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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.
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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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NORMAN Oklahoma was back doing Oklahoma things on Saturday.
In the first game of a doubleheader, the No. 1-ranked Sooners run-ruled Texas Tech 15-0 in their Big 12 series opener at Marita Hynes Field.
OU improved to 35-1 overall and 10-0 in Big 12 play, while Texas Tech fell to 18-21 and 2-11.
Mackenzie Donihoo had two hits and three RBIs,
Lynnsie Elam drove in three runs and
Jana Johns and
Giselle Juarez (13-0) pitched three scoreless innings for the win, while
Brooke Vestal and Olivia Rains each got in a single scoreless inning in relief.
OU came into the weekend coming off a doubleheader split at No. 20 Georgia the Sooners’ first loss of the season.