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Softball
vs Battle Series - 1
University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, April 5
Austin, Texas
5:30 PM
University of Oklahoma
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Photo by: Aaron Meullion
Sooners Take Series Opener at Texas
April 05, 2024 | Softball
AUSTIN, Texas – The top-ranked Oklahoma softball team opened its Big 12 series at No. 5/4 Texas with a 5-2 win in Austin on Friday evening, extending its winning streak to 17 games while improving to 35-1 on the season.
Oklahoma (35-1, 13-0 Big 12) saw graduate left-hander Kelly Maxwell strike out 10 batters and limit Texas (29-6, 9-4 Big 12) to just three hits. The Sooners improved their Big 12 lead to 4.0 games over the now third-place Longhorns, guaranteeing sole possession of first place following the weekend with a 3.0-game lead over second-place Oklahoma State.
Maxwell spun a complete-game gem to earn her 11th win of 2024, striking out 10 across 7.0 innings of two-run ball. The left-hander scattered three hits and three walks, allowing both her runs in the seventh inning.
Cydney Sanders (0-for-1, 2 BB) led off the second with a walk, opening a two-run Sooner frame. Kinzie Hansen (1-for-3, R) singled to right, putting runners on the corners, before being called out on a runner-left-early challenge for the inning's first out. Rylie Boone (2-for-3, 2 R, SB) legged out an infield single then Jayda Coleman (2-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI) laced a go-ahead single into left. Alyssa Brito (1-for-3, RBI, SF) added a run with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Sooners.
Maxwell continued to carve through Texas' lineup, posting zeroes in the third and fourth before Coleman launched a monster three-run home run to right in the fifth. OU's starter added scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth before UT threatened in the seventh.
Coleman and Boone each provided two-hit efforts to lead the Sooner lineup as the former extended her on-base streak to 23 games.
OU returns to action on Saturday evening for game two of the series in Austin at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast nationally 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 (35-1, 13-0 Big 12) saw graduate left-hander Kelly Maxwell strike out 10 batters and limit Texas (29-6, 9-4 Big 12) to just three hits. The Sooners improved their Big 12 lead to 4.0 games over the now third-place Longhorns, guaranteeing sole possession of first place following the weekend with a 3.0-game lead over second-place Oklahoma State.
Maxwell spun a complete-game gem to earn her 11th win of 2024, striking out 10 across 7.0 innings of two-run ball. The left-hander scattered three hits and three walks, allowing both her runs in the seventh inning.
Cydney Sanders (0-for-1, 2 BB) led off the second with a walk, opening a two-run Sooner frame. Kinzie Hansen (1-for-3, R) singled to right, putting runners on the corners, before being called out on a runner-left-early challenge for the inning's first out. Rylie Boone (2-for-3, 2 R, SB) legged out an infield single then Jayda Coleman (2-for-4, R, HR, 4 RBI) laced a go-ahead single into left. Alyssa Brito (1-for-3, RBI, SF) added a run with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0 Sooners.
Maxwell continued to carve through Texas' lineup, posting zeroes in the third and fourth before Coleman launched a monster three-run home run to right in the fifth. OU's starter added scoreless frames in the fifth and sixth before UT threatened in the seventh.
Coleman and Boone each provided two-hit efforts to lead the Sooner lineup as the former extended her on-base streak to 23 games.
Up Next
OU returns to action on Saturday evening for game two of the series in Austin at 7 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast nationally 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 (11-0)
L: Morgan, Mac (8-1)
Batting:
HR: Coleman, Jayda 1
RBI: Coleman, Jayda 4 ; Brito, Alyssa 1
SF: Brito, Alyssa 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coleman, Jayda 1 ; Bland, Maya 1 ; Hansen, Kinzie 1 ; Boone, Rylie 2
SB: Boone, Rylie 1
Batting:
2B: Atwood, Reese 1
RBI: Atwood, Reese 1 ; Maloney, Ashton 1
SF: Maloney, Ashton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mitchell, Joley 1 ; Wallace, Adayah 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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Players Mentioned
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