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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners Travel to Tulsa for Midweek Contest
March 22, 2011 | Softball
March 22, 2011
| No. 12 Oklahoma (26-7) at Tulsa (22-7) | |
| Game Info | Wednesday, March 23, 2011 | 6 p.m. CT |
| Location | Hardesty Complex | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Tickets | Available: $6 (adults) | $4 (youth) |
| Online | Live Stats | Game Notes (PDF) | Twitter |
A LOOK AT THIS WEDNESDAY
The 12th-ranked University of Oklahoma softball team returns to action Wednesday at Tulsa. First pitch from the Hardesty Complex on the UT campus is set for 6 p.m. CT. Live stats are available at SoonerSports.com.
A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA AS A TEAM
• The Sooners went 4-2 at the Judi Garman Classic with wins over DePaul, Pacific, No. 7 Arizona and No. 4 Washington.
• Oklahoma dropped games to Notre Dame (2-1) and Penn State (5-2). The loss to the Fighting Irish snapped an 11-game win streak.
• Oklahoma has hit 42 home runs this year; five of those are grand slams.
• OU has played one of the nation's toughest schedules to date. After this weekend, OU will have played 11 games against ranked opponents.
• Oklahoma is 5-4 this year against ranked opponents and 3-0 against teams from the state of Oklahoma
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A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA INDIVIDUALLY
• Keilani Ricketts' 537 strikeouts are fifth on the career list and 60 from tying for fourth-place. Ricketts averages 11.94 K's per game.
• In her 16 starts in the circle, she has registered double-digit strikeouts 12 times.
• Ricketts leads the Big 12 in strikeouts (191) and appearances (22). Her 0.94 ERA is third-best in the league.
• Ricketts has 21 career shutouts, eighth on the career all-time list.
• Ricketts struck out a career-high 17 batters against DePaul on March 17.
• OU's 3-5 hitters of Jessica Shults, Brittany Williams and Haley Nix have provided the OU offense a spark this year.
• Shults leads OU with 16 home runs, 51 runs batted in and a .959 slugging percentage.
• Shults' 16 home runs are a new single season best for her. The OU single season record is 20 (Lisa Carey, 2000 and Lynette Velazquez, 1999).
• Williams leads the Sooners and Big 12 with 34 walks drawn this season.
• Nix has two grand slams on the year, including a walk-off against Missouri State in the championship game of the Oklahoma Spring Festival.
• Senior Dani Dobbs earned her first career Big 12 Player of the Week honor on March 22.
• Dobbs hit. 526 on the week (10-for-19) with five runs scored and 10 RBI.
• She recorded two doubles and three home runs for a 1.105 slugging percentage and totaled 21 bases in six games.
• Freshman Destinee Martinez leads OU and the Big 12 with 48 hits. Martinez also leads the Sooners in batting average (.397).
• After playing outfield all of last season and the majority of this year, Brianna Turang made the move to second base this past weekend.
• Head coach Patty Gasso won her 800th Division I game on Saturday against No. 4 Washington. Gasso is 800-256-2 (.755) in 17 years at OU.
• Gasso is the 20th active coach to reach the mark and 30th all-time at the NCAA Division I level.
• Gasso is 962-316-2 (.752) in 21 seasons as a head coach. She needs 38 wins for career win No. 1,000.
A LOOK AT THE SERIES HISTORY
• Oklahoma leads the all-time series with Tulsa, 33-8 and holds an 11-5 advantage in games played in Tulsa.
• OU won the previous meeting this season - a 9-0 five-inning win in Norman on March 9.
• The Sooners are 26-8 against the Golden Hurricane under Patty Gasso and 4-5 in Tulsa since 2002.
• Complete series history information is on page 145 of the 2011 Oklahoma softball virtual guide.
A LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
• OU opens Big 12 play this weekend against No. 14 Nebraska. Both games air locally on Cox Channel 3 in Oklahoma City and Tulsa.
Sunday, May 24
Saturday, May 23
Saturday, May 23
Friday, May 22
