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How does Oklahoma Softball stack up statistically against the Big 12 and the NCAA?

Taking a look at how the Oklahoma Sooners stack up against the Big 12 and the country statistically in the 2022 season.

In 2021, the Oklahoma Sooners set the record for most home runs in a season with 161, breaking Hawaii’s record on their way to a fifth national championship. It was an impressive feat that saw the Sooners set a new standard for offensive output. In 2022, they look like their redefining the game once again.

The Sooners are 32-0, with 26 wins coming in run-rule fashion. They lead the nation with 83 home runs. With 18 regular season games remaining, two to three games in the Big 12 championship, and anywhere from 10-15 games in the College World Series, the Oklahoma Sooners could push to break their record from a year ago.

Unreal.

In addition to their offensive dominance, the Sooners are leading the way from the circle as well. OU is first in the country in earned run average at 0.67. UCLA is the next best at 1.16.

In 2021, the Sooners secured 24 shutout victories in 60 games. Through 32 games in 2022, Oklahoma has recorded 17 shutouts. If the pitching holds up like it has, they’ll far surpass their shutout total from a year ago.

Patty Gasso’s squad has been so good in 2022 that the talk of an undefeated season doesn’t seem that unreasonable. While highly unlikely, the way Oklahoma hits and pitches and how they’ve battled against adversity means they’re never out of a game. And like we saw on Saturday against UAB, it only takes a moment for the Sooners to find their bats.

Below, we look at how the Sooners rank in the country and the Big 12 statistically.

Oklahoma Sooners beat UAB 11-1 in run-rule fashion on Grace Lyons walk-off grand slam

The Oklahoma Sooners picked up another run-rule win Friday night 11-1 over UAB with a walk-off grand slam by Grace Lyons.

The Oklahoma Sooners continue to win in impressive fashion as they took the first of two weekend games from UAB 11-1 on a walk-off grand slam to win the game in a run-rule. The Sooners improved to 31-0 on the season and haven’t slowed their torrid pace. UAB falls to 20-12 on the season

Jordy Bahl picked up her 14th win of the season and remained unbeaten. She threw four innings and allowed one earned run, striking out three. She worked around jams early in the outing to keep UAB at bay, including a bases loaded-one out situation.

Jayda Coleman got the Sooners on the board first with a two-run home run in the second inning for her fourth of the season. After UAB responded with a run in the top of the third, Oklahoma picked up two more in the fourth after a hit by pitch of home run Queen Jocelyn Alo and a catcherโ€™s interference during a Grace Lyonโ€™s at-bat.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Sooners picked up two runs on an error on a Rylie Boone grounder to short. After a walk to to Alo, Grace Lyons ended it on a walk off grand slam deep to center fields.

Lyons finished the night 2-3 with a home run and five RBIs. According to SoonerSports.com, it was Lyons third walk-off hit in a row, including home runs to end it in back-to-back games.

The Sooners will host UAB again on Saturday at 1 p.m. CT at Marita Haynes Field looking to extend their undefeated season.

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No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners home run barage lifts them past No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats 9-1

The No. 1 Sooners hit six home runs and Jordy Bahl continued to dazzle in Oklahoma’s 9-1 win over the No. 8 ranked Kentucky Wildcats.

After a stellar weekend that saw them outscore their opponents 64-2 in a five-game sweep at the Hall of Fame Classic, the Sooners continued their winning ways with a 9-1 win over the No. 8 Kentucky Wildcats on Tuesday evening.

Three Sooners hit multiple home runs and Jordy Bahl pitched her sixth complete game and the Sooners won by run-rule victory for the 22nd time this season. Jocelyn Alo, Lynnsie Elam, and Alyssa Brito each homered twice for the 26-0 Oklahoma Sooners.

Alo got the scoring started off for the Sooners in the top of a first for a solo shot, the 101st of her career. Lynnsie Elam, who was named the Big 12 Player of the Week on Tuesday continued her hot run with a solo home run in the second to extend the lead to 2-0.

Elam has six home runs and 16 RBIs for an Oklahoma Sooners lineup that continues to get hitting from every spot in the lineup.

The Sooners added four runs in the third inning to make the score 6-0 and with Bahl able to work around several jams on the evening, cruised to victory yet again.ย Bahl struck out 12 Wildcats hitters and allowed just five hits and one earned run in a pivotal win.

The Sooners kick off Big 12 play with a three-game series against the Baylor Bears on Friday in Norman before hosting Wichita State next Tuesday night.

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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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Jordy Bahl, Jana Johns secure Big 12 weekly softball awards

Oklahoma freshman Jordy Bahl and redshirt senior Jana Johns swept the Big 12 weekly softball awards.

For the second time in the season’s first three weeks, Oklahoma softball swept the Big 12 weekly awards. Freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl was named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for a second time and redshirt senior Jana Johns was named Big 12 Player of the Week.

