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Sooners outfielder Jayda Coleman named Big 12 Player of the Week

For her efforts, Jayda Coleman was named the Big 12’s Player of the Week after hitting .600 in the Hall of Fame Classic.

She’s been one of the best players in softball for much of the last three seasons, but in 2023, [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] has taken her game to another level.

Already a fantastic leadoff hitter, Coleman has added a power element to her game and is just two home runs away from tying a career-high of nine home runs set in 2021. She was a huge reason Oklahoma went 7-0 last week and 5-0 in the Hall of Fame Classic.

The Sooners picked up four ranked wins last week, beating Florida State, Northwestern, and Auburn twice.

In the weekend sweep in the Hall of Fame Classic, Coleman batted .600 with two home runs, two doubles, a triple, and nine RBIs.

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28 games into the season, Coleman’s tied for the team lead in home runs and leads the Sooners with a .507 batting average, .639 on-base percentage, and a .958 slugging percentage. She leads the Sooners with 23 walks and nine stolen bases on the season.

The junior center fielder is fifth in the nation in batting average and is second in on-base percentage. This is Jayda Coleman’s first Big 12 player of the week award this season and the second in her career.

With the start to the season that she’s had, Coleman has cemented herself as a national player of the year contender.

Coleman and the Sooners travel to Ames, Iowa this weekend to open Big 12 play against the 11-13 Iowa State Cyclones.

Madi Williams named Big 12 player of the week after wins over TCU and Oklahoma State

For the second time this season and the fifth time in her career, Madi Williams was named Big 12 Player of the Week.

One of the best bigs in college basketball on one of the best offenses in the nation is having a huge impact for the Oklahoma Sooners. For the second time this season, and the fifth time in her career, Madi Williams was named Big 12 Player of the Week.

Williams averaged 22.5 points in wins over the TCU Horned Frogs and the Oklahoma State Cowgirls to help the Sooners to a 16-2, 6-1 Big 12 record. Oklahoma is in first place in the Big 12 in large part to Williams’ all-around prowess.

The fifth-year senior is having a career year from the field, shooting 53.1% and 33.3% from three-point range.

In Oklahoma’s blowout win, Williams shot 80% from the field, scoring 19 points in just 25 minutes. She followed that up with a season-high 26 points in the come from behind win over Oklahoma State, where the Sooners trailed by as many as 12 points early in the third quarter.

The Oklahoma Sooners will next take on the Texas Longhorns on Wednesday before a pivotal top 25 Big 12 showdown with No. 17 Iowa State in Ames.

Jocelyn Alo named Big 12 Player of the Week after powerful Bedlam performance

For her efforts against Oklahoma State, including a go-ahead grand slam to complete the sweep, Jocelyn Alo won Big 12 player of the week.

The Oklahoma Sooners closed the regular season in dramatic fashion in the final game of their series with rivals Oklahoma State.

Trailing 2-1 heading into the bottom of the fifth, the Sooners were struggling to get anything consistent going against Cowgirls ace Kelly Maxwell. But that all changed in the fifth frame.

Maxwell struggled with control issues with the top of the lineup coming to bat. She hit two batters and walked another to load the bases for the reigning, defending, national player of the year and [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag] made her pay with the fifth grand slam of her career. That’s all the Sooners pitching staff would need the rest of the way as they kept Oklahoma State scoreless the rest of the way.

In her final regular season game at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Alo came through in the clutch like she has so many times in her Sooners career. For her efforts, Alo was named Big 12 player of the week. It’s the seventh time in her career that she’s won the honor.

Alo hit .444 in the series with one home run, six RBIs, and three runs scored. She was walked twice and held a .545 on-base percentage and slugged .778, totaling seven bases.

Alo was a top 10 finalist for the USA Softball National Player of the Year award and is the favorite to take home the honor once again in 2022.

The Sooners head into the Big 12 tournament the No. 1 seed and await the winner of Baylor vs. Iowa State Friday at 1 p.m. CST.

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Texas’ Ivan Melendez earns Big 12 Player of the Week honors

Ivan Melendez is swinging the bat at an absurd level.

Texas slugger Ivan Melendez has been named Big 12 Player of the Week for the second time this season after his monster weekend in Lubbock. His teammate Murphy Stehly took home the honor last week.

Melendez went on an absolute tear in Texas’ four games last week, finishing the week with a .625 batting average, four home runs and six RBI. The “Titanic” started conference play with hits in eight consecutive at-bats.

The performance Texas is getting from Melendez this season has been nothing short of spectacular. He is hitting at a .402 clip on the season and has already matched his 2021 home run total at 13. Melendez should be heavily in the conversion for every player of the year award at this point of the season.

Texas will play four games again this week, this time against rivals Texas A&M and Oklahoma.

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Lynnsie Elam and Jordy Bahl pick up Big 12 weekly awards after incredible weekend performances

After a dominant performance in a five-game set over the weekend, Lynnsie Elam and Jordy Bahl earn Big 12 weekly awards.

