Even though she has had some improvement, its not enough improvement to be able to keep up with a pretty brutal schedule that is required to play at this level. 1 UCLA. 1 Oklahoma Sooners softball vs. Baylor Bears on Sunday, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. The early returns on Storako's transfer from the Michigan Wolverines are looking quite good for head coach Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma 10 min read. NORMAN Oklahoma redshirt senior pitcher Alex Storako has been named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week for her performance last weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, the conference announced the weekly awards Tuesday. Copyright 2023 University of Oklahoma Athletics. That group includes 12 returners, 4 transfers, and 4 incoming freshmen. Oklahoma coach Patty Gasso led her team to five victories, including a 14-0 triumph over former No. After walking the bases loaded, May struck out SilentRain Espinoza to get out of the jam. The Sooners outscored their five opponents 50-4 during the three days and let the softball world know, hey, OU isn't going anywhere. "Her rise ball is amazing and her changeup gets batters almost every time. 2022 Sooners' pitching in 62 games: 361.0 innings pitched . I tried to ignore the feeling and just pretend like it didnt happen. The winning pitcher for the Sooners, Hope Trautwein, moved to 19-1 on the year with the victory. In 2021, she set a Michigan single-game record with 22 strikeouts in a victory over Michigan State and led the nation with 12.9 strikeouts per seven innings. True freshman pitcher Kierston Deal cruised through four innings in the circle for the Sooners (12-1) while a pair of triples helped OU pile a hefty run total on LMU (5-10). All five of her wins came during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. With Hope Trautwein having graduated, Storako figures to step in to Trautweins place alongside Jordy Bahl and Nicole May in the Sooners rotation. Contact/Follow us@SoonersWireon Twitter, and like our page onFacebook to follow ongoing coverage of Oklahoma news, notes, and opinions.You can also follow Ben on Twitter @bendackiw. The 2021 national champion banner is unveiled during the 2021 OU softball national championship celebration at Marita Hynes Field on June 12. While she is the sixth player and third former Sooner to ink with the Spark Jocelyn Alo and Lynnsie Elam are already on the roster Ricketts is the franchise's first mom player. OU Softball: Oklahoma Rebounds With Easy Victory over Cal State Fullerton The Sooners opened the Mary Nutter Classic with an emphatic victory over the Titans that featured big hits from the. If I would have known that the last time I was in the sooner softball uniform was my last then I would of cherished it way more. Sanders was primarily a first baseman at Arizona State, posting a .984 fielding percentage, and figures to be OUs primary first baseman in 2023. Storako was fantastic all weekend long, but against UCLA, she spread three hits across five innings of work and struck out five. They responded by rattling off five straight wins, four of them via run-rule. It was a stunning upset that had some of the Women's College World Series contenders smelling the blood in the water.Well a week later, everyone was reminded why the NCAA national championship runs Washington had the tying run on third and go-ahead run on second with no outs before May struck out back-to-back hitters, then got a groundout to end the game. With Oklahoma softball going back-to-back, Jordan Shusterman looks at how the Sooners built a dynasty and whether it can continue. I was still currently doing rehab up until the end of this past season. The 2000 Oklahoma Sooners softball team was an American college softball team that represented the University of Oklahoma during the 2000 NCAA Division I softball season.The Sooners were led by Patty Gasso in her sixth season, and played their home games at OU Softball Complex.They competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished the season with a 66-8 record, including 17-1 in . We won the National Championship on June 9th on June 13th I was in the MRI machine to determine if I had to have another surgery. I tried to ignore the feeling and just pretend like it didnt happen. Coming off an injury, Hansen got her first action of the season when she stepped in to pinch-hit for Brito in the fourth inning. [12][13], On May 6, 2022, she suffered an injury during a pregame warm-up for the Saturday game in the regular series finale against Oklahoma State. Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman Eric Bailey Oklahoma's absence atop the. She also threw four scoreless innings against Cal State Fullerton on Friday. Kierston Deal, pitcher, Winston Salem, N.C. Jocelyn Erickson, utility, Phoenix, Ariz. Avery Hodge, infielder, Richmond, Texas, More:OU baseball looks to build off College World Series run with a new-look roster in 2023. She also recorded 63 complete games and one perfect game. The 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team is an American college softball team that represents the University of Oklahoma during the 2023 NCAA Division I softball season. Oklahoma was able to build off that momentum and run-rule the top-ranked Bruins, 14-0, in the final game of the Mary Nutters Collegiate Classic on Sunday. The move appears to have paid off for the two-time all-Big Ten first-team selection and 2021 Big Ten Pitcher of the Year. Bahl was recently named the National Freshman of the Year. We finally got answers last spring, and we were hopeful that her humira injections would be a miracle drug that would enable her to keep chasing her dream of OU softball( that barely got started). As a result, she received her first weekly Big 12 honor. The Sooners (13-1), who reclaimed their place at No. She's getting there to hit all the spots.". Oklahoma moved to 12-1 on the season with their 10-1 win over Loyola Marymount in the Mary Nutter Classic. 2 nationally in her class by Extra Innings Softball,Lowry dominated in year two, going 22-3 with a 0.42 ERA, 302 strikeouts and only 19 walks for theClass 3A runner-up. With two out, Torres reached on an error in right field, and Boone, the Sooners 8-hole hitter, smashed a two-run home run to right to put OU up 7-0. When asked if Bahl would return for the Sooners' regional this weekend, Gasso wasn't able to give much . Jennings. 2021 Softball Roster - University of Oklahoma 2021 Softball Roster View Type: Go To Coaching Staff 0 Rylie Boone OFSo.5' 3'' Owasso HS Owasso, Okla. Full Bio 1 Kinsey Koeltzow CJr.5' 6''. More:Carlson: OU softball joins the rarified air of sports dynasties with sixth WCWS title. 1 ranked UCLA Bruins.. There will be plenty of things to watch for the Sooners. During her junior year in 2020, she posted a 270 record with a 0.15 ERA, surrendering just 27 hits and 24 walks in 139 innings pitched, while striking out 299 batters. True senior Macy McAdoo and sophomore Emmy Guthrie both announced their medical retirements from the sport, in separate social media posts. The games will be broadcast on ESPN+. RankedNo. 5 UCLA, No. Thank you to my parents for everything that they have sacrificed and gave me, thank you to my family for the endless support, thank you to my many coaches for all the time that you have spent on me, and thank you to my friends that have been by my side though all of this. Well it did. This might be a different team with some different players in their roles, but the Sooners aren't slowing down anytime soon. Looking to add to their defensive backfield, the Oklahoma Sooners target Zadian Gentry out of McKinney, Texas. https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2023/02/28/oklahoma-sooners-softball-alex-storako-patty-gasso/, Oklahoma Sooners No. March 11. 2023 www.indystar.com. [1], During her senior year in 2021, she posted a 270 record with a 0.10 ERA, surrendering just 27 hits and 15 walks in 137 innings pitched, while striking out 316 batters. The Sooners had seven hits and six runs in the second inning with two outs on the board. I was devastated I was thinking this couldnt happen to me again yet it was. In 2021, she set program records in home runs (25) and slugging percentage (.955). OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Senior Kate Gordon drilled a full-count home run over the left-center-field wall in the top of the eighth inning to power James Madison to a 4-3 win over top-seeded Oklahoma in the opening game of the Women's College World Series on Thursday afternoon at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. Alex Storako, OU's senior transfer from Michigan, is the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. Tri-West pitcher Audrey Lowry has committed to six-time national champion Oklahoma, the nationally ranked southpaw announced Monday afternoon. Coach Patty Gasso and the OU softball program, National titles are