OU Run Rules Texas in Game One

Friday, April 16

Norman

6 PM

University of Oklahoma

31-0, 0

Texas

31-4, 0

Texas

Oklahoma

April 16, 2021 | Softball

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By: Patrick Dunn

NORMAN — The No. 1 Oklahoma softball team came out swinging for its first top-10 matchup of the season. The Sooners blasted three home runs to beat No. 7/8 Texas 11-1 by run rule in game one of the series.

Redshirt senior pitcher Giselle Juarez opened the game with three consecutive strikeouts en route to a three hit, one run, four strikeout complete game.

The Sooners hit back-to-back home runs in their first two at-bats of the game. Freshman Tiare Jennings hit her 18th home run of her freshman season in the leadoff spot before senior Jocelyn Alo launched her nation-best 23rd round-tripper of 2021. OU plated three more runs in the first inning courtesy of a triple by frosh Jayda Coleman and singles from seniors Lynnsie Elam and Nicole Mendes.

Texas scored its only run of the game on a solo shot from Brianna Cantu in the third inning before OU quickly got two runs back in the bottom of the inning off a RBI groundout from Alo and a UT error that scored sophomore Kinzie Hansen.

OU plated their eighth run in the fourth inning off an error by Texas' first baseman that allowed senior Taylon Snow to advance home.

In the fifth, following singles from Snow and junior Grace Lyons, sophomore Mackenzie Donihoo ripped a pinch-hit, three-run, walk-off homer. The shot to right center was the Mustang, Okla., native's sixth career home run, all coming in her sophomore campaign.

The Sooners outhit the Longhorns by a count of 12-3 on the night and committed zero errors to UT's three. Texas pitchers hit six OU batters on the night.

Lyons paced OU in the box with a 3-for-4, two run scored performance while Mendes went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

Oklahoma moves to 31-0 on the season and 7-0 in Big 12 play. Texas (31-4, 6-1) drops just its fourth game of the season, first in conference competition and first in its last 15 games.

The teams meet for game two of the three-game series Saturday at 3 p.m. CT. The game will be shown to a national audience on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins and Michele Smith on the call. The game can be heard via The Franchise 2 (103.3 FM, 1560 AM) in Oklahoma and nationwide on the TuneIn app.

NOTES & NUMBERS

• The Sooners run-ruled Texas for the first time since April 19, 2014, an 8-0 win in five innings in Norman and handed the Longhorns their first run-rule loss since March 30, 2019 at Oklahoma State.

• Oklahoma has won 19 consecutive games over Texas with its last loss almost seven years ago on April 18, 2014.

• OU hit back-to-back homers for the 10th time this season and recorded its 26th game of the season with two-plus home runs.

• OU has won 50 consecutive Big 12 regular season games, with its last loss coming to Baylor on April 23, 2017. The streak is the longest in program and conference history.

• OU has won 14 games by 10 or more runs in 2021.

• Oklahoma improves its NCAA-best win streak to 38 games dating back to 2020.

• The Sooners have won by run rule in 23 of their 31 games.

• Jocelyn Alo hit her NCAA-leading 23rd home run of the season and 77th of her career. The Hawaii native has homered in 21 of OU's 31 games.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: Juarez, Giselle (12-0)

L: O'Leary, Shealyn (9-1)

Texas

Batting:

HR: Cantu, Brianna 1

RBI: Cantu, Brianna 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Cantu, Brianna 1

Oklahoma

Batting:

3B: Coleman, Jayda 1

HR: Jennings, Tiare 1 ; Alo, Jocelyn 1 ; Donihoo, Mackenzie 1

RBI: Jennings, Tiare 1 ; Alo, Jocelyn 2 ; Coleman, Jayda 1 ; Elam, Lynnsie 1 ; Donihoo, Mackenzie 3 ; Mendes, Nicole 2

SF: Jennings, Tiare 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Jennings, Tiare 2 ; Alo, Jocelyn 1 ; Lyons, Grace 2 ; Coleman, Jayda 1 ; Snow, Taylon 2 ; Elam, Lynnsie 1 ; Donihoo, Mackenzie 1 ; Johns, Jana 1