OU Visits Baylor in Big 12 Showdown

No. 19/13 Oklahoma (30-8, 7-0) at No. 12/12 Baylor (29-7, 3-1)
Friday (TV)	6:30 p.m. (FSSW+)
Saturday (TV)	4 p.m. (ESPN)
Sunday (TV)	12 p.m. (FSSW+)
Location	Waco, Texas \| Getterman Stadium
Live Stats	SoonerSports.com
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Oklahoma takes its season-best 12 game winning streak to Waco for a three-game series with Baylor. During their current run, which is the longest for the team since ending the 2013 season on a 13-game streak en route to the national title, the Sooners have outscored opponents, 87-9. Under head coach Patty Gasso, OU has 26 winning streaks of at least 10 games.

First place in the Big 12 is at stake this weekend. OU stands at 7-0, while Baylor is tied with Texas for second place at 3-1.

SERIES HISTORY
Oklahoma has a 46-10 all-time advantage over Baylor. In Waco, OU's record stands at 19-5 in the series, and the team is currently on a three-game winning streak against the Bears.

OU's 46 wins against Baylor are its fifth most against another program in its history.

Opponent	Wins	Losses	Win Pct.
Oklahoma State	77	70	.524
Iowa State	68	28	.708
Kansas	56	42	.571
Missouri	51	41	.554
Baylor	46	10	.821

Among opponents it's faced at least 25 times in history, OU's winning percentage of .821 against BU is the third highest.

Opponent	Win Pct.	Series Record	Win Streak
Wichita State	.860	43-7	30
Texas Tech	.851	40-7	4
Baylor	.821	46-10	3
Tulsa	.792	38-10	4
Iowa State	.708	68-28	21

OU swept a three-game series in Norman last year. Game one's 8-3 win was highlighted by a five-run fifth inning, including a three-run homer from Lauren Chamberlain. Trailing 3-0 after two innings, a five-run third and four-run fifth gave the Sooners a 9-3 win in game two. Brittany Williams had five RBI, including a three-run homer. A five-run sixth inning of game three helped OU complete the sweep with an 8-0 win.

HOT STREAKS
A quick look at which Sooners have been enjoying recent success:

Player	G	AB	R	H	RBI	2B	HR	BB	K	SB	AVG/OBP/SLG
Ellis	8	21	7	9	6	1	1	3	2	2	.429/.538/.619
Henson	4	7	3	4	7	1	2	0	0	0	.571/.500/.571
L. Miller	5	8	3	4	3	1	0	8	2	0	.500/.750/.625
Pendley	7	18	8	10	6	2	2	6	2	3	.556/.667/1.000
Self	9	26	15	15	12	2	5	6	0	1	.577/.656/1.231
Williams	5	15	6	6	6	2	1	1	2	0	.400/.438/.733

Pitchers

Player	APP	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	ERA
L. Miller	3	7.1	8	2	0	0	4	0	0.00
Pendley	9	15.0	6	1	1	9	10	0	0.47
Stevens	11	45.0	36	5	4	16	42	2	0.62

BEST BIG 12 STARTS
Sitting at 7-0 in Big 12 play, Oklahoma is off to one its best conference starts in program history.

Year	Start	Finish	Place	Postseason
2002	9-0	14-2	2nd	NCAA Super Regional
2000	9-0	17-1	1st	NCAA Champions
2013	7-0	15-2	1st	NCAA Champions
2014	7-0	N/A	N/A	N/A

SELF ON A TEAR TO START BIG 12 PLAY
Sophomore Kady Self has been one of the hottest hitters in the country in recent weeks. Self's numbers in her past seven games easily trump her entire career prior.

Stat	First 45 Games of Career	Past 9 Games
AVG/OBP/SLG	.150/.261/.300	.577/.656/1.231
Hits/AB	3/20	15/26
Runs	13	15
2B/3B/HR	0/0/1	2/0/5
RBI	2	12
Total Bases	6	32
Walks/Strikeouts	3/6	6/0

AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Below is a list of all OU's top-30 rankings in the latest NCAA Statistics (Games through 4/6).

