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Sooners score 12 in the first to wreck the Texas Tech Red Raiders

The Oklahoma Sooners got off to a hot start in their 15-2 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

The Oklahoma Sooners got off to a phenomenal start in their 15-2 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders with 12 runs in the first inning before ever registering and out. And they never looked back.

[autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] swung at the first pitch she saw, dribbling it into center field. After Coleman took second on a passed ball, [autotag]Ella Parker[/autotag] beat out a play to first to put runners on the corner, and Kasidi Pickering walked to load the bases for the red-hot Cydney Sanders. Sanders singled to right field, bringing in Coleman to take a 1-0 lead.

Tiare Jennings then doubled to bring two more in, and [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] drew another Sooners walk to load the bases again. [autotag]Riley Ludlam[/autotag] walked to make it 4-0. RBI singles from [autotag]Avery Hodge[/autotag] and [autotag]Rylie Boone[/autotag] made it 6-0 as the Sooners batted around in the first inning.

Still, with no outs and the bases loaded, [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] drew a walk to make it 7-0, and [autotag]Ella Parker[/autotag] singled to bring in Hodge and Boone, and the Sooners were up 9-0. Then the Sooners got their only home run of the inning, a three-run shot to right by [autotag]Kasidi Pickering[/autotag] to put Oklahoma up 12-0 before registering their first out of the game.

It was an incredible effort from the Sooners, who drew five walks in the inning.

According to SoonerSports.com, the 12 runs were the most scored in an inning by the Sooners since 2022 against the Kansas Jayhawks.

In the circle, Kierston Deal allowed a solo home run in the first and one in the fourth. They were the first runs she’d given up since her start against Long Beach State in Puerto Vallarta to start the season. Deal threw 3.1 innings, allowing just three hits, no walks and recording one strikeout. Despite the home runs, it was another strong performance for Deal who has been great over the last month.

[autotag]Karlie Keeney[/autotag] pitched 1.2 scoreless innings, striking out two Red Raiders without allowing a hit.

Texas Tech came into the series third in the conference in runs scored and home runs, and the Sooners’ pitching staff has allowed just two runs through 12 innings.

[autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag], who reached base in all five plate appearances on Friday night, did it again Saturday. She was 2-for-2 with a double, a walk, and three RBIs. This weekend, she’s 5-for-5 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and nine RBIs.

[autotag]Ella Parker[/autotag], batting in the two spot, was 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. The Sooners leader in batting average is now hitting .450 as a true freshman.

The Sooners look to close out their series in Texas Tech with a sweep Sunday at Noon. Oklahoma is now 26-1 (5-0 Big 12) this season and riding an eight game winnings streak.

After [autotag]Kelly Maxwell[/autotag] pitched Friday night and Deal threw on Saturday, [autotag]Nicole May[/autotag] will likely get the ball to close out the series.

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Kelly Maxwell dazzles, Tiare Jennings hits two home runs in Sooners win over Texas Tech

The Oklahoma Sooners got a fantastic outing from Kelly Maxwell and Tiare Jennings launched two home runs as the Sooners beat Texas Tech 14-0

The No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners traveled to Lubbock, Texas, to take on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. OU took the first of three games 14-0.

[autotag]Kelly Maxwell[/autotag] threw six innings, striking out 10, allowing two hits and four walks to move to 8-0 on the season, and [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag] led the way with two home runs and six RBIs.

Oklahoma got the scoring going in the top of the first. After [autotag]Ella Parker[/autotag] stole second, Jennings brought her home on an RBI double to put Oklahoma up 1-0.

In the second inning, [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag] hit her seventh home run of the season to put Oklahoma up 2-0.

In the third innings, the Sooners put up three runs on a pair of walks from [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] and [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag] and the first of Jennings’ two home runs to give the Sooners a commanding 5-0 lead.

Oklahoma added another run in the fourth to make it 6-0.

Maxwell cruised throughout the game until running into a bit of trouble in the sixth inning. She allowed a leadoff walk, then hit the next Texas Tech batter before issuing another walk to load the bases. The veteran star then showed incredible poise, striking out the next three Red Raider hitters to keep the game scoreless through six.

Then in the top of the seventh, the Sooners lineup put an exclamation point on the evening with an eight-run inning to leave no doubt.

Alyssa Brito led off the inning with a single and then Tiare Jennings launched her second home run of the game to put OU up 8-0. [autotag]Riley Ludlam[/autotag] walked and then with one out, so did Alynah Torres. Singles by [autotag]Rylie Boone[/autotag] and [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] and a [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag] fielder’s choice tacked on three more runs before [autotag]Maya Bland[/autotag] doubled to bring in two more and make the score 13-0. Jennings and Ludlam walked to load the bases for [autotag]Quincee Lilio[/autotag] who also walked to score Bland and make it 14-0 Oklahoma.

