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No. 1 Oklahoma tops Texas 7-2 in the WCWS

No. 1 Oklahoma proves too much for Texas at the Women’s College World Series.

The No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners proved too much for Texas softball in the Women’s College World Series. The Sooners are in the driver’s seat to advance to the championship series while the Longhorns move into the loser’s bracket.

Oklahoma’s offense got going early with a big fly from superstar Jocelyn Alo put the Sooners on top 2-0 in the first inning. Texas responded in the bottom half of the frame with an RBI double from Alyssa Washington to cut the deficit in half.

Both pitchers settled into the game nicely from that point on, exchanging zeros until Oklahoma broke the game open with a four-run fifth inning. Tiare Jennings capped of the inning with a two-run bomb over the left-field wall.

Janae Jefferson would go yard in the seventh but it would not be enough as Texas fell 7-2. The Horns will take on Arizona tomorrow in an elimination game.

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How to watch Texas softball vs. No. 1 Oklahoma in the WCWS on Saturday

Texas softball is playing with a chip on their shoulder, don’t miss their second game of the WCWS!

Texas kicked off the 2022 Women’s College World Series on the right foot. Continue reading “How to watch Texas softball vs. No. 1 Oklahoma in the WCWS on Saturday”

Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl expected to play in WCWS

2022 Freshman of the Year Jordy Bahl will be back for the WCWS, according to Head Coach Patty Gasso.

The already stacked Oklahoma Softball pitching staff will be getting some additional firepower for the Women’s College World Series, which begins this week.

Coach Patty Gasso said on Wednesday that Bahl will pitch at some point this week, but didn’t give up much more than that.

Bahl was recently named the National Freshman of the Year. Gasso has had the young flamethrower on ice since early May due to what was called “soreness.” Bahl has not pitched since May 6 against Oklahoma State.

The former No. 1 recruit in the nation has been as advertised since coming to Norman, rocking a 0.95 ERA, and 199 strikeouts in 132 innings pitched.

We don’t know exactly when Gasso will give Bahl the nod to get back in the circle, but we definitely should see her at somepoint this week.

In the first part of the WCWS, the Sooners will be in a bracket with No. 5 UCLA, No. 9 Northwestern and a familiar foe in Texas. The Longhorns handed the Sooners one of their two losses in the regular season which ended OU’s winning streak dating back to last season.

Florida, Oregon State, Oklahoma State and Arizona make up the remaining four teams in the WCWS. The Big 12 and Pac-12 both sent three teams to the WCWS with the Big 10 and SEC both sending one.

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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.

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Oklahoma Sooners’ Jocelyn Alo named USA Softball Player of the Year Finalist

Jocelyn Alo was named a finalist for USA Softball’s Collegiate Player of the Year Award.

The NCAA’s all-time home run leader, [autotag]Jocelyn Alo[/autotag], is looking to add another trophy to the mantle. Alo was named as one of the final three finalists for the 2022 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Award.

Is she wins, Alo would be the fifth player to win the award in back to back seasons.

She certainly has a strong case.

Nationally, Alo is ranked second in batting average, third in home runs, first in slugging percentage and first in on base percentage.

With each passing season, Alo seems to reset the standard for hitting in collegiate softball. The redshirt senior has set new career highs in batting average and walks this season.

Alo and the Sooners will be back in action on Friday night to begin Regionals against the PVAMU Panthers at Marita Hynes Field. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and the radio broadcast can be heard on “The Franchise”.

The other two finalists for the award are South Florida’s Georgina Corrick and Washington’s Baylee Klingler.

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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’s Jocelyn Alo earns National Player of the Week from the NFCA

After a monster week that saw her hit over .600, home run queen Jocelyn Alo earned NFCA national player of the week honors.

Jocelyn Alo continues to create new standards for hitting in college softball. On an Oklahoma Sooners team in the midst of another historic run in the 2022 season, Alo’s taken her game to another level.

For her play last week against Tulsa and Texas Tech, Alo was named Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division I Player of the Week.