Bahl threw a perfect game against Cal State Fullerton that was highlighted by her 11 strikeouts. In the process, Bahl became the first Sooner freshman to throw a perfect game since Paige Parker in 2015. Then, against No. 17 Tennessee, Bahl struck out 16 in 8.1 innings to match the most strikeouts by a Sooner pitcher since Giselle Juarez struck out 16 versus Wisconsin in the NCAA Norman Regional in 2019.

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The Papillion, Neb., right-hander finished her stay in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with 31 strikeouts, a 2-0 record, a 1.62 ERA and a .121 opponent batting average.

It’s Johns’ first Big 12 weekly award of her career. During OU’s 5-0 march through the Mary Nutter Classic, Johns hit four home runs and registered nine RBIs. The Calhoun, Ga., product hit a pair of homers and had 3 RBIs in the Sooners’ 9-8 win in 10 innings over the Vols. Johns finished the Mary Nutter Classic with a .429 batting average over the tournament’s five games.

On Feb. 15, Oklahoma sophomore Tiare Jennings was named the Big 12 Player of the Week and Bahl earned Pitcher of the Week. Then, on Feb. 22, OU redshirt senior Jocelyn Alo was named Big 12 Player of the Week and fellow redshirt senior Hope Trautwein shared Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honors with Oklahoma State’s Kelly Maxwell.

The Sooners have a rare weekend off before playing host to Minnesota on Monday, March 7, for their home opener at Marita Hynes Field at 5 p.m. After the home date against the Golden Gophers, Oklahoma heads to Honolulu, Hawaii, to take part in the Rainbow Wahine Classic.

The Sooners will play Baylor on March 10 at 7:30 p.m., Cal on Mach 11 at 7:30 p.m. and then Hawaii on March 11 at 10 p.m. and on March 12 at 4 p.m.

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Social media reacts to Jayda Coleman’s extra innings walk-off home run against Tennessee

Jayda Coleman hit a two-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the tenth inning to keep OU unbeaten. Here was the social media reaction.

On a day where Jocelyn Alo was walked four times in the two games combined against No. 8/10 Arizona and No. 17/17 Tennessee, history had to wait. The fireworks for Oklahoma softball did not.

After Oklahoma enjoyed a run-rule 10-2 victory over Arizona in game one, Tennessee handed the Sooners their first true scare of the 2022 season. OU jumped in front of the Vols 4-0, but Tennessee scratched one run across in the fourth inning, brought home three in the fifth and then plated two in the seventh. Suddenly, Oklahoma and Tennessee were headed into extra innings.

OU and Tennesse were both held scoreless in the eighth and then traded RBI singles in the ninth to set the stage for the dramatics. Tennessee jumped in front 8-7 in the top of the 10th inning after an error plated the go-ahead run for the Vols.

The international tiebreaker rule meant that Taylon Snow started the bottom of the 10th on second base. Then, following Alyssa Brito flying out to centerfield and Mackenzie Donihoo popping out to shortstop, OU was down to its final out with sophomore Jayda Coleman coming to the plate.

On a 2-1 count, Coleman launched the next pitch over the left field fence for a walk-off, two-run home run and Oklahoma stayed perfect at 14-0 with a 9-8 extra innings win over Tennessee.

OU freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl struck out a career-high 16 in the contest against Tennessee in 8.1 innings. It matched the most strikeouts for a Sooner pitcher since Giselle Juarez sat down 16 in the NCAA Norman Regional versus Wisconsin in May of 2019. She was replaced by Nicole May for 1.2 innings, but Bahl reentered the circle to close the game late for Oklahoma.

Here’s how social media reacted to Coleman’s two-run bop.

Oklahoma Sooners sweep day one of Mary Nutter Classic with 11-3 win over Long Beach State

The Oklahoma Sooners improved to 12-0 on the season with a win over Long Beach State led by Kinzie Hansen, Grace Lyons, and Alyssa Brito.

The No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners improved to 12-0 on the season with an 11-3 run rule win over Long Beach State on day one of the Mary Nutter Classic in California.

After Jordy Bahl’s perfect game in a 10-0 win against Cal-State Fullerton, the Sooners got a bit more of a challenge from Long Beach State who notched the first earned run of the season off of a Sooners pitcher in the three-run third inning.

Hope Trautwein hadn’t allowed an earned run coming into the game got into some trouble in the bottom third inning allowing three runs (two unearned) cutting the Sooners lead to 6-3. Nicole May entered the game to get the Sooners out of a jam and pitched 2.1 scoreless innings, allowing two hits to close out the game.

Oklahoma responded in the top of the fourth thanks to Alyssa Brito’s base-clearing triple that drove in three runs to make it 9-3. They added another one later in the inning to go into the bottom of the fourth up 10-3. Oklahoma would add another run in the top of the fifth and May finished it off in the bottom of the fifth for the Sooners run-rule win.

At the plate, Kinzie Hansen and Grace Lyons hit home runs as the Sooners continued their offensive tear to start the season.

The Oklahoma Sooners will play two games on Saturday, first against No. 8/10 Arizona at 12 p.m. CT and then No. 17/17 Tennessee at 2:30 p.m. CT. They’ll close out the weekend series at 11 a.m. on against Utah on Sunday.

