Softball Sweeps Big 12 Weekly Awards

April 28, 2009

NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma softball players Krystle Huey and D.J. Mathis have been named the Big 12 Player and Pitcher of the Week, respectively. The announcement comes following a weekend where OU swept then-10th ranked Missouri to earn at least a share of their fourth conference regular season championship.

The honor is the first for Huey, a sophomore from Garland, Texas. A senior from East Alton, Ill., it is Mathis' third career honor and first of the season. Oklahoma is the first Big 12 softball team to sweep the awards to date and it marks the sixth straight season in which the Sooners have accomplished the feat at least once.

Huey helped lead Oklahoma to a 3-0 record on the week, including a series sweep of The Tigers. She started all three contests over the weekend, hitting .545 from the leadoff spot for the Sooners. Huey went 6-for-11 with four runs scored, including bringing in the game-winning run in the first game against MU. She posted an on-base percentage of .545 for the week, and was perfect in stolen base attempts. The sophomore also maintained an errorless performance on defense in center field.

Mathis went 2-0 in the circle on the week to carry OU to the sweep of Missouri. The senior pitched two complete games against the Tigers, holding them to a 2.00 earned run average. Mathis allowed four earned runs on 11 hits, and kept batters to a .212 average in 14 innings pitched. During both contests, she also struck out eight and walked three. With the sweep, she advanced her record to 15-4 on the year.

The Sooners close out the 2009 regular season Wednesday evening with the second game of the 2009 Bedlam Series, presented by The Oklahoman and Oklahoma Farm Bureau. First pitched between OU and Oklahoma State is set for 7 p.m. CT from Cowgirl Stadium. The game will air nationally on ESPNU with Beth Mowins and Michele Smith calling the action. A local radio broadcast is available on 1520 AM KOKC.

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