NORMAN — Mississippi State (43-19) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back, shutting out Oklahoma (52-10) 6-0 Sunday in the Norman Super Regional finale to advance to the Women’s College World Series.
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Sooners take opener, 8-7
NORMAN — Redshirt-senior Isabela Emerling erased a 4-0 deficit with a grand slam in the third inning and freshman Lexi McDaniel gave the Sooners the lead for good with a pinch-hit double in the fifth as No. 1/1 Oklahoma (41-5, 14-2 SEC) defeated No. 6/8 Arkansas (35-7, 10-6 SEC), 8-7, Friday. Audrey Lowry earned her 19th win and freshman Allyssa Parker tallied the … Read more
OU Wins in Run-Rule Fashion Against Abilene Christian, Louisiana
NORMAN — OU clubbed eight home runs and the pitchers spun 11 shutout innings as the No. 4 Sooners (22-2) blanked Abilene Christian, 8-0, and Louisiana, 10-0, Saturday in softball on day one of the Okana Invite. Oklahoma tallied its 10th consecutive run-rule, while winning its 11th contest in a row. The Sooners outhit their opponents, … Read more
Texas Tech eliminates Sooners in WCWS, 3-2
Texas Tech eliminates Sooners as No. 2 Oklahoma softball (52-9) nearly pulled off another Sooner Magic trick in the seventh inning at the Women’s College World Series before coming up just short in a 3-2 loss to No. 12 Texas Tech (53-12) in the semifinals of the Women’s College World Series Monday. Down 2-0 in … Read more
Homer lifts OU past Tennessee, 4-3
By John Rohde
OKLAHOMA CITY — Ella Parker hit two home runs, capped with a dramatic, three-run, walk-off shot to center field with two outs, to lift No. 2 Oklahoma softball (51-7) to a heart-thumping 4-3 victory over No. 7 Tennessee (45-16) on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the Women’s College World Series.