Mar 7, 2021
NORMAN Three Oklahoma pitchers combined for a perfect game the Sooners second of the season and OU mashed six home runs in a 17-0 victory over Sam Houston State.
The No. 1-ranked Sooners improved to 17-0 with four wins (including three more run-rules) at the Courtyard Marriott Tournament at Marita Hynes Field.
Tiare Jennings, Jocelyn Alo, Grace Lyons and
Mackenzie Donihoo all hit home runs for the Sooners as did freshmen
Paige Knight and Zaida Puni, who each hit their first career home runs in an OU uniform.
Alo’s team-leading 13th bomb extended her hitting streak to 31 games. Jennings hit her 11th, Lyons her eighth and Donihoo her third.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Oklahoma and its high-octane offense took over the No. 1 spot in this week’s 2021
USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll. The Sooners (12-0), who earned 27 first-place votes and 792 points, return to the top for the first time since May 6, 2019.
OU added to its win total with four more last weekend at the Grand Canyon/Arizona State Tournament, including a 5-3 triumph over co-host and then-No. 13 Sun Devils. The Sooners recorded a school-record 28 hits in a 33-4 victory over New Mexico, while also tossing a perfect game versus the same Lobos in their tournament opener. OU leads NCAA Division I in all major offensive categories, including a .492 batting average, 44 home runs and 14 runs per game.
Feb 27, 2021
PHOENIX New Mexico jumped on top with a home run in the top of the first inning and then promptly gave up a 33-spot.
No. 2-ranked Oklahoma routed the Lobos 33-4 in Saturday’s opener at Grand Canyon University Softball Stadium, then stomped host GCU 14-0 in the nightcap.
OU responded to its early deficit with seven runs in the first inning, seven more in the second, 12 in the third and seven again in the fourth.
The Sooners OU (11-0) scored 29 in their season-opener at UTEP back on Feb. 11, but somehow were even more dominant against New Mexico, sending 18 batters to the plate batting around twice in the 12-run fourth. OU opened the big inning with seven consecutive hits.
Sooner ace Giselle G Juarez is primed for a huge return season
Giselle Juarez wasn t sure she d ever be able to pitch again, but now she s back and ready to help OU chase its fifth national title
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Feb 19, 2021
Giselle “G” Juarez looked her dominant self in her return to the pitching circle for Oklahoma in last week’s Miner Invitational.
Tossing six hitless innings and striking out 11 batters in two games of action, Juarez overcame internal butterflies in what was a landmark start.
The two-time All-American’s 2020 season ended with a biceps surgery, and the road to recovery was long and offered no guarantees Juarez would ever pitch again.