Joe Boozell | NCAA.com | February 18, 2016 Is Baker Mayfield headed to the diamond? Share Baker Mayfield has a heck of an arm and some athleticism to boot, so the Oklahoma QB excelling at other sports wouldn’t come as a shock. So could the signal caller, say, join the Sooners’ baseball team? Unlikely. But would it be impossible? Not necessarily. At first glance, the Oklahoma baseball tweet below might make you think Mayfield is adding metal spikes to his collection of rubber cleats. But as it turns out, they were just having some fun. Mayfield will throw out the first pitch in Oklahoma’s season opener against Northeastern on Friday. OFFICIAL: Mayfield to join OU baseball... ...Friday to throw first pitch on Opening Day. pic.twitter.com/cwkmYHGDiZ — Oklahoma Baseball (@OU_Baseball) February 19, 2016 Oklahoma football and basketball have dominated in 2015-16, so Sooners fans are hoping the baseball team can follow suit. Oklahoma vs. Florida State: 2021 WCWS championship preview No. 1 Oklahoma will face off against No. 10 Florida State in the 2021 WCWS championship series. Here is a full breakdown of the matchup. READ MORE College softball's all-time home run leaders Here's a look at the ten college softball players who have slugged 83 or more home runs in their illustrious NCAA careers. READ MORE Top 3 finalists revealed for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Oklahoma's Jocelyn Alo, UCLA's Rachel Garcia and Washington's Gabbie Plain are USA Softball's finalists for the Collegiate Player of the Year. READ MORE