nice, but these off-field wins mean as much to OU's Grace Lyons, Former OU softball star Jocelyn Alo named 2021-22 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year, OU baseball looks to build off College World Series run with a new-look roster in 2023, Patty Gasso talking big after OU softball cleans up in the transfer portal, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. PALM SPRINGS, Calif. - Despite homers from Aliya Belarde and Karlie Davison, the University of Utah softball team suffered a 10-3 defeat at the hands of the No. I have devoted everything in my life to him and he is taking care of me like always. To my family, friends and [OU] fans. Oklahoma got another emotional lift from the return of catcher Kinzie Hansen. The Huskies didnt put another baserunner on until the seventh, when May got out of another jam. The Michigan transfer allowed just seven base runners and didnt allow a run across 10 innings of work and went 2-0 in the Mary Nutter Classic. Since blowing out UCLA, the Sooners have reclaimed the top spot in the rankings, knocking the Bruins down to No. The Sooners had an early offensive outburst and got good relief pitching as Utah hung around and forced the full seven innings. They played their home games at OU Softball Complex and competed in the Big 12 Conference, where they finished first with a 15-2 record. Jamie Guthrie, Emmys mother who also played college softball at Central Oklahoma, wrote about the true sophomores medical issues in a social media post of her own: For those who have asked, Emmy has made the decision to medically retire from softball. OU outscored its opponents 29-5 in sweeping through the Mark Campbell Invitational in Irvine, California, over the weekend. 16-seed UCF, 8-0, in five innings during the second round of the NCAA softball tournament in Norman on Friday. Oklahoma softball takes down top-ranked UCLA 14-0 with offensive explosion Share 8 preseason picks for the 2023 Women's College World Series 3:00 Sort By: Oldest First Latest 11:35 am, February. Oklahoma is in a place it hasn't been . As a freshman in 2022, she was named NFCA National Freshman of the Year . De Antuanett tried to stretch from second base, but she was gunned down at the plate a big throw home by Boone and an athletic catch-and-swipe tag by Nugent. Gasso has had the young flamethrower on ice since early May due to what was called soreness. Bahl has not pitched since May 6 against Oklahoma State. FanNation flipped this story into All Sooners . The Oklahoma Baseball tradition is long and storied, with two national championships in 1951 and 1994, along with numerous All-Americans. [10] On February 25, she pitched a perfect game against Cal State Fullerton. Lowry went 22-3 with a 0.42 ERA, 302 strikeouts as a sophomore. OU freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl missed the tournament with arm soreness and was unable to play during the Sooners' 4-3 loss to Oklahoma State in the tournament championship. Looking back: The Sooners whipped through the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic with five wins highlighted by a 14-0 triumph over former No. 2 nationally in her class by Extra. UCLA's Megan Faraimo, shown pitching in the Women's College World Series in June, struggled against Oklahoma in the Bruins' 14-0 loss to the Sooners on Sunday. The Sooners are back on top of the rankings after OU's domination of UCLA capped off a 5-0 weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic. I will still be with the team and still be surrounded by the girls but I will never have the privilege of putting on another softball uniform. 1 team in softball, with the top ERA and the top batting average in the game -- was nearly derailed when ace pitcher . OU Softball: Oklahoma Routs Utah 10-3. She allowed 18 earned runs, while holding opponents to a .137 batting average including seven shutouts. NORMAN OU softball returns the majority of its roster that led the Sooners to the program's fifth national championship last . She led the Monarchs to three consecutive Class A state titles and was awarded All-State honors all four years. But God has my back and is steering me through this time in my life. OU had been ranked No. I made the decision to Medically Retire from playing softball. All rights reserved. Though Torres was primarily a shortstop at Arizona State, its hard to see her grabbing much playing time from Grace Lyons there for the Sooners. I made the decision to Medically Retire from playing softball. Please check your email for a confirmation. McAdoo was the 31st-ranked player in the class of 2019 and spent three years on the OU roster. On the season, Storako has posted a 4-0 record in the circle with an ERA of 0.34 and 26 total strikeouts. 