Club Coaches: Send Us Your Info to Get On Our Notifications List. True freshman pitcher Kierston Deal cruised through four innings in the circle for the Sooners (12-1) while a pair of triples helped OU pile a hefty run total on LMU (5-10). Her career record pitching was 93-7, with a 0.22 earned run average. Patty Gasso doesnt like to lose. But Oklahomas Hall of Fame skipper certainly relishes getting to coach her team in the wake of defeat. She also batted .510 with 20 home runs and 55 RBI. 2. Though Torres was primarily a shortstop at Arizona State, its hard to see her grabbing much playing time from Grace Lyons there for the Sooners. 2 nationally in her class by Extra. 10 player and No. More:Get to know the 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team and schedule. The Sooners recorded two runs in the third inning after Jennings hit a double that scored Coleman and Brito, and Kinzie Hansen hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to give the Sooners a 10 . Storako is 4-0 in the circle in 2023 with an ERA of 0.34 and 26 strikeouts. OU outscored its opponents 29-5 in sweeping through the Mark Campbell Invitational in Irvine, California, over the weekend. March 11. 1 team in softball, with the top ERA and the top batting average in the game -- was nearly derailed when ace pitcher . Grace Lyons was 6 of 13. The early returns on Storakos transfer from the Michigan Wolverines are looking quite good for head coach Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Sooners. Storako was an NFCA All-American and unanimous Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2021, when she was 25-8 with a 1.71 ERA and 300 strikeouts. 4 catcher in the class, Avery Hodge of Richmond, Texas, as the No. The early returns on Storako's transfer from the Michigan Wolverines are looking quite good for head coach Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Before the days of social media, the internet or much ESPN, Fernandez was a star on the order of Jocelyn Alo. . Heres a look at the Sooners roster movement in the offseason, with a look at home the new transfers might fit into the lineup: Carlson:National titles are nice, but these off-field wins mean as much to OU's Grace Lyons. In fact, Oklahoma wasted no time whatsoever getting the bats going. Washington had the tying run on third and go-ahead run on second with no outs before May struck out back-to-back hitters, then got a groundout to end the game. Oklahoma pitcher Alex Storako had her first standout moment as a Sooner last weekend at the Mary Nutter Classic. She combined with Jordy Bahl for the shutout victory over Cal State Fullerton. Video courtesy/Sooner Sports TV. [15] She pitched for the first time since returning from injury on June 2, during the first game of the 2022 Women's College World Series against Northwestern. The Titans fell to 6-6. The move appears to have paid off for the two-time all-Big Ten first-team selection and 2021 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year. During his Michigan career, the Frankfort, Illinois, product had a 1.71 ERA with 69 wins and 901 strikeouts in 563 innings. Advertisement After Storako retired the Titans in order in the top of the first inning, Jayda Coleman opened the bottom of the frame with a walk. All rights reserved. This defeat brings an end to Utah's three game win streak and puts their 2023 record at . Oklahoma Pitchers Macy McAdoo, Emmy Guthrie Medically Retiring from Softball By Justin McLeod August 23, 2022 A pair of Oklahoma pitchers announced their departures from the Sooners' softball roster on Monday. Buoyed by the defensive momentum, the Sooners extended their lead with more fireworks in the bottom of the third. Alex Storako, OUs senior transfer from Michigan, is the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Camp Preview: New York Lady Nightmares Bring ODM Testing to Long Island on Sat. Please check your email for a confirmation. She allowed just 46 hits and limited opponents to a .092 batting average, while batting .434 herself with nine doubles, a home run and 21 RBIs. The former No. Well it did. Well it did. Additionally, the right-handed pitcher entered a bases-loaded jam against Loyola Marymount on Saturday and retired the side with a pair of strikeouts to end the game. "She has the aura around her that she's the one in control and is going to make it happen. These changes are subject to approval. Please see Storyline for restrictions and usage terms. Shelby Pendley Shortstop (2013-2015) Pendley is another amazing player in Oklahoma lore. Tramel:Patty Gasso talking big after OU softball cleans up in the transfer portal. I tried to ignore the