The Oklahoma Sooners followed their 22-0 win over Stephen F. Austin in the first of two games on Saturday with a 9-0 win over Army in the nightcap.
[autotag]Nicole May[/autotag] got the start in the circle and was phenomenal. In four innings pitched, May recorded 10 strikeouts and didn’t allow a hit. She allowed a walk to the second batter she faced and retired 11 straight to close her stellar performance.
May received more run support than she received in her first start of the season, a 1-0 extra-innings win over Liberty. Again, the Sooners jumped on their opponent early with three runs in the first and two in the second to build a 5-0 lead.
In the first, [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] opened the game with a lead-off double. After [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] lined out, Coleman stole third. [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag] drew a walk on a full count. When Lyons stole second, Jayda Coleman stole home on the throw to open the scoring.
[autotag]Jocelyn Erickson[/autotag] drew a second consecutive full-count walk, and she and Lyons move up a base on a passed ball before [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] doubled to make it 2-0. With Erickson on third base after the Brito double, [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag] drove the true freshman across home plate with a sacrifice fly.
After May retired Army in order in the second, [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] blasted a two-run home run, her first of the season, to give Oklahoma a 5-0 lead.
The Sooners scored four runs in the fourth to give them the run-rule margin and the win after [autotag]Riley Boone[/autotag] singled to lead off the inning and stole second. Lyons reached on an error, and Boone moved around to third for Erickson. The freshman phenom jumped on the second pitch of the at-bat and homered to right field for her second home run of the day and fourth of the season.
Erickson leads the Sooners in batting average (.643), home runs (4), and RBIs (14).
Alyssa Brito also continued her hot weekend in Waco, going 2-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. She now has five doubles on the season and leads the Sooners with seven extra-base hits. She’s 6-for-8 in Waco with six RBIs.
Nicole May hasn’t allowed a run in 15.1 innings pitched in 2023. She leads the Sooners’ stellar pitching staff with 28 strikeouts and an opponent batting average of .102.
The Oklahoma Sooners are 8-0 and outscoring opponents, 70-5, ahead of their Sunday matchup with the Baylor Bears to close the weekend.
The game against Baylor will start at noon CT and can be seen on ESPN+.
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