Nicole May and Shannon Saile each delivered maybe their best pitching performance of the season, just in time for the Sooners short trip to Oklahoma City.
NORMAN Over the course of a given series, the Oklahoma offense has been too much for any and all challengers. Even in a Super Regional, the No. 16-seeded
Hosting the 16-seeded Washington Huskies, OU knows how good of a team they are.
Sooners head coach
Patty Gasso said as much when she hammered the NCAA Softball Selection Committee for underselling the Huskies, as well as a host of other teams.
“We watched the selection show. We watched them walk off,” Gasso said in a Zoom press conference Tuesday. “And quite honestly, I m 100 percent behind that because I think it was just a rob job, no doubt.”
The Huskies spent most of the season ranked among the top five teams in the country, finishing with the second-best record in the Pac-12 behind UCLA.
Oklahoma Duo Among Three Finalists for National Freshman of the Year Award
Jayda Coleman, Tiare Jennings have helped carry the Sooners record setting offense throughout the 2021 college softball season.
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Jayda Coleman and Tiare Jennings have been named two of the three finalists for the Division I National Freshman of the Year Award.
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association and Schutt Sports announced the finalists on Thursday. Clemson s
Valerie Cagle is the third finalist up for the award.
Jayda Coleman, Tiare Jennings
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Coleman, who was named First Team All-Big 12, is hitting .478 this season with 46 RBIs, eight home runs and 19 stolen bases.