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Alex Storako stellar in Oklahoma Sooners 3-0 win over Texas Tech

Oklahoma got a standout performance from Alex Storako in the Sooners’ 3-0 win over Texas Tech.

The Oklahoma Sooners kept their run going with a 3-0 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders on Thursday night.

Alex Storako was fantastic, allowing just three hits and a walk in her complete game shutout of Texas Tech. Storako collected four strikeouts along the way.

“I think command, ability to change speeds on ’em a bit,” Sooners coach Patty Gasso said about Storako’s performance. “They take hacks. They’re very aggressive. Almost every one I’m writing, ‘first-pitch swing,’ ‘first-pitch swing,’ they just get up, they just rip it and they’re aiming for the fence.”

Storako did a great job keeping the Red Raiders off-balance, and when Texas Tech did make good contact, the Sooners’ defense was there to support her.

Grace Lyons and Avery Hodge had moments worthy of Baseball Tonight’s Web Gems.

“I thought defense was kind of securing the game along with pitching,” coach Patty Gasso said after the win. “And a lot of times, if you have two of the three parts of your game working well, you’re going to find ways to win, and that’s really the story tonight.”

Haley Lee got the scoring going for the Sooners with a solo shot in the bottom of the first, and Alyssa Brito’s two-RBI double gave the Sooners the insurance runs they needed.

It was Lee’s ninth home run of the season, tying her with Jayda Coleman and Tiare Jennings for the team lead.

In contrast to Storako’s ability to go the distance, the Red Raiders rolled out six different pitchers for the start of each inning. It was a unique strategy, that for the most part, worked to keep Oklahoma off-balance.

Texas Tech held Oklahoma to just three hits, their fewest in 2023.

“I thought their plan and their pitchers coming in the way they did offset us a little bit,” Gasso said. “I’m looking forward to seeing what they bring tomorrow because I’m looking forward to seeing how our team’s gonna respond.”

Storako moved to 12-0 on the season and lowered her ERA to 0.75 in 2023.

The Sooners get back at it for game two against the Red Raiders at Marita Hynes Field on Friday evening at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN+.

A look at some of the best photos from the Sooners 3-0 win.

Oklahoma Sooners rally in the seventh, beat Texas in 4-3 walkoff win

Jayda Coleman and Kinzie Hansen came through in the clutch with a seven-inning rally to push the Oklahoma Sooners past the Texas Longhorns.

In game two of their three-game set, the Oklahoma Sooners fell behind early once again and needed a seventh-inning rally to defeat the Texas Longhorns.

The Longhorns lineup put the pressure on [autotag]Alex Storako[/autotag] early. Storako got through the first unscathed, but Texas opened the second with a pair of singles. With two on and nobody out, Storako forced Texas into a double play, but the runner at second advanced to third on the play.

Storako induced another ground ball, but a bobble by [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag] allowed the batter to make it to first and a run to score to make it 1-0 Texas.

Storako then retired the next seven batters she faced. In the fifth inning, Texas struck again to make it 2-0, and Oklahoma finally broke through with a run in the bottom of the fifth.

However, [autotag]Viviana Martinez[/autotag] added to the Longhorns’ lead in the sixth with a solo home run to make it 3-1 Texas.

The Sooners got a leadoff single from [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] in the sixth, but Texas kept them from doing any damage.

After [autotag]Jordy Bahl[/autotag] came in and pitched a scoreless sixth, the stage was set for Sooner magic in the bottom of the seventh.

[autotag]Rylie Boone[/autotag] singled to start the inning and Jayda Coleman followed it up with a two-run home run to tie the game at three apiece. The homer was her ninth of the season, leading Oklahoma in home runs this season.

[autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] and [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag] singled to put runners on first and second with no outs. [autotag]Avery Hodge[/autotag] pinch ran for Lee, and she and Jennings advanced to second and third on a wild pitch.

With one out and runners on second and third, the Longhorns walked Alyssa Brito to load the bases for [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag]. With the count 1-2, Hansen drove a pitch to left field for the walk-off win.

It was a clutch win for the Sooners to improve to 32-1 on the season and extend their win streak to 24.

[autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag], who didn’t register a hit on Friday night, came through in a big way for the Sooners on Saturday. She went 2-for-3 with a walk, home run, and two RBIs to give Oklahoma a chance to win the game in the seventh.

Kinzie Hansen, much like she did in the Women’s College World Series against Texas last year, came through with a clutch hit to propel the Sooners to victory.

Oklahoma wraps up their three-game series with Texas at Marita Hynes Field in Norman at 11 am CT and can be seen on ESPN2.

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Oklahoma Sooners hit three home runs, beat Texas 8-1 in series opener

After allowing a lead-off home run, Jordy Bahl responded with six scoreless innings, and the Sooners hit three home runs in their 8-1 win over the Texas Longhorns.

