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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Sooners Welcome in Iowa, East Carolina
March 13, 2015 | Softball
| No. 6/6 Oklahoma (18-3) vs. Iowa (7-15)/East Carolina (7-16) OU Tournament |
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| Saturday | vs. Iowa | 2:15 p.m. CT vs. East Carolina | 4:30 p.m. CT |
| Sunday | vs. East Carolina | 12:15 p.m. CT vs. Iowa | 2:30 p.m. CT |
| Monday | vs. Iowa | 6:00 p.m. CT |
| Location | Norman | Marita Hynes Field |
| Video Webcast | SoonerSports.TV ($) - All Five Games |
| Radio | Saturday's games on 1560 AM and KREF 1400 AM Monday's game on 1560 AM (Norman/OKC) |
| Live Stats | Links Available Before First Pitch |
| Game Info | Buy Tickets | Game Notes | Media Guide | Twitter |
Winners of eight straight, Oklahoma concludes its nine-game homestand this weekend with the OU tournament against Iowa and East Carolina. Then the Sooners travel to Wichita State to take on the Shockers on Tuesday night.
All five home games will be webcast on SoonerSports.TV as part of the premium package. Saturday's games will be featured on 1560 AM (Norman/OKC) and KREF 1400 AM (Norman), while Monday's game can be heard on 1560 AM.
The Sooners face Iowa three times over the weekend. The Sooners lead the all-time series 9-4, including a 4-1 mark in Norman. The teams last met in 2012 when OU won both games. In a 6-3 win, Lauren Chamberlain hit an RBI double and scored a run, while a 4-2 win was highlighted by Georgia Casey going 2-3 with her first career home run.
Oklahoma then meets East Carolina for the first time since 1994. The teams have only met twice before with OU securing wins of 2-1 and 11-1. Both games took place in Tampa.
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
Saturday: The first 250 fans for the Iowa game at 2:15 p.m. will receive a Lauren Chamberlain senior poster.
Sunday: The first 300 fans for the East Carolina game at 12:15 p.m. will receive a Big 12 t-shirt.
We're going to have great weather and great softball this weekend so we thought we'd throw in some great promotions! pic.twitter.com/KhlIrs9CXI
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball) March 12, 2015
HOT STREAKS
A look at which OU players have been enjoying recent success:
| Player | G | AB | R | H | RBI | XBH | HR | BB | K | SB | AVG/OBP/SLG |
| Chamberlain | 19 | 51 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 4 | .510/.644/1.235 |
| Ellis | 20 | 45 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .356/.458/.578 |
| Miller, E. | 6 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .714/.750/1.857 |
| Miller, L. | 9 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .500/.667/1.000 |
| Nirschl | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .471/.550/.529 |
| Parker | 11 | 26 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .538/.571/.923 |
| Pendley, N. | 21 | 67 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | .388/.446/.597 |
| Self | 8 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .500/.571/.688 |
| Vest | 21 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .500/.583/1.000 |
Pitchers
| Player | G | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Parker | 4 | 16.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Stevens | 3 | 18.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 0.00 |
CHAMBERLAIN MARCHING TOWARD HR RECORD
With 83 career home runs, senior Lauren Chamberlain is just seven home runs away from tying the all-time home run record of 90 and eight away from breaking it. She is currently tied for fifth.
| HR | Player, School | Years |
| 90 | Stacey Nuveman, UCLA | '97, '99, '01-02 |
| 87 | Stacie Chambers, Arizona | '08-11 |
| 85 | Leah Braatz, Arizona | '94-95, '97-98 |
| 85 | Laura Espinoza, Arizona | '92-95 |
| 83 | Danyele Gomez, Louisiana-Lafayette | '03-06 |
| 83 | Lauren Chamberlain, Oklahoma | '12-Pres. |
SOONERS TIE RECORD SHUTOUT STREAK AT SEVEN
Oklahoma is on an eight-game winning streak, with the last seven of those wins coming via shutout. Those seven straight shutouts ties a school record for consecutive shutouts thrown.
| Dates | Streak | Combined Score |
| 3/8-3/15, 1997 | 7 | 37-0 |
| 2/23-3/2, 2008 | 7 | 56-0 |
| 3/9-3/13, 2013 | 7 | 56-0 |
| 2/21/15-Pres. | 7 | 67-0 |
The Sooners' shutout streak currently stands at 39.0 innings dating back to the seventh inning of the Kentucky game on Feb. 21. During the current streak, Kelsey Stevens has thrown three shutouts, Paige Parker has two, and the Stevens and Parker have combined with Shelby Pendley and Taylor Hodges on the other two shutouts.
GASSO NEARS 1,000 WINS AT OKLAHOMA
Sitting at 997 wins, head coach Patty Gasso needs just three more victories to reach 1,000 during her time at Oklahoma. She would become just 17th coach in DI history to reach 1,000 wins and the 10th to do it at one DI institution.