4 catcher in the class, Avery Hodge of Richmond, Texas, as the No. "Audrey is just calm and relaxed out there," Tri-West coach Mike Miller said of Lowry. 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Tiare Jennings was 7 of 16 with four runs, three RBIs and a double, leading the Sooners in hitting over the opening weekend. In 1992, Fernandez was 29-0 with a 0.14 ERA, and she batted .401 and scored 47 runs. Each oversees one area of the defense, catcher handling the battery, shortstop the infield and center the outfield. Lee figures to split time with Kinzie Hansen behind the plate, and should see action at first base as well. No. [11] She finished the regular season with a 211 record, with a 0.95 ERA, 199 strikeouts and 29 walks in 132+13 innings pitched. In 2021, she set a Michigan single-game record with 22 strikeouts in a victory over Michigan State and led the nation with 12.9 strikeouts per seven innings. I am currently sitting here in a recliner, ice on, hip brace and crutches sitting next to me. More:Former OU softball star Jocelyn Alo named 2021-22 Big 12 Female Athlete of the Year. Follow Brian Haenchen on Twitter at@Brian_Haenchen. On the weekend, Storako collected two wins in three appearances and 10 innings pitched with wins vs. UCLA and CSU-Fullerton, striking out a combined 11 with no runs allowed, one walk and six hits. 6 player overall, and SJ Geurin of Leander, Texas, as the No. "But shortstops are really the captain . Jayda Coleman talks about the upcoming OU softball season, See OU softball player Jayda Coleman talk about the upcoming season, OU softball series opener for Red River Rivalry vs. Texas moved to Oklahoma City, Get to know the 2023 Oklahoma Sooners softball team and schedule, 'It's a game of inches': How Jayda Coleman's epic catches paved way for OU softball title, Carlson: OU softball joins the rarified air of sports dynasties with sixth WCWS title, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. She figures to get more of a chance at the plate this season after going just 1 of 8 at the plate last season. One of the biggest bright spots this . Storako was an NFCA All-American and unanimous Big Ten Pitcher of the Year in 2021, when she was 25-8 with a 1.71 ERA and 300 strikeouts. Buoyed by the defensive momentum, the Sooners extended their lead with more fireworks in the bottom of the third. OU 10, Loyola Marymount 1 (5) If i knew that last time I got to throw a pitch was the last time I would of cherished it more. [6][7] Bahl was ranked as the nation's No. Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. Storako helped OU to a dominant weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic,. So far this season, Storako is 4-0 in the circle in 2023 with an ERA of 0.34 with 26 strikeouts. The site also ranks signee Jocelyn Erickson of Phoenix as the No. Some of you know but most dont so I will tell my story, McAdoo wrote on Instagram on Monday. For the first time since trading her maize and blue for crimson and cream, Oklahoma Sooners pitcher Alex Storako was named the Big 12s Pitcher of the Week. Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) May 7, 2022 Alo sent an 0-2 pitch into the first row of the bleachers in right-center field. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. She led Texas A&M in batting average (.405), home runs (15), and RBIs (45) in 2022. The former No. Storako (3-0) was good over four innings, giving up just two hits and a walk while striking out four of the 16 batters she faced. Storako helped OU to a dominant weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic, where the Sooners went 5-0 and outscored their opponents 50-4, including a 14-0 victory against then-No. 1 UCLA, Oklahoma Sooners No. To put this into historical perspective, this Sooner team can be compared to three other teams considered to be the best college softball . Results come back and theres no shock, I have torn my other hips labrum. The official 2023 Softball Roster for the University of Oklahoma 17/16Kentucky and UIC this weekend, March 3-4, for the home-opening OU Tournament in Norman. FILE - Oklahoma's Tiare Jennings runs during the first game of the NCAA Women's College World Series softball championship series