feeling and just pretend like it didnt happen. Oklahoma Sooners baseball is the NCAA Division I collegiate baseball team of the University of Oklahoma (OU) based in Norman, Oklahoma.. Torres was an All-Pac 12 pick as a junior last season when she hit .339 with 16 home runs, 14 doubles and 40 RBIs. I was devastated I was thinking this couldnt happen to me again yet it was. [10] On February 25, she pitched a perfect game against Cal State Fullerton. Jordy Bahl was a sensation last season in the circle for OU softball. Oklahoma softball takes down top-ranked UCLA 14-0 with offensive explosion Share 8 preseason picks for the 2023 Women's College World Series 3:00 Sort By: Oldest First Latest 11:35 am, February. Add languages. 20 player overall). More:OU softball series opener for Red River Rivalry vs. Texas moved to Oklahoma City, Last week: 5-0 (Beat Duke 4-0, beat Liberty 1-0 (8 innings), beat Stanford 10-1 (6), beat Washington 5-4, beat San Jose State 9-0 in five innings), This week: At Getterman Classic in Waco, Texas (vs. Longwood, 12:30 p.m. Friday; vs. Stephen F. Austin, 12:30 p.m. Saturday; vs. Army, 5:30 p.m. Saturday; vs. Baylor, noon Sunday), More:Get to know the 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team and schedule. 1 UCLA Bruins 14-0, Oklahoma Sooners extend streak to three with 10-3 win over Utah Utes, Sooners complete the Friday sweep with 8-0 shutout of Texas A&M, Oklahoma Sooners bounce back with run rule win over Cal State Fullerton, 'I don't want them to feel that kind of pressure': Patty Gasso taking a big picture approach, How to Watch No. Bahl pinch ran to start the eighth, then scored on an error to give OU the victory. I had to have my labrum in my hip replaced with 3 anchors, they had to extract a piece of my hip bone that broke off during the impact. Boone finished with two hits and three RBIs, and Nugent was 1-for-1 with a walk and three RBIs. 1 UCLA, Oklahoma Sooners No. Announcing the Extra Inning Softball Newsletter! "She's able to move (her changeup) up and down very well and she's getting a lot better at working it in-and-out with her curveball and everything. On a day when the Oklahoma bats erupted for 14 runs, Storako gave the UCLA batting order little room to breathe. The conference announced Storako won Big 12 Pitcher of the Week onTuesday. True senior Macy McAdoo and sophomore Emmy Guthrie both announced their medical retirements from the sport, in separate social media posts. Oklahoma pitcher Hope Trautwein threw a no-hitter as the Sooners beat No. The Big 12 and Pac-12 both sent three teams to the WCWS with the Big 10 and SEC both sending one. But God has my back and is steering me through this time in my life. "Natural leaders," Gasso said. FanNation flipped this story into All Sooners . In 1992, Fernandez was 29-0 with a 0.14 ERA, and she batted .401 and scored 47 runs. 2 this week after falling 4-3 Sunday to the Bears in Waco. She allowed 18 earned runs, while holding opponents to a .137 batting average including seven shutouts. The Sooners racked up 20 hits from 11 different players, and pitcher Alex Storako (4-0) surrendered only three hits and struck out five in five scoreless innings. Join the conversation today. o my family, friends and [OU] fans. Following an outstanding season, she was named Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Co-Big 12 Pitcher of the Year and a unanimous first-team All-Big 12 selection. She was dominant. Even though she has had some improvement, its not enough improvement to be able to keep up with a pretty brutal schedule that is required to play at this level. With Oklahoma softball going back-to-back, Jordan Shusterman looks at how the Sooners built a dynasty and whether it can continue. I was still currently doing rehab up until the end of this past season. Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso led her team to five victories, including a 14-0 triumph over former No. To put this into historical perspective, this Sooner team can be compared to three other teams considered to be the best college softball . NORMAN Oklahoma redshirt senior pitcher Alex Storako has been named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for her performance last weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, the conference announced . Lowry went 22-3 with a 0.42 ERA, 302 strikeouts as a sophomore. Oklahoma registered four wins shortened by run . Sophomore Nicole May and graduate transfer Hope Trautwein combined to finish the perfect game for the Sooners. The 2013 Oklahoma Sooners softball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season.The Sooners were coached by Patty Gasso, who led her