[autotag]Jordy Bahl[/autotag] gave up a home run to Texas leadoff hitter [autotag]Leighanne Goode[/autotag] and while Texas would threaten in later innings, Bahl took control of the game. Bahl settled in to throw six scoreless innings after the first to shut down the high-powered Longhorns offense to help Oklahoma win game one of the series 8-1.

It didn’t take long for the Sooners to respond to Texas’ opening frame. [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] hit a pop fly to left-center field, but it was misplayed, and she advanced to second on the error and then to third as the Longhorns outfielder threw behind her to second.

[autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] drove her in with a single, and though Oklahoma wouldn’t score with the bases loaded and just one out, it set the stage for what would be a dominating Sooners win.

After getting one run off of starter [autotag]Estelle Czech[/autotag] in the first, the Sooners broke the game open in the second. A pair of singles by [autotag]Alynah Torres[/autotag] and [autotag]Rylie Boone[/autotag], followed by a wild pitch, put runners on second and third with nobody out. After a Jayda Coleman flyout, Tiare Jennings reminded everyone why she’s one of the best in the country with a bomb to left center for the three-run home run and put Oklahoma up 4-1.

It was Jennings’ eighth home run of the season, which ties her with [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] and Jayda Coleman for the team lead.

[autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag] followed Jennings with a home run to go back-to-back, put Oklahoma up 5-1, and chase Czech from the game. It was Lee’s seventh homer of the season.

[autotag]Sophia Simpson[/autotag] settled things down for Texas. She but with some strong defense, a timely overturned call on the field, and the way Jordy Bahl was throwing, the Longhorns couldn’t get anything going. Simpson kept the Sooners from building up on their lead with four scoreless innings until the sixth.

In the sixth, the Sooners went back to work.

With two outs in the sixth, Tiare Jennings doubled, and Haley Lee brought her around for Lee’s second RBI of the day. Now leading 6-1, [autotag]Kinzie Hanse[/autotag]n blasted a 2-1 pitch to left center for her seventh home run of the season. She now has seven home runs and 31 RBIs in just 22 games in 2023.

Tiare Jennings led the way at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a home run, a double, three runs scored, and four RBIs. Her double was nearly her second home run of the game, hitting just off the top of the wall in left field.

Haley Lee, [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag], Kinzie Hansen, and Rylie Boone each had multi-hit performances for the Sooners who put up 12 hits and took advantage of a pair of Longhorns errors.

On a night that set an NCAA attendance record, the Sooners put on a show. In front of 8,930 fans, Oklahoma took care of business against Texas.

Jordy Bahl picked up her ninth win of the season in the complete game, two-hit performance. Though she allowed four walks, Bahl struck out six in the win. She was superhuman tonight, throwing 108 pitches in the win. Bahl’s performance allowed Patty Gasso to keep [autotag]Nicole May[/autotag], [autotag]Alex Storako[/autotag], and [autotag]Kierston Deal[/autotag] fresh for the remainder of the three-game series.

The Sooners improved to 31-1 on the season while the Longhorns fell to 30-6-1.

Game two will be on Saturday at 11 am on ESPN2 at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, followed by the Sunday finale at the same time Sunday, also on ESPN2.

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No. 1 Oklahoma Softball vs. No. 9 Texas: How to watch, weekend preview, key players, schedule,

Weekend preview of the Oklahoma Sooners’ three-game series against the Texas Longhorns. Game times, how to watch, key players, prediction.

The Red River Showdown resumes this weekend at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City and then heads to Marita Hynes Field in Norman for a renewal of one of the great rivalries in college softball.

The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners play host to the No. 8/9 Texas Longhorns in what’s anticipated to be a capacity crowd.

A rematch of the 2022 Women’s College World Series, the showdown is getting the attention it deserves with the Saturday and Sunday games getting a bump from ESPN+ to ESPN2.

Gone are stars Jocelyn Alo and Janae Jefferson, but the series still has a ton of star power on both sides. Although for Texas, it takes on a bit of youth movement.

Juniors Jayda Coleman, Tiare Jennings, and Alyssa Brito lead the way offensively for the Sooners, while freshmen Leighanne Goode and Reese Atwood do a lot of the heavy lifting for the Longhorns.

It will be a fantastic series between the two sides, here’s what you need to know to get ready for the top 10 rivalry series.

Alex Storako shines again in Big 12 debut win over Iowa State

Alex Storako threw a complete game one-hitter to stifle the Iowa State Cyclones in game one of their weekend series.

[autotag]Alex Storako[/autotag] allowed a hit in the bottom of the second, and that’s all the offense that the Iowa State Cyclones could muster in the Oklahoma Sooners’ 3-0 win to open Big 12 play.

