No. 1/1 OU Falls to Louisiana

Sunday, March 3

Norman

12:30 PM

University of Oklahoma

18-1

Louisiana

10-12

Louisiana

Oklahoma

Photo by: Oklahoma Athletics

March 03, 2024 | Softball

Box Score

NORMAN – The No. 1/1 Oklahoma Softball team fell 7-5 to RV/RV Louisiana in eight innings on Sunday afternoon at Love's Field.

Oklahoma (18-1, 0-0 Big 12) out-hit Louisiana (10-12, 0-0 Sun Belt) 11-10 but committed a season-high three errors in the loss.

Tiare Jennings (3-for-4, 2B, RBI) led the Sooner lineup with a three-hit game and moved into third on OU's all-time list in total bases. Kinzie Hansen (2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI) entered the program's top 10 for career RBIs with No. 189 and 190 coming on her two-run home run in the fourth, a shot that moved her into eighth in career long balls at OU.

OU's NCAA-record winning streak comes to a close at 71 games, ending a truly historic run. The Sooners outscored opponents 578-72 for a plus-506 run differential over the 71-game stretch, earning wins over 42 different programs. The streak included 46 wins over Power Five opponents, 40 shutouts, 33 run-rule wins and 28 ranked wins.

Oklahoma trailed 3-0 through three and a half following a Ragin' Cajun solo shot in the second and a two-run UL side of the fourth. Riley Ludlam (2-for-3) singled to open the frame and was pinch ran for by Ella Parker, then Hansen hammered a two-run home run to right center to cut the deficit to one.

The two sides traded zeroes in the fifth and sixth before Louisiana stretched their lead to 4-2 in the seventh. OU struck back with two in the home half on a Jennings RBI single and a Ludlam run-scoring base hit dropped over the second baseman's head, sending the game into extras knotted at four each.

Louisiana plated three in the eighth to take a 7-4 lead. Cydney Sanders (1-for-4, R, HR, RBI) clubbed a one-out solo shot to left-center in the home half and Avery Hodge singled with two away to put the tying run at the plate before UL closed the door.

OU finished its first weekend at Love's Field with a 4-1 record, outscoring opponents 45-17 while batting .452 as a team. Jayda Coleman led the team with a .545 average across the five games, going 6-for-11, and Cydney Sanders drove in six to lead all Sooners on the weekend. The Sooners' weekend attendance mark hit 13,350 with a third sellout on Sunday, establishing a new program record.

Up Next

OU returns to action at Love's Field on Wednesday, March 6, with a 6 p.m. CT start against Texas A&M Commerce in a midweek tilt.

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