[autotag]Peytn Monticelli[/autotag] came in to pitch a scoreless seventh, striking out two and hitting a batter to close out the game.

The Sooners moved to 25-1 on the season and 4-0 in Big 12 play.

Tiare Jennings led the way at the plate with a 3-for-3 day with two home runs, six RBIs, a double, and two walks. She retook the team RBI lead and now sits with nine home runs and 31 RBIs on the season. Jennings’ batting average is now up to .423.

Cydney Sanders, who had been red hot in the month of March, didn’t record a hit in the game, but walked four times had an RBI and scored a run. Jayda Coleman was 2-for-4 and reached base on a walk.

Over her last three starts, Kelly Maxwell is 3-0 and hasn’t allowed a run while recording 25 strikeouts in 18 innings pitched.

It was a strong performance to set the stage for the weekend on a cool night in Lubbock. The Sooners will take the field Saturday at 1 p.m. CT against the Texas Tech Red Raiders.

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‘We’re going to have to be pretty pinpointed’: Sooners pitchers have to be sharp vs. Texas Tech

Sooners will face one of the best offenses in the country this weekend and it’ll be no walk in the park for their pitchers.

The Oklahoma Sooners (24-1) returned to their spot as the consensus No. 1 team after splitting the rankings with Texas last week. This weekend they go on the road for the first time this month to face one of the better teams in the country.

The [autotag]Texas Tech Red Raiders[/autotag] are 21-5 and 6-1 at home this season. They are receiving votes but are just outside the top 25. While every game presents challenges, this one is going to be tough for Oklahoma and, specifically, its pitching staff.

The Red Raiders have scored 190 runs, which averages to just over seven runs a game. They’re third in the Big 12 in runs and home runs, behind Oklahoma and Texas. For comparison, Oklahoma averages 8.5 runs per game.

Patty Gasso was asked about the challenge they’ll face this weekend.

“Any team we play that has a bat in their hand is going to be a challenge for us, and that’s the way we’ll look at it,” Gasso said. “We’re going to have to be pretty pinpointed. We’re not going to try to outhit them. We’re just going to be us. Trusting that will be good enough.”

Typically, Oklahoma just being itself has been good enough. In the one loss this year, the Sooners weren’t themselves and it showed. This is when we will find out what this pitching staff is made of and which pitchers start to separate themselves.

There is no doubt these are measuring-stick games, and it’s going to be must-see television this weekend.

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‘We’re spoiled’: Oklahoma Sooners defense shines against Iowa State

After a rough defensive outing in the loss to Louisiana, the Sooners looked like themselves vs. Iowa State.

One of the more shocking things when Oklahoma Sooners’ 71-game winning streak came to an end was how bad their defense played that game. They had a number of mistakes they just don’t make.

While the offense has gotten all of the attention the last few seasons Oklahoma has also been one of the best defensive teams in the country as well. In Oklahoma’s sweep of the [autotag]Iowa State Cyclones[/autotag], the Sooners’ stellar defensive play returned.

Patty Gasso talked after the game about their defense against the Cyclones. “We’re spoiled,” Gasso said. “Jayda Coleman makes some of the greatest plays out there. She will not be denied, but it bleeds on to Hannah Coor, who made some good plays and almost had one tonight. Defense looks solid. It was very clean. It was very pure style of play, specifically Game 2.”

Gasso went on to say she thought her team came out a little flat with almost a “boring” style of play. But that changed in the second game of the day when the Sooners won 11-2. The offense is going to be there almost every single game but it’s the defense that is going to be the difference if this team ends up winning another national championship.

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Cydney Sanders’ has big weekend in Sooners sweep of Iowa State

Cydney Sanders showed off her power in a big weekend vs. Iowa State.

The Oklahoma Sooners started Big 12 play with a bang as they beat the [autotag]Iowa State Cyclones[/autotag] in all three games to start. The Sooners won 4-0, 11-2 and then 14-1.

The star of the weekend was first baseman [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag]. Sanders hit four home runs and recorded nine RBIs. Sanders spoke to reporters after Saturday’s doubleheader about the day she had.

“Just seeing a strike and swinging,” Sanders said. “Honestly, in my last at-bat, I told coach I was going to swing at my first pitch strike. I ended up not but it ended up working out in the end. Just seeing pitches and getting good swings on them.”

