
Johnson loves to be aggressive on the bases, so Abernathy will fit right in with the Sooners and his stolen base count will jump in 2027.
Carson Brumbaugh announced on the day of OU's MCWS semifinal showdown with Georgia that he will return to his home state and join his brother, Cayden, on the Sooners' roster in 2027.
Brumbaugh was a star at Edmond Santa Fe High School before starting his college career at Arkansas as one of the top players in the 2025 class. He did struggle as a freshman, though, with a .140 batting average with limited opportunity between shortstop and pitcher as a two-way player. However, as far as talent and potential, Brumbaugh could be the Sooners' most exciting transfer addition.
The Sooners added another player with SEC experience in Texas A&M shortstop and outfielder Sawyer Farr. He appeared in 19 games and made 11 starts as a sophomore this season, but was most productive as a freshman with 31 starts. He has a career .200 average in 125 at-bats. He also has a stellar glove with a perfect fielding percentage this season.
Hayes Melville so far is the Sooners' only addition that didn't come from another Power Four program while making the move from UT Arlington. He had an impressive 2.57 ERA in 24 relief appearances this season and will have immediate value for the Sooners' bullpen in 2027.
Sebastian Pisacreta will help fill a massive need at catcher for the Sooners as they'll likely lose both Deiten Lachance and Brendan Brock to the MLB Draft. Pisacreta was one of the best catchers in the portal after three seasons at Pittsburgh. This season, he hit .271 with an OPS of .940 , 14 home runs and 51 RBI. He's also solid behind the plate.
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