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Softball
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University of Oklahoma Athletics
Friday, May 17
Norman
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Photo by: Morgan Givens/University of Oklahoma
Sooners Run-Rule Cleveland State to Open NCAA Tournament
May 17, 2024 | Softball
NORMAN – A fantastic start from senior right-hander Nicole May and a two-homer effort from freshman outfielder Kasidi Pickering led the No. 2-ranked Oklahoma softball team to a 9-0 run-rule win over Cleveland State on Friday evening at the NCAA Norman Regional.
The Sooners (50-6) walked off CSU (22-25) with a two-run Tiare Jennings home run in the sixth. Jennings' two RBIs moved her into fifth in NCAA history, tying her with Sierra Romero at 304 runs batted in. OU out-hit Cleveland State 11-3 while recording its 22nd shutout and 25th run-rule win of the season.
May improved to 13-2 on the season with 5.0 innings of three-hit ball, scattering three hits and walking none while striking out nine. The right-hander threw 50 of her 72 pitches for strikes, working at a 69.4% strike rate on the evening.
Pickering (3-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI) piled up three hits alongside her first career multi-homer game. Rylie Boone (2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI), Ella Parker (2-for-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI) and Jennings (2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) each added multi-hit games to support the Sooner effort.
Oklahoma opened the scoring in the second on a towering opposite-field solo shot off the bat of Pickering. The lineup tacked on three more in the fourth courtesy of three straight two-out RBI hits from Boone, Coleman and Parker.
Pickering pushed the OU lead to 5-0 in the fifth with her second home run of the game, then Jennings capped off a four-run sixth with her monster two-run walk-off shot.
Graduate right-hander Karlie Keeney added a three-up, three-down top-of-the-sixth and struck out one.
OU advances to Saturday's 2 p.m. CT game of the Norman Regional and will face Oregon with the winner earning an automatic berth in Sunday's regional final. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with radio coverage on 107.7 FM The Franchise and 1560 AM/103.3 FM The Franchise 2.
For updates and more information on Oklahoma Softball, follow the Sooners on Twitter/X and Instagram (@OU_Softball) and like Oklahoma Softball on Facebook.
The Sooners (50-6) walked off CSU (22-25) with a two-run Tiare Jennings home run in the sixth. Jennings' two RBIs moved her into fifth in NCAA history, tying her with Sierra Romero at 304 runs batted in. OU out-hit Cleveland State 11-3 while recording its 22nd shutout and 25th run-rule win of the season.
May improved to 13-2 on the season with 5.0 innings of three-hit ball, scattering three hits and walking none while striking out nine. The right-hander threw 50 of her 72 pitches for strikes, working at a 69.4% strike rate on the evening.
Pickering (3-for-3, 2 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI) piled up three hits alongside her first career multi-homer game. Rylie Boone (2-for-3, 2 R, 2B, 2 RBI), Ella Parker (2-for-4, R, 2B, 3 RBI) and Jennings (2-for-4, R, HR, 2 RBI) each added multi-hit games to support the Sooner effort.
Oklahoma opened the scoring in the second on a towering opposite-field solo shot off the bat of Pickering. The lineup tacked on three more in the fourth courtesy of three straight two-out RBI hits from Boone, Coleman and Parker.
Pickering pushed the OU lead to 5-0 in the fifth with her second home run of the game, then Jennings capped off a four-run sixth with her monster two-run walk-off shot.
Graduate right-hander Karlie Keeney added a three-up, three-down top-of-the-sixth and struck out one.
Up Next
OU advances to Saturday's 2 p.m. CT game of the Norman Regional and will face Oregon with the winner earning an automatic berth in Sunday's regional final. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+ with radio coverage on 107.7 FM The Franchise and 1560 AM/103.3 FM The Franchise 2.
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: May, Nicole (13-2)
L: Holzopfel (19-10)
Batting:
2B: Parker, Ella 1 ; Boone, Rylie 1
3B: Coleman, Jayda 1
HR: Jennings, Tiare 1 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2
RBI: Coleman, Jayda 1 ; Parker, Ella 3 ; Jennings, Tiare 2 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Boone, Rylie 1
SH: Torres, Alynah 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coleman, Jayda 1 ; Parker, Ella 1 ; Jennings, Tiare 1 ; Pickering, Kasidi 2 ; Coor, Hannah 1 ; Hodge, Avery 1 ; Boone, Rylie 2
CS: Bland, Maya 1
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