against Texas, on June 8, 2022, in Oklahoma City. "She has the aura around her that she's the one in control and is going to make it happen. Additionally, the right-handed pitcher entered a bases-loaded jam against Loyola Marymount on Saturday and retired the side with a pair of strikeouts to end the game. OU freshman pitcher Jordy Bahl missed the tournament with arm soreness and was unable to play during the Sooners' 4-3 loss to Oklahoma State in the tournament championship. That put Oklahoma in the lead, 5-2, and the Sooners never. The right-hander was just as good against Loyola Marymount on Saturday, as she entered a bases-loaded jam and retired the side with a pair of strikeouts. The Oklahoma Sooners' offense has been really good through the first few weeks of the season, but they still have room to improve. 2 in the country for the first time since 2021 following a 4-3 loss to Baylor one week ago. The Dukes (40-2) needed just three hits on the day, as senior Odicci Alexander . The Oklahoma Sooners wasted no time establishing themselves at the plate, loading the bases early against UCLA ace pitcher Megan Fariamo.Though Oklahoma wasn't able to push any runs across . 1 in the major softball polls following their five straight wins at the Mary Nutter Classic, will make their home debut on March 3-4 at the OU Tournament against No. Storakos performance against UCLA is what earned her this honor. Oklahoma registered four wins shortened by run . Storako threw a complete-game shutout of the Bruins on Sunday, surrendering no walks and just three hits to go with five strikeouts. Coming off their first setback of the year at Baylor last weekend, Gasso made sure all week in practice that she got her teams attention, and it paid off in a 8-0 run rule victory Friday over Cal State Fullerton at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, CA. Jordy Bahl was a sensation last season in the circle for OU softball. Starting pitcher Alex Storako went all five innings and allowed just three hits and no earned runs. Please check your email for a confirmation. The Sooners opened the Mary Nutter Classic with an emphatic victory over the Titans that featured big hits from the bottom of the lineup, sharp pitching and good defense. Grace Lyons was 6 of 13. May went 1-0 with a save in the opening weekend, throwing 11 shutout innings, allowing five hits with five walks and striking out 18 in wins over Liberty and Washington. An early offensive outburst . 2 nationally in her class by Extra Innings Softball, Tri-West vs. St. Joseph was arguably greatest pitchers' duel in state finals history, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Oklahoma's Jordyn Bahl (98) pitches during a softball game between the University of Oklahoma Sooners (OU) and and the Wichita State Shockers at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Okla.,. She allowed just 46 hits and limited opponents to a .092 batting average, while batting .434 herself with nine doubles, a home run and 21 RBIs. The Sooners were leading 5-4 when May entered with two outs and one runner on base in the fourth. NORMAN Oklahoma enters the week in the rare position of coming off a loss. She was dominant. They compete in the Big 12 Conference . The conference announced Storako won Big 12 Pitcher of the Week onTuesday. I was still currently doing rehab up until the end of this past season. Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. victory over top-ranked UCLA, the Sooners are back atop the national polls, and they're moving back up in our . It was the sophomores third career home run and second this season, and doubled her RBI total for 2023. Storako is 4-0 in the circle in 2023 with an ERA of 0.34 and 26 strikeouts. But any maladies from Sunday didnt carry over to the Mary Nutter opener. 17 Kentucky and UIC. Ricketts signed with the Oklahoma City Spark, the Women's Professional Fastpitch team set to launch its inaugural season in June. 1 UCLA Sunday at Mary Nutter, twirling a complete-game shutout of the Bruins and helpingOU to a 14-0 run-rule win. Rylie Boone is batting .412 this year. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. 