nineteenth season.The Sooners finished with a record of 57-4. In her career at OU, Lopez had a record of 51 . Oklahoma Sooners softball players have been putting up absurd numbers. In 2021, she set a Michigan single-game record with 22 strikeouts in a victory over Michigan State and led the nation with 12.9 strikeouts per seven innings. Some of you know but most dont so I will tell my story, McAdoo wrote on Instagram on Monday. Florida, Oregon State, Oklahoma State and Arizona make up the remaining four teams in the WCWS. We finally got answers last spring, and we were hopeful that her humira injections would be a miracle drug that would enable her to keep chasing her dream of OU softball( that barely got started). 17 by Softball America. 1 UCLA. It was the sophomores third career home run and second this season, and doubled her RBI total for 2023. To all college athletes take care of your self and let God lead the way in everything you do. Freshman Jocelyn Erickson hit her first career home run in that win as well. Alex Storako, who pitched 11 scoreless innings at the Mary Nutter Classic, had plenty of success in the Big Ten, but this was her first accolade from the Big 12. That was hip surgery 1, and it was a hard and long process. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Senior Kate Gordon drilled a full-count home run over the left-center-field wall in the top of the eighth inning to power James Madison to a 4-3 win over top-seeded Oklahoma in the opening game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday afternoon at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. 17/16Kentucky and UIC this weekend, March 3-4, for the home-opening OU Tournament in Norman. With a subtle shrug, Kelly . Lowry led the Bruins to the 3A state finals, and struck out a record 22 batters in the title game. She threw 11 pitches, and allowed two hits while recording just one out. The Sooners fell to No. The grad transfer surrendered no runs or walks and just three hits to go with five strikeouts. Things got interesting in the second, as Storako allowed two baserunners in scoring position with no outs, but got out of her own trouble. But Donihoos playing time dwindled early in the 2022 season, and she left the team in mid-April after the Texas Tech series. Nugents big swing was the seventh pitch of her at-bat, including a pair of two-strike foul balls. Haley Lee and Alynah Torres began the bottom of the inning with back-to-back walks, setting the table for Rylie Boone, who delivered an opposite-field RBI single to score Lee from second base. All rights reserved. This week: At Getterman Classic, Waco, Texas (vs. Longwood, 12:30 p.m. Friday; vs. Stephen F. Austin, 12:30 p.m. Saturday; vs. Army, 5:30 p.m. Saturday; vs. Baylor, noon Sunday) More: Get to know the 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team and schedule Haley Lee, Sophia Nugent handle plate duties with Kinzie Hansen out 1 recruit in the Class of 2021 by Softball America and Extra Inning Softball. 1 UCLA. Rylie Boone is batting .412 this year. It was Boones first home run of the season and the fourth of her career. 2021 Softball Roster - University of Oklahoma 2021 Softball Roster View Type: Go To Coaching Staff 0 Rylie Boone OFSo.5' 3'' Owasso HS Owasso, Okla. Full Bio 1 Kinsey Koeltzow CJr.5' 6''. 1 Oklahoma Sooners softball vs. Baylor Bears on Sunday, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. "But shortstops are really the captain . They include Jordy Bahl of Oklahoma.In her first college season, she went 22-1 with a 1.09 earned . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Looking back: The Sooners whipped through the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with five wins highlighted by a 14-0 triumph over former No. Donihoo was one of the key figures in the Sooners 2021 WCWS title run, hitting .476 with a WCWS-best 10 RBIs, hitting three home runs and a double. Maybe someday things will be different for her, but for now we are just trusting Gods plan for her.. She struck out 11 in the complete-game performance, allowing no hits or walks to the 18 batters she faced. Oklahoma pitcher Alex Storako had her first standout moment as a Sooner last weekend at the Mary Nutter Classic. 1 UCLA. Grace Lyons is batting .392 with 14 home runs. She did not appear in a game for the Sooners during their run to the 2022 Womens College World Series title after being named the Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Oklahoma as a senior in high school. She hit .250 with a home run and 14 RBIs in 31 games 18 starts in 2022. Guthrie, for her part, was the 22nd-ranked player in the class of 2021. For updates and more information on Oklahoma softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and likeOklahoma Softballon Facebook. She ends her career with 30.2 innings pitched, five wins, and 22 strikeouts to her credit. 