OU softball defeats Wichita State to clinch 11th-straight Super Regional appearance Share Updated: 6:44 PM CDT May 23, 2021 KOCO Staff Share Updated: 6:44 PM CDT May 23, 2021
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Show Transcript WE DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE. THEY ARE 40-12 RIGHT NOW. IT IS STILL SURPRISING THAT THEY ARE HERE. I DON T KNOW. DOESN T MATTER ANYMORE. IT IS ALREADY HAPPENI.NG BUT I DON T KNOW. EVERYBODY IN THE COUNTRY SHOULD RESPECT THEM. THEY ARE THE REAL DEAL. THAT WAS PATTY LAST NIGHT. THAT IS HOW MUCH RESPECT SHE HAS FOR WICHITA STETA WHO GAVE ONCE. IT IS A REMAT ICHN THE REGIONAL FINALS. NORMAN DAN MAN, WICHITA STATE. THEY JUMPED ALL OVER THE SOONERS EAR.LY 4-0. BATS. YOU CAN T KPEE THEM OUT OF DOUBLE DIGIT RUNS IN ANY GAME. 77 STRAIGHT GAMES SCORING A RUN. ACEGR LYONS GIVES O.U. SOME BREATHING ROOM. ETH SCORE NOW, OKLAHOMA IS RUNNING AWAY. TOP OF THE SEVENTH 18-7. WELL ON THEIR WAY
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On Sunday afternoon, the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma Sooners (48-2) handled the upset-minded Wichita State Shockers to the tune of a massive 24-7 victory. With the emphatic win, OU claims the Norman Regional title and advances to the Super Regional round.
1️⃣1️⃣ straight Super Regional appearances. We’ll see you back at Marita Hynes Field next week! #ChampionshipMindset | #RoadtoWCWSpic.twitter.com/vKFbrfciqR Oklahoma Softball (@OU Softball) May 23, 2021
Patty Gasso made the interesting decision to start sophomore Olivia Rains in the circle on Sunday, and it cost the Sooners early as WSU quickly built a 3-0 lead. The Hall of Fame head coach then made another questionable call by pulling Rains for sophomore Alanna Thiede, who eventually gave up another run. While both players have the talent, their collective inexperience coming into the day proved to be a bad mix for such an important stage.
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OUâs Jana Johns, right, celebrates after crossing the plate Sunday during the Soonersâ game against Wichita State at Marita Hynes Field. Kyle Phillips / The Transcript
When Oklahoma resumes play in the NCAA softball draw Friday at Marita Hynes Field, it will be doing it against a team that had to work significantly harder than it did to get there.
The Norman Super Regional begins at 2 p.m Friday, with the OU playing host to Washington.
The Sooners are the No. 1 seed in the entire NCAA draw and thus favored to advance past the No. 16-seed Huskies.
On a cloudy Saturday afternoon, the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma Sooners (47-2) took care of business against the Wichita State Shockers, claiming a decisive 7-5 victory in the 2021 Norman Regional. With the win, OU moves on to Sunday’s regional final and is now one win away from advancing to the Super Regional round of this year’s NCAA Softball Tournament.
Redshirt senior righty Shannon Saile got the start in the circle for Oklahoma on Saturday, and through 3.2 innings, she gave up two solo home runs on four hits with no strikeouts. Senior Giselle ‘G’ Juarez spelled Saile in the fourth, but after just 2.0 IP, she surrendered three runs on a trio of hits while only recording a pair of Ks. Down the stretch, freshman Nicole May later came in to close the door and seal the deal.