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Projected lineup for the Oklahoma Sooners as they prepare for national title defense

What could the Oklahoma Sooners lineup look like when they begin their 2023 NCAA title defense?

The Oklahoma Sooners will begin their quest for three-straight national championships in 16 days when they face off with the No. 19 Duke Blue Devils for the first of five games in the opener of the Mark Campbell Invitational in Irvine, California.

The Sooners lost key pieces to their 2022 squad, like [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag], [autotag]Hope Trautwein[/autotag], [autotag]Lynnsie Elam[/autotag], and [autotag]Taylon Snow[/autotag], but they looked locked and loaded for 2023. With transfer additions like [autotag]Alex Storako[/autotag], Cydney Sanders, [autotag]Alynah Torres[/autotag], and [autotag]Haley Lee[/autotag], the Sooners could be as good or better than they were a year ago.

They have a deep lineup that features seven players with a season of 14 home runs or more and four players with a 20-home run season in their careers. You can’t replace a Jocelyn Alo, but the Sooners lineup looks incredibly deep heading into 2023. Are there enough at-bats for the talented hitters that Patty Gasso has assembled?

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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Relive the Oklahoma Sooners 15-0 win over UCLA through incredible images

Relive the Oklahoma Sooners’ dominant 15-0 win over UCLA with these stunning still photos.

Tiare Jennings and Jocelyn Alo led the way at the plate and Hope Trautwein collected her eighth complete game shutout of the season as the Oklahoma Sooners rebounded from their first loss of the NCAA tournament with a 15-0 win over UCLA. The win puts Oklahoma through to the Women’s College World Series championship for the third-straight time and eighth time in program history.

The Sooners started fast with three-run innings in the first two frames and then exploded for eight runs in the fifth to secure their 40th run-rule win of the season in dominating fashion.

UCLA is arguably the greatest program in softball history and after the Sooners’ first loss of the postseason, made them look like newcomers to the Women’s College World Series. Their 15-0 win marked the largest win in WCWS history.

Now the Oklahoma Sooners move on to face the winner of the other WCWS semifinal featuring Oklahoma State and Texas. Texas picked up a 5-0 win over the Cowgirls to force the deciding game between the two sides. However, before we get to the championship series for the Oklahoma Sooners, let’s take a look at their incredible performance over UCLA with these stunning still images.

Oklahoma Sooners advance to Super Regionals with 20-0 win over Texas A&M

After the largest win in NCAA Softball Tournament history, the Sooners will move on to Super Regionals for the 12th straight-year with their 20-0 win over Texas A&M.

For the 15th time in program history and for the 12th year in a row, the Oklahoma Sooners are going to the Super Regionals after beating Texas A&M 20-0. This was the largest win in NCAA Softball Tournament history.

On Saturday, the Aggie pitching did enough to keep the Sooners’ bats uncomfortable and A&M made the game close on a late two-run home run. On Sunday, it was a completely different story in the Sooners dominating win over the Aggies.

The Sooners scored 20 runs on 12 hits, and four walks and were aided by four errors from the Aggie defense. After an emotional win Saturday evening over Minnesota, it seemed like the Aggies were just out of gas in the regional final.

[autotag]Nicole May[/autotag] was nearly unhittable as she struck out seven Aggies and allowed just two hits through 4.1 innings. [autotag]Macy McAdoo[/autotag] came in to finish the job in the fifth inning to claim yet another run-rule victory for the Sooners.

Oklahoma got it going with a nine-run first inning where the Sooners sent 14 batters to the plate. Texas A&M had three errors in the inning, but Oklahoma had five hits, a walk, and a hit by pitch to reach base. The frame included a [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag] home run and doubles by [autotag]Lynnsie Elam[/autotag] and [autotag]Jana Johns[/autotag] to put the game out of reach before the Aggies ever stepped into the batters box.

The Sooners scored every time they took their turn to bat and scored at least three runs in each inning except the second.

Alo was 3-for-3 with three runs scored and three RBIs. [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] and [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] added home runs of their own as the Sooners. Seven Sooners notched RBIs led by Britto’s four runs batted in.

OU’s opponent in Super Regionals will be Central Florida after the Knights defeated the Michigan Wolverines in their regional final. UCF was the host as the No. 16 seed in the NCAA tournament.

Super Regionals will run from May 26-29. The Sooners will host UCF for a best-of-three series. The winner will go to Oklahoma City for the Women’s College World Series.

