SB Series Moved to Sunday Twin Bill

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The schedule for the two-game series between the Oklahoma softball team and Missouri in Columbia has been adjusted due to forecasted hazardous weather in the area.

The No. 2 Sooners and Big 12 leading Tigers will now play a doubleheader at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

The two squads were supposed to open the series at 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Sooners own a 7-2 record in Big 12 play. The Tigers are perfect in league action with a 5-0 mark and a 29-17 overall mark.

The Missouri series begins a string of six consecutive important conference games for the Sooners as they still remain in the hunt for a Big 12 Championship. Following their series against Missouri, the Sooners will host a doubleheader against No. 9 Baylor next Wednesday, the other undefeated school in Big 12 play with a 6-0 record. Oklahoma will continue its string of Big 12 games with a home series against Nebraska the following weekend.

MEDIA INFORMATION
Live stats of the Missouri series will be available at SoonerSports.com as well as mutigers.cstv.com.

SCOUTING MISSOURI
The Tigers have been off to a strong start to Big 12 play and are on a roll as they enter the weekend series with a seven-game win streak that includes sweeps of Oklahoma State, then-No. 9 Texas and Louisville while starting the streak with a 7-4 victory over Texas Tech.

Led by Kathy Masterson's .500 clip in Big 12 action and Micaela Minner's .375 average, the Tigers are hitting at a .264 clip in league play. Masterson owns four RBI and a home run through five conference games while Minner posts a .688 slugging percentage with a home run and three RBI. Amanda Renth is also a threat as she owns 13 home runs and 47 RBI on the year.

Defensively, the pitching staff has been strong with a 1.80 ERA in conference action while the defense is strong with a .987 fielding percentage. Junior Jen Bruck has recorded all five victories in league action while averaging close to a strikeout an inning and holding conference batters to a .226 average through 32.2 innings.

University of Oklahoma Athletics

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