Stat	Player/Team	Total	Rank
Fielding Percentage	Team	.980	2nd
Runs/Game	Team	7.58	3rd
Home Runs/Game	Team	1.42	3rd
Slugging Percentage	Team	.546	4th
Double Plays/Game	Team	0.58	6th
Winning Percentage	Team	.778	20th
Sacrifice Flies	Javen Henson	3	29th
RBI/Game	Shelby Pendley	1.25	11th
Slugging Percentage	Shelby Pendley	.867	11th
Home Runs	Shelby Pendley	12	13th
Home Runs/Game	Shelby Pendley	0.33	16th
Runs/Game	Shelby Pendley	1.11	16th
On-Base Percentage	Shelby Pendley	.533	27th
Doubles/Game	Shelby Pendley	0.36	29th
Wins	Kelsey Stevens	20	3rd

CHAMBERLAIN, PENDLEY MEMBERS OF 50-HR CLUB
Juniors Lauren Chamberlain and Shelby Pendley are two of five active student-athletes with 50 or more career home runs (through 4/6).

Player	School	Fr.	So.	Jr.	Sr.	Total
Jennifer Gilbert	Ball State	15	18	23	11	67
Lauren Chamberlain	Oklahoma	30	30	6	N/A	66
Kaila Hunt	Alabama	10	21	15	9	55
Shelby Pendley	Oklahoma	19	22	12	N/A	53
Haley Outon	Houston	5	22	16	9	52

DYANMIC DUO
Lauren Chamberlain and Shelby Pendley have more combined career HR than any other duo in the nation (through 4/6).

Player (Total)	Player (Total)	Team	Total
Lauren Chamberlain (66)	Shelby Pendley (52)	Oklahoma	118
Jennifer Gilbert (67)	Taylor Rager (32)	Ball State	99
Kaila Hunt (55)	Jackie Traina (36)	Alabama	91
Patrice Jackson (42)	Lorena Bauer (41)	San Diego State	83
Taylor Edwards (46)	Tatum Edwards (37)	Nebraska	83

RUN-RULE STREAK STANDS AT 85
Oklahoma has not suffered a run-rule loss since losing to Texas 15-6 in five innings on March 28, 2009. In that time span, OU has rattled off 84 consecutive run-rule wins. Most recently, the Sooners defeated Kansas, 9-1, in five innings on April 8.

Category	Stat
Run-Rule Wins	85
5-Inning Wins	65
6-Inning Wins	20
Shutout Wins	44
Postseason Wins	8
Run-Rule Wins vs. Ranked Teams	13
Highest-Ranked Team Run-Ruled	No. 2 Arizona; 11-1, 5 (2/12/11)
Most Run-Rule Wins vs. One Team	Iowa State (8)

PENDLEY A TOP-25 FINALIST FOR PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Shelby Pendley has been named one of the 25 finalists for the 2014 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year. The award is designed to recognize the outstanding athletic achievement by female players across the country.

SOONERS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER VS. WICHITA STATE
Oklahoma extended its winning streak against Wichita State to 30 games with a doubleheader sweep on April 8. In game one, Kelsey Stevens and Shelby Pendley combined on a shutout in a 3-0 win. In game two, Javen Henson drove in four runs as OU posted a 9-1, five-inning victory.

STEVENS WINS SECOND PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONOR
Kelsey Stevens won her second Big 12 Pitcher of the Week honor on April 9. She started and won all four of Oklahoma's games in the previous week, throwing three shutouts in the process. She gave up just two runs in 21.0 innings for a 0.67 ERA with 21 strikeouts and seven walks.

Stevens was also named Pitcher of the Week on March 11 and the Sooners have won five conference accolades this year. That's the most by a Big 12 team this season and Stevens is the only conference player to win multiple awards so far in 2014.

SWEEP OF KANSAS PUTS OU IN CONTROL OF BIG 12
Thanks to a sweep of Kansas, coupled with a loss by Texas, Oklahoma has taken early control of the Big 12 race. In game one against the Jayhawks OU scored in every inning en route to a 9-0, five-inning win. Kady Self hit a two-run homer and added a two-run single as she finished 3-3 with two runs.

OU then took both games of a doubleheader Saturday. Home runs by Shelby Pendley, Javen Henson and Self all came in the first two innings of game one as Oklahoma won, 8-3. In the finale, Kelsey Stevens threw a two-hit shutout, while Georgia Casey was 3-4 with two runs scored and two RBI.

SOONERS TAKE BEDLAM PITCHERS' DUEL, 2-0
Kelsey Stevens fired a six-hit shutout as Oklahoma took the opening game of the Bedlam Series against Oklahoma State, 2-0, on Wednesday night. Stevens allowed just six hits and two walks while striking out eight. Between the fourth and seventh innings, she retired 10 straight batters. Erin Miller had an RBI single, while Shelby Pendley connected on a solo home run for some added insurance.

Players Mentioned

Georgia Casey

Lauren Chamberlain

Javen Henson

Erin Miller

Shelby Pendley

Kady Self

Kelsey Stevens

Brittany Williams

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