https://soonerswire.usatoday.com/2022/06/01/oklahoma-sooners-softball-pitcher-jordy-bahl-wcws-patty-gasso-northwestern/, 'Bombs Away': Social Media Reacts to Sooners dominant win over No. 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 . 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. As a freshman in 2022, she was named NFCA National Freshman of the Year . March 11. Coach Patty Gasso and the OU softball program brings back much of the team that helped the Sooners win their second consecutive national championship in 2022, with just five players exhausting their eligibility. 1 ranked UCLA Bruins.. Hansen came through in the moment with an opposite field RBI double that made it 8-0. She also threw four scoreless innings against Cal State Fullerton on Friday. She is third all-time in OU home runs with 65, behind Chamberlain and Jocelyn Alo. The early returns on Storako's transfer from the Michigan Wolverines are looking quite good for head coach Patty Gasso and the Oklahoma She was dominant. That put Oklahoma in the lead, 5-2, and the Sooners never. This defeat brings an end to Utah's three game win streak and puts their 2023 record at . She led the Monarchs to three consecutive Class A state titles and was awarded All-State honors all four years. The Sooners had seven hits and six runs in the second inning with two outs on the board. OU Softball: Oklahoma Reclaims No. In the past month Ive had to make the hardest decision of my life and I had to make it to better my current and future self. After Storako put on two more baserunners with a walk and a hard-hit grounder that Brito booted at third, Hannah Becer smacked a sharp single to left. The former No. Check back for updates. 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. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. Sign up for the Sooners Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. This is a developing story. Starting pitcher Alex Storako went all five innings and allowed just three hits and no earned runs. Add languages. Jordyn Bahl (born July 24, 2002) is an American college softball pitcher for the Oklahoma Sooners. Coleman was the No. In the past month Ive had to make the hardest decision of my life and I had to make it to better my current and future self. 1 recruit in the Class of 2021 by Softball America and Extra Inning Softball. Oklahoma on Sunday night, February 26, causing widespread damage in the city and leaving at least 12 injuries. 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 plunked leadoff hitter Daisy Munoz, then gave up a double to Jessi Alcala down the left field line. RankedNo. Hansen figures to remain out at least through this weekend but figures to return behind the plate for the Sooners soon. For starters, shortstops are leaders. I tried to ignore the feeling and just pretend like it didnt happen. Following an outstanding season, she was named the Nebraska Softball Player of the Year. I had to have my labrum in my hip replaced with 3 anchors, they had to extract a piece of my hip bone that broke off during the impact. 17/16Kentucky and UIC this weekend, March 3-4, for the home-opening OU Tournament in Norman. In the past 494 days I have experienced so much pain and suffering due to my hips. 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 . Kinzie Hansen is batting .438 with 24 home runs. 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. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Join the conversation today. 10 min read. A month ago, the Sooners' march to the WCWS -- a wire-to-wire run as the No. She figures to get more of a chance at the plate this season after going just 1 of 8 at the plate last season. Tri-West pitcher Audrey Lowry has committed to six-time national champion Oklahoma, the nationally ranked southpaw announced Monday afternoon. The Sooners dropped their first contest of the 2023 campaign last Sunday, but head coach Patty Gasso has been pleased with the team's response in practice. More:'It's a game of inches': How Jayda Coleman's epic catches paved way for OU softball title. NORMAN Oklahoma enters the week in the rare position of coming off a loss. In the first part of the WCWS, the Sooners will be in a bracket with No. The Longhorns handed the Sooners one of their two losses in the regular season which ended OUs winning streak dating back to last season. Guthrie, for her part, was the 22nd-ranked player in the class of 2021. "Audrey is just calm and relaxed out there," Tri-West coach Mike Miller said of Lowry. Storako helped OU to a dominant weekend at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic,. Looking to add to their defensive backfield, the Oklahoma Sooners target Zadian Gentry out of McKinney, Texas. Storako got some serious defensive help in the third. 1 UCLA, last weekend. Oklahoma Sooners Pitcher Alex Storako named Big 12 Pitcher of the Week Ben Dackiw February 28, 2023 6:05 pm CT For the first time since trading her maize and blue for crimson and cream,. With Oklahoma softball going back-to-back, Jordan Shusterman looks at how the Sooners built a dynasty and whether it can continue. 4 catcher in the class, Avery Hodge of Richmond, Texas, as the No. If i knew it was the last time I would get to be playing with my sisters I would have cherished it. I had all summer to decide what I was going to do with my life and it still was so hard to actually say out loud that I was done. She made 22 appearances in the circle as a Sooner, including taking the circle four times in the 2022 campaign. All rights reserved. But any maladies from Sunday didnt carry over to the Mary Nutter opener. She also recorded 63 complete games and one perfect game. 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. 10 player and No. 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. Her Sooners took multiple steps forward this weekend, rebounding from a 4-3 loss to Baylor last week by dominating all challengers at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Cathedral City, CA. 1 for the last two years 29 consecutive polls on the way to back-to-back national championships but dropped to No. 