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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Softball Hosts Oklahoma Spring Festival
March 11, 2011 | Softball
| No. 10 Oklahoma (18-5) hosts the Oklahoma Spring Festival | |
| Game Info | Saturday, March 12 Missouri State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 11 a.m. CT Indiana vs. Missouri State | 1:15 p.m. CT Oklahoma vs. Indiana | 3:30 p.m. CT Oklahoma vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 5:45 p.m. CT Sunday, March 13 Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Indiana | 10 a.m. CT Oklahoma vs. Missouri State | 12:15 p.m. CT No. 1 seed vs. No. 2 seed | 2:30 p.m. CT No. 3 seed vs. No. 4 seed | 2:30 p.m. CT (Reaves Park) |
| Location | OU Softball Complex | Norman, Okla. |
| Tickets | Available: $10 reserved | $8 general admission |
| Promotions | Spring Forward with the Sooners (Sat.) Dani Dobbs Day (Sun.) |
| Online | Webcast | Game Notes (PDF) | Twitter |
A LOOK AT THIS WEEKEND
The 10th-ranked University of Oklahoma softball team hosts the Oklahoma Spring Festival this weekend. Action begins Saturday at 11 a.m. with Missouri State taking on Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Indiana faces Missouri State at 1:15 p.m. Oklahoma opens against Indiana at 3:30 p.m. and closes out day one against UAPB at 5:45 p.m. Sunday opens with Arkansas-Pine Bluff against Indiana at 10 a.m. and OU and Missouri State at 12:15 p.m. The No. 1 seed faces the No. 2 seed at the OU Softball Complex at 2:30 p.m., while the three and four seeds play each other at the same time at Reaves Park. Live stats and a webcast of the game are available at SoonerSports.com.
A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA AS A TEAM
• After starting the Cathedral City Classic 0-4, Oklahoma has won seven straight (2/27-present).
• The Sooners defeated Tulsa 9-0 in five innings Wednesday. It was the first run-rule win over the Golden Hurricane since Feb. 27, 2008.
• The Sooners have played one of the nation's toughest schedules to date - five opponents all ranked in the top 15.
• Seven of OU's 22 opponents have been ranked at the time of the contest.
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A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUALLY
• Sophomore Jessica Shults is the team leader in batting average (.423) and with 43 RBI, more than half of her total from last year (62).
• Shults leads the Big 12 in RBI, home runs (12), total bases (73) and slugging percentage (1.028). She ranks fourth in hits (30).
• Freshman Brittany Williams has a team-best 23 walks and leads the Big 12 in the category.
• Williams is leads the Big 12 in on-base percentage (.600) and is third in slugging percentage (.925).
• Shults and Williams account for 64 of the Sooners' 141 RBI and have a combined 19 home runs of OU's 27.
• Sophomore Keilani Ricketts has thrown complete game shutouts in each of her last four starts.
• Ricketts recorded has 19 career shutouts, eighth on the career all-time list.
• Her 475 strikeouts, fifth on the career list and 122 from tying for fourth-place. Ricketts averages 11.88 K's per game.
• Ricketts is second in the Big 12 in strikeouts and shutouts (5) and second in complete games (10).
• Haley Nix hits just behind Shults and Williams in the lineup and has 18 RBI and 23 hits.
• Seven players in OU's lineup already have scored 10 or more runs this year with three with 20 or more.
• Head coach Patty Gasso is 792-254-2 (.755) in 17 season at Oklahoma. She is eight wins shy of OU win No. 800.
• With her 800th Division I win, Gasso would become the 20th active coach to reach the mark and 30th all-time.
• Gasso is 954-314-2 (.751) in 21 seasons as a head coach. She needs 46 wins for career win No. 1,000.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES HISTORY
• Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Indiana, 5-2-1. The two teams last met in Norman in 2006 (tied 11-11).
• OU leads the all-time series with Missouri State 14-12. The last meeting was in 2008 (L, 3-2).
• This is the first series meeting between Oklahoma and Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
• Complete series history information is on pages 137 and 139 of the 2011 Oklahoma softball virtual guide.
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
• Oklahoma travels to Fullerton, Calif. for the Judi Garman Classic. OU opens against Notre Dame Wednesday night.
• The Sooners are scheduled to take on DePaul, Arizona, Penn State, Pacific and Washington, as well.
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