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7 Oklahoma Sooners selected to preseason All-Big 12 team

Led by unanimous selections for Jordy Bahl and Tiare Jennings, seven Sooners were named to the preseason All-Big 12 team.

As the prohibitive favorites in the Big 12 and national title race, the Oklahoma Sooners are loaded with talent. That’s reflected in the preseason All-Big 12 team voted on by the coaches.

Seven of the 12 spots went to Sooners, with two unanimous selections going to [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] and [autotag]Jordy Bahl[/autotag].

[autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag], [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag], and [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag] were also selected to the squad. Two newcomers, [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag] and [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag], were also selected to the preseason All-Big 12 team.

Oklahoma State was the only other school with multiple selections to the preseason All-Big 12 team with two.

Tiare Jennings has led the Sooners in RBIs each of the last two seasons. Jennings, She was named D1 Softball’s top player heading into the 2023 season.

Jordy Bahl had a phenomenal freshman season in 2022. Leading the Sooners for much of the regular season before a shoulder injury held her out for much of the postseason. She’ll take the lead in the circle for the Sooners. Bahl was Co-Big 12 pitcher of the year in 2022.

It’s a bit of a surprise that the reigning Big 12 defensive player of the year, Grace Lyons, wasn’t a unanimous selection. She had her best year at the plate in 2022 to go with her stellar work in the field.

It’s no surprise that Jayda Coleman was a preseason All-Big 12 selection. The Sooners’ lead-off hitter could be considered the best defensive player in the Big 12 if not for Lyons.

Alyssa Brito was a revelation for the Sooners in 2022. She provided strong defensive work and some pop for the latter half of the order. She’s poised to have another strong season in 2023.

Rounding out the Sooners All-Big 12 selections are transfer additions Cydney Sanders and Haley Lee. Lee figures to take the majority of the work at catcher and provides another big bat in the lineup for Patty Gasso. Cydney Sanders hit 21 home runs and was the NFCA national freshman of the year in 2022.

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Oklahoma Softball lands Texas A&M All-American Haley Lee via the transfer portal

The Oklahoma Sooners continue to stockpile talent with the addition of catcher Haley Lee via the transfer portal. That’s now a combined 52 home runs via the transfer portal that Patty Gasso has added this summer.

The two-time defending national champion Oklahoma Sooners continues to reap the benefit of being the most dominant force in college sports. After landing transfer additions Alex Storako, Alynah Torres, and Cydney Sanders in the last couple of months, Patty Gasso and the Sooners landed former All-American Haley Lee from Texas A&M.

Joey Helmer of OUInsider at 247Sports was the first to report that the Sooners are continuing to load up their 2023 squad for another national title run with the addition of Lee.

The Aggies’ slugger led the Aggies hitting .405 with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs for a team that went to the NCAA tournament. Ultimately, the Aggies were eliminated by the Sooners in the Norman regional after a 20-0 win in the deciding game.

Lee put her power on display in the Aggies’ first matchup with the Sooners to end Hope Trautwein’s shutout bid in the sixth inning to eliminate a 3-0 deficit and make it 3-2. Oklahoma would hold on to win, but Haley Lee certainly made her presence felt.

The addition of Lee, along with Torres and Sanders, brings a combined 52 home runs from the 2021 season to Norman to help replace the NCAA’s all-time home run queen, [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag].

A team with [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] and [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag], who each hit more than 20 home runs last season, will have a ton of power at the plate for opposing pitching staffs to work around next season.

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Aggies’ softball All-American Haley Lee enters transfer portal

Per confirmed sources at Extra Inning Softball, Aggies’ All-American catcher, Haley Lee, has entered the NCAA’s transfer portal. With one year of eligibility remaining in 2023 – and no graduate transfer distinction, Lee’s final collegiate season will no longer be taking place in College Station.

Lee’s breakout season took place in 2021, as a true junior, in which a .297 career batting average exploded to .422 after starting all 55 games for the Aggies. Lee went on to hit 25 HRs, 51 RBIs, scored 42 runs, earned 36 walks, had a .955 slugging percentage and a .536 on-base percentage en route to NFCA Third Team All-America honors, as well as earning Softball America’s NCAA Most Improved Player.

Lee’s 2021 was no fluke as she followed suit in her most recent 2022 campaign. Lee started all 59 games and posted hitting statistics that included a .405 batting average, 15 HRs, 45 RBIs, 15 doubles, 54 runs, earned 50 walks, a slugging percentage of .762 and an on-base percentage of .543 en route to an All-SEC First Team selection.

Whether this development took place because of the recent parting between Texas A&M and Hall of Fame former head coach, Jo Evans, or not, newly hired head coach, Trisha Ford, will need to work tirelessly to replace Lee’s experience and production in 2023.

BREAKING: @AggieSoftball All-American Haley Lee (@haley45lee) has entered the NCAA's transfer portal, sources confirmed to @justfactsmaam.https://t.co/cAE3RWLbSu

— ExtraInningSoftball (@ExtraInningSB) June 29, 2022

All-American Texas A&M catcher Haley Lee enters the transfer portal

Looking to reload for the 2023 season, should the Sooners target Texas A&M catcher Haley Lee, who recently entered the transfer portal?

The Oklahoma Sooners softball team has already made a couple of splashes in the 2022 transfer portal as they reload for the 2023 season. They’ve added former Michigan pitcher [autotag]Alex Storako[/autotag] and shortstop [autotag]Alynah Torres[/autotag] from Arizona State.

