Oklahoma Softball: Sooners Lose Big 12 Championship to Oklahoma State
By Joe Buettner
Bedlam softball’s fourth installment this season did not skimp on any dramatics, like ESPN’s broadcast likely out as soon as the eighth inning started.
Oklahoma and Oklahoma State battled to excess innings, but a single 7 days right after the Sooners swept the Cowgirls to end the typical year, it was Oklahoma Condition that eventually prevailed 4-3 in eight frames on Saturday.
The victory provided Oklahoma Point out with the program’s initially Major 12 match championship and finished OU’s streak of 4 consecutive Big 12 event titles.
The prime-rated Sooners will enter the postseason at 49-2.
The loss, which came in front of a document-breaking Huge 12 Softball Tournament Championship Activity group of 5,410, is not most likely to hurt the Sooners’ postseason plans.
OU is nevertheless in line to be the major general seed in this year’s match and host by the Tremendous Regional round. The acquire does enrich Oklahoma State’s odds, nonetheless, to lock up a major-8 nationwide seed, which would warranty it internet hosting its regional and prospective Super Regional collection in Stillwater.
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Oklahoma State pitcher Morgan Day secured the earn, allowing for three hits and one particular run in 5 innings. OU’s Hope Trautwein picked up her to start with loss of the time, letting 5 hits and two runs after entering late for starter Nicole Could, who struck out a few and allowed 3 hits and two operates.
OU freshman Jordy Bahl, who lately earned Major 12 Co-Pitcher of the Year and Large 12 Freshman of the Year honors, was not out there because of to arm soreness. OU coach Patty Gasso stated she expects Bahl to return for the NCAA event through an in-sport interview with ESPN.
The Sooners’ offense, which was out-hit 7 to eight and still left seven stranded on Saturday, struck very first in the third frame with sophomore Tiare Jennings’ RBI solitary that plated Hannah Coor. The Sooners then included one more run, thanks to an Oklahoma State mistake that scored Jennings.
The Cowgirls rallied in the top rated of the fourth, plating their 1st run of the working day on an RBI one from Hayley Busby and tied it with Taylor Tuck‘s sacrifice fly that scored Miranda Elish.
Oklahoma Point out took its initial guide of the day in the major of the fifth, making use of an RBI bunt from Chyenne Factor to plate Chelsea Alexander. OU’s Jocelyn Alo erased the margin in the base 50 percent of the inning, sending a solo shot to still left discipline.
The home operate marked Alo’s 25th of the year and 113th of her occupation.
The Cowgirls regained their benefit on a bases-loaded wander, but the Sooners ended up unable to respond in the bottom fifty percent of the body.
Irrespective of the reduction, Alo, Trautwein, Rylie Boone, Lynnsie Elam and Grace Lyons all represented OU on the 2022 Big 12 softball All-Tournament team. Oklahoma State’s Day earned Most Excellent Participant honors.
OU will now turn its attention to the NCAA match, which starts subsequent weekend with regional play. The Sooners will understand their postseason location throughout Sunday’s assortment show, scheduled for a 7 p.m. begin on ESPN2.
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