Oklahoma softball wins third consecutive national title: How Sooners cemented a dynasty
1 year, 6 months ago

Oklahoma softball wins third consecutive national title: How Sooners cemented a dynasty

New York Times  

The Athletic has live updates of the WCWS championship series. 1 Sooners came back from a one-run deficit with back-to-back solo home runs from Cydney Sanders and Grace Lyons to beat Florida State 3-1 and sweep the best-of-three championship series. Sooners pitcher Jordy Bahl pitched a two-hit shutout in Game 1 of the championship series and entered Game 2 in relief of starter Alex Storako once Oklahoma secured a 2-1 lead in the fifth inning. But Oklahoma’s dominance also demands to be discussed along with the great UConn women’s basketball teams under Geno Auriemma as well as Alabama football under Nick Saban. Perhaps the 2023 team didn’t run-rule as many opponents as last year’s team, which was led by the NCAA’s home run queen in Jocelyn Alo, but this squad proved just how deep it could dig with a championship on the line in Oklahoma City, clawing its way back into games against great pitching against both Florida State and also Stanford in the semifinal.

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Oklahoma wins record fourth straight NCAA softball title, beating Texas 8-4 for 2-game sweep
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma wins record fourth straight NCAA softball title, beating Texas 8-4 for 2-game sweep

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Patty Gasso’s Oklahoma Sooners have done it again. Oklahoma slugged its way to a record fourth straight NCAA softball title, getting a go-ahead, bases-clearing double from Cydney Sanders and beating Texas 8-4 on Thursday night for a two-game sweep of the Women’s College World Series championship. The Sooners won their eighth title overall, all under coach Gasso, …

Oklahoma defeats Texas for a record fourth consecutive NCAA softball title
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Oklahoma defeats Texas for a record fourth consecutive NCAA softball title

LA Times  

Oklahoma’s Kasidi Pickering celebrates after hitting a home run during the second inning of the Sooners’ title-clinching win over Texas in Game 2 of the Women’s College World Series final on Thursday. Oklahoma slugged its way to a record fourth straight NCAA softball title, getting a go-ahead, bases-clearing double from Cydney Sanders and beating Texas 8-4 on Thursday night for …

Oklahoma to chase record 4th straight national title at Women’s College World Series
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Oklahoma to chase record 4th straight national title at Women’s College World Series

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma is chasing history again. The Sooners head into the Women’s College World Series with the opportunity to win an unprecedented fourth straight national title. “The past three years, it’s been a blessing,” Oklahoma catcher Kinzie Hansen said. ACHIEVING FIRSTS The NFCA and Duke Sports Information believe Duke coach Marissa Young is the first Black coach to …

College baseball notebook: Sooners’ regular-season conference title is their first since 1995
7 months, 1 week ago

College baseball notebook: Sooners’ regular-season conference title is their first since 1995

Associated Press  

For a program with such a proud history, it seems almost unfathomable Oklahoma hadn’t won a regular-season conference championship in nearly 30 years. The Sooners checked that box over the weekend, sweeping Baylor for their first title since Larry Cochell’s 1995 squad won the second of two straight in the old Big Eight. The Sooners can win the title outright …

For Patty Gasso and Oklahoma softball, a three-peat doesn’t mean dominance comes easy
1 year, 6 months ago

For Patty Gasso and Oklahoma softball, a three-peat doesn’t mean dominance comes easy

New York Times  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Her Oklahoma players schemed, openly and obviously, as all newly crowned champions do when they want to douse their head coach with an ice bath. Gasso stopped resisting and threw up her hands, letting the cold water and ice cubes drench her, playing her part in the Sooners’ now-annual national championship ritual. “That sounds impossible, doesn’t it?” …

Oklahoma wins third straight WCWS title, extends record win streak to 53
1 year, 6 months ago

Oklahoma wins third straight WCWS title, extends record win streak to 53

LA Times  

Jordy Bahl threw three innings of perfect relief and Oklahoma won its third straight Women’s College World Series title and seventh overall, beating Florida State 3-1 on Thursday night for a two-game sweep. They led the nation in runs per game, earned run average and batting average — even after losing Division I career home run leader Jocelyn Alo from …

Oklahoma ties Division I softball mark with 47th straight win, topping Clemson in super regionals
1 year, 6 months ago

Oklahoma ties Division I softball mark with 47th straight win, topping Clemson in super regionals

Associated Press  

OKLAHOMA CITY — Haley Lee’s grand slam helped put Oklahoma in the history books. The Sooners matched the longest winning ever in Division I softball, claiming their 47th straight victory with a 9-2 win over Clemson on Friday in super regional play. PERFECT START Oklahoma State pitcher Kelly Maxwell was two outs from a perfect game in Game 2 of …

No. 1 Oklahoma defeats No. 16 Clemson, setting record 48-game win streak in WCWS super regional
1 year, 6 months ago

No. 1 Oklahoma defeats No. 16 Clemson, setting record 48-game win streak in WCWS super regional

New York Times  

1 Oklahoma defeated No. 16 Clemson 8-7 to win the super regional series and set a record 48-game win streak on Saturday in the Women’s College World Series. The Athletic’s instant analysis: How Oklahoma pulled off the thrilling win Trailing 7-4, the Sooners rallied in the top of the seventh to force extra innings. Kinzie Hansen hit a three-run, two-out …

Origins of Oklahoma’s softball dynasty: How Patty Gasso’s first teams laid a foundation
2 years, 6 months ago

Origins of Oklahoma’s softball dynasty: How Patty Gasso’s first teams laid a foundation

New York Times  

Follow our live coverage of Oklahoma vs. Texas in the WCWS final. “She knew that it was her chance.” Without pomp and circumstance, with a bunch of players Gasso didn’t recruit, in a city park littered with glass bottles and trash, the Oklahoma dynasty began. Players on her later teams would recall that Gasso’s first team “gave her the hardest …

No. 12 Sooners win 6th B12 title in row, 27-21 over Iowa St
4 years ago

No. 12 Sooners win 6th B12 title in row, 27-21 over Iowa St

Associated Press  

ARLINGTON, Texas — Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley remembered two specific moments right after the No. “I think everybody in our locker room knew that this was possible at that point, and what a tremendous run it’s been.” Big 12 rushing leader Breece Hall ran for two touchdowns for the Cyclones in the second half, when Oklahoma punted on its first …

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