Storako will fill the void felt by the departure of [autotag]Hope Trautwein[/autotag] while it’s likely Torres moves from shortstop to third base with reigning defensive player of the year [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag] expected to return to OU.

Those additions will be impact players for the Oklahoma Sooners, but why stop there? Oklahoma could add another player to their ranks and one that could help fill the void left by the departed home run queen, [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag]. And that player is [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag] from Texas A&M.

According to Extra Inning Softball, Lee has entered her name into the transfer portal.

Lee, a 2022 second-team All-American, led the Aggies in batting average, home runs, and RBIs in 2022, hitting .405 with 15 home runs and 45 RBIs. She also added 50 walks to her ledger, displaying discipline at the plate. She helped the Aggies reach the regional round of the NCAA tournament.

In the first regional matchup between Oklahoma and Texas A&M, Trautwein was dealing as the Sooners led 3-0. Things got a little tighter with one swing of the bat as Lee launched a two-run home run to cut the lead to one in the sixth inning. Oklahoma won the game, but Lee made her presence felt with the two-run bomb.

Lee plays catcher for Texas A&M but could also slide into the designated player role departed by Jocelyn Alo. Kinzie Hansen returns for the Sooners at catcher, but Patty Gasso platooned her and Lynnsie Elam in that role in 2022.

Haley Lee is a player to watch in the transfer portal and with her credentials could land anywhere in the country. You can never have too much hitting in your lineup and Lee would bring another formidable bat to the Sooners.

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No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners take on Texas A&M in Norman regional final: Players to watch, how to watch, listen, stream

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to punch their ticket to the NCAA super regionals for the 12th straight time as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the Norman regional finals on Sunday. The Sooners knocked off the Aggies on Saturday in the second …

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to punch their ticket to the NCAA super regionals for the 12th straight time as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the Norman regional finals on Sunday.

The Sooners knocked off the Aggies on Saturday in the second leg of the regional, 3-2 behind strong performances from Jayda Coleman and Hope Trautwein.

Coleman was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two RBIs, and a run scored. Trautwein threw a complete game and allowed just three hits on the afternoon.

If the Sooners are able to pick up the win in the 1 p.m. matchup, they’ll move on to the super regionals. If the Aggies can overcome a fresher Oklahoma Sooners squad in the regional final, it will force a winner-take-all game two on Sunday in the double-elimination regional.

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022
Time: 1 p.m. CDT
TV Channel: ESPN family of networks and streaming on ESPN+
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
Radio Broadcast: The game can be heard on 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma and nationwide on The Varsity app.

No. 1 Oklahoma vs Texas A&M

Players to watch:

Oklahoma

Jocelyn Alo: .489 batting average with 26 home runs, 65 RBIs, 47 walks,

Tiare Jennings: .383 batting average with 23 home runs and 69 RBIs.

Grace Lyons: .415 batting average with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs.

Jayda Coleman: .422 batting average with 7 home runs, 33 RBIs, 43 walks, and 13 stolen bases.

Jordy Bahl: 21-1 with a 0.95 ERA, 199 strikeouts in 132.1 innings pitched.

Nicole May: 13-0 with a 0.97 ERA, 83 strikeouts in 73.2 innings pitched.

Hope Trautwein: 17-1 with a 0.42 ERA, 139 strikeouts in 99.1 innings pitched.

Texas A&M:

Haley Lee: .410 batting average with 15 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 50 walks.

Koko Wooley: .363 batting average with 23 stolen bases, and on base percentage of .402.

Katie Dack: .308 batting average with 13 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 26 walks.

Makinzy Herzog: 9-7 with a 2.47 ERA, 122 strikeouts in 107.3 innings pitched.

Emiley Kennedy: 13-11 with a 2.58 ERA, 109 strikeouts in 138.1 innings pitched.

Oklahoma Sooners advance to regional final after 3-2 win, face Aggies again on Sunday

The Oklahoma Sooners advanced to the regional final after their 3-2 win over Texas A&M. Will face the Aggies again on Sunday.

It came down to the seventh inning, but the Sooners held on for another win and advanced to the Norman regional final after defeating Texas A&M 3-2.

The Sooners will face the Aggies again in the finale on Sunday after the Aggies won the loser’s bracket, coming back to beat the Minnesota Golden Gophers 10-7 on Saturday evening.

Hope Trautwein pitched a beauty against the Aggies, throwing a complete game. The Aggies only managed three hits all game. Trautwein didn’t walk a single batter, so the Aggies had limited baserunners to work with. However, the Aggies did some damage in the top of the sixth.

Haley Lee hit a two-run homer to bring the Aggies within one, but Trautwein was able to limit the damage. She now sits at 17-1 on the season. Lee’s homer was the second Trautwein has given up all season.

On offense, the Sooners got ahead early in the bottom of the first on a home run courtesy of Jayda Coleman. A double from Grace Lyons brought in Jocelyn Alo to make it 2-0.

Coleman provided what would be the winning run for the Sooners in the bottom of the fourth inning. After Jana Johns led off the inning with a walk, she moved to second on a Riley Boone fielder’s choice. With two outs, Coleman came through in the clutch, driving Johns home with an RBI double.

The Sooners look primed to advance to the super regionals of the NCAA tournament if they can beat the Aggies one more time in the Norman regional on Sunday.