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OU Softball slams Cyclones 5-0, moves on to Big 12 Championship

The Oklahoma Sooners advanced to yet another Big 12 Championship on the back of Lynnsie Elam’s grand slam and Hope Truatwein’s 14 strikeouts.

The Oklahoma Sooners advanced to the Big 12 Championship after a 5-0 win over the Iowa State Cyclones on Friday. Hope Trautwein led the way with 14 strikeouts and a grand slam courtesy of Lynnsie Elam provided all the run support the Sooners needed.

The Sooners are looking for their fifth consecutive Big 12 tournament crown and will play the winner of the Oklahoma State-Texas matchup in tomorrow’s final.

“On fire” doesn’t even come close to the performance Hope Trautwein put on display on Friday afternoon in Oklahoma City. She retired Iowa State in order four times in seven innings. Today’s semi-final was her 16th win of the season.

Offensively, OU jumped on ISU early with  two singles and a walk to load the bases in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Lynnsie Elam walked to the plate. Elam then provided the fireworks with her first inning grand slam.

After an RBI single from Rylie Boone in the bottom of the second, the Sooners were up 5-0 early in this contest. It would be all they needed to secure yet another birth to the Big 12 Championship.

The Longhorns-Cowgirls game starts at 4 p.m. The Longhorns handed the Sooners their lone loss of the season back in April.

The Big 12 Championship will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. Catch the action on ESPN2.

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Oklahoma Softball beats Kansas in 19-0 win, picks up another Big 12 series

Oklahoma Softball picked up a 19-0 win over Kansas led by three home runs and 4 shutout innings from Hope Trautwein.

It’s been a busy day for University of Oklahoma Athletics. Of course, I’m referring to the absolute domination of a victory that happened in Lawrence on Saturday.

Oklahoma Softball smoked the Kansas Jayhawks on the road in a run-rule 19-0 win. OU scored 12 runs in the fifth and final inning of the game.

Throw another win on the pile for redshirt senior Hope Trautwein as she is now 13-0 on the season. After four innings, sophomore Nicole May came in for the fifth and finished the job.

Jocelyn Alo simply cannot be stopped.

The Jayhawks walked her four times, and Alo still collected a hit and four runs. The one hit? A two-run homer.

The Sooners continue to show that they not only have the best pitching in the country, but also the best bats. The Crimson and Cream smashed another three home runs today. Lynnsie Elam and Tiare Jennings also went yard.

After dropping their first game of the season to Texas, OU has rattled off six straight wins. Three of their last four have been by run-rule and four straight have been shutouts. It feels like we’ve typed that a lot this season.

Oklahoma has one more game against Kansas on Sunday before coming home for Bedlam against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls starting on May 5 with the Big 12 regular season title on the line.

Oklahoma State is coming off of back-to-back losses against Florida State in Tallahassee. Before that, they swept the Longhorns in Stillwater.

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Oklahoma Softball sweeps double-header against Iowa State 6-4, 9-0

Oklahoma Softball improved to 41-1 with a pair of wins on Friday night against Iowa State.

The Oklahoma Sooners (41-1) claimed a pair of wins on Friday night to start their three-game series against the Iowa State Cyclones. In their 6-4 and 9-0 wins, the Sooners moved to 41-1 on the season and have a three-game winning streak going since last weekend’s loss to the Texas Longhorns.

The Cyclones came out swinging in game one, jumping out to an early lead in the top of the third. [autotag]Jordy Bahl[/autotag], in her first start since losing to the Texas Longhorns in Austin, allowed four runs through 5.1 innings of work while striking out seven batters. Bahl earned her 18th win of the year, moving her record to 18-1.

The Sooners would not trail again on Friday after the top of the third in game one.

OU came alive in the bottom of the third, rattling off a pair of RBI singles. The final exclamation point in the inning was a two-run homer run by Jana Johns. Johns became the sixth OU hitter to reach double-figures in home runs for 2022.

The Cyclones would do some damage in the top of the sixth, but OU would stay ahead to win game one 6-4.

Game two wasn’t as close.

The Sooners’ bats came alive for three home runs in the second game, courtesy of Alyssa Brito, Lynnsie Elam, and Rylie Boone. Brito and Elam now have 12 home runs on the season and the homer was Boone’s second of the season.

