Power hitting propels Sooners past Texas to open WCWS Championship Series
(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — Coming off an emotional, grueling 6-5 win over Florida in extra innings on Tuesday, there was a question facing Oklahoma. Would there be fatigue for the Sooners, with their Women's College World Series finals matchup with Texas beginning just 26 hours later? The Sooners, ironically, appeared to be fresh from...read more from the OUInsider
OU Softball: Oklahoma Home Runs, Texas Errors Put OU on the Verge of History
(by John E. Hoover) OKLAHOMA CITY — Texas is playing uphill. It’s hard enough when Kelly Maxwell is dealing like she did on Wednesday night. But throw in three home runs by the vaunted Oklahoma lineup and the usual shaky defense by the Longhorns, and the Sooners are suddenly in total control of the Women’s College World Series...read more from AllSooners
Underdog Sooners in Red River showdown with WCWS history at stake for both combatants
(by Chip Rouse) Sixty-four teams and 134 games played in the 2024 NCAA Softball Tournament, and it all comes down to this: a Women's College World Series championship series between two very familiar foes, the Texas Longhorns and the Oklahoma Sooners. How could it be any better, the top two teams in the country battling it out on...read more from Stormin' in Norman
OU Softball: How Oklahoma's Jayda Coleman Calmed Herself and Used 'Every Single Ounce' to Get to WCWS Finals
(by John E. Hoover) OKLAHOMA CITY — After Oklahoma lost to Florida on Monday night, Jayda Coleman had something to say. “Did a great thing last night,” OU coach Patty Gasso said Tuesday. “Brought the team together and kind of apologized for stepping away from them. I felt her ownership, becoming a woman, just stepping up for this team today.”...read more from AllSooners
OU softball feels like 'the underdogs' vs Texas in WCWS finals and Patty Gasso likes it
(by Ryan Aber) Kinzie Hansen ended OU’s pre-Women’s College World Series press conference with a bit of foreshadowing. “Hopefully we get to step on the field with them coming this week,” Hansen said last week, asked about the possibility of facing one of its Big 12 brethren — Texas or Oklahoma State. The Sooners will get the opportunity, after...read more from The Oklahoman
OU Softball: Oklahoma Kicking Off Championship Series With Texas as 'Underdogs'
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s road back to a fifth-straight Championship Series was no cakewalk. The 2-seeded Sooners survived an old school pitcher’s duel on Saturday, outlasting UCLA 1-0 to reach the semifinals at the Women’s College World Series. Then OU was dealt numerous body blows. Florida trounced the Sooners on...read more from AllSooners
2024 WCWS: Oklahoma 6 Florida 5 | EPIC Jayda Coleman WALK OFF HOME RUN!
Jayda Coleman's walk off home run lifts Sooners back to WCWS Championship series
(by Jame D. Jackson) OKLAHOMA CITY – Kinzie Hansen said a few things after the Sooners lost to Florida on Monday. But the one that stuck out the most was, "The Sooners play best after we get punched in the mouth," she said. "That's what I've learned this season." The Sooners definitely got punched in the mouth, but they fought all the way back...read more from Sooners Illustrated
OU softball fights back, earns bid to WCWS championship series
(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – OU softball head coach Patty Gasso has said a lot of things a lot of times throughout the 2024 season. But No. 1? Her club is a team of fighters. And they had to fight, every pitch, every at-bat, every inning against an outstanding Florida team in a winner-take-all showdown at the Women’s College World Series...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU Softball: Oklahoma 'Has to Step Up' to in Tuesday Elimination Game vs. Florida
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — The 2024 season has been, by modern Oklahoma softball standards, turbulent. The No. 2-seeded Sooners dropped just six games during the regular season, but lost a pair of series to Texas and Oklahoma State. In the past, the thought of beating OU on consecutive days seemed more of a dream than an attainable goal...read more from AllSooners
OU softball stumbles, Gators force 'if' game for WCWS championship series
(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – It doesn’t happen often for OU softball, but it’s happened more than what everybody is accustomed to in 2024. For whatever reason, there comes a game where the Sooners aren’t clicking. And this time around, Florida was there to capitalize. The Gators are known for their bats and brought them on their way to...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU softball taking on Florida in the WCWS semifinals
(by Bob Przybylo) It’s going to be OU and Florida to determine who is going to the Women’s College World Series championship series. The Sooners got to chill all Sunday, with a number of the players attending the OU baseball game. But the Gators got the job done Sunday afternoon after a three-hour rain delay with a 6-4 victory against Alabama to...read more from the SoonerScoop
One Win Away From the WCWS Championship Series, Oklahoma's Offense can Still Improve
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Kinzie Hansen sparked Oklahoma’s offense to start the Women’s College World Series. She led the charge against Duke, a game the Sooners won 9-1 despite Tiare Jennings going 1-for-3 at the plate. Saturday, it was the shortstop’s turn. Jennings hammered the ninth home run of her WCWS, three behind Jocelyn...read more from AllSooners
OU softball notepad: Patty Gasso gives update on Alynah Torres' injury
(by Jesse Crittenden) OKLAHOMA CITY — It was mostly smiles for the Sooners following their 1-0 win over UCLA Saturday at the Women's College World Series. However, there was a tough moment in the top of the third inning. UCLA's Jadelyn Allchin hit an infield pop fly near Alynah Torres, who attempted to track the ball in the air. But Torres appeared...read more from the OUInsider
OU Softball: Kelly Maxwell Blanks UCLA, Propels Oklahoma to WCWS Semifinals
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Kelly Maxwell saved her best performance in an Oklahoma uniform for the biggest stage. The veteran left-hander frustrated and thwarted UCLA’s offense at the Women’s College World Series on Saturday, firing Patty Gasso’s Sooners within one game of a return to the Championship Series...read more from AllSooners
Kelly Maxwell, Tiare Jennings put OU softball one win closer to WCWS championship series
(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – When you get to this time of year, not much separates the best of the best in softball. That certainly was the case between OU and UCLA. All it takes is one hit there. Or one nice defensive play here. Or a big strikeout. Very little difference. But when the big moments came, OU rose to the occasion just enough...read more from the SoonerScoop
OU Softball: Oklahoma Ready for 'Fun' WCWS Matchup With 'Lethal' UCLA
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma and UCLA are accustomed to meeting at the Women’s College World Series. But it has been a rarity of late for the two softball powers to meet in Oklahoma City for the first time. The Sooners played the Bruins in the first month of the season in both 2022 and 2023. There would be a pair of rematches...read more from AllSooners
OU Softball: National Experts Reflect on Legacy of Oklahoma Seniors and OKC as Host
(by Ryan Chapman) OKLAHOMA CITY — Ryan Chapman caught up with ESPN analyst and former Big 12 Pitcher of the Year Amanda Scarborough and Softball America general manager, Great Britain National Team coach and UCLA alumnus Tara Henry for their insight on Oklahoma and the state of college softball...read more from AllSooners
Cydney Sanders, Alynah Torres have a 'rebirth' for OU at WCWS, help Sooners dominate Duke
(by Bob Przybylo) OKLAHOMA CITY – OU softball head coach Patty Gasso simply never went away from them. It didn’t matter how much Alynah Torres or Cydney Sanders had been struggling at the plate, Gasso had the belief. You get into the Women’s College World Series, and you can turn your season around with one swing. OU will need more of...read more from the SoonerScoop
