Oklahoma-Texas softball: Sooners sweep Red River Rivalry series
🧹 Sooners sweep the series | Final: OU 9, UT 8
No. 4 Oklahoma (42-5, 16-5 SEC) sweeps No. 3 Texas (42-9, 13-8 SEC) in the Red River Rivalry.
The Sooners dominated the first three innings of Game 3, hitting two home runs in the first two innings to take an early 5-0 lead. They added three more runs in the third to put the pressure on the Longhorns with an 8-0 deficit.
But a six-run Texas rally in the top of the fourth inning cut the lead to just two after Oklahoma starting pitcher Bella Smith was replaced. The Longhorns then chased three more pitchers before Game 1 winner Sam Landry came in for the Sooners.
Landry gave up two runs when Texas' Katie Stewart homered in the top of the fifth to tie the game at eight, but Landry shut the door from there on out. A sac fly in the bottom of the sixth gave the Sooners a late one-run lead, and Landry held on in the top of the seventh to complete the sweep in the Red River Rivalry series.
👀 Sooners retake the lead | Bot 6: OU 9, UT 8
Nelly McEnroe-Marinas worked a leadoff walk, and Sanders bunted to put McEnroe-Marinas in scoring position. Agbayani then saw four straight balls, taking a walk to load the bases.
A deep sacrifice fly to center from Emerling brought home Nelly McEnroe-Marinas to give Oklahoma a one-run lead heading into the seventh inning.
Cyd: don't mind if I do! | ℹ️»
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
⛽️ Landry strikes out the side! | Top 6: OU 8, UT 8
Sam Landry gets the Sooners back on track defensively, striking out the side in the top of the sixth. She now has 4 K in 2.2 IP.
Sam fans the side in the 6th 🔥
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
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🔥 Salmon settling in for Texas | Bot 5: OU 8, UT 8
Cambria Salmon picked up a strikeout in the bottom of the fifth. She has 3 K and 0 R in 3 IP in relief for the longhorns. We are still knotted at eight runs aside.
🫨 TEXAS TIES IT! | Top 5: OU 8, UT 8
Texas was once six outs away from a run rule loss, but the Longhorns stormed back to tie it in the fifth inning after Katie Stewart drilled a two-run 251-foot homer to center field.
🟠⚪️ Longhorns holding steady | Bot 4: OU 8, UT 6
After a wild top of the fourth inning, Cambria Salmon held the Sooners to one hit, keeping the Oklahoma lead at two. The fifth inning is coming up, and Texas is eager to keep the offense going.
🤘 Here come the Horns! | Top 4: OU 8, UT 6
After retiring nine-straight Texas batters, Bella Smith allowed a single in the top of the fourth inning, bringing her senior day outing to a close. She finished the day with 3.0IP, 1H, 1K.
Audrey Lowry came in to replace Smith, and she quickly got into a jam as the Longhorns loaded the bases with no outs. A couple of singles to left field from Reese Atwood and Katie Stewart drove home the first two Texas runs. Joley Mitchell then barely missed hitting a no-out grand slam, but she drove in two more runs with a long single to left center field.
and just like that, the deficit is cut in half 🤘 |
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball)
Lowry was pulled after allowing four hits. Paytn Monticelli came in to try to get the Sooners out of it, but Victoria Hunter drove in the Longhorns' fifth run of the inning with another single up the middle.
Leighann Goode followed it with another RBI single, cutting the lead to six before Sam Landry came into the game as the Sooners' fourth pitcher of the inning. Landry cleaned up, getting two quick outs to stop the bleeding, but Texas gets right back into the game with a MASSIVE six-run inning.
😮💨 Sooners running away with it | Bot 3: OU 8, UT 0
Cydney Sanders took a leadoff walk, then advanced to third after Ailana Agbayani doubled to right center field. Sanders then took off on a passed ball to extend the Sooners' lead to six.
Cambria Salmon came in to relieve Teagan Kavan for Texas. Oklahoma racked up Kavan's pitch count to 59 in just 2.0 IP.
Abigale Dayton welcomed Salmon to the game with a perfectly-placed squeeze bunt to bring home Agbayani. Hannah Coor then singled to shallow right to load the bases.
Garcia hit another single to score the Sooners' eighth of the afternoon and leave the bases loaded. Salmon got Ella Parker hit into a double play, finally ending a tough inning for Texas.
ope, let me squeeze right by you 😮💨
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
🔥 Smith is on FIRE | Top 3: OU 5, UT 0
Bella Smith sits down three more in the third inning. She has now pitched to the Longhorns' whole lineup without anyone reaching base.
☄️ Garcia adds three more! | Bot 3: OU 5, UT 0
Gabbie Garcia hits her 14th home run of the season to extend the Sooners' lead to 5 in the second inning. Garcia put together an impressive at-bat, fouling off six pitches before taking the 11th pitch deep to right center field.
That one scraped the stars 💫
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
🃏 Smith is DEALING early! | Top 2: OU 2, UT 0
Isabella Smith is showing out on senior day, retiring the side for the second-straight inning and notching a strikeout.
that Bella to Bela connection 🔗
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
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🚀 Ella Parker blastoff! | Bot 1: OU 2, UT 0
Ella Parker opened the scoring with a two-run shot deep into the right field bleachers. Kasidi Pickering scored after taking a leadoff walk.
that one was definitely a BOOMER 💣 |
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
💨 Quick start for Smith | Top 1: OU 0, UT 0
Isabella Smith picked up where Kierston Deal left off yesterday, starting the afternoon with a 1-2-3 inning for the Sooners and retiring Texas' first three hitters on just six pitches.
six-pitch first 👏 | ℹ️»
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
📝 Game 3 starting soon
We're just a few minutes from the start of Game 3. No. 4 Oklahoma looks to sweep the series on senior day in its home finale, while No. 3 Texas will try to salvage a game after losing the series.
Here are the starting lineups:
Senior Day Starters ↓
— Oklahoma Softball (@OU_Softball)
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— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball)
👀 Sooners eyeing the sweep in Game 3
No. 4 Oklahoma clinched the series against No. 3 Texas after a 7-2 win in Game 2. The Sooners earned their 16th win against a ranked team and their sixth against a top-10 opponent this season.
Oklahoma will look to sweep the series in its home finale today at 2 p.m. ET. We will be live blogging the game here on krikya18.com.