Big 12 honors Oklahoma softball stars
Tiare Jennings named player of the week, Shannon Saile pitcher of the week
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Oklahoma freshman
Tiare Jennings was named Big 12 Softball Player of the Week for the second time this season while her teammate
Shannon Saile shared Pitcher of the Week honors with Oklahoma State’s
Carrie Eberle.
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Jennings went 11-for-17 in the box for a .647 batting average and hit four home runs with 10 RBIs and 23 total bases as she continued the impressive start to her freshman season at the Courtyard Marriott Tournament.
She was 3-for-4 with two home runs in the Sooners’ series finale against No. 18/17 Missouri. Additionally, the rookie did not strike out all weekend and was perfect in the field, making appearances at second base, shortstop and third base and collecting seven assists and a pair of putouts.
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.
Oklahoma takes down K-State in season finale
Sooners finish with a winning record as they head to Kansas City for the Big 12 Conference Tournament next week
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Gabby Gregory scored 24 points and
Taylor Robertson 22 as Oklahoma beat Kansas State 90-81 in the Sooners’ season finale Sunday at Lloyd Noble Center.
OU finished the regular season with a winning record (12-11 overall, 9-8 Big 12 Conference) despite playing more than half their games with just six or seven available players during a pandemic.
“For us to be able to play a full conference season is really unbelievable. It s just really special,” said OU head coach
Oklahoma crowned Big 12 Co-Champions
Finishing with 124 team points at the Big 12 Wrestling Championships, the Sooners earned their 24th conference title after being crowned Co-Champions alongside Oklahoma State
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Mar 7, 2021
An historic weekend at the BOK Center in Tulsa saw the Oklahoma Sooners wrestling team crowned Co-Big 12 Champions, tying the Oklahoma State Cowboys with 124 team points at the Big 12 Championships.
The Sooners earned conference title No. 24, and clinched their first team title since 2002.
“I’m proud of the way the guys fought, you know, and that’s what we’re trying to get at, to a place where you’re building leads and you’re getting bonus points and we’re working at that,” Oklahoma head coach
Mar 7, 2021
FRISCO, TX Oklahoma lost to Dallas Baptist 9-3 on Sunday night at the Frisco College Baseball Classic at Dell Diamond.
The Sooners gave up eight runs in the first two innings and didn’t score until the seventh.
Jake Barnett (1-1) took the loss behind a four-inning start in which he allowed nine runs on seven hits and two walks.
Luke Taggard, Javier Ramos and Jason Ruffcorn pitched the last four innings and didn’t give up a run, but OU’s bats stayed quiet.
Jason Ruffcorn