Softball Run Rules ULM, 14-4

Feb. 19, 2011

Oklahoma 14, Louisiana-Monroe 4
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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
ULM	0	0	1	3	0	x	x	4	5	2
Oklahoma	3	1	1	9	x	x	x	14	13	2

Pitching	IP	H	R	E	BB	SO
W - A. Allen (2-0)	1.1	2	0	0	1	2
L - Mills (3-2)	3.1	11	10	7	4	0

Batting Leaders	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	EB
OU - Williams	4	1	3	5	0	2
OU - Jones	3	1	2	3	0	1

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The sixth-ranked Oklahoma softball team scored nine runs in the bottom of the fourth inning as the Sooners routed Louisiana-Monroe 14-4 in five innings Saturday evening at the Troy Cox Classic. Freshman Brittany Williams hit her first career grand slam and drove in five runs on a 3-for-4 night as Oklahoma (10-1) moved to 4-0 at the tournament.

Allee Allen (2-0) got the win in the circle in relief. Allen pitched 1.1 innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out two. Starter Kirsten Allen went 3.2 innings allowing all four ULM runs.

Williams was one of four Sooners with multiple hits on the night. Destinee Martinez went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, and Keilani Ricketts went 2-for-2 with two runs driven in, one run scored and one walk. Chana'e Jones drove in three runs in her 2-for-3 showing at the plate.

Brianna Turang got OU on the board in the bottom of the first. After reaching on an infield single and advancing on a ground out and wild pitch, Turang came in to score when Williams reached on an error. Ricketts made it 2-0 for the Sooners when she scored Jessica Shults on a single up the middle. Oklahoma pushed it to a 3-0 advantage when Haley Nix scored on a double by Jones.

The Sooners added a single run in the bottom of the second when Martinez scored on a Shults single to give OU a 4-0 advantage. Nix added her second run of the game in the third when she scored on a wild pitch to put OU up 5-0.

The Warhawks cut into the OU lead in the fourth. Katie Girardi reached on a one-out walk and scoredon Miyuki Navarette's hoem run to left field. Brianna Love made it back-to-back long balls for ULM as the Warhawks trailed 5-4 heading into the bottom half of the inning.

OU answered ULM by putting nine runs on the board in the bottom of the frame. The Sooners batted through the order in the inning and scored the nine runs on seven hits. Martinez led off the inning with a single and moved to third on a Williams double to right center. Shults then walked to load the bases before being hit by Nix's base hit that left the bases juiced with one out.

Ricketts dropped a bloop single inside the left field line to score Martinez and Jones' single up the middle scored Nix and pinch runner Cierra Hughes. Following a pitching change, Ali Vandever recorded a sacrifice fly to plate Ricketts. Pinch hitter Kaci Quintero reached after being hit by a pitch and Katie Norris scored Jones on a pinch-hit single.

Martinez then reached on a fielder's choice that saw everyone safe to load the bases for Williams. Williams then connected on a 1-2 pitch to launch the ball to left center to record her first career grand slam.

A. Allen allowed her one walk in the fifth but got a strikeout to finish the game as OU won by the run-rule, 14-4.

Oklahoma closes out action at the Troy Cox Classic Sunday morning against host school New Mexico State at 12:30 p.m. CT.