2023 www.oklahoman.com. Former Big Ten Pitcher of Year Alex Storako joins back-to-back NCAA champion Oklahoma Sooners softball program Skip to main content Skip to navigation > ESPN Search College Sports Home. Kierston Deal, pitcher, Winston Salem, N.C. Jocelyn Erickson, utility, Phoenix, Ariz. Avery Hodge, infielder, Richmond, Texas, More:OU baseball looks to build off College World Series run with a new-look roster in 2023. Only OUs Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings hit more home runs than Lee that season. But OU . With the national title now . That was hip surgery 1, and it was a hard and long process. Sanders was a top-three finalist for NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year honors. Following the departures of both McAdoo and Guthrie, the Sooners roster now sits at 20 members for the 2023 season. The Sooners host No. The Sooners were leading 5-4 when May entered with two outs and one runner on base in the fourth. After her flawless performance against UCLA, Oklahoma Sooners pitcher Alex Storako was named the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week. As well as shave off pieces off my hip bone and repair multiple torn ligaments. Storako responded, striking out Evelyn Sabla and Peyton Toto and inducing a soft groundout back to the circle to end the threat. Oklahoma is in the midst of one of the most dominant runs ever in women's college softball. In 2021, she set a Michigan single-game record with 22 strikeouts in a victory over Michigan State and led the nation with 12.9 strikeouts per seven innings. That game showed a lack of patience at the plate from the Sooners, as well as other things Gasso addressed in practice this week. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Eric Bailey Oklahoma's absence atop the. Coming off their first setback of the year at Baylor last weekend, Gasso made sure all week in practice that she got her teams attention, and it paid off in a 8-0 run rule victory Friday over Cal State Fullerton at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, CA. https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/01/oklahoma-sooners-softball-pitcher-jordy-bahl-wcws-patty-gasso-northwestern/, 'Bombs Away': Social Media Reacts to Sooners dominant win over No. Storako threw a complete-game shutout of the Bruins on Sunday, surrendering no walks and just three hits to go with five strikeouts. The winning pitcher for the Sooners, Hope Trautwein, moved to 19-1 on the year with the victory. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. I tried to ignore the feeling and just pretend like it didnt happen. Starting pitcher Alex Storako went all five innings and allowed just three hits and no earned runs. In the past 494 days I have experienced so much pain and suffering due to my hips. Tri-West pitcher Audrey Lowry has committed to six-time national champion Oklahoma, the nationally ranked southpaw announced Monday afternoon. Evaluating the current roster, Sooners Wire profiles the current players, with running back Jovontae Barnes up next. 1 ranked UCLA Bruins.. 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Sanders and Torres combined for 37 home runs and 103 RBIs last season while Storako was a unanimous choice for Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. FILE - Oklahoma's Tiare Jennings runs during the first game of the NCAA Women's College World Series softball championship series against Texas, on June 8, 2022, in Oklahoma City. [2] Following an outstanding season she was named Nebraska Softball Player of the Year for the second consecutive year and Gatorade National Softball Player of the Year. 1 Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Florida State Seminoles (49-13-1) by a score of 5-1 to claim the 2021 Women's College World Series Championship. Recently, OU coach Patty Gasso praised Hansens offseason work after the catcher struggled offensively last season. She struck out four of the eight batters she faced in .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+23 innings. 