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Maxwell Carves, Lineup Bashes as Sooners Run-Rule BYU
April 11, 2024 | Softball
NORMAN – A gem from graduate left-hander Kelly Maxwell on her birthday coupled with three Sooner home runs led No. 2/1 Oklahoma Softball to an 8-0 run-rule victory over BYU on Thursday evening at Love's Field.
Oklahoma (37-3, 14-2 Big 12) first baseman Cydney Sanders (1-for-2, BB, R, HR, 3 RBI) blasted a three-run "walk-off" home run in the fifth to punctuate the win over BYU (21-18, 4-12 Big 12), capping a terrific nine-hit, three-homer day from the OU lineup. The Sooners added a half-game to their conference lead as Oklahoma State was idle Thursday evening, improving to 1.5 games up on OSU.
Maxwell took a perfect game into the fifth while pitching on her birthday, winning her 12th game of the season with 5.0 shutout frames of one-hit ball. She struck out five and walked one, limiting a lineup that entered the game hitting .331 to go just 1-for-16 (.063) on the night. She induced 11 swinging strikes on 70 pitches for a 15.7% whiff rate while throwing strikes at a 68.6% clip (70/48).
The Sooners opened the scoring in the second on Jayda Coleman's (2-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI) 10th home run of the season, an opposite-field three-run shot belted into the left field bleachers. Coleman had previously extended her on-base streak to 27 games with a leadoff single in the first. Kasidi Pickering (2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI) blasted an opposite-field home run of her own an inning later, pushing Oklahoma's advantage to 4-0 after three.
OU completed the run-rule win with a four spot in the fifth. Ella Parker (1-for-2, BB, R) and Kinzie Hansen (1-for-3) led off the frame with back-to-back singles, the latter base hit extending Hansen's hitting streak to eight games. Pickering laced an RBI single into right, then Sanders launched the walk-off three-run shot out to deep left-center.
Coleman and Pickering each provided multi-hit games while Sanders, Parker and Alynah Torres (0-for-0, 2 BB, R) each reached base twice.
The shutout marks Oklahoma's 18th of the season, Maxwell's fourth, and the run-rule win stands as the club's 22nd this spring. OU is now 7-0 in series openers, 10-1 against BYU all-time and has won nine straight games over the Cougars.
OU returns to action for game two of the series on Friday evening at Love's Field at 6 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ as well as airing on 1560 AM/103.3 FM The Franchise 2 and 107.7 FM The Franchise.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma Softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter/X and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
Oklahoma (37-3, 14-2 Big 12) first baseman Cydney Sanders (1-for-2, BB, R, HR, 3 RBI) blasted a three-run "walk-off" home run in the fifth to punctuate the win over BYU (21-18, 4-12 Big 12), capping a terrific nine-hit, three-homer day from the OU lineup. The Sooners added a half-game to their conference lead as Oklahoma State was idle Thursday evening, improving to 1.5 games up on OSU.
Maxwell took a perfect game into the fifth while pitching on her birthday, winning her 12th game of the season with 5.0 shutout frames of one-hit ball. She struck out five and walked one, limiting a lineup that entered the game hitting .331 to go just 1-for-16 (.063) on the night. She induced 11 swinging strikes on 70 pitches for a 15.7% whiff rate while throwing strikes at a 68.6% clip (70/48).
The Sooners opened the scoring in the second on Jayda Coleman's (2-for-3, R, HR, 3 RBI) 10th home run of the season, an opposite-field three-run shot belted into the left field bleachers. Coleman had previously extended her on-base streak to 27 games with a leadoff single in the first. Kasidi Pickering (2-for-3, R, HR, 2 RBI) blasted an opposite-field home run of her own an inning later, pushing Oklahoma's advantage to 4-0 after three.
OU completed the run-rule win with a four spot in the fifth. Ella Parker (1-for-2, BB, R) and Kinzie Hansen (1-for-3) led off the frame with back-to-back singles, the latter base hit extending Hansen's hitting streak to eight games. Pickering laced an RBI single into right, then Sanders launched the walk-off three-run shot out to deep left-center.
Coleman and Pickering each provided multi-hit games while Sanders, Parker and Alynah Torres (0-for-0, 2 BB, R) each reached base twice.
The shutout marks Oklahoma's 18th of the season, Maxwell's fourth, and the run-rule win stands as the club's 22nd this spring. OU is now 7-0 in series openers, 10-1 against BYU all-time and has won nine straight games over the Cougars.
Up Next
OU returns to action for game two of the series on Friday evening at Love's Field at 6 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ as well as airing on 1560 AM/103.3 FM The Franchise 2 and 107.7 FM The Franchise.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma Softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter/X and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maxwell, Kelly (12-1)
L: Temples, Chloe (6-6)
Base Running:
SB: Owens, Lily 1
Batting:
2B: Boone, Rylie 1
HR: Coleman, Jayda 1 ; Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Sanders, Cydney 1
RBI: Coleman, Jayda 3 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Sanders, Cydney 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Coleman, Jayda 1 ; Parker, Ella 1 ; Ludlam, Riley 1 ; Pickering, Kasidi 1 ; Coor, Hannah 1 ; Sanders, Cydney 1 ; Torres, Alynah 1 ; Boone, Rylie 1
SB: Coor, Hannah 1
CS: Bland, Maya 1
Game Leaders
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