Sooners Finish Fall Season Undefeated

HOUSTON The Oklahoma Sooners (13-0) finished their fall season undefeated with wins against Southern Mississippi, 11-0, and Texas State, 3-1, in Sunday action at the Spring Klein College Classic.

In the first game, OU struck quickly as senior Heather Scaglione singled, driving in leadoff hitter Norelle Dickson for the first run of the game.

Junior Nicole Denes belted a three-run homer two at-bats later to give the Sooners a four run lead in the first inning.

Freshman pitcher Jadyn Smith excelled on the rubber, shutting out the Golden Eagles and allowing only one hit.

Scaglione homered to left center in the second inning, driving in three runs and ending any hopes of a comeback for Southern Miss.

Game One Box Score | Game Two Box Score

The Sooners added two more runs in the final frame when senior Christina Enea scored on freshman Savannah Long's double and sophomore Jaime Fox drove in Long.

The second game, versus Texas State, started out as a struggle as the Sooner could not find the swings to hit safely against TSU's star pitcher, Katie Ann Trahan.

Oklahoma and Texas State traded unproductive innings until the fourth when Trahan hit a solo shot off senior Kami Keiter's riseball. Keiter held TSU in check the rest of the game, allowing just four more baserunners.

For Keiter it was the first time in 29 innings of work this fall that she had given up a run. In all she allowed just one earned run to to cross on the season and led the Sooner staff with a dazzling spring ERA of 0.23.

OU rallied in the top of the sixth as senior Jessica Leslie sparked the Sooner offense. But, Scaglione stole the show, hitting her second three-run home run of the day to seal the victory for the Sooners. Scaglione drove Trahan's first offering over the center field fence with two outs and sure defeat staring her team in the face in the time-limited game.

Scaglione was spectacular during the five-game tournament, going 7-for-14, scoring six runs and driving in eight. Dickson went 6-for-12 and scored five runs.

The trio of Scaglione, Dickson and Keiter all hit their collective strides this weekend, which is an encouraging sign for the USA Elite Team. All three will compete for the USA at the First World University Games for Softball in Plant City, Fla. in nine days. The games run from Oct. 26-31.

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