Oklahoma hasn’t had many breaks this season.

A ball drops in and a pitch on the corner is called a strike instead of ball and maybe the Sooners wouldn’t have been the Big 12 Conference’s ninth-place team when they faced Kansas State Saturday night at L. Dale Mitchell Park.

But the Sooners finally got some things to go their way in Game 2 of their series against the Wildcats, and they turned them into a 10-5 victory.

Their four-game losing streak ended and hopes of reaching the Big 12 tournament also gained some momentum.

“We just felt like we were on a roll tonight,” OU right fielder Jamie Johnson said. “I know it was just one win, but after the game it kind of felt like 10. All we’re looking for is that one thing to spark us. Maybe this is it.”

Perhaps, but the Sooners still reside in ninth place at 30-21-1 and 7-15-1 in the Big 12. They’ll head into today’s rubber game just a 1⁄2 game behind the Wildcats (24-26, 8-15) for eighth place.

A win would allow OU to control its own destiny heading into next weekend’s Bedlam series.

If the Sooners play like they did Saturday, they’ll have a respectable shot at a late-season surge.

Aaron Baker led an 18-hit parade, going 4-for-5 with four RBIs. He benefited from a huge night from the top of OU’s batting order. Johnson, Aljay Davis and Mike Gosse reached base nine times and scored eight of OU’s runs.

“Those guys did a great job getting on base,” OU coach Sunny Golloway said. “They were huge for us.”

Right-hander Andrew Doyle picked up the victory and did something no OU starting pitcher since April 19 had done. Doyle was able to carry the pitching load into the seventh inning. The last time that happened was when Doyle did it in the middle game of the Missouri series.

The tall sophomore scattered eight hits and five runs before turning the ball over to Chase Anderson.

“You just have to get out there and compete,” Doyle said after improving to 7-3. “Once you start getting into those later innings, your confidence builds.”

It’s hard to believe considering the Sooners came to the ballpark with a four-game losing streak and were coming off a 6-4 loss to the Wildcats Friday, but they looked confident.

OU jumped all over Kansas State starter A.J. Morris (4-3), chasing him after 12⁄3 innings and building a 6-1 lead after two innings.