17 Kentucky and UIC. 1 in USA TODAY NFCA Coaches Poll, but UCLA still garners a first place vote, Oklahoma Sooners reclaim top spot of D1 Softball top 25, Kinzie Hansen makes presence felt in Oklahoma's 5-0 weekend at Mary Nutter Classic, Oklahoma Sooners send a message to the rest of the softball world with 14-0 win over UCLA, Oklahoma Sooners blast No. 1 UCLA Sunday at Mary Nutter, twirling a complete-game shutout of the Bruins and helpingOU to a 14-0 run-rule win. [8][9], Bahl made her collegiate debut for Oklahoma on February 10, 2022, in a game against UC Santa Barbara. Oklahomas newest pitcher got a nice welcome to the Big 12 Conference. She figures to get more of a chance at the plate this season after going just 1 of 8 at the plate last season. But Fullerton pitcher Raci Miranda got a groundout and two strikeouts to keep Lyons at second base and limit the damage to just one run. RankedNo. 5 UCLA, No. Coming off an injury, Hansen got her first action of the season when she stepped in to pinch-hit for Brito in the fourth inning. The Michigan transfer allowed just seven base runners and didnt allow a run across 10 innings of work and went 2-0 in the Mary Nutter Classic. Results come back and theres no shock, I have torn my other hips labrum. As a result, she received her first weekly Big 12 honor. The already stacked Oklahoma Softball pitching staff will be getting some additional firepower for the Womens College World Series, which begins this week. She became the first Oklahoma freshman to pitch a perfect game since Paige Parker in 2015. More:Carlson: OU softball joins the rarified air of sports dynasties with sixth WCWS title. The Longhorns handed the Sooners one of their two losses in the regular season which ended OUs winning streak dating back to last season. 2022 Sooners' pitching in 62 games: 361.0 innings pitched . Oklahoma meets both teams twice on weekend and all games can be seen via SoonerVision on ESPN+ and heard via 107.7 The Franchise or nationwide on the TuneIn app. Check back for updates. [6][7] Bahl was ranked as the nation's No. [1], During her senior year in 2021, she posted a 270 record with a 0.10 ERA, surrendering just 27 hits and 15 walks in 137 innings pitched, while striking out 316 batters. In 2021, she set program records in home runs (25) and slugging percentage (.955). 2 nationally in her class by Extra Innings Softball,Lowry dominated in year two, going 22-3 with a 0.42 ERA, 302 strikeouts and only 19 walks for theClass 3A runner-up. Alex Storako, OU's senior transfer from Michigan, is the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. In the season-opening 4-0 win over Duke, Bahl had her first career extra-base hit, driving in a run in the bottom of the second. Oklahoma was able to build off that momentum and run-rule the top-ranked Bruins, 14-0, in the final game of the Mary Nutters Collegiate Classic on Sunday. Dale Mitchell, Bobby Jack, Jackson Todd, Glen Castle, and Keith Drumright are two-time All-Americans to have played for . The Sooners' 40-game winning streak was snapped by Texas on Saturday, and now the . Storako plunked leadoff hitter Daisy Munoz, then gave up a double to Jessi Alcala down the left field line. NORMAN OU softball returns the majority of its roster that led the Sooners to the program's fifth national championship last . The site also ranks signee Jocelyn Erickson of Phoenix as the No. Then the Sooners brought in several of the best players available in the transfer portal Texas A&M catcher/infielder Haley Lee, Michigan pitcher Alex Storako, and Arizona State infielders Cydney Sanders and Alynah Torres. The Dukes (40-2) needed just three hits on the day, as senior Odicci Alexander . Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. There will be plenty of things to watch for the Sooners. Lowry is capable of dialing up the velocity when necessary, and can also throw an assortment of breaking balls, an arsenal which includes a drop ball, change-up, curveball and a "chise," a change-rise combo she came up with herself. Coach Patty Gasso and the OU softball program, National titles are nice, but these off-field wins mean as much to OU's Grace Lyons, Former OU softball star Jocelyn Alo named 2021-22 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year, OU baseball looks to build off College World Series run with a new-look roster in 2023, Patty Gasso talking big after OU softball cleans up in the transfer portal, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. [16] During the Women's College World Series championship game on June 9, she allowed four hits, two runs, three walks and two strikeouts in four innings and earned the win in the title clinching game. She posted a team-leading ERA of 1.25 this season with 159 strikeouts. [14] She didn't pitch during the 2022 Big 12 Conference softball tournament due to suffering arm soreness. I will still be with the team and still be surrounded by the girls but I will never have the privilege of putting on another softball uniform. The two-time All-American made 189 starts for the Aggies over the last four seasons, hitting .365 with 47 home runs, 36 doubles and 130 RBIs. In the first part of the WCWS, the Sooners will be in a bracket with No. That group includes 12 returners, 4 transfers, and 4 incoming freshmen. 