That she did. We had been waiting for a breakout day from Sanders since she transferred before last season. As a freshman, she hit 21 home runs and had 63 RBIs for Arizona State. In her first year with the Sooners she hit nine home runs with 31 RBIs and her batting average dropped from .425 to .284.

This year Sanders is up to .385 and already has eight home runs and 20 RBIs. That would put her on pace for about 20 home runs and 46 RBIs. She’s had six home runs and 15 RBIs in the month of March alone. And it’s only March 10.

If they can keep getting this version of Cydney Sanders, it could be huge fir Oklahoma’s chances of winning a fourth straight national title.

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Kierston Deal shines, Oklahoma Sooners beat Texas A&M Commerce 9-0 in five innings

Kierston Deal threw three innings of one-hit ball and the Oklahoma Sooners jumped out to a five-run first inning lead in their 9-0 win.

It didn’t take long for the Oklahoma Sooners to get going in their midweek showdown with Texas A&M Commerce. The Sooners jumped out to a 5-0 lead and never looked back en route to a 9-0 run rule win to improve to 19-1 on the season.

[autotag]Kierston Deal[/autotag] got the start for the Oklahoma Sooners. She allowed a lead-off single and then retired the next nine batters she faced in her three innings of work. She got out of the first inning with two strikeouts to keep Texas A&M Commerce from adding to the lead-off single.

[autotag]Rylie Boone[/autotag] led off the game with a walk, followed by a couple of flyouts from [autotag]Alyssa Brito[/autotag] and [autotag]Tiare Jennings[/autotag]. But the Sooners were masterful with two outs. [autotag]Kinzie Hansen[/autotag] drew a four-pitch walk and [autotag]Kasidi Pickering[/autotag] continued her strong freshman campaign with a two-RBI double to put the Sooners up 2-0 in the first.

[autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] was intentionally walked bringing up freshman Ella Parker, who lined an 0-1 pitch to right field for the three-run home run to put the Sooners up 5-0 after the first.

After a 1-2-3 second inning from Deal, [autotag]Cydney Sanders[/autotag] led off the bottom of the second with a double and moved to third on Boone’s bunt single. Brito had another hard-hit ball to center field to bring home Sanders on the sacrifice fly and the Sooners led 6-0.

Deal threw another flawless inning in the third, picking up her fifth strikeout of the game.

In the bottom of the third, Hansen led off with a single to center. With [autotag]Riley Ludlam[/autotag] in to pinch run for Hansen, Pickering added her second RBI double of the game. Coleman singled to center field to bring home Pickering for the 8-0 lead. After [autotag]Hannah Coor[/autotag] entered the game to pinch run for Jennings, [autotag]Avery Hodge[/autotag] doubled to make it 9-0 in favor of the Sooners.

[autotag]Peytn Monticelli[/autotag] worked two scoreless innings of relief in the fourth and fifth to preserve the run-rule win. Over five innings of work, Deal and Monticelli combined to allow just two hits and one walk.

Deal is now 4-0 with a team-leading 0.97 ERA in 2024. Over her last four starts, Deal has now gone 19 innings without allowing a run. In that span she has a 0.63 WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) and has recorded 23 strikeouts.

Pickering was the only Sooner with multiple hits in the game. She now leads the Sooners with a .458 batting average. Boone, Hansen, and Coleman each had a walk and a hit in the win. Parker’s home run was her fourth of the season. Along with the four home runs, she now has 18 RBIs on the season, good for third on the team.

Oklahoma will open Big 12 play this weekend with a three game home slate against Iowa State. The Cyclones are currently 9-10 on the season ahead of their trip to Norman.

‘We’ve got to get comfortable’: Patty Gasso gives insight to conversation with her team following loss

After a devastating loss on Sunday, the Sooners had a heart to heart that hopes to fuel them the rest of the season.

For the first time in more than a year, the Oklahoma Sooners are set to play a game coming off of a loss. They don’t have much time to dwell on their 7-5 loss to Louisiana as they get ready to play Texas A&M Commerce Wednesday night.

Now, everyone wants to know how this team will bounce back from that loss on Sunday. [autotag]Patty Gasso[/autotag] said they had Monday off before practicing on Tuesday. She said during that practice they talked a lot about what needs to change.

“Just the comfort level,” Gasso said. “We’ve got to get comfortable. We had some new situations where parents were behind us, behind the dugout. So, that’s new for us. The amount of crowd noise is like the World Series. I don’t think we were ready for that. You always want to win all of your games on your home field. So, I think we put some unnecessary pressure on ourselves to perform. We just weren’t as free and as sharp as we normally are. So, we talked about how we got that out of the way, we got the win streak out of the way, and I don’t know if they were really thinking about it, but it was just looming. So, I said don’t be disappointed. What we did was history-making.”

