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The headline isn’t that Oklahoma has been picked to win its ninth consecutive Big 12 Conference championship.
It’s that somebody else received votes in the preseason coaches poll enough to nearly topple the Sooners from the top spot.
Texas got three first-place votes and finished with 33 voting points, just one vote and one point behind OU (four first-place votes, 34 points).
The preseason poll was announced Thursday, and it’s the ninth year in a row and 12th time in the last 13 seasons that Oklahoma was picked to win the Big 12.
Oklahoma State finished third with 26 points, ahead of Baylor (21), Texas Tech (14), Iowa State (13) and Kansas (6).
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Considering how much success Oklahoma softball has experienced over the years, head coach Patty Gasso knows how to judge talent.
Her praise of true freshmen Tiare Jennings and Jayda Coleman should warrant attention: “Those two are going to be the franchise players of the future,” Gasso said.
The Sooners got a chance to see their five rookies play during the fall and their performances largely exceeded expectations.