It was a dominant performance for the Oklahoma Sooners over the weekend as they went 5-0 with five run-rule wins in the Hall of Fame Classic in the Sooners’ home away from home in Oklahoma City’s Hall of Fame Stadium.

In wins over Sam Houston, Indiana, San Diego, Houston, and Iowa, the Sooners outscored their opponents 64-2 in the five-game set to stay undefeated and improve their record to 25-0.

Though it was a total team effort from start to finish, two Sooners stood out and earned Big 12 player of the week honors.

Lynnsie Elam, who started all five games at catcher, went 5 for 9 over the weekend with four home runs, 12 RBIs, a double, and had a slugging percentage of 1.200. On Sunday, her three home run game in the Sooners 20-0 domination of Iowa tied a single-game Sooners’ record. This is the fifth time in Sooners history that a player has hit three home runs. Elam’s efforts earned her the Big 12 Player of the Week award.

Elam is now hitting .342 with seven home runs and 20 RBIs with an on-base percentage of .947 across 22 games played in 2022.

Jordy Bahl, who’s been electric for the Oklahoma Sooners in her true freshman season, earned the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week award after dazzling in three appearances this weekend.

Against Iowa on Sunday, Bahl threw her second career no-hitter with eight strikeouts and just two walks. She’s now 10-0 in 15 appearances with five complete games and three shutouts. The true freshman has a 0.92 ERA over 58.2 innings pitched, with 96 strikeouts and only 36 baserunners allowed. Opponents are hitting just .112 against her on the season as she continues to take the softball world by storm.

The Sooners take on No. 8/13 ranked Kentucky in Lexington tonight at 5 pm CDT on the SEC Network. The radio broadcast can be heard on 1560 The Franchise 2.

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Texas UTL Murphy Stehly named Big 12 player of the week

Murphy Stehly looked unstoppable at the plate this week.

One would probably be hard-pressed to find someone playing better baseball than Texas utility player Murphy Stehly at the moment.

Stehly hit .545 with four home runs and 14 RBI in Texas’ 4-1 week. He recorded a hit in all five games, helping the Longhorns outscore its opponents 59-8 during the four-game win streak.

He saved his best performance for last as he mashed three home runs in the series finale against Incarnate Word, becoming the first Longhorn since 2002 to accomplish that feat.

Stehly is currently leading the team with a .458 batting average and .505 on-base percentage. He has established himself as an everyday starter in the Texas lineup.

This marks back-to-back weeks that a Longhorn was named Big 12 player of the week as Ivan Melendez took home the honor on March 14.

Texas is holding steady at No. 2 in the polls with a big test awaiting them in Lubbock this weekend.

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Oklahoma Sooners Madi Williams wins Big 12 Player of the Week

For her efforts in wins over Baylor and West Virginia, Madi Williams was named the Big 12’s player of the week.

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The Oklahoma Sooners have had an impressive first season under new head coach Jennie Baranczyk. They’re 20-3 overall on the season and 9-2 in Big 12 play and currently tied with the Iowa State Cyclones for first place in the conference. Much of the success the Sooners have had has come from a team approach that’s seen several players win the Big 12 Player of the Week award. Madi Williams is the latest.

Yesterday, Williams became the fourth Sooner to win the award this season. She was the catalyst for Oklahoma’s wins over Baylor and West Virginia last week. Both tight games, the Sooners needed late-game heroics to pull out the win.

Against Baylor, Williams’ found Liz Scott for the go-ahead layup to give the Sooners the 78-77 win over the No. 9 Bears. In a double-overtime thriller against West Virginia, this time it was Williams getting the game-winning bucket with nine seconds left to send the Sooners to a 101-99 victory over the Mountaineers.

According to Oklahoma’s Twitter account, it is just the second time in the history of the award that four women have been selected Big 12 Player of the Week from the same team in the same season.

In addition to Williams, Skylar Vann, Taylor Robertson, and Ana Llanusa have each won the award this season.

Madi Williams shot 51% from the field and 40% from three-point range in the two Sooners’ victories, averaging, 21.5 points per game. She also averaged 8.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and two steals in the two wins. On the season, Williams is leading the Sooners with 18.6 points per game, eight rebounds per game, is fourth in assists and second in steals.

The Oklahoma Sooners look to add to their four-game winning streak on Saturday in Austin against the No. 16 Texas Longhorns.

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Oklahoma Safety named The Draft Network’s Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week

Sooners’ Safety Delarrin Turner-Yell was named The Draft Network’s Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week for his performance in week 12.

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It was a fantastic week for several Oklahoma Sooners defenders on their way to a 28-21 win over Iowa State. Key Lawrence earned the Big 12 Conference’s Newcomer of the Week while Jalen Redmond earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. Having a nice week of his own was safety Delarrin Turner-Yell.

