University of Oklahoma Athletics

Sunday, March 11
Norman
5:00 PM

University of Oklahoma

4
vs
1

Indiana

Shults' Two Homers Lead OU Past Indiana

March 11, 2012 | Softball

By: Athletics Communications

March 11, 2012




4
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Indiana 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 2
 Oklahoma 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 4 6 1
 
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1

 
 Pitching IP H R ER BB SO
 W- Ricketts (10-3) 7.0 7 1 0 1 4
 L - Murphy (4-5) 6.0 6 4 3 3 1
 S - N/A 0.0 - - - - -
 
 Leaders AB R H RBI BB HR
 OU- Shults 3 2 2 3 0 2
 IU- Saucedo 4 0 2 0 0 0
 
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NORMAN, Okla. -- No. 8 Oklahoma won its 10th straight game with a 4-1 win over Indiana on Sunday, its first game of two scheduled against the Hoosiers. Oklahoma improved to 19-3 on the year as Indiana fell to 11-12.

Keilani Ricketts got the win for the Sooners as she moved to 10-3 on the year. Despite giving up seven hits, Ricketts had just one run scored on her which was the unearned variety. Jessica Shults paced the Sooners at the plate with her second multiple home run game of the weekend, connecting on home runs in the back-to-back at bats. Shults and Ricketts each hit two against Wichita State on Friday.

The Sooners got on the board first in the day's first game as Shults and Ricketts connected on back-to-back home runs for the second time of the weekend in the third inning. After accomplishing the feat Friday night against Wichita State, the All-American duo did it again as Shults hit a two-run home run, scoring herself and Destinee Martinez who reached base on a fielder's choice. With the bases cleared, Ricketts followed with a solo shot over the centerfield fence for her sixth home run of the season and her third of the weekend.

Oklahoma gave up its first run in 25 innings in the third as Samantha Berenter scored an unearned run after reaching on an error by Ricketts. The Indiana second baseman advanced to third on a single by Shannon Cawley before scoring on a single by Meaghan Murphy.

One inning later, Shults knocked her second ball out of the park with a shot that sailed over the right field fence and left the OU Softball Complex for a 4-1 Oklahoma lead. The home run was Shults's sixth of the season and gave the junior her second multi-home run game of the weekend after hitting two in Oklahoma's win over Wichita State on Friday.

Next up for the Sooners is a trip to Fullerton, Calif., for the Judi Garman Classic. Oklahoma takes on No. 25 Depaul and No. 14 Michigan on Thursday before facing Virginia and Penn State on Friday. OU closes out the weekend on Saturday morning with a match up versus No. 4 Washington.

 

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