Hope Trautwein was nearly untouchable as she allowed only one hit through in another complete-game victory. Trautwein struck out three batters while walking none. She’s now 12-0 on the season. In the shutout win, she lowered her NCAA-leading ERA to 0.10 on the season.

As usual Marita Hynes Field was filled to capacity, but there was some extra buzz in the air for this doubleheader.

Home Run Village returned.

A free section sitting in the outfield, Home Run Village allows more fans to have a game-day experience at OU Softball games.

The experience will return for tomorrow’s finale against Iowa State and when Oklahoma State comes to Norman for the second series of Bedlam softball.

Their 9-0 win in the second leg of the double-header was their 33rd run-rule win of the season and their 24th shutout through 42 games this season. They had 24 shutouts and 35 run-rule wins in 60 games in their national championship run in 2021.

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Oklahoma Sooners take game 2 vs. Texas 9-1 for 31st run-rule win of the season

Led by Alyssa Brito’s two home runs, the Oklahoma Sooners beat Texas 9-1 to improve to 38-0 on the season.

The Oklahoma Sooners took game two of their Red River series in Austin against the Texas Longhorns in run-rule fashion on Friday night. Oklahoma, who won 3-0 on Thursday, were challenged early by the Horns who plated their first run of the series in the second inning to tie the game 1-1.

After Texas tied the game in the bottom of the second, the Sooners outscored the Longhorns 8-0 from the third inning on to move to 38-0.

Nicole May and Hope Trautwein combined to allow just one run on four hits.

[autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] stole the show at the plate from the No. 9 spot, going 3 for 3 with two home runs and three RBIs on the evening. Those two give her 10 home runs on the season and she’s fifth on the team in home runs behind [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag], [autotag]Grace Lyons[/autotag], [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag], and [autotag]Lynnsie Elam[/autotag]. Oklahoma now has five players with double-digit home runs on the season.

Up 3-1 heading into the top of the fifth, Brito sparked a six-run inning with her second home run of the night. [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] walked and Jocelyn Alo moved her around to third on a liner off the outfield wall. Grace Lyons brought Jennings home on a squeeze play to make it 5-1. After Jana Johns’ bases-loaded walk made it 6-1, Rylie Boone brought in a couple more with a two-run single to right to make it 8-1. Brito would bookend the scoring run with her third RBI of the evening to make it 9-1 for the Sooners.

Hope Trautwein battled out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the fifth inning to send the Longhorns home early and the Sooners to their 40th consecutive win dating back to last season.

Trautwein’s now lowered her NCAA-leading ERA to 0.11 on the season with another 2.2 scoreless work. The Sooners pitching staff hasn’t allowed more than one run in a game since their March 10 matchup with Baylor in Hawaii, when they allowed three. That’s 21 games in a row with one or fewer runs allowed.

Oklahoma and Texas will close out the series on Saturday at 1 p.m. C.T. The game will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network and can be heard on 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma and on the Varsity App.

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Oklahoma Softball: The streak continues as OU run-rules Tulsa

There wasn’t an empty seat in the house at Marita Haynes Field as the Oklahoma Sooners played the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wednesday night.

There wasn’t an empty seat in the house at Marita Haynes Field as the Oklahoma Sooners played the Tulsa Golden Hurricane on Wednesday night. The packed ballpark gave the campus a certain buzz when walking by.

It was just another day at the office for the best softball team in the nation as they claimed a 9-0 run-rule victory to improve to a 33-0 record on the season. Wednesday night was their 27th win by run-rule this year.

Sophomore [autotag]Nicole May[/autotag] picked up her tenth win on the season. She struck out six batters while walking three through five innings of work.

The Sooners were less powerful than usual at the plate with just one extra base hit on the evening; a double by [autotag]Lynnsie Elam[/autotag]. However, don’t mistake this for a lackluster hitting performance. Oklahoma didn’t struggle at the plate.

OU’s offense peppered Tulsa for 10 hits in the four innings. Eight different Sooners had an RBI against Tulsa. Jana Johns led the way, bringing in two, both on a fielders choice.

The Sooners were busy on the base paths, with five stolen bases on the night.

With Wednesday’s win, OU tied the program’s best start to a season which was set just last year. They can break the record on Friday night in Lubbock against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The 19-16 Red Raiders are coming off a loss to Kansas, but hold a 13-3 record this season when playing at home. They are 2-4 in Big 12 play.

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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. 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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