The Michigan transfer was fantastic yet again, picking up the complete-game, one-hit shutout to move to 11-0 on the season. Storako struck out five and threw 94 pitches. She only reached a full count with two of the 22 batters she faced in her Big 12 debut.

Storako lowered her earned run average to 0.81 on the season in her 51.2 innings pitched.

At the plate, the Cyclones kept the Sooners at bay relative to recent history. Ellie Spelhaug, Jaiden Ralston, and Saya Swain held the Sooners to just three runs on seven hits and five walks.

The Sooners got the scoring going in the top of the second after [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] and [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag] singled to put runners on first and second with just one out. Then, [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag], who’s been on a tear since joining the lineup, drove in Brito from second with an RBI double and a 1-0 lead. Lee then scored on a Riley Boone fielder’s choice to make it 2-0 Oklahoma.

The Sooners struck again in the sixth inning. [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the inning. And it was all the Sooners needed in their 3-0 win over the Cyclones. They preserved the pitching staff for Saturday’s doubleheader.

Kinzie Hansen and [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag] were the only Sooners to record multi-hit games on Friday afternoon.

The Oklahoma Sooners moved to 28-1 on the season and are in the midst of a 20-game winning streak. The shutout is their 18th of the season.

The Sooners return to the diamond on Saturday for a pair of contests, the first starting at 1 p.m. CT.

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Oklahoma Softball vs. Iowa State: How to watch, weekend preview, key players, schedule,

Weekend preview of the Oklahoma Sooners three-game series against the Iowa State Cyclones in Ames. Game times, how to watch, key players.

The Oklahoma Sooners open the 2023 Big 12 calendar on the road this weekend with a three-game series against Iowa State.

The Sooners are in the midst of a 19-game winning streak and is the unanimous No. 1 team in the nation. The Cyclones are 11-14 on the season and currently hold the worst record in the Big 12 entering conference play.

As Oklahoma travels to Ames, their looking to continue their Big 12 dominance against an overmatched Cyclones squad.

Each of the three games this weekend in Ames can be viewed on ESPN+.

Oklahoma Sooners dominant in 14-0 win over No. 24 Auburn

The Oklahoma Sooners kept the offensive firepower going in the second game of their Saturday double-header with a 14-0 win over Auburn.

The Oklahoma Sooners’ offensive eruption didn’t slow down in the second game of the day, a 14-0 win over No. 24 Auburn.

After a 16-0 win over Weber State, the Oklahoma bats stayed hot. The pitching was equally dominant to help the Oklahoma Sooners extend their winning streak to 18 games.

[autotag]Jordy Bahl[/autotag] threw a complete game shutout, picking up right where she left off from her relief appearance against Florida State earlier in the week. Bahl struck out nine Tigers over five innings of work and allowed just four hits and a walk. She never allowed more than one base runner in an inning.

On a night when Oklahoma’s pitching was dominant, the Sooners’ offense provided a similarly dominant performance.

Oklahoma got on the board in the first inning again when [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] took a 1-2 pitch for a ride and led the game off with a home run. It was her sixth home run of the season to put her three away from tying a career-high.

But the Sooners weren’t done there. [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag] doubled, and [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] drove her in with her fifth home run of the season to make it 3-0. With two outs in the inning, Kinzie Hansen launched her fifth home run of the season, a solo shot to put Oklahoma up 4-0 after the first.

Oklahoma went in order in the second before erupting for five runs in the third, taking advantage of several Auburn miscues. The highlight of the inning was a two-run double from [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag]. The national freshman of the year finalist from a year ago, has gotten off to a slow start in her Sooners career. Could her performance Saturday provide the boost she needs to really get going?

Leading 9-0 after three innings, Bahl continued to cruise, and the Sooners’ bats stayed hot in the fourth.

Tiare Jennings led off with a double, and after Avery Hodge came in to pinch run, [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] drove her in to make it 10-0. Later in the inning, with two on and one out, [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag] continued to make her return felt with a three-run home run, her second of the season. That put the Sooners up 14-0.

Oklahoma is now 26-1 on the season and have won 18 in a row. The two wins on Saturday mark their 16th and 17th shutouts of the season. They have 16 run-rule victories on the year.

Jordy Bahl’s earned run average is below 2.00 for the first time since Oklahoma’s loss to Baylor. Since allowing two runs in two innings against Mississippi State, she’s thrown eight scoreless innings across three appearances.

Alex Storako, Kierston Deal combine for one-hitter, Sooners defeat Weber State 16-0

Alex Storako and Kierston Deal combine for a one-hitter as Oklahoma’s offense explodes in 16-0 win over Weber State.

After a low-scoring Friday on the first day of the Hall of Fame Classic, the Oklahoma Sooners erupted for 30 runs in wins over Weber State and Auburn on Saturday.