20 player overall). Oklahoma meets both teams twice on weekend and all games can be seen via SoonerVision on ESPN+ and heard via 107.7 The Franchise or nationwide on the TuneIn app. Only OUs Jocelyn Alo and Tiare Jennings hit more home runs than Lee that season. Add languages. Lowry is capable of dialing up the velocity when necessary, and can also throw an assortment of breaking balls, an arsenal which includes a drop ball, change-up, curveball and a "chise," a change-rise combo she came up with herself. [16] During the Women's College World Series championship game on June 9, she allowed four hits, two runs, three walks and two strikeouts in four innings and earned the win in the title clinching game. Including one individual shutout, she also combined to blank Fullerton with sophomore Jordy Bahl. Shelby Pendley Shortstop (2013-2015) Pendley is another amazing player in Oklahoma lore. Announcing the Extra Inning Softball Newsletter! . Sanders was an NFCA first-team All-American as a freshman for the Sun Devils in 2022, leading the team in home runs (21), RBIs (63), slugging percentage (.952), walks (45) and total bases (139). During his Michigan career, the Frankfort, Illinois, product had a 1.71 ERA with 69 wins and 901 strikeouts in 563 innings. After Storako retired the Titans in order in the top of the first inning, Jayda Coleman opened the bottom of the frame with a walk. The 2013 Oklahoma Sooners softball team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 2013 NCAA Division I softball season.The Sooners were coached by Patty Gasso, who led her nineteenth season.The Sooners finished with a record of 57-4. Hansen came through in the moment with an opposite field RBI double that made it 8-0. From the 9-hole, Sophia Nugent then smashed a three-run home run deep over the wall in left field for a 5-0 Sooner lead. The early returns on Storakos transfer from the Michigan Wolverines are looking quite good for head coach Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma Sooners. To all college athletes take care of your self and let God lead the way in everything you do. 1 in USA TODAY NFCA Coaches Poll, but UCLA still garners a first place vote, Oklahoma Sooners reclaim top spot of D1 Softball top 25, Kinzie Hansen makes presence felt in Oklahoma's 5-0 weekend at Mary Nutter Classic, Oklahoma Sooners send a message to the rest of the softball world with 14-0 win over UCLA, Oklahoma Sooners blast No. The Sooners immediately return to play with a 5 p.m. scheduled game against Texas A&M. 1 Ranking After Demolition of UCLA. [15] She pitched for the first time since returning from injury on June 2, during the first game of the 2022 Women's College World Series against Northwestern. Tri-West pitcher Audrey Lowry has committed to six-time national champion Oklahoma, the nationally ranked southpaw announced Monday afternoon. Posted at 01:41h . Heres a look at the Sooners weekend overall. The Sooners recorded two runs in the third inning after Jennings hit a double that scored Coleman and Brito, and Kinzie Hansen hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning to give the Sooners a 10 . 2005-2023 CBS INTERACTIVE ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. [17][18] She was also named a first-team All-American, the NFCA National Freshman of the Year, Softball America Freshman of the Year and a finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year.[19][20][21][22]. For the weekend, Storako a two-time All-Big Ten pitcher logged two wins in three appearances while striking out a 11 batters with no runs allowed, one walk and six hits. Bahl went 2 for 8. Oklahoma pitcher Alex Storako had her first standout moment as a Sooner last weekend at the Mary Nutter Classic. After an excellent 2022 season, OU pitcher Nicole May is heading toward an even better junior year, coach Patty Gasso said just before the season. Advertisement Jordy Bahl closed by pitching the fifth inning. Haley Lee and Alynah Torres began the bottom of the inning with back-to-back walks, setting the table for Rylie Boone, who delivered an opposite-field RBI single to score Lee from second base. The players they lost were big ones NCAA all-time home run queen Jocelyn Alo at the top of the list, plus catcher Lynnsie Elam, infielder Jana Johns, utility player Taylon Snow and pitcher Hope Trautwein, but reloading doesnt figure to be much of an issue. The Sooners host No. Oklahoma Pitchers Macy McAdoo, Emmy Guthrie Medically Retiring from Softball By Justin McLeod August 23, 2022 A pair of Oklahoma pitchers announced their departures from the Sooners' softball roster on Monday. Her 21 home runs broke a program single-season record and ranked 12th nationally. She hit .250 with a home run and 14 RBIs in 31 games 18 starts in 2022. 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