That record will probably never be touched in the history of the sport, but it is also a big weight off of their shoulders. Now they can just go out and play the sport they love.

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Emotions of the weekend finally behind the Oklahoma Sooners

There was a lot going on this weekend for the Oklahoma Sooners but now that emotional rollercoaster is behind them.

After more than a full calendar year and 71 games, the Oklahoma Sooners were seemingly unbeatable. That was until Sunday afternoon’s loss to Louisiana.

This was a big weekend for the Oklahoma softball team. It was an emotional weekend as well. It was their first time playing in their new stadium, Love’s Field. They were also in two different dogfights this weekend, one of which resulted in their streak coming to an end.

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Kinzie Hansen spoke after the game about the emotions of the weekend. “The tough day was the first day when we opened it,” Hansen said. “After that, I thought we settled in pretty good. Obviously, today was very uncharacteristic and really that is that.”

The Sooners made several unforced errors in the game that we aren’t used to seeing an Oklahoma team make whether that were errors in the field or even base-running errors. [autotag]Jayda Coleman[/autotag] was called out for leaving the bag early and Hansen got caught in a pickle which are two things we don’t typically see an Oklahoma team make.

But still, they showed their resiliency and were able to tie it up in the 7th inning after being down two runs going into the bottom half. This just shows when they aren’t on their best day, they are still very tough to put down.

Now with the emotions of the weekend behind them and the pressure of the streak behind them, they can finish this season with a clear mind while chasing that historical 4-peat.

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‘It came too late’: Tiare Jennings on the good moments for the Oklahoma Sooners’ offense

The Oklahoma Sooners have one of the best offenses in the country but even still they haven’t hit their full stride yet.

The Oklahoma Sooners have had historic offenses in the last few years. While they’ve been very good in 2024 as well, something has just felt off.

It hasn’t felt as dominant in years past. Now, granted those have been all-time great offenses so being a tick below that isn’t necessarily that big of a knock.

This year they are still averaging 8.2 runs per game and have a .382 batting average on the season. That batting average and runs per game are actually better than last year’s averages as of now. However, the 2022 and 2021 offense scored more runs per game and the 2021 team had a better batting average.

It has just felt like this year, the offense has taken too long to get things going in a lot of games. Usually, they are firing on all cylinders by the second time they get through the order. That happened once again on Sunday. They took a little too long to get things going and when they did, it was too late.

Kinzie Hansen and Tiare Jennings spoke about how Louisiana Ragin’ Cajun pitcher Chloe Riassetto was able to keep the Oklahoma offense at bay for much of the game.

“I thought she did a really good job at spotting her pitches,” Hansen said. “She was spotting that low curveball really well for both lefties and righties. We were just taking good pitches honestly. We weren’t ourselves today and I think when we are, it would be a different outcome.”

“She said it right,” Jennings said. “Her curveballs in and out. There were some good moments that the offense did have but it came too late. In times like that, it’s hard to get going. But we just took too long to adjust. All credit to the pitcher, she was good. But we just weren’t good enough to beat her today.”

That’s not to take the pitching off the hook because it felt every time the Sooners’ offense did manage to get some runs, Louisiana would answer. Give credit to the Ragin’ Cajuns because they played a heck of a game. The Sooners just know they have to get the offense going quicker and help out the pitching staff.

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‘We were out of the running lane’: Patty Gasso explains controversial out call in Oklahoma’s loss to Louisiana

In a game with a lot of controversial moments, one stands above the rest. Patty Gasso breaks it down.

In the Oklahoma Sooners’ loss to the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns on Sunday, there were several controversial moments. But one such moments stood above the rest.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, the Sooners were down by one, 3-2. Freshman [autotag]Ella Parker[/autotag] came up to bat with two outs and hit a ground ball. Though it appeared the first baseman had to jump off the bag to catch the throw, Parker was called out at first.

A lengthy review determined she was still out even though it was clear the first baseman came off the bag to make the catch. If she had been called safe, the Sooners were going to score one run and maybe two to take the lead.

Patty Gasso explained after the game why the call stood as an out.

“We were out of the running lane,” Gasso said. “It was interference by the runner. That’s why the contact happened. If she was one step over in the running lane, she would have been safe. It was a crazy game like that. Lots of controversy.”

She was then asked about having a safety bag, which is an extra bag on the foul side of the first base line so runners can run through that to avoid contact with the first baseman. Gasso said she is not an advocate of the safety bag.

That was just another play in a long list of plays that didn’t end up going Oklahoma’s way, contributing to the loss.

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