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). Oklahoma Sooners softball players have been putting up absurd numbers. The 2021 national champion banner is unveiled during the 2021 OU softball national championship celebration at Marita Hynes Field on June 12. After walking the bases loaded, May struck out SilentRain Espinoza to get out of the jam. All five of her wins came during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. 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. Oklahoma registered four wins shortened by run . 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. Jordy Bahl was a sensation last season in the circle for OU softball. She posted a team-leading ERA of 1.25 this season with 159 strikeouts. Shelby Pendley Shortstop (2013-2015) Pendley is another amazing player in Oklahoma lore. 2. Alex Storako, OU's senior transfer from Michigan, is the Big 12 Pitcher of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. 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. She's getting there to hit all the spots.". [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. The Sooners' 40-game winning streak was snapped by Texas on Saturday, and now the . 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. OU had been ranked No. "But shortstops are really the captain . Advertisement The games will be broadcast on ESPN+. 1 Oklahoma Sooners softball vs. Baylor Bears on Sunday, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. To my family, friends and [OU] fans. 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. [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. They include Jordy Bahl of Oklahoma.In her first college season, she went 22-1 with a 1.09 earned . The award comes after Storako played a huge role in the Sooners' 14-0 shutout over then-No. As a result, she received her first weekly Big 12 honor. Jordy Bahl is 15-0 with one save, a 0.73 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 86 1/3 innings so far as a freshman. In the past 494 days I have experienced so much pain and suffering due to my hips. 1 UCLA Bruins in every facet of their 14-0 win Sunday, and social media loved every bit of it. The official 2023 Softball Roster for the University of Oklahoma Boone finished with two hits and three RBIs, and Nugent was 1-for-1 with a walk and three RBIs. After an incredible 45-1 season that culminated in their 10th straight regular season title, the Oklahoma Sooners dominated the Big 12's all . Bahl was excellent in the circle to start things off, throwing seven scoreless innings against the Blue Devils but struggled against Washington, allowing four runs and walking six in 3 innings. The conference. It was the sophomores third career home run and second this season, and doubled her RBI total for 2023. In her career at OU, Lopez had a record of 51 . Oklahoma is in a place it hasn't been . Announcing the Extra Inning Softball Newsletter! Posted at 01:41h . Sanders and Torres combined for 37 home runs and 103 RBIs last season while Storako was a unanimous choice for Big Ten Pitcher of the Year honors. 1 Ranking After Demolition of UCLA. 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. Around the first week of May, I was pitching in the bullpen like everyday and I collapsed again I knew that feeling and I knew that I didnt like that feeling. One of the biggest bright spots this . Any lingering questions about this Oklahoma Sooners teams should be put to bed after closing out the Mary Nutter Classic with a 14-0 domination over the previously undefeated and No. That was hip surgery 1, and it was a hard and long process. Oklahoma is standing at a mind-blowing 52-2 this season. Club Coaches: Send Us Your Info to Get On Our Notifications List. 5 UCLA, No. Around the first week of May, I was pitching in the bullpen like everyday and I collapsed again I knew that feeling and I knew that I didnt like that feeling. 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. Follow Brian Haenchen on Twitter at@Brian_Haenchen. 1 UCLA Bruins. So far, Baylor is the only team . True senior Macy McAdoo and sophomore Emmy Guthrie both announced their medical retirements from the sport, in separate social media posts. Freshman Jocelyn Erickson hit her first career home run in that win as well. In this week's Big 12 Softball Power Rankings, there will be a shake-up at the top as the Oklahoma Sooners, who fell to Baylor at the Getterman Classic in Week 2, returned to form in a big way this weekend. Sanders was a top-three finalist for NFCA Division I National Freshman of the Year honors. 2023 www.oklahoman.com. victory over top-ranked UCLA, the Sooners are back atop the national polls, and they're moving back up in our . [8][9], Bahl made her collegiate debut for Oklahoma on February 10, 2022, in a game against UC Santa Barbara. 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. 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. May 18There was a noticeable absence for Oklahoma during the team's two games last weekend at the Big 12 Tournament. Jordy Bahl closed by pitching the fifth inning. When asked if Bahl would return for the Sooners' regional this weekend, Gasso wasn't able to give much . OU outscored its opponents 29-5 in sweeping through the Mark Campbell Invitational in Irvine, California, over the weekend. 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. As well as shave off pieces off my hip bone and repair multiple torn ligaments. 9 Northwestern and a familiar foe in Texas. [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. 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. She is 4-0 with a 0.34 ERA in 20 2/3 innings and is coming off her best . I tried to ignore the feeling and just pretend like it didnt happen. 1 Oklahoma Sooners defeated the Florida State Seminoles (49-13-1) by a score of 5-1 to claim the 2021 Women's College World Series Championship. Please check your email for a confirmation. Oklahoma pitcher Alex Storako had her first standout moment as a Sooner last weekend at the Mary Nutter Classic. And some of her coaches think her best has yet to come. Copyright 2023 University of Oklahoma Athletics. Patty Gasso doesnt like to lose. 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