For his performance against Iowa State, Turner-Yell earned The Draft Network’s Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

The senior safety recorded a team-high nine solo tackles, two assisted tackles, and an interception. He led the Sooners with six stops per Pro Football Focus and played all 89 snaps to help Oklahoma’s defense hang on to beat a tough Iowa State Cyclones team. He came up with big stops in the passing game like this one on third down with Iowa State driving in the first quarter.

And his interception helped the Oklahoma Sooners preserve a two-touchdown lead late in the fourth quarter.

Delarrin Turner-Yell, like much of the Oklahoma Sooners’ defense, has been trending in a positive direction each of the last few weeks. After missing games against Kansas State and Kansas, Turner-Yell has come back strong to help solidify the Oklahoma Sooners’ secondary.

While his tackle and tackle for loss numbers might be down from previous seasons, he’s having a career year in coverage with three interceptions while allowing a passer rating of just 58.9 (NFL) on the season.

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Trio of Oklahoma Sooners earn Big 12 weekly awards for performances against Iowa State

Jalen Redmond, Key Lawrence and Michael Turk were all honored in the Big 12 weekly awards for their performances against Iowa State.

It was nearly a clean sweep by Oklahoma in the Big 12 weekly awards.

Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Jalen Redmond won Big 12 defensive player of the week, sophomore defensive back Key Lawrence earned Big 12 newcomer of the week and redshirt senior punter Michael Turk was honored as the co-Big 12 special teams player of the week.

Redmond electrified the Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium crowd with his 42-yard scoop-and-score touchdown versus Iowa State. In the process, the Midwest City native recorded OU’s first defensive score of the season, first fumble returned for a touchdown since 2018 and the Sooners’ first touchdown by a defensive lineman in a home game since 1979.

“Oh man, it was exciting. I had one against Tulane and ended up tripping and falling on that one, so I had to get this one back. It was good. It was exciting. It was something to remember, especially on this night. Last home game,” Redmond said of the play.

Redmond finished with four quarterback hurriesโ€”the most by an Oklahoma defensive player since 2017โ€”and one of them led to senior safety Delarrin Turner-Yell’s third-quarter interception.

Redmond also recorded 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack. His scoop-and-score touchdown was set up by a fantastic play by Lawrence. The Nashville, Tenn., product bolted after Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy, knocked the football loose and set off Redmond’s rumble into the end zone.

Lawrence had two forced fumbles, seven tackles, one tackle for loss and a sack to his credit versus the Cyclones. It’s the fourth game out of the past five for the Sooners where Lawrence has finished his day with seven or more tackles.

Meanwhile, Turk continues to annihilate footballs when given the opportunity. The Arizona State transfer blasted four of his six punts against Iowa State more than 56 yards. Three were 60-plus yard punts versus the Cyclones and that gives Turk eight punts of at least 60 yards this season and 16 of at least 50 yards.

Turk averaged 54.8 yards per punt against Iowa State and is averaging 52.7 yards per punt on the season. The Sooners’ single-season record is 47.8 yards per punt.

It’s the second time this season that Oklahoma had three players honored in the Big 12 weekly awards. The Sooners head to Stillwater, Okla., to take on Oklahoma State at 6:30 p.m. on ABC in what is one of the marquee games of this week’s college football slate.

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True Freshmen earn Big 12 weekly honors for their performance against Texas Tech

For their performance in the 52-21 win over Texas Tech, two Oklahoma Sooners true freshmen earned Big 12 weekly honors.

Everything went right for the Oklahoma Sooners on Saturday against the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Offensively, this was the most explosive they’ve looked in a couple of years, and defensively, they were disruptive and opportunistic as they forced three Texas Tech turnovers.

For their performances in this game, Caleb Williams (Offensive Player of the Week) and Mario Williams (Newcomer of the Week) earned Big 12 weekly honors.

Caleb Williams was incredible on Saturday throwing for 402 yards and six touchdowns. He was six of seven on throws 20 or more yards down the field for 218 yards and three touchdowns. All six of his touchdown throws came on passes more than 10 yards down the field. He’s accounted for 18 touchdowns this season (14 passing and 4 rushing) and seems to get better every single week.

This is the second offensive player of the week honor that Caleb Williams has been awarded this season. He was also given the newcomer of the week award for his performance against the Texas Longhorns.

Mario Williams came back from an injury that kept him out of the Kansas game and made some huge plays and incredible catches in the Sooners win. Williams caught five passes for 100 yards and a touchdown, averaging 20 yards per reception.

The true freshman wide receiver had an average depth of target (aDot) of 14.7 yards on his six targets to help provide another explosive option in the passing game next to Marvin Mims. It was just the second time this season that his aDot averaged more than 10 yards in a game. Against Tech, Williams showed the promise that was on display in the Spring game as well as Fall camp.

The Oklahoma Sooners offense has been dynamic since Caleb Williams took over in the Texas game. Their downfield passing game has taken off and the team has scored 50 or more points in three of their last four games.

With true freshmen providing the bulk of the offense on Saturday, the future is bright in Norman with Caleb Williams and Mario Williams on the attack.