Keiter Slams OU To 1,000th Win

May 2, 2003

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The No. 4 Oklahoma softball team notched the 1,000th win in the program's history in dramatic fashion Friday afternoon. OU ace Kami Keiter blasted a grand slam over the right field wall in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Sooners jolted No. 20 Texas A&M, 4-0, in the Big 12 Tournament at ASA Hall of Stadium in Oklahoma City.

Keiter also recorded the win from the mound with seven strikeouts in a complete game for OU to improve to 27-5 on the season. The Sooners (39-10) move on to play No. 1-seed Texas at 5:30 p.m. Friday afternoon at Hall of Fame Stadium. Texas A&M fell to 34-19 as Lindsey Wilhelmson dropped to 16-6. Wilhelmson pitched a complete game for the Aggies despite absorbing two line drives back up the box.

The teams battled into extra innings before OU finally took the game on Keiter's screamer. The Sooners had five hits in the game with Kristin Vesely (2-for-4) and Christina Enea (2-for-3) accounting for the rest of the Oklahoma offense. Texas A&M scattered seven hits but stranded nine runners on base in the loss. OU left six on base.

Christina Enea hit her fifth double of the season to lead off the ninth inning for OU. Pinch runner Lori Shimasaki replaced Enea on second while Jennifer Stump drew a walk and was replaced at first by pinch runner Tiffany Weight. Erin Evans grounded out to third base for OU's first out but pushed Shimasaki to third and Weight to second. Sophomore catcher Heather Scaglione then walked to load the bases for the Sooners and Keiter stepped up to the plate.

On a 2-1 count, Keiter's grand slam sent the Oklahoma crowd into a frenzy and sent A&M to the bus. The Sooners beat the Aggies for the third time this season and moved to 30-19 all-time in the series. OU also improved to 21-9 all-time in the Big 12 Tournament.

The Sooners return to Hall of Fame Stadium at 5:30 Friday afternoon to spar with No. 1-seed Texas. The Longhorns won the 2003 Big 12 regular season title and dismissed Texas Tech, 7-1, last night in the opening round of the tournament. Oklahoma is 4-1 all-time against Texas in the Big 12 Tournament.

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