No. 6 Oklahoma Softball capped off its second straight weekend at home with four wins in a row, moving to 20-4 on the season.
After losing at least one game in each of the last three weekends, the Sooners beat all five of their opponents this week, starting with Wichita State on Wednesday. After getting down 4-0 early in the first due to freshman pitching struggles, senior Shannon Saile entered the game and allowed just one run in seven innings. OU strung together several hits in the second and third innings, including three home runs, and cruised to an 8-5 victory over the Shockers.
On Friday, Oklahoma earned a pair of wins over Mercer and Utah, scoring 10 runs in both contests. Nicole Mendes had a home run in both games, and finished with four RBI’s on the day as a designated hitter.
In their first game Saturday, freshman pitcher Brooke Vestal put together arguably her best game of the season, going all seven innings and allowing just one run against Murray State. Freshman Kenzie Hansen and Alycia Flores led the Sooners at the plate with a pair of home runs.
The last bout of the weekend for Oklahoma yielded one of its most exciting yet, as senior captain Lynnsie Elam walked off Missouri State on an RBI single in the eighth inning that scored Hansen. Shannon Saile moved to 8-3 on the year with the win, and freshman Olivia Rains put together one of her best performances in the circle.
RECAP | Elam walks off Bears, #Sooners post two wins to cap the weekend 💪
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🎥 Game Two Highlights ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/1etpKHOais— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) March 8, 2020
Oklahoma now looks to host the OU Tournament, the last leg of their three-week home-stand. They’ll start with New Mexico State at 3 p.m. on Friday.
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