Sooners News: Oklahoma Softball off to hot start in El Paso

The Oklahoma Sooners softball team ran up the score over the weekend. They outscored the opposition 70-2 overall.

The Oklahoma Sooners softball season got into full swing at a fast and furious pace. On Thursday, the team set an NCAA record by driving 13 balls out of the yard. Yes, you read that correctly. The Sooners hit 13 home runs on opening day as they blasted UTEP 29-0. They weren’t done by any stretch of the imagination.

In the second game on the first day of the season, OU would take on Abilene Christian. In this game, they would defeat ACU 9-0 to increase their run differential to 38 runs. These ladies were coming to send a message that they were hungry.

On Friday, they were back on the field to play ACU once again with Giselle Juarez in the circle for the Sooners. She pitched three innings, striking out five and allowing only one baserunner on a walk. Oklahoma allowed just one hit as they cruised to an 11-0 victory, outscoring ACU on the weekend 20-0.

In the final game of the Miner Invitational in El Paso, Oklahoma would take on UTEP once again. Freshman Nicole May would be in the circle looking for her first win on the season. The Sooners once again put 20+ runs on the board as they defeated the Miners 21-2, giving up their first runs on the season.

Senior Jocelyn Alo is moving up the ranks in Oklahoma history. She launched her 57th career home run to move her into fourth in OU history. She finished with one home run and four RBIs in two at bats.

Oklahoma scored 70 runs on the weekend and blasted a total of 24 home runs during the two-day stretch. Freshman Tiare Jennings and junior Grace Lyons were the story of the weekend. Jennings is batting .923 through four games with five home runs and 12 RBIs. Lyons drove six balls out of the ballpark with an identical 12 RBIs in the early going.