Here’s how you can watch or listen to the Oklahoma Sooners as they look to stay unbeaten and as Jocelyn Alo attempts to break the NCAA all-time home run record.

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Social Media reacts to Jordy Bahlโ€™s perfect game in Sooners 10-0 win over Cal-State

Oklahoma improved to 11-0 on the heels of Jordy Bahlโ€™s perfect game. Hereโ€™s how social media reacted to the fantastic performance.

The Oklahoma Sooners softball team is a beautiful two-act performance every time they step on the diamond. While the offense was the story heading into the 2022 season, the pitching staff has provided a plot twist that has the Sooners dominating from the circle.

True freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl has been dominant early in her Sooners career, not allowing an earned run all season. Against Cal-State Fullerton, she was downright dominant as Bahl threw a perfect game over six innings of work for her second perfect performance of the season.

In the Sooners opener, she threw 2.2 inning of perfect ball and combined with Nicole May and Hope Trautwein for a perfect game. This time, Jordy Bahl was a solo act in the circle, striking out 11 Titans hitters and inducing six ground ball outs, leading the Sooners to their 11th straight win to start the season.

Social media was excited for Jordy Bahlโ€™s perfect performance and we gathered some of the best reactions below.

Jordy Bahl perfect, Tiare Jennings homers twice as Oklahoma beats Cal-State Fullerton 10-0

Jordy Bahl throws six innings of perfect ball and Tiare Jennings homers twice as the Oklahoma Sooners beat Cal-State 10-0.

Jordy Bahlโ€™s stellar start to her first season with the Oklahoma Sooners somehow got even better as she threw a perfect game in the Sooners 10-0 win over Cal State Fullerton on Friday afternoon.

On a day when the world was watching in suspense every time Jocelyn Alo took to the plate, it was the true freshman sensation who stole the show.

After throwing 2.2 perfect innings in her debut, this time she was perfect through six innings as Oklahoma garnered another run-rule win, their ninth on the season. Bahl and the Oklahoma Sooners have still not allowed an earned run through their 11th game of the season. Bahlโ€™s 11 strikeouts mark the second time sheโ€™s reached double-digits this season after recording 14 against No. 3 UCLA last weekend.

In her dominant performance, Bahl allowed just one batter to get a ball out of the infield, a fly out to keep her day perfect.

Tiare Jennings led off the game with her sixth home run of the season and the Sooners stayed in control throughout. Jennings was 2 for 3 from the lead off spot with another home run later in the game with two RBIs. Jennings is now tied with Jocelyn Alo for the team lead in home runs in 2022. Alo was 0-2 with two walks on the day as Cal-State was reluctant to pitch to her on the day.

Jayda Coleman had a home run and three RBIs and Lynzie Elam notched a home run and two RBIs.

The Sooners are underway in their second game of the day against Long Beach State and are already up 3-0 after Grace Lyons launched a two-run home run in the top of the first.

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Sooners Wire Player of the Week: Jordy Bahl electric in the circle for OU Softball

After an electric start to her career for OU Softball, true freshman Jordy Bahl earned the inaugural Sooners Wire Player of the Week award.

The Oklahoma Sooners softball team jumped out to a 5-0 start to the 2022 season. Looking to defend their 2021 national championship, the Sooners wasted no time reasserting their dominance on college softball with three run-rule wins in their first five games.

Dominant offensive performances highlighted wins over UC Santa Barbara, Mississippi State, and UC San Diego, but it was the win over No. 3 UCLA and the performance by true freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl that stole the show.

Bahl continued the momentum from her perfect 2.2 innings of work against UCSB and dominated in the circle against UCLA. Bahl fanned 14 Bruins over seven innings and allowed one unearned run. She and the Oklahoma Sooners passed the early season test with flying colors against one of the best teams in the country.

In 12.2 innings of work this season, Bahl has an earned run average (ERA) of 0.00. She’s struck out 24 batters, allowed just five hits, and a batting average of .119 over three appearances.

The Oklahoma Sooners look to have found an ace to help an offense that has a chance to be even better than the 2021 version. If Bahl can keep it up, the Sooners will have gone from “incredibly difficult to beat” to “nearly impossible to beat.”

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Honorable Mentions

Tiare Jennings, Softball

Tiare Jennings started the season with an incredible showing the Sooners 5-0 start. She hit .357 with four home runs and seven RBIs. She also added two stolen bases and led Oklahoma with a 1.214 slugging percentage.

Ragan Smith, Women’s Gymnastics

According to SoonerSports.com, Ragan Smith’s back-to-back 10’s on beam were the first since Maggie Nichols performed the feat in 2018. Her perfect score helped the Sooners beat George Washington over the weekend. The Sooners are the No. 2 team in the nation overall.

Ivana Corley and Carmen Corley, Women’s Tennis

In women’s doubles, Ivana Corley and Carmen Corley are undefeated in doubles play at the ITA National Indoor Championships as the Sooners get set to take on the No. 2 North Carolina Tar Heels on Monday for the national championship.

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