Jennings Claims Big 12 Player of the Week

NORMAN — Oklahoma freshman Tiare Jennings has been named Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference announced Tuesday. It marks her third weekly conference honor of the season, the most of any Big 12 player in 2021.

Jennings had another exceptional weekend at the plate for OU, finishing 6-for-9 (.667 BA) with one home run and three extra-base hits to go with six RBIs and 11 total bases versus Kansas. The San Pedro, Calif., native slugged 1.222, had an on-base clip of .583 and registered five runs scored for the Sooners. The frosh is up to 16 home runs on the season and 52 RBIs. Her HR total ranks third in the country while her RBI total ranks second in the nation, only behind teammate Jocelyn Alo. She holds fourth in the country with her .527 batting average.

Oklahoma turns around for a midweek matchup at Wichita State tomorrow, April 7 at 6 p.m. CT before returning to conference play with a three-game series at Baylor, April 9-11. Wednesday's game at Wichita State will air on ESPN+ and can be heard via The Franchise 2 (103.3 FM, 1560 AM) in Oklahoma and nationwide on the TuneIn app.

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