In four games she hit .615 (8-for-13) with five home runs and eight RBIs, finishing with six extra-base hits for a 1.846 SLG%. Mixed in that flurry of statistical dominance was a three-homer game in game one of their three-game sweep of the Red Raiders. Suprisingly, that was her first career game with three home runs according to SoonerSports.com.

 

She now has 109 home runs in her career and continues to set a new all-time mark with every long ball. Alo dominated opposing pitching in every fashion and she and her teammates look so locked in it’s hard to believe her production will slow down anytime soon.

This is the third time Alo’s been selected as the National Player of the Week. Alo and the Sooners look to continue their historic undefeated season as they with a  Top 20 showdown April 14-16 with the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas.

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Sooners beat Texas Tech 11-0, Oklahoma Softball off to best start in program history

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to the best start in program history as the crimson and cream defeated Texas Tech in an 11-0.

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to their best start in program history as the Crimson and Cream defeated Texas Tech in an 11-0 victory to improve to 33-0 on the season. Friday’s win was their 28th victory by run rule.

That is now 28 straight wins for OU against the Red Raiders. The Sooners haven’t lost to Texas Tech since 2012

To put it mildly, Jocelyn Alo had a day with three homes runs and four RBIs. Alo now has 19 home runs on the season and 107 for her career.

So far.

Alo accounted for half of the home runs the Sooners had against the Red Raiders. Grace Lyons hit a pair of solo shots and Tiare Jennings hit a three run homer.

Jordy Bahl was on the bump for the Sooners, and she was nothing short of dominant in her 15th win of the season.

The right-handed freshman struck out five and walked one through five innings of work. Bahl is now sitting at a 0.71 ERA on the season with a 0.659 WHIP.

Not Bad.

OU is now 4-0 in Big 12 play and undoubtedly hope to be 6-0 by the end of this series.

The Sooners and Red Raiders will be back again tomorrow at noon for game two in this three game series. After Texas Tech, the Red River Rivalry will be renewed in Austin against the no. 15 Texas Longhorns on April 14.

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Opposition between a rock and a hard place when facing Oklahoma lineup

The Oklahoma Sooners are off to a torrid pace in 2022 putting pressure on opposing pitchers up and down the lineup.

Oklahoma’s Jocelyn Alo is on a tear to start the 2022 season with seven home runs in 37 plate appearances. Tied with Lauren Chamberlain for the NCAA all-time home run record, Alo will likely set the new standard this weekend and put it far out of reach for any home run challengers. Her start has been incredible and there’s not much the opposition can do about it.

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The lineup the Oklahoma Sooners are rolling out has hitting depth up and down the order. With Alo typically hitting second in the order, leadoff hitter Tiare Jennings gets a boost as teams have to pitch aggressively to her in order to try and get an out before Alo comes to the plate. And Jennings is making teams pay.

The sophomore out of San Pedro, Calif. is hitting .440 with five home runs and 15 RBIs on the season. She’s second to Alo in just about every offensive category, building off of a tremendous freshman campaign that saw her win freshman of the year honors in 2021.

And as Alo continues to set a new standard for power hitting, she’s also getting the added benefit of a lineup that’s producing behind her.

To start the season, the most typical lineup Patty Gasso was rolling out had Jennings batting leadoff, Alo hitting second, and catcher Kinzie Hansen hitting third. Since the opening week, there’s been a bit more variation but wherever Alo hits, there’s a player hitting behind her that’s having a nice start to the season as well.

Hansen’s hitting .440 with two home runs and six RBIs. Jana Johns spent much of the Houston Classic batting behind Alo is hitting .400 with three home runs and 10 RBIs. Jayda Coleman has worked her way up in the lineup and is hitting .348 with eight RBIs and an on base percentage of .515.

Grace Lyons, who’s hit clean up for the Sooners for much of 2022, is hitting .440 with two home runs and seven RBIs.

There isn’t an easy out in the Oklahoma Sooners lineup. The Sooners put constant pressure on opposing pitchers as they attempt to work through a lineup that returned much of their record-setting 2021 team.

As the Oklahoma Sooners look to defend their national championship, they’ve gotten off to a hot 10-0 start. The numbers really speak for themselves.

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