1 in the major softball polls following their five straight wins at the Mary Nutter Classic, will make their home debut on March 3-4 at the OU Tournament against No. So expect Torres to mostly play third base for OU next season. OU had been ranked No. I know it would get me if I was going against her," former Tri-West catcher McKenna Hagemier said. Around the first week of May, I was pitching in the bullpen like everyday and I collapsed again I knew that feeling and I knew that I didnt like that feeling. Oklahoma pitcher Jordy Bahl expected to play in WCWS Ben Dackiw June 1, 2022 2:09 pm CT The already stacked Oklahoma Softball pitching staff will be getting some additional firepower for. I am currently sitting here in a recliner, ice on, hip brace and crutches sitting next to me. I made the decision to Medically Retire from playing softball. Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Bahl went 2 for 8. Hansen came through in the moment with an opposite field RBI double that made it 8-0. Softball-playing girls from Oklahoma knew all about Fernandez's feats. Lee figures to split time with Kinzie Hansen behind the plate, and should see action at first base as well. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. 1 UCLA, last weekend. Jordy Bahl is 15-0 with one save, a 0.73 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings so far as a freshman. On may 10, 2021 i went under for my first hip surgery due to collapsing in the bullpen mid pitch. She also scored the game-winning run in the Sooners 1-0, eight-inning win over Liberty on Thursday. After a 14-0 (5 inn.) The Oklahoma Sooners dominated the No. Some of you know but most dont so I will tell my story, McAdoo wrote on Instagram on Monday. Gasso got power hitting from the bottom of the lineup, clutch pitching from starter Alex Storako, and important defensive plays as No. 5 player in the 2021 class by Extra Inning Softball and No. OU Softball: Oklahoma Rebounds With Easy Victory over Cal State Fullerton The Sooners opened the Mary Nutter Classic with an emphatic victory over the Titans that featured big hits from the. High school career [ edit] Bahl attended Papillion-La Vista Senior High School in Papillion, Nebraska. Oklahoma Sooners Pitcher Alex Storako named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Ben Dackiw February 28, 2023 6:05 pm CT For the first time since trading her maize and blue for crimson and cream,. An early offensive outburst . On may 10, 2021 i went under for my first hip surgery due to collapsing in the bullpen mid pitch. NORMAN Oklahoma redshirt senior pitcher Alex Storako has been named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for her performance last weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, the conference announced the weekly awards Tuesday. While she is the sixth player and third former Sooner to ink with the Spark Jocelyn Alo and Lynnsie Elam are already on the roster Ricketts is the franchise's first mom player. UCLA's Megan Faraimo, shown pitching in the Women's College World Series in June, struggled against Oklahoma in the Bruins' 14-0 loss to the Sooners on Sunday. They could add another rare accolade this season by becoming the first program since UCLA from 1988 to 1990 to win three consecutive titles. Lopez won 19 games and lost only once in 2019 as OU's No. OU Softball: Oklahoma Pitcher Lands First Big 12 Honor OU Softball: Oklahoma Pitcher Lands First Big 12 Honor . The Sooners opened the Mary Nutter Classic with an emphatic victory over the Titans that featured big hits from the bottom of the lineup, sharp pitching and good defense. On Thursday, the No. 2 in the country for the first time since 2021 following a 4-3 loss to Baylor one week ago. Pitcher Nicole May is 15-2. The award comes after Storako played a huge role in the Sooners' 14-0 shutout over then-No. Storako was exceptional in OU's romp of then-No. The players they lost were big ones NCAA all-time home run queen Jocelyn Alo at the top of the list, plus catcher Lynnsie Elam, infielder Jana Johns, utility player Taylon Snow and pitcher Hope Trautwein, but reloading doesnt figure to be much of an issue. 2-ranked Oklahoma improved to 9-1 this season. After walking the bases loaded, May struck out SilentRain Espinoza to get out of the jam. She also threw four scoreless innings against Cal State Fullerton on Friday. 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