Game Notes: No. 7 Oklahoma vs. No. 10 Tennessee Result: W, 8-2 Date: May 25, 2014
Oklahoma is returning to the Women's College World Series for the ninth time in program history. It's also OU's fourth straight trip to the WCWS, the longest active streak in the nation.
With the win, OU ties the all-time series with Tennessee at 4-4, including a 2-2 mark against the Lady Vols in Norman.
OU is 10-9 all-time in Super Regional play with wins in eight of its past nine contests.
Oklahoma hit five home runs Sunday, equaling a school postseason record and finishing one off the all-time single game school record. OU also hit five in a Super Regional game against Washington on May 27, 2010.
OU's home run total of 87 this season is fourth best in Big 12 history.
Junior Lauren Chamberlain was 3-4 with two home runs and two RBI. She now has 14 career multi-homer games, including two this season.
Chamberlain has 12 homers on the year and 72 in her career. Her career total is now tied with Hawaii's Kelly Maja (2010-13) for 10th in NCAA Division I history.
With 199 career runs scored, Chamberlain is tied with Nebraska's Jennifer Lizama (1997-00) for sixth in Big 12 history.
Chamberlain also moved to seventh in Big 12 history with 435 career total bases. She moved past Missouri's Rhea Taylor (2008-11).
Sophomore Kelsey Stevens got the win to improve to 37-8 on the season. That ties Keilani Ricketts (2012), Lauren Eckermann (2007) and Jennifer Stewart (2001) for the most in a season in Oklahoma history and fourth most in Big 12 annals.
Stevens was making her 48th start and 54th appearance of the season. She has started more games in a season than any other pitcher in Big 12 history, while her appearances rank second behind only Texas Tech's Amanda Renfro (58) in 2001.
With five strikeouts, Stevens pushed her season total to 266. That jumps her from ninth to seventh in OU single-season history.
Junior Shelby Pendley went 1-2 with a run scored, one RBI, a walk and a sacrifice bunt. Pendley has scored 64 runs this year, tying for eighth most in a season in Big 12 history and tied for seventh in OU annals.
Pendley's 74 RBI this season is now fifth most in Big 12 and OU single-season history, passing the 73 she had last year.
Senior Destinee Martinez was 1-4 with a run scored. She has 788 at-bats in her career, passing former Sooner Christy Ring for fifth in Big 12 history and fourth at Oklahoma.
Junior Georgia Casey hit a solo home run, her 13th of the season. She now has 137 runs scored in her career, tied for 10th most in OU history.
Senior Brittany Williams was 1-3 with a two-run homer and two runs scored. She is tied with teammate Shelby Pendley for ninth-most home runs in an OU career with 39.
Williams' 160 career RBI gives her sole possession of 10th place in OU history.