A CLASS OF THEIR OWN
The 2015 campaign marks the final seasons for five Oklahoma seniors: Georgia Casey, Lauren Chamberlain, Callie Parsons, Shelby Pendley and Jessica Vest. Since they stepped on campus three years ago (Pendley transferred to OU as a sophomore in 2013), no team in the country has a better win percentage than the OU seniors and only Florida has more wins.
Best Winning Percentage Since 2012 (through 3/8/15)
| Team | Win Pct. | Wins | Losses | Ties |
| Oklahoma | .857 | 180 | 30 | 0 |
| Florida | .847 | 188 | 34 | 0 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | .828 | 166 | 34 | 1 |
| Alabama | .815 | 176 | 40 | 0 |
| Oregon | .805 | 171 | 41 | 1 |
Most Wins Since 2012 (Through 3/1/15)
| Team | Wins | Losses | Ties | Win Pct. |
| Florida | 188 | 34 | 0 | .847 |
| Oklahoma | 180 | 30 | 0 | .857 |
| Alabama | 176 | 40 | 0 | .815 |
| Oregon | 171 | 41 | 1 | .805 |
| Arizona State | 168 | 43 | 1 | .795 |
TAKING ON THE TOP 25
Though still early in the season, Oklahoma has played one of the toughest schedules so far in the country. Through March 9, OU ranks third in both top-25 wins and winning percentage against top-25 teams. In addition, the Sooners are tied for fifth in most games played against top-25 teams.
CHAMBERLAIN, PENDLEY DUBBED 'RUTH AND GEHRIG'
In a Feb. 2 article on ESPNW.com, writer Graham Hays referred to OU's Lauren Chamberlain and Shelby Pendley as the Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig of college softball.
“In Chamberlain and Pendley, Oklahoma has the closest combination college softball might see to Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig,” Hays wrote. “One is the face and voice of a sport, the other the quiet embodiment of excellence. Good luck stopping them.”
Chamberlain and Pendley rank first and second nationally among active players in career home runs (through 3/8).
| Player | Team | Fr. | So. | Jr. | Sr. | Total |
| Lauren Chamberlain | Oklahoma | 30 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 83 |
| Shelby Pendley | Oklahoma | 19 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 63 |
| Lauren Haeger | Florida | 14 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 61 |
Chamberlain and Pendley have also combined for more career HR than any other teammates in the nation (through 3/8).
| Player (Total) | Player (Total) | Team | Total |
| Lauren Chamberlain (83) | Shelby Pendley (63) | Oklahoma | 146 |
| Kory Hayden (53) | Morgan Noad (36) | Coastal Carolina | 89 |
| Chelsea Goodacre (55) | Kellie Fox (33) | Arizona | 88 |
| Amber Freeman (48) | Haley Steele (40) | Arizona State | 88 |
| Stephany LaRosa (50) | Ally Carda (38) | UCLA | 88 |
IN THE POLLS
Oklahoma is ranked sixth in both the NFCA and USA Softball polls. OU has been ranked sixth or better in each of the polls for the last seven weeks.
Oklahoma is the only program to be ranked every week of the NFCA poll. The Sooners entered the rankings at No. 18 in the first poll on January 24, 1995. They have not dropped out since -- 295 straight polls. Likewise, the Sooners have been ranked every week of the USA Softball poll, dating back to the 2003 season when they opened at No. 11.
PARKER BECOMES FIRST TO THROW TWO PERFECT GAMES
Paige Parker became the first player in Oklahoma history to throw two perfect games in one season as the Sooners defeated Missouri State, 10-0, on March 7.
Parker, who threw a perfect game at Hawaii on Feb. 7, struck out three as she faced the minimum 15 batters as OU coasted to its fourth consecutive shutout. She joins Jennifer Stewart as the only Sooners to throw multiple perfect games in a career, though Parker is the first to do it in one season. Stewart threw her first in 1999 and her second in 2002.
In throwing the 10th perfect game and 42nd no-hitter in OU history, Parker got seven groundouts, three pop ups, two swinging strikeouts, two flyouts and two strikeouts looking. She needed only 64 pitches to improve to 6-2 on the season.
SOONERS SWEEP WEEKLY BIG 12 AWARDS
Lauren Chamberlain's four-homer weekend and Paige Parker's perfect game helped the duo win the Big 12 Player of the Week and Big 12 Pitcher of the Week awards, respectively.
With her win, Chamberlain now has eight Big 12 Player of the Week accolades in her career, including three this season. The eight career awards are the most of any player in league history, breaking a tie at seven she had with former Sooner Heather Scaglione (2002-05). Chamberlain went 7-10 (.700) with six runs scored, 11 RBI and three walks. Of her seven hits, five went for extra-bases including four home runs.
In addition to her perfect game, Parker struck out a career-high 10 batters while allowing three hits in a 14-0 win over Samford. Her personal scoreless streak stands at 18 scoreless innings.
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