In the first game, the Sooners beat the Wildcats 16-0. It was another strong pitching performance from [autotag]Alex Storako[/autotag], who moved to 9-0 with three shutout innings. Storako was perfect and threw struck out six in the abbreviated outing. [autotag]Kierston Deal[/autotag] pitched two innings of one-hit ball for the combined shutout.

At the plate, [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag], [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag], and [autotag]Alynah Torres[/autotag] led the way for the Sooners’ offense.

[autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] walked and stole second to lead off the game. [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] followed that up with a walk of her own, and the two advanced on a passed ball. Having a fantastic season for the Sooners, Haley Lee came to the plate and doubled to put Oklahoma up 2-0 early in the first. Lee advanced to third and then scored on a wild pitch and a passed ball to put the Sooners up 3-0.

But Oklahoma wasn’t done in the first. [autotag]Jocelyn Erickson[/autotag] singled, and [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] doubled to put runners on second and third for [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag]. Hansen drove both in with a single to make it 5-0.

By the end of the first, the Sooners were up 9-0 and scored without hitting a home run in the inning.

Oklahoma added four more in the second inning, including a two-run home run for Sophia Nugent. Well within run-rule territory and with Alex Storako cruising, Oklahoma added another run in the third and two more in the fourth to come away with the big win.

In the win, Haley Lee was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs. Kinzie Hansen was 3-for-4 with one run scored and a pair of runs batted in. Alynah Torres was 2-for-3 with three RBIs.

5 takeaways from Oklahoma softball’s three-game sweep in the Bulldog Invitational

Oklahoma’s offense continues to roll while the pitching staff is looking great. Here are 5 takeaways from the Sooners weekend in Starkville.

The Oklahoma Sooners moved to 20-1 with their three-game sweep in the Bulldog Invitational. Oklahoma picked up wins over Southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi State.

SE Louisiana came into the weekend 19-2 and the Bulldogs were 16-5 before running into the Oklahoma Sooners buzz saw.

The Sooners used their powerful lineup and dominant pitching staff to leave little doubt who was the better team in Starkville.

The Sooners outscored their opponents, 29-3, in the three games with two shutouts and two run-rule wins.

The Sooners return to Norman for an impromptu game against South Dakota State on Monday (a makeup from the Omaha cancellation) before a top-five matchup with Florida State on Tuesday. Then Oklahoma will participate in the Omni Hall of Fame Classic in Oklahoma City.

Before we get to a big week of Sooners softball, here are five takeaways from Oklahoma’s three-game sweep in Starkville.

Jordy Bahl perfect in Oklahoma Sooners 13-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana

The Oklahoma Sooners got a perfect performance in the circle from Jordy Bahl, and OU’s offense responded with 13 runs on 17 hits in their win over Southeastern Louisiana.

For the second time in her career, [autotag]Jordy Bahl[/autotag] threw a perfect game, and the Oklahoma Sooners blasted Southeastern Louisiana in a 13-0 run-rule win to open the Bulldog Invitational in Starkville, Miss.

Bahl threw five innings of perfect ball and struck out eight to lead the Sooners. She only had seven balls put into play and the defense was up to the task to assist the sophomore pitcher in perfection.

Oklahoma got off to a great start in this game. Jayda Coleman led off with a double and [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag] hit her fourth home run of the season to put Oklahoma up 2-0 in the first. A SE Louisiana error allowed [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] to score to make it 3-0, and [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag] scored on [autotag]Jocelyn Erickson[/autotag]’s double.

Up 4-0 in the second, [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] reached base with a walk and Haley Lee singled to put runners on first and second with two outs for [autotag]Sophia Nugent[/autotag]. Facing an 0-2 count, Nugent hit a three-run home run to put the Sooners up 7-0. It was Nugent’s fourth home run of the season.

Still in the second, Brito reached on another single and scored on an RBI double from Kinzie Hansen to make it 8-0 after two.

In the third, the Sooners tacked five more runs on the board with doubles from [autotag]Alynah Torres[/autotag], [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag], [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag], and [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag].

Lee went 3 for 3 with a home run and four RBIs to raise her batting average on the season to .490. Brito also went 3 for 3 with two runs scored and an RBI. She’s now hitting .460 on the season.

As for Bahl, she had a strikeout in each of the first two innings and then a pair in the final three innings of the game. She averaged 3.53 pitches per at bat. It was an efficient performance from the circle on a day when the Sooners’ offense dominated.

With Bahl’s performance, she lowered her ERA to 1.83. Here’s a look at some of the social reactions to Jordy Bahl and the Oklahoma Sooners’ performance in the win over Southeastern Louisiana. Oklahoma goes back to work at 6 p.m. CT against Mississippi State.